The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-13
THE NATIONS CAPITAL
PRODUCTION OF SILVER IN THE WEST
NOT DIMINISHING.
More Silver offered Than for Correspond.
ing Period Last Year-Appropriation
Bills to Go Before the Extra SEES.
siop-No Silver Purchase

WASHINGTON, July 5.-Inquiry at
the treasury department as to whether
the amount of silver offered the gov
eminent was as large now as formerly
developed the fact that for the first
six months of the current calendar
year offers aggregated $1,000, 900
ounces, while for the same period last
year there were only 45,350,000 ounces,
showing an excess for corresponding
period of this year of 6,950,O00 ounces,
which would indicate that the produce
ton of silver was not falling off in
the United States. The amount of
silver bullion imported for the first six
months of the current calendar year,
including that in ores, was S,47l 900
ounces, while there has been exported
II 1868, 900 ounces. Of that amount of
silver offered to the government dur
ing this period 100000 ounces were
purchased. A proposition, which has
been talked of, to adopt resolution 1T
the extra session giving the president
power to suspend until such time as
he may see fit, the purchase of silver
with approval and silver men say they
much vigor as they will the repeal OF
the Sherman law, for they believe the
effect of such resolution in the hands
Of Nv, trtI wi I'll
yer are known, would be the same as
repeal.
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
1t has been stated that appropria-
ton bills will be taken up by the ex-
ira session before even the financial
question.
DEPARTMENT REPoRTS.
AT the treasury department today it
was learned that a reqUst for the var
ious departments to submit their es-
Inmates for the next fiscal year was
made before the call for the extra SEES
sion.
Secretary Hoke Smith, accompanied
by mem bers of his family will leave
Washington next Saturday for tour
of the West. He will visit the Yellow
stone National park and several In
dian reservations and expects TO re-
turn to Washington by August /. lie
will go direct to Chicago, arriving
there Sunday afternoon.
NO SILVER PURCHASED.
Acting Mint Director Preston did
not purchase any silver today as he
considered offers made too high. He
did not, as has been done recently.
make counter offers, and as a result no
silver will be purchased by the govern
ment until Friday, and not then if Of
fers are at figures higher than he
thinks they should be.
WEATHER AND CROP BULLETIN.
During the past week the weather
was especially favorable to the corn
crop. Reports from the cotton region
indicate that the cotton crop is i'm.
proving but the plant is small Re.
ports from the spring wheat region in
dictate improved conditions in that
section, owing to recent rains. Special
Geographic reports show:
MISREPRESENTATION generally dis
couraging; rain needed IN most Sec
tions; cotton small but in good grow.
ing condition.
Louisiana-Rain would be beneficial
to rice and corn; cane in good condi-
ton and very promising; cotton i'm
proved; crevasse water receding quite
rapidly.
Texas-Dry weather has been favor
able for cotton over the eastern por-
ton of the state, where it has enabled
farmers to clean out their fields. Over
the western portions of the state cot
ton is needing rain, Early corn is in
good crop, but corn is needing rain
generally and is suffering over the
west portion of the state.
Administration is growing fast,
squares forming and blooming but
most of the crop grassy, corn much
improved and large acreage being
planted on late overlooked lands. Hay
is injured and wheat and oats dam
aged in shock by frequent showers.
Tennessee-The wheat harvest is
about completed and threshing is in
progress, yield good; oats and hay ex.
cellent. Corn growing nicely, cotton
small, but doing well.
RETURN OF GRESHAM.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-Secretary
Gresham has returned to Washington
and resumed his duties as secretary of
state.
GOLD RESERVE.
Gold in the treasury at close of bust
ness today was $96,0S9,057.
GALVESTON CoLLECToRsHIP.