Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-09
M AND SILVER.
!. pIrectsr Of the Mint on
= . - Of Sold ard Silver
J. ~ United states.
.,n. the Lend MS the Larsest
" Rs'H. p,,elou, Metals Some
s'', interesting Statistics

IAs report on tno - $3.50
nl' AVER in the United States dur
b ., si,'1l year of 1885. The pro
s slepid IL estimated at sSl, $780,
! o. - Of 81 900, 600 over the es-
, y. ne calendar year 1881. The
lol W oliver for the calen-
'lon ,sss is calculated at
'eal ~, rate In silver
eo'1' 4 estimated at s5l, 800, 900
4 s sps 500, 900 in 1854, an Increase
~ I'm retains the foremost rank
' i.,sest producer OF precious
c.lltornia retaining the second
me most notable changes have
/. uootsna and Idaho, the produc-
4. ss farmer having increased from
sao IN 1884 to nearly Sl3, $780,
~ 1855, and the latter
Y 10000 in 1884 to S5,S00,00o in
|ss,v,ds. Utah, New Mexico and
I'm hold their own, while the
Ieou q Arizona has signify de-
|.l.sue during the calendar year
l.ls,ee mints consisted Of 4T,544,-
n Il the full value of 500, 926,sl0
z amount 3,002,3l3 pieces were
A !, s7,77S, 0l2, consisting of gold
M .gg5,5fl pieces were valued
sas2l7G of silver coin.
.,ildsr consisted Of minor coin.
.rsr of silver dollars coined
& ealendar year 1855 was 49,
I'm to the coinage, gold and
81 the value Of S27, 400, 095
,,Actured by the mines and
te during the year.
e n value OF bullion and coin i'm
slo The United States during the
rear was S4l,4ls,l29, of which
a d consisted OF bullion aud $S3,-
N Of coin. OF the total imports,
Y III consisted goldand SI7,772,-
4 .lyer. The export OF gold aud
Nam the United States during the
Ia was s4f,G97, 7I9, of which SILL
sas gold and S33,2s0,542 silver.
HE United States lost by the net
kaon during the year $50, 507, 1924
Il, it gained Sl2, 226,10l by the i'm
Nd Of gold.
Report contains an elaborate re-
Iol the coin circulation Of
flnlted States. The direct
advance estimate of January
! Is reviewed, as well as the esti-
ii bis predecessor. Some errors
ieAIlIer estimates have been cor
A reduction from the stock of
|in Of sis, 600, 1851 is made for bull
the treasury July l, 1873, hereto
Eluded as coin, and for an error
= exports Of gold coin
ported for 1874, $4,G54,7I4,
Of $2O,324 ,G95. This, with the
1000 deducted in his annual fiscal
makes the total deduction of
eg5 from the estimates by his
Essor Of the stock Of gold coin in
klied States. The director esti-
1 the amount of gold coin in the
States on Jan. /, 1886, to have
fSSS,iS5,458, Of silver dollars
lgI6l, OF subsidiary silver
tlll, or a total stock of coin OF
las52 OF the stock OF gold coin
Ned States treasury had over aud
outstanding gold certificates S75,-
aud the national banks $15G, 1853,
flnding treasury and clearing house
PIES One thousand and ffty state
Pa trust companies held Noyem-
|SsSi sSl ,255, 7S9, which left in the
q the people and other banks
1859 Of silver dollars which have
|plred.
United States treasury owns (not
faled by silver certificates) S72,-
national banks SG,940.62s. The
owned by private individuals and
'ahks (including those in the
n represented by certificates out
~ was slSS, $50, 40S. OF the sub
SILVER, about S27,000,000 was in
and s47 100000 outstanding.
|uieclor reviews the estimates Of
circulation by various
and public writer's and
4 lacts and figures in
vi me correctness of his own es-
x Inc report also contains stalls
regard 10 the consumption OF pre-
usals' Circulars were sent TO
fWu individuals and firms whose
II Ied him to suppose that they
Susutaers OF gold and silver in I q
n ans. Responses were received
X lFms, Of which 2700 proved TO
'uners, The value Of gold used
hlms during the calendar year
reported as follows, namely,
~ against S14, 500,0 900 reported
.lls same number of firms to the
Y, ne mint In 1884. OF this
scout $500, 900 consisted of
j ~ coin, and about $4,000, 900
4 VA United Sta es bars. The
~ used amounted to Sl7s,000,
eslry to $4,000, leaving only
VOL native grains, aud $500
,.'sad rolled plate.
ssa consumption reported by the
~ was So, 100000, OF which
~ es !. OF United States coin,
y, uaited S ates refined bars,
iQleign coin and S2l9, 600 of
\, Plate, ETC., leaving only S9I,-
,ss grains and about $4,000
N.Y. ~ ioiled plate. The Jesuit of
, Az reads the director TO the con
s s 'hat the consumption OF
s .l In the industrial arts has
M s'lse 1883 or that there is less
es. u me returns than hereto
|ps,' "sen the original and second.
|spos,.eih rug oLEoMARGARINE LAW.
|Ass oSs, Aug. s.--Commissioner
|oessua Preparations for carry.
VA h,n 'ne provisions OF the oleo-
~ y, and has called upon all
|suonV y Internal revenue Tor such
4 ~ they may possess In re.
h ob, ,o' Of oleomargarlne,
IA q No.. y utilizing 1t in the pre-.
I s~se,,sessary regulations to gov