The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-15
DID YOU KNOW 1T?

Did you know that North Carolina
paid 50, 1888, 656.85 internal revenue
taxes for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1892, and that the total amount paij
by this State up to that date was $50.
365, 7O7. 80?
Did you know that the amount Of
sugar bounty paid for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1892, was 81, 100000
and that one company drawing this
bounty has So, OOO, 900 loaned out and
81, 500, 600 in bank9
Did you know that of the 81, 693, SOL,
685 of national bank notes that have
been put in circulation, all have been
retired and destroyed but $3.50, 900, OMl
Did you know that while the ma
tional banks had Sept. 80, 1892 locked
up in their reserve fund and taken
from circulation $578, O92, 783, they had
in circulation only $3.50, 600, 900, which
shows a net contraction Of the circulat
ing medium on national bank account
of $448, O92, 783, or about one third Of
the whole circulating medium2
Did you know that the total stocko Of
gold, both coin and bullion, in the
United States, Jan, 1, 1898, was only
1851, 400, O42, and that the balance Of
exports against us since then is more
than 500, 600, 900, leaving us now, say
$3.50, 600, OOO9
Did you know that the exports Of
gold from the United States for thelat
six years was. .$317, 764,9G
Imports for same time. 50, 115
Showing net exports 1928, 1892
Average annual loss. IS 50, O63,1I
Did you know that while the aver
age net annual balance of gold exports
against US for the past six years has
averaged. $38, O63,1%
Output, all our mines averg. 80, 999, LTD
Exp'ts DER prod'tion pr yrs 5,O63,S65
Did you know that the product Of
gold in this country for the last ten
years was $67, 4O5, 900 short of what 1t
was the last ten years next proceeding.
Did you know that the coinage Oh
the world for the past three years has
been, of gold, S437, 3O7, 1913, and Of ST.
yer, 1925, 783, 49S or Only 81, 523, 9OOn
the three years, or only So, 841, 800 per
year more of gold than of silver
Did you know that while in the past
% years the United States minis have
coined, of gold, $500, 917, 453, ouF
mines have produced only SOS, 595,V"'
showing an excess of mintage over pro-
duction of $92. 322, 453, or an average@
81, GIG, 1926 per year9
Did you know that the average aH
nual product of the precious metaLsl"
the last twenty years has been:
Gold. go. $107, 653,o@o
Silver lIIo|'''"
Total of the two. ....... 1925, ~, S ~
Excess of silver over COLDS 9,4(Iv.
This difference would give 3 cents"
each fftieth person of the worlds POg
ulation.
Did you know that of the precious
metal the world was indebted to Wv
United States for .33b per cent Oh "
gold and As per cent. of its silver
Did you know that of the total g%'
stock in the United States, Jan. l, I0'o
$238, 489, O82 was in the U. S. Treasuli
and $173, 932, 1873 held in national Oapn
reserves, leaving for circulation annoDo
the people, and to fill the reserve =.
mands of all other banking and in0I
ance and trust institutions when
hold it, only 1898, OBS, 02H
L. D. Fl. johnson, Excelsior 40
ance, Johnston county, writes tnaSrnJ
membership of his lodge has douS~
in three months. Careless mem
are coming back and they AVE
applications every meeting.