Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-12-06

The National Finances.
TIE YEARS INCOME AND ~NFENnlrrH'S
The secretary Of the treasury reports that
the receipts of The government from at sources
of revenue during tue fiscal wear e,ItiHS .iuac
80. 1891, amounted TO 81! Slf! rs -. and lis az
pendttures to $i+?'Fh. 'asS'- leaving a de'icil "t
sfE4. st}, 1tal ~.
There was a decrease Of sl3 e5!.a.lGi in ;no
ordinary expenses OF the government aN COM
pared with the fiscal wear tSaA There was col
iected from customs $751; >l~>13Lt... ard from III
terual revenue Sli7,t6~ ~ -. .'he oa}tuce "l
the income for the wear lilo}tu1nr 10 ~.'i3."lA-
5i7f7, WAS derived FROM the ~al''~ 81 :ana~ aud
other sources.
CUSTOMS .>p iNrEax " HGNf%rf.
The value 81 ,4r l',2' "~''ti1tic 1;nportS
than during the prcccti'n@ ir!r- ",l't thC M
portationS free al dDt} ;1t,EjIt@t u 80 80 .rai,
being *4..is-675 les than d"fj" u" preceding
year. The receipts from ca>j"!u> were {'5i e.
4sti. II less, and from INTERVAL revenue SifN@i.-
1927 less than i'll i>!f}. In" t"'1i lax collected
from distilled spirits va ~ so on
fer1ueulr.t liquors %:t4li.~S-nl
THE YEARS EXPu"f-.
Our exports of merchandise domestic ana
foreign amounted during The wear L" S~H9-iil-
81. being an Increase over tn" rr"c""iu@ YEAR
Of $+i 495%7S.
THE MnvEMENr nF COLD AND SILyaf-
Tie total amount OF gold exported duran" The
fiscal wear was S96Sgh. col a. against Sln~fsH IA
during the fiscal wear 1893. Fht amount I'M
ported was f':+i2lia a. 3sh'net ~ IA 81 our
go '' "
Bog>rf PAID.
The total bounty paiu upon tine production Of
sugar in the United states fer IN. t-r.g! E-tr
was ST. 100, 2GS.S9 being an jurrtar" az So
05e01 over the aymcnt nta"j" unrri'- t'|r prg'--
ceding wear. The amount Uj oDrlt l'snl
from July l. 1874. To August -. lHF4.
| the time when further latEInenl. ceased by
peuses incurred i'll the payment ii tnr beauty
| upon sugar during The t~',.i year "a~ Fii'-
| IiUs3.
AN ESTIMATED psFl,lr-
Ii IS estimated ti!;l u.'ou The ba-j> nj the
| present revenue laws the receipts al the GOV
c~fnlnent durin& the current fiscal year eldtns
nsnfftIrts S4ii r.; az n r]cs;Itifr in a 6airjt
81 S2o0th1tas.
THE NAFIoSE STOCK OF Np,sEy.
The first day OF November, iSgt the total
try was $.:tDT7a,ssS, a. against S:,"ol,-
65i 600 on the hrs; day NJ November.
Isy3, and the money Of all kinds in
holdings. was $I,672 0g3.+ OF S:i25 per capita
upon an estimated population of G.So1,Oh. At
the same date there was held III the treasury
gold bullion amounting % Si.6l5.IoT5 80 ana sill
Yer bullion which was purchased ~ IA cost Of
Si27, G599-s.
SILVER BULLION.
The purchase of silver bullion Under the act
of July II, fSsQ, ceased on the first day Of Ma
vember. 1893, and up TO that time there had
been purchased during the fiscal wear Hi
t0s.1s tine ounces at Il cost OF SS.'l'"':l.%2 al
average cost of $n.73i3 per line ounce. The t.
tai amount of silver purchases from the time
that law took effect until the repeal uf A.
purchasing clause on the date last mentioned
was 1854. 6S2.53 fine ounces, which cost Si3'-
93l ,Ht2-2o,the average price per.itfLe ounce hei'iS
s0&3i4
COINAGE OF THE MONEY METALS.
The total amount OF standard silver dollars
coined at the InintS of the United States since
the passage of the act OF February 2S 1855. l.
$42i '776. ios,o of which 1913. t6a, 1913 were coined un-
der the provisions of that act: 23S. 53l .lI5 under
the provisions of the act Of July H. l~m. an"
! ~ ~ - ~. tho aH. nptyf,tfr.. faRt t. @yfy
age OF trade dollar bullion. The tot;t! coinage
OF all metals at our minis during the last H.
ued at Sl05.2lt730.e5. of which there
was se9, IA ,9l2.51 in gold coined;
S75S in standard silver dollars. 1921 1870 II
subsidiary silver coin. aut ssi69if2f IN m'l"i
coin.
OF PRECiOrS METALS.
During the calendar year 1893 the production
of precious metals i'll the United States Wa
estimated at / 80, BIB tine ounces of gold OF tht
commercial and coinage value Of 81. $50 900 ant
market value of SIT. 1000 and Of the cs,nagt
value of 81 80, 600. 1t is Stimat that on thu
first day of July, 1894, tlr> stock Of metallic
money in the United States. consisting OF Cuil
and bullion, amounted to 81 Isl $40. 90. of which
E6!7 .9!S- 301 WIS gold and S6el,3is13S was silver
NATIONAL BANKS.
Fifty national banks were organized duriug
the year ending October n. 1891, with Il capita
of $3.50 900: and scVenty-ninc, with d capita
of $40, 415,0D went into voluntary liquidation
Tweaty-one banks, with Il capital Of T. aaAtsE
were placed in the hands Of receivers. I'll,
total number Of national banks in existence OF
the Dist day of October last was 3 s56, helH:
forty less than ON the 3iNt day OF October, 1898
The ca pitRl stock paid in wa> %512, Gil .3S5. bein.
Sq.61S.4 gi less than at the same time in III
the previous year. aud Iii" surplus and undi
yided profits, less the expenses and taxes paid
amounted to s344. III o. 10, which was Sl6,0Sa,
/, $50 less than on October 81, 1888.
The circulation was decTea >cd 81 al, 5d3. TIT
obligations OF the banks to each other were in
: creased Sill, 263tt S3i. and the Individual deposit
were aE71 pa, 4S9 less than at the corresponding
date in the previous year. Loans and discount
were SI8l .2O6, !2j more than nj the same time til
previous year, and checks and other cash Item
were $40, 10 .aS3 more. The total resources 0
} the banks at the date mentioned amounted I
i s. a. 81, 055, as against 50 l09. 5t3, 81 III IN 1893.
The War Department.
STRENGTH OF THE ARMY.
From the report Of the secretary OF war
: appears that the strength Of the army on Sep
:, TENDER 80, 1894, was : lS5 officers and y, - en-
/ listed men. Although this i apparently