The Helena independent., 1894-12-04
THE TREASURY.
Financial Transactions OF the Government
for the Past Year.

The secretary of the treasury reports
that the receipts of the government
from all sources Of revenue during the
fiscal year ending June 30. 1894 amount
ed to 1872 s02, i5s. .29, and It's expenditures
To- S4i2 COS, 1887, leaving deficit Of
500 s03. 260jS. There was decrease OF
tl5,952 67lG6 In the ordinary expenses
of tho government as compared with
the FISCAL year 1898. There was collected
from customs $l3lSlk53062, and from
internal revenue Sli7, l6s, ,iia.7O. The bal
ance Of the income foI the year. amount
ing 10 Sg3,Sl6,5l7.97, was derived from
the sales Of lands and other sources.
The yplue Uf our total dut.ablr i'm
ports amounted % {27J 1872 OsG, being
STAG. Gi7 G25 Less than during the preced-
ing year. and the imp0rtati0ns free Of
duty amounted to S3iD.7g5,536 being
S6i 1850 less tbau during the preced-
ing year Tho receipts from customs
were SIS go tS6.l1 less aud from inter-
nal revenue si3, $780, .535.97 less, than in
1898, The total tax collected from dis
titled spirits was $50, $50 ,25O25. on manu-
facturad tobacco lSGl7,S9S g. and on
frrmanted liquors f3l.4l4.7lbOi our cx-
ports ~ merchandise, domestic and for
elgp, amounted during the year 10 SS92,
llo512 being an increase over the pre-
Cylng year uf {li. i95,3IS,
Tho total amount Of gold exported
during the hscal year was $40 SOS nGl, as
against Sos $50 A44 during the fiscal ycar
1889. The amount imported was S12,-
Ai9.ilg as against $2il7i3I during the
previous fiscal grNr 1898. The imports
uf SILVER wur' Sl3, 522 aud the rX-
ports Warr $50 itl.geI
Tho total bounty pnid upon the pro-
duutipu pf sugar in the Unltnd States
f1T tho fiscal year wny el9 100 POS 80. be-
eng an increase W y2,T25, D7sW over tho
payments made during tbr preceding
yrnr IN" amount ~ bounty paid from
July I, 1884 lu AuE 2H 1894, the timo
when further payments ceased by opr-
rltiuu ~ Jaw, was $685., ,lsb.St. The total
expenses Incurred in Ihe payment OF The
bounty upon sugar during the fiscal
year was Sl30 1tUSJ.
II is estimated that upon the basis
OF our present revenue mWH, lhc re-
coipts of tho government during the
current year. ending June 80. 1885,, will
be fl2l 42i 7isi4, and lts expenditures
Niit2t IiSAt resulting IN "a deficit OF
$50. 100000.
ON the nrst day ~ November. 1884.
The total stock ~ money ~ all kinds in
The country WIS $..2ip 71}, ,NSS, ~ against
s. 2Ui Gll 600 on tho first ul November
1893. and the money ~ AN kinds lu ClI-
Culntion not included iu tho treasury
holdings was SlG12, ,093, ti2, or f2l73 prt
capita upon an estimated population NJ
s.. 900 AZ the Pumc time there was
held IN the treasury gold bullion
amounting To- EN.Gl5.l775J and silver
bullion which WIS purchased nt u cost
or Sl27, 771. 9sS. The purchase OF silver
bullion under the act NJ July IA. 1890
Ccuscd on the first day Of November
1893, and NJ tn That time thoro had beer
purchased during The fiscal year li,9l7,
G5s.1S fine ounces gt cost ~ W,1l5,i2l,
81. an average cost ~ 1873 pCr hn'
ounce. The total amount uf silver pur
chased from the time that law tool
effect until the repeal OF ita purchus,
clause on the date last mentioned. wui
1GS, GA, ,GS25S flnc ounces. which cos
Si55.g31 .009, 25. the average price per nnl
ounce being g24@
The total amount Of standard Bilvo
dollars coined at the mlnts OF th'
United States since the passage OF N,
net of Feb. 2S, 1888, is S421 ,776 40S, %
which f37s. l66 793 were coined under IN,
provisions Of that act, S3S, ,53i .liS undei