Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-16

cent. In lSJl the amount Of deposits
ia savings banks WAS 81 ,623 ,079, ,749.
IL il estimated that 90 per cent. oil
those deposits represent the savings oi
wage carncrs. The bank clearances
have for nine months, ending Septem-
bcr 20. 1891, amounted to Sal ,O49,'
800, sos. For the same months in
| 1897 they amounted TO $45, ,lS9 ,GOl ;
9l7, an excess for the nine months OF
u.ll0.lll.l3s.
COAST AND RAILROAD TRAFFIC.
The statistics show that no such
period o! prosperity has ever before
existed. The freight carried in the
coastwisc trade of the great lakes in
1890 aggregated 9.295,950 tons. On
the Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio
rivers aud tributaries in the same
year the traffic aggregated 29,4O4 AUG
tons, aud the total vessel tonnage pass
ing through the Detroit river during
that year was 1854 600 tons. The
vessel tonnage entered and cleared in
the foreign trade of London during
1890 amounted To l3,4S0, ,76G tons and
Of Liverpool 1921 500 tons, q total
for these two great ship ports OF "a
it2 .j6s tons. only slightly in excess OF
the vessel tonnage passing through
the Detroit river, and 1t should be
said that the season in the Detroit
river was but 2SS days, while o
course in London and Liverpool the
season was for the entire year. The
vessel tonnage passing through the
~. Mary's canal for the fiscal year OF
1892 amounted to 9,S2S,S72 tons, and
the freight tonnage Of the Detroit
river /. estimated for that year At 25,-
Oo0. 900 tons, against 23.209.6l9 tons
In 1891. The aggregate traffic on our
railroads. for the year 1891 amounted
to 7OJ .3S9 GOO tons of freight. COM
pared with 69i .3ii. .I37 tons in 1890,
an increase Of 1864, liz tons.
NO LARGE DErAICATIoN.
Public revenues amounting to $l,-
4Ii.O79 ,292 2S have been collected and
dishur.ed without loss from disappro-
priaiion, without single dcfalcation
oi such importance as TO attract the
public attention and with the dimin'
ished per cent. of cost for collection.
INCREASE IN VALUE OF FARM PRODUCE
The value of our total farm pro-
duets has increased from 81 1863 GAG, :
sGG In 1860 to 81. 500, 600 900 in 1891,
as estimated 10y ststisticians, an in
crease Of go per cent. The number
Of hogs January |. 1891, was $685.
loo. aud their value $2l0, ,l93, ,925; on
January I, 1892, the number was 50,
sos .0l9. and their value $24l ,93l .4l5.
On January /. 1891, the number Of
cattle was 20, SIS, ,63S, and their value
tjii. .l2s, ,00s; on January l, 1892, it
Was increased to 3,l76,539, and their
value, s570. 1919.
ErrEcrs OF RECIPROCITY.
The following statistics show the
increase In our trade with the coun.
tries with which we have reciprocity
trade agreements from the date when
such agreements went into effect up
,o September 30. 1892; the increase
being In some almost wholly, and in
others in an important degree, tho re-
suit OF the agreements:
Domestic exports 10 Germany and
Austria Hungary have increased in
value from 81 ,673,753 to s57 ,993,O64
--sn increase Of $l0,319,3ll, or 50 per
cent. To American countries the
value Of our exports has increased
from sti.l6o.2s5 TO $54,6l3, ,59S-an
Increase Of sl0.45s,353 or 1857 per
cent. The total increase in the value
OF exports 10 all the countries with
which We have reciprocity asreemen ts
has been s20.772.6Tl. The increase is
chiefly In wheat, -four. meat and dairy
products, and manufacturers OF iron
and steel and lumber. There has
been a large increase in the value OF
imports from all these countries since
the commercial agreements went into
effect. amounting TO $74, ,294. .525, but
u has been entirely in imports from
the American countries, consisting
mostly oi sugar. coffee, Indian rubber
and crude drugs. The alarmed atten.
,lon Of our European competitors for
the South American market has been
attracted by this new Am erican policy
and to our acqui ition and their loss OF
Houth American tisde.
rHk DEklN0 sEA IMBROGLIO.
The treaty providing for the arbi-
trstion of the dispute between Great
britain and tire United States as to
the killing Of seals in Bering Sea was
concluded on the 29th OF February
last. The treaty was accompanied by
an agreement prohibiting pelagic seal.
Ing pending the arbitration, and a
vigorous effort was made during this
season To drive out all poaching steam.
ers from Bcring sea. Six naval vessels,
three revenue cutters and one vessel
from the Fish Com mission, all under
command of Commander Evans OF the
navy, were sent into the sea, all oI
which were systematically patrolled
Sofne seizures we're made, and il is be.
licved the catch in Bering sea by
poachers amounted 10 less than 500
II ia true, however, in the North Pa.
ci6c while the seal herds were on theiI
way 20 their passes between the Aleu-
tian islands . very large number and
probably 5000 were taken. The ex
i.ting statutes do not restrain ui
taking seals in the Pacific ocean, and
perhaps should not until prohibition