Telegram-herald., 1886-08-09

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Colorado still retains the foremost rank
a the largest producer of precious metals.
California retaining second position. Tne
most notable changes have been in Moo
tana AMI Idaho. The production OF the
former having increased from nine million
IN 1884 10 nearly Is. 500 600 in isS5. and
the latter from 3. $40 900 in 1884, TO 8. 800 600
In 1850. Nevada. Utah, New Mexico and
Dakota still hold their own. while the pro-
ducton of Arizona has slightly decreased
The number OF silver dollars coined during
the calendar year 1855 was > 6g7. 767
In addition TO the coinage gold ani silver
bars of the value Of S24 9O0.O95 were
manufactured by the mints and sssav Offices
during the year. The total value of the
bullion and coin imported into the United
States during the calendar year was SH.-
AIS, l29, of which IS 322 800 consisted Of
bullion and S33095 l20 Of coin. OF the
total imports S33 81 consisted of
gold and Sl7772,7lS of silver The
total exports of gold and silver
from the United States during the same
year was Si4 .697.74O. of which SlI4l7.207
was gold and S33. .2S0, 542 silver While the
United States lost by her expectation dur
ing the year Sl5507 S24 in silver, it gained
Sl2,22s l04 net by importation ofgold The
Director estimates the amount of gold coin
IN the United States on January 1. 1885. 10
have been 1888 4Sj ,453. with the al iiti0n of
silver dollars 10 the amount of S2ls 259. 76I.
and subsidiary silver S75O34 III. or
total stock of coin Of Ss26 779 325
OF the stock of gold coin the United States
Treasury held over and above outstanding
gold certificates, So 434 379. and the Ma
iiOnal banks 1886 553 592 including treasury
and clearing house certificates One thous
and and fifteen state banks and trust COM
penles held at November l. 1888. S3I $50
80, which left IN the hands of the people
aud other banks 800 al .693. OF the silver
dollars which have been coined the United
states Treasury owns mot represented by
silver certificates S72 .53s 725 and the Na-
uonal banks Is 9iO.625. The amount owned
by private individuals and other banks in-
cluding those in the treasury represented
by certificates outstanding was Sl3. $50 sOs
OF the subsidiary silver about S27 600 001
was IN the treasury and S47000.O00 out
standing
The report also contains valuable statis-
tics OF the precious metals. Circulars were
sent 10 about eight thousand individuals
and firms whose business led him 10 SUP
pose that they We're consumers of gold and
silver IN the industrial arts Responses were
received from 1872 firms, of which
700 proved 90 be consumers The value
Dt the gold used by the ZOO firms during
fhe ca endar year 1855 was reported to be
SO So 94f against Sl3 800 600 reported bv
about the same number of firms to the
Director of the Mint IN 1854 The silver
consumption reported by the same firms
wa S34 10000, of which 81 100 900 con
sisted of United States coin.
S2,573,975 Of United States rein
cry bars. $40 coo OF foreign cliu.
and 80 eco of old jewelry, plate, etc. leav-
me only S9i 900 of native grains and about
$1,000 of wire and rolled plate The re-
suit of this inquiry leads To The conclusion
either that the consumption of gold ana
silver IN the industrial arts has ia en- OIL
since lsS2. or that there is less
duplication IN the returns than hereto
fore, as between original and second
ary manufacturers The report contains
some forty valuable statistical tables
and the director SAYS he has dispensed with
the descriptions Of mines aud mining
properties, which have been one Of The fea-
lures of previous reports and with paid as
SAYS on mining and metaiurgiCsl subjects
rom writers outside Of the mint service and !
has condensed the importation IN tabular
statement The bulk Of volume has
thus been materially reduced without.
Dr. kimbali thinks sacrificing anything /
material % ITS specific purpose