Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-12-16
TREASURER'S REPORT.
A Deficiency Of So 10000 Estimated for
ths Year 1894.

The secretary of the treasury reports that
the ceipts of the Cover nment from all
sources during the fiscal year ended June
80, 1895, amounted to Si6l 7l6 SOL. 94, and
its expenditures to Sass, ,S74674.29. There
was scollected from customs 5000 000o
and from internal revenues $l6l, va, 1928. 93.
Our duiable imports amounted to S42l,-
S56,7ll, an increase of Z 8 a 1907 over the
preceding year, and imports free of duty
amounted to S444, ga, ,2l1, a decrease from
the preceding year OF Sl3.455,447. Inter-
nal revenue receipts exceeded those Of
the preceding year by a, l47, ,445.3A
The total tax .oc collected on distilled
tured tobacco, S3l, ,SS9, ,7ll.74 and on fer
mented liqnors $32,bis 9S3.0l. We ex-
ported merchandise during the year
amounting to ss47 ,665, ,19i, q decrease Of
$lS2 6l2, 1854 from the preceding year.
The amount Of gold exported was larger
than any previous year In the history Of
this government, amounting TO ei0S, $50, :
during the preceding year by $58, 4S5, ,51.
The sum paid from the treasury for
sugar bounty was 80, $40, l30.s SO, an Increase
over the preceding year of sl,033, ,O53U9
1t is estimated upon the basis Of present
revenue laws that the receipts of the gov
ernment for the year ending June 80, 1894,
will be $43O, lei 1856. 38 and its expenditures
si6s, l2l .365.3S, resulting in deficiency of
g., ,000.C0l.
On the lst day Of November, 1893, the
amount Of money of all kinds In ciroula-
tion or not included In treasury holdings
was $l,7lS. 544, ,682. An increase for the
year Of $ll2,%0I,947. Estimating our pop
ulation ut 81, $4,000, q. the time mentioned
the per capita circulation was t.649. On
the same date there was in the treasury
gold bullion amounting to $96, ,657, ,z73 and
silver bullion which was purchased at a
cost Of $l26, 261, ,553.
Silver Purchases and. coiaags.
The purchases OF silver under the law
Of July IA, 1890. during the last hscal
year aggregated 6, ,G0S. l62. 90 fine ounces,
which cost 1851 ,874.58. The total
amount of silver purchased from the time
that law became operative until the re.
peal of its purchasing clause, on the lst
day of November, 1885,, was 1864, 500. A
fine ounces, which cost Sl55,9 70, ,9so a.
Between the 1st day of March, 1879, and
tho LIST day Of November, ls93 the govern.
| ment purchased under all laws b03, ,O03, II
| fine ounces Of silver at Q cost of S5l6,t2 :
94S, The silver dollars that have been
coined under the act of July II, 1899, mum
Der S6,0S7, ,2S5. The seignlorage arising
from such coinage was $6,9i7,0y 80, leav.
ounces OF silver, which cost $i26, ,675, ,2i6
Last Years Total coinage.
Our total coinage of ell metals during
tho last fiscal year consisted OF 07,280, ,87i
| pieces, valued at $43, 85.l78.S0, OF which
there was arc, ,036 IA in gold coin, q, ,343, ,7ls
| In silver dollars. $7,2172l0. 90 In subsidiary
silver coin and 81 ,CS6, l0290 In minor
coins.
During the calendar year OF 1922 the
production OF precious metals In the
United States was estimated to be 1886.
315 fine ounces of gold of the commercial
and coinage value of $4,000 o, and So,
0O0,l 00 fine ounces of silver Of the bullion
or market value OF 81, ,7b0 900 and of the
coinage value of t74, ,Q80, 900.
II Is estimated that on the first day oI
July. l693, the metallic stock Of money In
the United States, consisting OF coin and
bullion, amounted to ti,2l8, $50. 100. os
which so, ,a97, ,oS5 was gold and coils, ,S6i,
4S4 was silver.
National Banks
] s..e hundred and nineteen national
Sanks were organized during the year
ending Novcmb Der I. 1903, with capital oi
eli "a, 900 Forty-six went into volun-
tsry liquidation and l55 suspended; is ol
the suspended banks were insolv(nt 81
resumed business aud remain }in the
hands OF bank examiners. with
prospects Of speedy rksumptiou.
OF the now banks oraanizcd :,
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