The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-26

Total. .t3l, sol 900 81 600, 900 ss3, 4ol Oot
Colorado still retains the foremost
rank as the largest producer of the
precious metals, California retaining
second position. The most notable
changes have been in Montana and
Idaho, the production of the former
having increased from S9.00O.O0O IN
1854 to nearly l3.j0O.OOOin 1885. and
the latter from $4,000 in 1884 to
IS, SOC, 900 in 1885. Nevada. New Mex.
leo and Dakota still hold their own,
while the production of Arizona has
slightly decreased.
The number of silver dollars coined
during the calendar year 1855, was
$2S. 697, 767; in addition to the coinage
Of gold and silver bars Of the value Of
81. 49O, O95 were manufactured by the
minis and assay Offices during the
year. The total value of the bullion
and coin imported into the United
States during the calendar year
was S41. Alb. l29. Of which 1892. 9O9
consisted Of bullion aud $33, O95, 12O Oi
coin.
Of the total imports S23. 645,31l con-
sisted of gold and $l7.772.7l8 of silver.
The total import Of gold and silver
from the United States during the
same year was $44.697.749 Of which
$1l, All, 2O7 was gold and S3S, 28O, 54z
of silver. While the United States lost
by net expectation during the year
$50. 5O7, 1874 in silver it gained 81, 228,-
lO4 by the net importation Of gold.
The director estimates the amount Of
gold coin in the United States, on Jan.
uary l. 1886, to have been $3.50. 4S5. 453;
of silver dollars, $218.259, 76l; of sub
sidiary silver. $1,000, Ill, or q total
stock Of coin Of 1926, 1885. Oh the
stock Of gold coin the United States
treasury held over and above the out.
standing gold certificates S75, 434, 399,
and the national hanks $3.50. 1853, 592,
including treasury and clearing house
certificates. One thousand and fifteen
state banks and trust companies held
November 1. 1885, $31, 255, 789, which
left in the hands Of the people and 9th
er banks 1920, AL. 693. Of the silver
dollars which have been coined thu
United States treasury (not represent
ed by silver certiticates) held 1888,
| 725, the national banks $6,940,62
The amount owned by private indiyid
| uals aud other banks (including thos'
in the treasury represented by certifi
Gates outstanding) was 1888, 7S9, 4O8
Of subsidiary silver about $27 100000
was in the treasury, and Sal 100000
outstanding.
The report also contains valuabl
statistics in regard to the consumption
of the precious metals. Circular
were sent to about eight thousan
firms whose business led the direct0
to suppose tLat they were consumers Q
| gold and silver in the industrial arts
Responses were received from 4.37
firms, of which 200 proved to be cor
sumcrs. The value Of gold used b
200 firms during the calendar yea
1885 was reported AS follows. namely
SIC. O37 .944, against 81, 500, 600 repor
ed by about the same number Of firm
to the director of the mint in 1884
The silver consumption reported b
the same firms was $3, 40. 900, of whic
$l24,9lO consisted of United State
coin, $2.773, $50 of United States retir
cry, SAC, 900 of foreign coin, and $2l9
600 of old jewelry, plate, etc.. leavin
only $94. 900 of natural grain and abo,
$2l7 900 of wire and rolled plate. Th
result of this inquiry leads to the col
clusion whether the consumption ,
gold and silver in the industrial ar
has fallen off since 1883, or that thel
is less duplication in the returns tina
heretofore as between the original an
secondary manufacturing.