The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-12-14
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THE YEARS INcOxE AND EXPENDITURES.
The secretary 81 the treasury reports that
the receipts ~ the government from all sources
OF rcyers: during the fiscal year ending June
pendigures 20 sii, 6n5 - leaving deficit OF
80 ~sll eti5~
There MAS decrease OF 1855. s7l Is in the
ordinary expenses OF the government A. COM
.ected from customs siSi SIS $50 g. and from IN
ternal revenue si47 los ~ The balance ~
5l..gT was derived from the sales Of lands and
other sources.
CUSTOMS AND INTERNAL REVENUE.
The value q our total dutiable imports
amounted to $50 lgs o>i. being <lii65s IS less
than during the preceding year. and tho inn
portatOn~ free 81 duty amounted 10 >5s4 Us so.
being 80 - tsA less than during the preceding
wear The receipts from customs were s535'f
1897 less than IN 1923 The total tax collected
from distilled splrl,S Wa s,ssss 1; =" ~ On
fermented liquors sfl.iis.s>s.oi
THE YEARS EXPORTS
Our exports OF merchandise domestic and
foreign. amounted during the year 10 s-.s..ii1,-
81 being an increase over the preceding year
THE MOVEMENT OF GOLD AND SILVER
The total amount ~ gold exported during the
fiscal year go - 81 against sl0- $50 40
during the rscal year i-sa. The amount inn
ported was Sss4is is. a. against SCI la 81 dur
ing the previous year. The imports OF silver
were sls>d.sSe, and the exports were sso.i5l.-
10.
SUGAR BOUNTY PAID.
The total bounty paid upon the production OF
sugar in the United states for the fiscal year
was az. 100 70 ~. being increase OF s2.125.
07s.Ol over the payments made during the pre-
from July l. l-el to August -. l-sS
the time when further payment, ceased by
operation Of law. was ss5s.i.5 The total ex-
penses Incurred in the payment OF the bounty
D.
1888
Az ESTIMATED DEFICIT.
II Is estimated that upon the basis Of the
present revenue laws the receipts OF the gov
eminent during the current fiscal year ending
June ~. i-s's viii be SEA s.7..ss ~. and It's ex
penditure> siii.s25,7i-is. resulting in deficit
OF s2O,ocp.eo
THE NATIONS STOCK or MONEY.
The first day OF November 1904. the total
stock OF money Of all kinds ia the coun-
try was s2-sioT73.-ss. a. against s2.2oi.-
is and "a the ae m nss do all N snaa n
circulation. or not included in the treasury
holdings was II ST. 0s3 ~. or ~ - per capita
upon an estimated population 81 $50 n,o At
the same date there held in tie treasury
gold bullion amounting 10 >iffi5.lUsS5 and Sill
yer bullion which was purchased al a cost o.
.i-7.1sy.s-s
SILVER BULLION
The purchase ~ silver bullion under the act
81 Juiy IL. l-gp. ceased on the FIRST day az No
venlber. i-q3 and up 10 that time there had
been purchased during the fiscal year ll-5is.-
- - fine ounces az "a cost Of s-7I5 sci e.. an
average cost of sossI3 per hne ounce. The to-
tai amount Of silver purchased from the time
that law took effect until the repeal Of IT,
purchasing claus. on the date last mentioned
was IL GA - 5a tine ounces. which cost sl5s-
y3i or. 5.the average price per tine ounce being
~ pa
COINAGE OF THE MONEY METALS.
The total amount Of standard silver dollars
coined at the minis Of the United States siace
the passage ~ the act OF February -. ir7s. Is
~. s76 On .of which s1r i6s 7r3 were coined I'M
der the provisions 81 that act 81 5Sl la under
the provisions OF the act OF July IL. 1890. aad
s5.0ss Ar under the act providing for the coin
age OF trade dollar bullion. The total coinage
81 all metals ut our minis during the last MS
cal year consisted OF s. .-ssO pieces val
ued at sIc5.2i6.7SOo5. Of which there
was soe.s7l.sI.50 in gold coined.
ass in standard silver dollars Asc,si ~ 30 in
subsidiary silver coin, and s'i6.sissd IN minor
coin
PRODUCTION or PRECIOUS METALS.
During the calendar year 1898 the production
~ precious metals In the United states was
estimated ~ i.1E-a-3 fine ounces q gold q the
commercial and coinage value o. 50 20 90 and
nOsoDJ0 me ounces OF silver OF the bullion OF
market value of si5. 10000 and OF the coinage
value az s7- $1,000 X T. estimated that on tn,
first day OF July. 1884,. the stock ~ metallic
money In the United -tafes. consisting 81 coir
and bullion. amounted TO 81 .ssi $40 a5s Of wh.ci
s'is7 geS2 0 was gold and ss11i54','Ss Was silver
NATIONAL BANKS.
Fifty national banks were organized during
4 the year ending October 81. 1891 with "A capita
Y of As - 80. and seventy mine. with a capita
\ of si0fs5.0po went into voluntary liquidation
Twcnty-onc banks. with capital o. STD -
were placed in the hands OF receivers TIL
total number % national banks In existence oi
the 3ist day ~ October last was 3.ssS. beinl
forty lcSs~han on the 3ist day OF October. 1898
The capital stock paid Ia was s5ss 81 ~. beinl
a. f7s .ssi less than at the same time IN tn
the previous year. and the surplus and uudi
vided profits less the expenses and taxes paid
amounted 70 s34s III sr.- To- which was .lo.0-g.
80 less than on october n 1893.
The circulation was decreased 81 ,14i 30. TIL
obligations ~ the banks TO each other were In
creased fil5 30 .sSi and the individual deposit
were Ss7s .srl ~ less than al the correspondent
date in the previous year. Loans and discount
were 1851 ~ tl3 more than at the same time IN
previous year and checss and other cash item
were slD.3sy-3 more. The total resources q
the banks At the date mentioned amounted
IS is3 es OS5 as against - 100 SO, esi3j in 1893