Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-03
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REPORT OF THE TREASURER.
WAsHiNGrON. Dec. 3.-Nebecker
United States treasurer, has snbmit
Cd his annual report to Secretary
Foster. The ordinary revenues o
he government the past fiscal yea
sere S29s 4l2.4f7, or $40, 46S, ,535 less
shan lhe year before. Tue net ordi
iary expenditures, exclusive o
unpunis paid in premiums on bonds
,,urehssei. we're 1855, ,372. .6S4, al
Increase of S57, 1886. 1893. The postal
revenues amounted to $65, ,702, ,9OS
and tile expenditures TO $72, ,067, $50
m increase of $5,00O,0OO on both
sides. The reduction effected dur
ing the year In the principal Of the
bonded debt and circulating notes
which cannot be reissued, amounted
TO SIG, 500, ,273, and required an ex
pendllure of $26,99l, 1894, including
The premiums on bonds purchased.
According to revised figures, the
.inount of money in the country on
the Both of June, exclusive Of certi
ficates In circulation, for which the
treasury held deposits, was $l,676,-
O7S, 1O2, of which $3.50, ,4l2,0l9 be
longed to the treasury, and $495, $780,
9S3 Is in circulation.
THE CURRENCY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.--rhe an
uual report of Comptroller of the
Currency Lacey shows that during
the year ending October 81, 1873 new
banking associations were organized
with an aggregate capital OF $50, 700,-
600, thus exhibiting growth largely
In excess Of the annual average IL
past years. Forty-one associations
went into voluntary liquidation
and twenty-five became insolvent
leaving a net gain fortwelve months
Of 1877 with capital of $l2,553, 900,
The number Of banks in operation
is 3,60i, having a capital stock Of
1884, 755, ,S45; bonds deposited to Sc
cure circulation, $l52, ll3, $50; bank
notes outstanding, Sl7l, ,36S, 1888. On
the number of failures the present
exceeds any previous year. Six
banks, which were closed during
the year, were restored by voluntary
contributions of shareholders. The
affairs of l02 insolvent banks have
been closed at an average expense
of 9.28 per. cent, with an average
dividend to the creditors of 74.l7
per cent. The failures recorded are
looked upon as result of collapse
Of the speculative spirit which has
been generality prevalent for the
past five years, greatly aggravated
by monetary strlngencies expert
enced by most of the nations with
which we sustain commercial re-
lations.
THE sPEAKERsHIP.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. at Ii r G
seems to be practically little change
In the speakership situation. All
five candidates continue to express
cheerful confidence. There are no
signs of any Withdrawals prior to
the first ballot, and nothing as yet
TO demonstrate the ability of any
one of the candidates to transfer
his strength to another In the event
of his Withdrawing. Crisp's and
Mills friends continue TO be very
sanguine OF winning, and are work
ing for an early termination of the
contest, They still expect to see u
break among the supporters of
Springer, McMlllin, and Hatch,
af,er the first or second ballot. AT
Crisp's headquarters II is said two
or three votes were transferred to
him from the doubtful column.
Mills is hopeful of considerable
accession of strength to come be.
tween now aud Saturday. There
seemed 10 be general talk this af-
ternoon to admit that Crisp at pres.
ent Is doing exceedingly well, but
his opponents insited that he had
reached u his limit Of strength, and
would be unable to obtain major
lty OF the total vote. McAIillln aud
Springer say they viii keep IN the
fight TO the end, believing the con-
test between Mills and Crisp will
have no result except to necessitate
the choice of another candidate, In
which event, these gentlemen hope
TO be the choice. Hatch, though
not yet 81 active In his canvass, ex-
presses n similar opinion aud hope,
THE sPEAKERsHfP.
WASH Dec. 3.-The
speakership contest today shows an
increasing activity aud this Is evil
dent to all that the crisis is rapidly
approaching. Tue relative position
Of the various candidates at present
writing seems 10 be rs follows. Crisp,
FIRST Mills. second; spurgen, third;
Mcmillan, fourth; aud Hatch, ff,h.
FIELD's CONDITION.
NEW YoRR, Dec. a.-Cyrus Field
passed a comfortable night and has
not lost any ground since yesler-