Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-12-12
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The secretary Of the treasury reports that the
receipts OF the government from all sources
during the fiscal year ended juno 30. 1873.
amounted 10 Si6l,7l6,55lef, and It's eNpeudi-
lures TO jg,37461L6g. There was collected
from customs SOS, 355, 0l6.76, and from internal
revenue &~l6i,O21C23g3 Our dutinbie imports
amounted to St2i,s55, III, an increase OF 3a2,-
ta39J7 over the preceding year, and importa-
tons free OF duty amounting 10 SlL,54f2iL. a
DC, rcase from The preceding year Of Sl3,4b1,4l7.
Internal revenue receipts exceeded those
OF the preceding year by Sl7fL4t5. 29.
Tue total tax collected Oh distilled spirits
was SAi2lBO.b5; on manufactured tobacco
We exported m~erch9ndise during the year
amounting to &i7,Cd5,foi a decrease Of slS2,
ol2b4 from the preceding year.
The amount OF gold exported was larger
than any previous year In the history OF tie
government, amounting to {lU8,GSl Sif, aud ex-
c-ed ng the amount exported during the pre-
coeding year by &S,fS5,At7.
The sum paid from the treasury for sugar
bounty, was t9'S'a,l40S8. an Increase over the
preceding year OF E2U33.O53OJ.
II Is estimated, upon the basis Of present rev
enue laws, that the receipts Of The government
OF tho year ending june 81 1871, VIII DO $780,
W o5,.a, and rs expenditures Si5S,l%l, 5j5.Ss,
resulting in 4 dclclency Of S.S.uU,UGJ.
On the first day OF November, 1893, the
amount or money OF all Ntnds in circulation or
not included In treasury holdings, was SI,7lS.-
b4 6,2. an inc ea-e for tbs year OF yll24I on
Estimating our population at L.42i; D. A. the
Time mentioned, the per capita circulation was
$25. a..
on the same dale there was IN the treasury
kNlA NhlllNu hlllhLlAlNe 10 co, ~, af1 ana HlINeF
0nlloA which wa purchased at a cost VI 500
POI $50
The purchases. OF silver under the law Of July
II, 1850, during the last fiscal year aggregated
bAOb,lg2.D9 hl . ounces, which cost o. 53l. 81 81.
The total amount Of silver purchased from the
time that law became operative until the repeal
OF It's purchasing clause on the LIST day Of No
vembcr, 1898, was 6S,lli,JJI.46 iue ounces,
which cost Si5i,g408i. Between the list day Of
March, 1873 and the lst day Of November, 1898.
the governme-t purchased under all laws sos .
Ou3, ~ me ounces OF silver at a cost of $5l6,G22-
9iS. The silver dollars that have been coined
under the act OF July IL, 1892 number %, 057, 1S5.
The seignOrage arising from such coinage was
i6,9II OgS.3g leaving on hand IN the minis no.
CO, 200 1ue ouaces. which cost &l26. 7as, 2I8.
our total coinage. Of all metals during the
last fiscal year consisted of SlgI2slS75 pieces.
valued at q. GS5. 1850, OF which there was 81.
OBS 100 in gold coin, S53i3,7l5 In silver dollars.
WIZ 1880 In subsidiary silver coin and 81 1885,
80 % In minor coins.
Buring the calendar year 1892 the production
Of precious metals In the United States was cB.
tmAted TO be l,596,a7J fine ounces OF gold Of
the commercial and coinage value of 1900. 900,
and $4,000 dae ounces OF silver OF the bullion
or market value Of $50 10000, and Of the colin
age value OF S7i,9sg.gtO
II IL estimated thar on the first day of July,
1873, tie metal stock Of money IN tie United
States, consisting O coin and bullion. amount
90 70 Sl.2lS.55g JOB. Of which St97.U9i,6s6 was
go d and S6lJ,8di,44 was silver. ono hundred
add ninety national banks were organized
during the y ar ending Oct. 81, 1893, with q
capital Of J l2SO,0O0 Forty-six went into vol
untarY liquidation and l58 Suspended. Sky
hve Of the suspended banks we're insolvent
eigntY-h five resumed business, seven remain in
the hhpds OF bank examiners with prospects
Of speedy redemption.
or the new bauhs organized forty four we're
located in The Eastern states, forty One west
or the Mississippi river and - Ina tie Central
national ba ds 10 existence on the 3igt day Of
October, lalt was 31s6, having an aggregate
capital 81 AJ9a1lS.ltO. The net increase In the
circulation Of the banks during the year WAS