The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-12-05

the government during the current fiscal
year, ending June 80. 1895, will be S424,-
ELISA. and its expenditures $444. 49,,
74S.44, resulting in a deficit of $40 600. .000-
TIE first day of November. 1894, the to-
tai stock Of money Of all kinds in the coun-
try was S2.240,773,SSS, as against S2,204.-
$4,000 on the first day of November, 1898,
and the money of all kinds in circulation,
or not included in the treasury holdings,
was S1,612 093, ,422 or S24 q per capita, upon
an estimated population Of 63,SS7,000. AT
the same date there was held in the treas
ury gold bullion amounting TO S4i6l5,-
1879, and silver bullion which was pur-
chased at a cost of 127,779,9 ,9SS. The pur-
chase Of silver bullion under the act OF
July IA, 1890, ceased on the first day of
November, 1898, and up TO that time there
had been purchased during the fiscal year
1875 rs fine ounces at a cost of SS,715,
5l2.S2, an average cost Of $0.731S per ounce.
The total amount Of silver purchased from
the time that law took effect until the
repeal Of the purchasing clause on the
date last mentioned was 16S,674 6S25S fine
ounces, which cost S155.931. .002 %. the av-
erage price per ounce being so 9244. The
total amount of standard silver dollars
coined at the mints of the United States
since the passage Of the act of Feb %
1873, is $42l, ,776, ,40S, of which 1913 l66, 793
were coined under the provisions Of that
act, S3S,531143 under the provisions of the
act Of July IA. 1890. and S5,07S, ,472 under
the act providing for the coinage Of trade
dollar bullion. The total coinage of all
metals at our mints during the last fiscal
year consisted Of 63, 1920 pieces valued at
$lO6,2l6, .06, Of which there was $99, ,474,-
dollars, S6,024,14O.3O IN subsidiary silver
coin and S716,11926 in minor coin.
During the calendar year 1893 the pro-
duction Of precious metals in the United
States was estimated at 1,739, 1923 fine
ounces or god, of the commercial and
coinage value of $35, ,955, 900, and 10000, 600
fine ounces of silver, of the bullion or mar
ket value of $46,SO0.O00, and Of the coinage
value Of $77,576, 900. II Is estimated that
on the first day Of July. 1894. the stock of
metallic money in the United States, con-
slstlng of coin and bullion, amounted 10
$l,251, 640,s5s, Of which $627 ,923, POI was
gold and $624, ,347, 757 was silver
Fifty national banks were organized dur
ing the year ending Oct. 81, 1894. with a
capital of $5,2S5,000, and seventy-nine, with
a capita. Of SIC, ,475, ,OO0 went into vo.un-
tary liquidation. Twenty-one banks, with
a capital Of 81, 900, were placed in the
hands Of receivers.
The total number Of national banks in
existence on the 31st day OF October, last
was 3,765, being forty less than on Oct 81,
1899. The capital stock paid in was $672,-
6n.365, being $9,67S, ,491 less than at the
same time in the previous year, and the
surplus and undivided profits, less ex-
! penses and taxes paid, amounted to $344,-
l2l,OS2lO, which was s16,GS97S less than on
Oct. 81, 1898. The circulation was de-
creased S1,741,563. The obligations Of the
banks to each other were increased S117,-
| 269.S34. and the individual deposits were
SZ9I,2944S9 4es than al the corresponding
date in the previous year. Loans and
discounts were $161 ,206,923 more than at
the same time the previous year, and
checks and other cash items were $50. .349,-
96S more. The total resources of the banks
at the date mentioned amounted to $3,473,-
922, ,O55, as against SO, ,109 563, ,2S4S6 in 1898.