Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-12-07
sEpoAr OF THE MINT.
pirsc,or Preston Gives Many Impostsnt
rncts.


The value OF gold deposits, including ~
deposits during the fiscal year 1873. A. tne
mints Ard assay offices, was eoO'esd,Soo. VI
this s33, ,2s6, l6s was classified as OF domceuc
production. Foreign gold bullion ana Go'o
coin Of the value of s. ,54l ,027, old piate' Je"
elry, etc., to the value OF q, $50, l'o, ana worn
and uncurrent domestic coin OF the Vaiue VI
SSO6, So
The amount of silver deposited aggregated
"a, lS5, 706 standard ounces, OF the coming
value in dollars of SIS, 1o3,367. Classihcauon
as follows:
Domestic production. $13,666'Ho; ioteisu
bullion and coins, coming value, $s,Ui'isii
uncurrent domestic coin transferred 70 INC
mint for recoinage, 1855, 1913; old plate, Jew
elry, etc, $153, ,426.
The value Of the coinage executed AZ the
mln,s during the fiscal year was: Go!d, t'''
0sS, ,l4O; silver dollars, S,3f3,'l5; suosiaiai!
silver coins, s7,2l7,aal; minor coins, si'ost>,
I0a; total, s43, ,6S5,1Ts The total NUMBER OF
pieces coined WAS % $50, SIS.
The value of gold bars furnished oy tns
mints and assay Offices for use in the indus
trial arts was IS, ,1i6,2s7.
The imports of gol during the year uert
e., ,l69,aso OF this sum s6o'4,s9 VA
United States gold eoin-
The expor:s Of gold during the year we're
Domestic coined bullion, siGe- ,SS'; for
eign coin and bullion, s6,es sos. Total,
sl0s, ,966, ,6sa.
The imports of silver during the year we're
sS4. .ee3 800; the exports were: Domestic
silver, s2I.6a ,419; foreign silver, eli, .,ooa
Total, s4l, ,947 .3l2.
The amount of silver bullion offered fol
sale to the government during the year aS
gregated es 457 $50 tine ounces The amount
purchased was 81, or. Ice fine ounces, costing
si5, ,aSl, ,37I The average paid per fEe ounce
was 20 S43.
The total amount Of silver bullion pur
chased under the act Of July IA, 1890, to No
yember l, 1873, was l6S,65i,6sa fine ounces
sl55, 90, 900; the average price per fne ounce
was g. a224. The coinage value Of the tota
amount purchased I'm silver dollars) wa
sls,04s, ,43l. The total number Of silver dol
lars coined under the act OF July IA, 1880
from August l6, 1880, to November. 1888
was Sc Os7, ,2s5.
Since April /, 1878. the government hs
been = large purchaser Of silver. The rcpor
Of the director of the mint shows the tota
amount bought was 495. .9S4. $50 fine ounces
the cost Of which was s50s, ,933, ,975. The Nv
erase cost per fine ounce WAS sl.024. The 10
tai number of silver dollars coined sinc
March /, 1878, was l9, So, $50.
The stock of metallic money in the Unitet
States July ], 1853, is estimated 10 have been
Gold. 1897 ,G57 ,GS5; silver, $6l5, SOL. 4sl, max
Ing total of q, ,2l3, $50, 165. The amount o
monej in actual circulation, exclusive OF tn
amount held by the treasury, Is stated q
81 500, 7Ol, PAS.
The report contains table exhibiting tn
approximate stock Of gold, silver and uncoy
cred paper money In the principal countries o
the world, aggrcgating: Gold. 81, ,9ol ,900, 600
silver, s3, ,03l ,0o0, 900; uncovered paper money
| s3, zoo, ,O90, 600. The amount Of gold and si
yer used in the United States In the indul
trial arts during the calendar year 1892 Is ct
timated to have been: Gold, sl9, 726, ,4OS; 81
vcr, 20, LOG. $40.
The coinage of the world for the calenda
year 1892 Is stated to have been: Gold, sl67
917, 1857; silver, S143, ,096, $50.
The production of tho precious metals !
the world during the calendar year 1879
estimated to hare been: Gold, $18S, ,S6t ,O6O
silver, $196, ass 800.