The Forrest City times., 1894-12-07

the receipts of the government from all sources Of revenue during the fiscal year ending June 30. 1894. amounted to s372 so2 49s s9 and its ex- s6as03 .2605S
 There was a decrease of. s15s5e. .674Gs in the ordinary expenses of the government as com pared with the fiscal year 1893 There was col- lected from customs Si3l SIS 530 e. and from in- ternai revenue Sli9,96S 419.70. The balance of the income for the year. amounting to Sg3 sl5- 5l! 91, was derived from the sales of lands and other sources.
 CUSTOMS AND INTERNAL REVENUE.
 The value of our total dutiable imports amounted to S275 lg9 ,0s6 being s46, ,657 625 less than during the preceding year and the m- portations free of duty amounted to s379 795 536, being I474S,61a less than during the preceding year. The receipts from customs were SIS 536,- 4eb II less, and from internal revenue SIS S36- 5Ssg7 less than in 1893. The total tax collected rom distilled spirits was sS5 259, ,25025; on manufactured tobacco s2s .6l7 s9S.62 and on fermented liquors S31, ,414,7ss.04
 THE YEAR EXPORTS
 Our exports of merchandise domestic and foreign, amounted during the year to ss92, ,i4O- o.2. being an increase over the preceding year of S44 .495,31S.
 THE MOVEMENT OF GOLD AND SILVER . The total amount of gold exported during the fiscal year S76 s9s, ,O6I as against sIO8 6S0 "A during the fiscal year ls93 The amount inn ported was S72 1i9, against $21 IA 3Sl dur ing the previous year. The imports of silver 265 '' "0'o V'V'''
 SUGAR BOUNTY PAID.
 The total bounty paid upon the production of sugar Tn the United States for the fiscal year Was l2lO0,2Oss9, being an increase of $2 725- O1s.Ol over the payments made during the pre- cedlng year The amount of bounty paid rom July l, 1894, to August 2s, 1894. operation of law, was s966 ls5s4 The total ex, penses incurred in the payment of the bounty upon sugar during the fiscal year was $780,
 AN ESTIMATED DEFICIT
 It is estimated that upon the basis of the present revenue laws the receipts of the gov ernment during the current fiscal year ending June So lsso: will be S424 .74s A. and it's ex- pendltures S444, ,427 74S.44, resulting in deficit of 20,0O0,000.
 THE NATIONS STOCK OF MONEY
 The first day of November, 1894, the total stock Of money n, ne. 1 of o all kinds in the coun- 65 900 on the first G day aea'hss of Novsmser I 1893, and the money of all kinds in circulation, or not included in the treasury upon an estimated population of 6S Ss7 OOO At the same date there was held in the treasury gold bullion amounting to s44.65 107. .55 and sii- yer bullion which was purchased at cost of S127779,9ss. VI
 SILVER BULLION.
 The purchase of silver bullion under the act or July IA. 1890, ceased on the first day of No vember, ls93 and up to that time there had IT. f.- oos.'s line ounces at a cost of SS.7!5,521 .32 an average cost of 90 1913 per fine ounce The to- tai amount Of silver purchased from the time that law took effect until the repeal of it's purchasing clause on the date last mentioned was 16s.674 6S2. .53 fine ounces which cost SI55 = sSl 0r2 25, the average price per fine ounce being S09244
 COINAGE OF THE MONEY METALS
 The total amount of standard silver dollars coined at the hints of the United States since the passage of the act of February 2S 1878. is S42l ,0640S, of which S37S 166 7g3 were coined un der the provisions of that act; S3S 53I 143 under the provisions of the act of July IA 1890 and So,01s 472 under the act providing for the coin age of trade dollar bullion. The total coinage or all metals at our hints during the last fis- cal year consisted of 63 4S5 220 pieces val ued at $106.216 730.06, of which there was 499.474912.50 in gold coined. S75S in standard silver dollars S6 O24 40 3O in subsidiary silver coin, and S7l6,9l92 26 in minor coin.
 PRODUCTION OF PRECIOUS METALS During the calendar year 1893 the production or precious metals in the United States was estimated at ,139 323 fine ounces of gold of the commercial and coinage value of S35 ,955 coo and 6o,OOO,0O0 fine ounces of silver of the bullion or market value of S46 800 600 and of the coinage value of S77, 576000. It is estimated that on the first day of July, 1894, the stock of metallic money In the United states, consisting of coin and bullion amounted to S1 251 $40 95S, of which so27 9232Ol was gold and S624, ,347 75S was silver
 The Tariff Act. The tariff act passed at the last session of inoyn tant