The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-12-04

tion of sugar in the United States for the
fiscal year was SD 100. 20S.S9 being an ln-
crease of -. -, ,07S0I over the pay
ments made during the previous
year. The amount OF bounty paid rom rom
July / 1884. 10 August IS. 1894.
the" the rim. wh-n further pa?mens increased
| by ooeration of law, was $3.50, lo3 81 Ihe
| total exp-ls7s incurred In tie payment OF
the bounty unon sugar during the hscai
year Was $780, iiu.e3.
II Is estimated that upon the basis OF the
| present revenue laws the receipts OF Tue
! government during the current h-ctl wear
ending June 30 1895, will b. si24 ~ 4o- ~
and its expenditure S444 AZ, '4S4i, les ult- :
| ing IN deficit Of $50 0j0. 0OJ.
STOCK OF MONEY IN THE COUNTRY
The first day OF November, 1894, the total
stock of NJ pn-y of all kinds in he country
was - 240 113 SIS as against s2.204, ,ool. .Obo
on the first day Of Novemoer. 1888,
and the money OF all kinas ia
circulation or not ipciuded in the treasury
holdings was 81, ca, 093. ~. or S24 q per
capita upon an estimated reputation OF
| IS S31. 900 At the same date there was
held in the treasury gold bullion amount
ing to S446l5 l07. % and silver bullion
which was purchased at cost OF Sl@i ,'i9.
9SS The purchase OF silver bullion under
the act of july Il, 1890, ceased on the 1st
dav of NoveIn Der, 1888, ana mp to that time
there had been purchased during the nscal
wear II 9l1 653 IS line ounces AT q cost OF
S, ,1I5. 52l 81, an average cost OF IS 13i3 per
fine ounce The total amount OF silver
purchase from the time that law took
effect until the repeal OF It's
purchasing clause on the date last men
TONED was 163. GA 6S2. .53 fine ounces which
cost $50 9Si. .0J2 p, the average per Al -
ounce being SO.J2H. The totaI amount OF
standard silver dollars coined at the mii:s
OF the United States sInce the pasS@g- Il
the act of February IS, 1873, IS S42l, 40 z4iS,
of which S31S lG6, 193 were coined under
the provisions OF thai act, SIS, j3l, 143 uud-r
the provisions of the act or July IA, 1871
and 50. .O7S 413 under the act providing tor
the Coinage of trade dollar bullion.
The total coinage of all metals at our
mInts during the last fi-cal year consisted
of G3, AS, 30 pieces valued At SiO0 10, 80 10
Of WHICH there was $50. 474 9i2 % Ia gold
coined. S153 in standard silver dollars, SO,
02i. .l4O 30 in subsidiary silver coin and SIG,
9l9 26i minor coin.
PRODUCTION OF PRECIOUS METALS.
During the calendar year. 1885, the pro-
duction OF precious metals in the Cnited
States WAS estimated at !. 139 3<3 ilDe
ounces OF gold Of the commerci aud coin
age value OF 81, $500 and G0OUO,U0O fine
ounces of silver Of The bullion or market
value of SIC. 500 900 and of the coinage
value OF 81, $40 00J Il i estimated that
on the first day If July, 1894, the stock Of
metallic money in the United States con-
sIsting Of coin aud bullion, amounted TO
81. .25l, $40. 95S, of which s6l5, 923. POI was
gold aud S624 347, 7jS was silver.
Fifty national banks were organized
during the Year enaIny October 81, 1894,
with a capital of S5.2S5, 900. and seventy
nine with "A capital of 30, ,475, 600 went into
voluntary liquidation Iwenty-one banks
with "A capital Of 81, 40. 000 were placed IN
the hands of receivers. The total number
of national banks in existence on the
thirty-first day of October last was . 75G,
being forty less than Oh the thirty-iirSt
day Of October 1893. The capital stock
paid in was S672, G1l 800, being S9,67S, 49l
less than at the same time in tue previous
year aud the surplus and undivided profits,
less expenses and taxes paid. amounted to
S34i. I2I, ,Os2 0, which was SIG 0S9, 80 less
than on October 81, 1898.
DECREASE OF TIE CIRCULATION.
The circulation i decreased S1I, ,74I, ,563,
the obi cations of the banks TO each other
were increased Sll7, ,269 334 and the indi-
vidual deposits We're S211, 294, 5S9 less than
at the CORES spondinG date in the previous
year. Loans and discounts Were Sl6l. 206,-
923 more than at the same time the prev
Gus year ant checks and other cash items
were 800, ,349 936 more. The total resources
of the banks at the date mentioned
amounted to S3.473 922, 055 as against S.
l09 ;Jt3 Isl 36 IN 1873