The Helena independent., 1893-12-05
THE TREASURY,
Financial transactions Of the Govern m ent
During tho Year.

Financial Transactlons Of the Government
During tho Year.
The secretary of the treasury reports that
The receipts Of the government from ell
sources during tho fiscal year ended June
its expenditures to $459. 374, ,674.20. There
was collected from customs S206, 1856, ,0l6. Is,
and from internal revenues $16l. .027, ,623. 90.
Our dutiable imports amounted to $42l.-
25651l. an increase Of $50. 453. 907 over the
preceding yoar. and importasions fss0 OF
duty amounted to $444. .544. 211. n dscrsnse
The internal revenue receipts exceeded
those of the proceeding year by 81. .147, 1853.
Tho total tax collected ON distilled spirits
was 454. 72O, 2t0. 55. ON mknufaotursd tobacco
$3l. SS9. 111.O4. on fsrnentsd liquors $32..
54S. 1888. OF. We exported merchandise uur-
decrease of $lS2. 6l3. 249.5 "a from the prscod-
ing year.
The amount Of gold exported was larger
than any previous year in the history of the
government. being $10S. ESQ., .844. and sx-
ceedinR the amount expo ted during the
preceding year by $bS. .4s5.5l7. The sun,
paid from The treasury for sugar bounty
ceding year of 81. OH, ,Oa3.09,
II 10 estinated, upon the basis Of present
revenue laws, that the receipts OF the Cov-
ernnsnt for the year ending jane 30, 1894.
will be $3.50. 121, 366. 3S. ana its expenditures
e45S, 12l, 1856 50. resulting In q dsdoisuoy OF
$2s. 600. 600. On the first day Of November.
1888 the amount of money of all kinds in
circulation, or nos included In treasury
holdings, was $l.7ls.544 GS2. an increase
for the year OF $ll2 404. .94b. Estimating
our population at 67.426. 900 at the time
msnsionod the psr capis. circulation was
nnA Ahn RI IN AhAvn tsp k>
treasury gold bullion amounting to $685.
G57, ,273 and silver bullion which was pur-
chased At cost Of $126. 26l .56S.
Ths purchases of silver under the act Of
July IA, 1890. during tho last nscal year ag
Rregatsd zoos. .162. 81 nne ounces. which
silver purchased from tho tims that Law
became operative until the repeal Of its
pu, chasing clause. Nov. l. 1S93 WAS 1885,
GA. 800. 46 tne ouneeo. uhtch cost $t55, $50, :
940.S4. Between March l8. 1873 and Nov.
!. 1898, the government putohaGed under
all laws b03 OOa717 tins ounoea of silver, Al
q cost of $5l6.622,94 The silver dollars
that have besn coined under the act OF
July ID. 1880. number S6.oS7. 2S5. The
scigniora9e arising from sach coinage was
g. 977 ,09S. 30, leaving on hand in the mints
l40 699, 760 nne ounces OF silver which cost
$l26. SIS. us.
Our total coinage OF all metals during
pieces. valued at $43 6s5. fSS. 1S0. OF which
which there was $780, lao in gold coin,
$685. 7l6 in silver dollars. $7.2l7. go 90 In
Subsidiary silver coin. aud $1.0SG l02. so in
minor coins. During tho calendar year
1892. the production OF precious metals in
tho United States was essi,na ated to be /, ,b96,-
$40 fine ounces of gold. of tho commercial
and coinage value of $a3.000.00O. ana b8.-
000, 900 tine ouncss of sivsr. of the bullion
or market valus of $50. 7sO. 900. and OF tho
coinage value OF $74. gS9. 900.
| 1t is estimated that on the first day OF
July, 1893, tho metallic stock OF money in
the United States, consisting OF coin and
bullion. amounted 10 $l,2l8 559, 169 OF