Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-12-04

banks without compelling p contraction Of
their loans, and thus dim Infshlng their abil
ity to give relief to their customers.
The more recent financial strIngency in
November, Immediately after the disburse-
ment OF over 500, 900, COZ for The purchase and
redemption Of bonds within the preceding
four months, furnishes another foreible IL
lustratIon that such strIngenoieS are due to
other causes than Treasury operations
INTERNAL REVENUE.
The report Of Che Commissioner Of Inter-
al Revenue, showing In detail the opera
lions of this bureau, is transmitted here
with. The following summary will disclose
at a glance the Satisfactory conditions Of
that branch of the public service, and the
very efficient and economical manner in
which It has been conducted:
The receipts from all sources
Of intern al revenue io- the fls-
cal year ending June 80, 1890. =
were Sls2, S3,oso 81
The receipts from the same
sources for the fiscal year
ending June 81. 1889, were...... 1so,s94 49, 20
Making an increase in the re-
ceIpts for the fiscal year just
endeo oI............... .-..,.-.-.s 1l,TVO,Lo< 81
SILVER PURCHASES.
Under the operations OF the silver bullion
law, the amount of silver purchased from
August Is, 1890, to December l. 1890 aggre-
gated 16, us, ls5 fine ounces, costing slS,611,-
o75, an average OF 81 112S per fine ounce.
The price Of silver advanced rapidly after
the passage of the pew law; indeed, the i'm
mediate effect of the law had been largely
anticipated in the advance In price prior to
Its passage.
On the list of July. 1890, the price of silver
was sAO4 G. To July IA, the price had sd =
vanced to SLOs; to August 10, o. 10, and to
Il d fhoh haa I'M had
Since that date there has been a decline.
with some fluctuations, to the present time,
the price falling as low as $o97
FOREIGN COMMERCE..
The value OF our foreign commerce during
the last fiscal year was greater than for8ny
previous year. 1t amounted to S1,647, lbs. 09S,
as against ST. 4S7, 35,T27 during the fiscal year
1883 an increase of $3.50 6O6,O66
The total value of exports of domestic
merchandise was ss45, 293, s2S, an increase OF
sll5, ,319 over the preceding year, and
was greater than that of any other year ex-
cept 1881.
The total value Of the imports was $751;
ceding year, of which the sum of 50 lsI ,55I
Represents free merchandise and S34, 9o7, 256
dutiable merchandise.
Our total imports Of merchandise from
Mexico, Central and South American States,
British Honduras and the West Indies, dur
ing the fiscal year 1890, amounted 10 SIS.
e40 $50, or $50 per cent of our total imports
of merchandise.
The value of our exports of merchan lIse
to these same countries during the same
period was $50 So, JOB. or TO- per cent Of the
value of our total exports Of merchandise.
Our total imports AID exports OF merchan-
disc from and to these countrie'. during the
sans period, amounted to t2s9 s26, SIS, or IL s
per cent OF our total imports and ezports Of
merchandise.
ALIEN CONTRACT LABOR
With the administration, at New York, OF
the immigration Jaws entirely within the
control OF the departEn snt, m re satisfaet-
ory and effective enforcement has been poe
sible OF the laws against the Introduction
into the United States OF laborers who
come under contract The inspectors ap-
pointed by the department. work under
the superintendent OF immigration,
and In a Unity OF interest to this end the OBJ
feet 7cf%the 4aw 10 more surely obtained.
From April 10. 1880, to October I, 1890 17s
aliens -4stecta,l. ana returned, While
d2riDg the logger period, from March l. 1sS9.
10 April 10, 1890 but forty such persons were
7sSt Sack. from all the ports less than fifty
aiten Contract 4zDorers-were returned dur
Ens the four years preceding March !, 1858,
While since that date 200 have been SO de-
ported
During the Fast year there were under the
control of this &c 7artment. and receiving
the attention OF the Supervising Archi>eet-
l. c~urss q construction. including ex-
tensions and re air. specially appropriated
fer. SKY 7i-e 1ublic eGiidsHgs
OF Sh-eh nnmbe~. tnere v:re completed