The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-19

Iovsrnment Receipts and Expenditures

The secretary OF the treasury reports that
during the fiscal year ended June 81. 1896, the
receipts OF the government from all sources
amounted to s4oy.415, 4o5.16. During the same
| period It's expenditures were Sf3+,G7S ,6S4. IS.
The excess of expenditures over receipts thus
amounting to 81, 202. 90. 20. The ordinary eX-
penditures during the year were S4,0i5,s52 u less
than during the preceding fiscal year. or the
receipts mentioned there was derived from
customs the sum Of Sl60Gci.75l.67, and from in
ternal revenue Sl46, 851. el5.66. The receipts
| from customs show an Increase OF $3.50, l54 -
over those from the same source for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1895, and the receipts from
internal revenue an increase OF 1854, 1871.
Imports and EIports
Tho value Of our imported dutiable merchan-
disc during the last fiscal year was $751; 40
and the value OF free goods imported SiC9.y67,-
az, being an increase OF S6,525,615 In The value
Of dutiable goods and 81 .23l ,C34 in the value OF
free goods over the preceding year. Our ex-
ports OF merchandise, foreign aud domestic,
amounted in value to SS52.6J3,e3 being an in
crease over the preceding year OF S75.O6S, 7IS.
The average ad valorem duty paid on dutiable
goods imported during the year was 50 81 per
cent. and on free and dutiable goods taken to-
gether 2O.65 per cent.
Internal Revenue.
The cost Of collecting orr internal revenue
VAS 2.7S per cent as ag&lntS Isl per cent. for
the fiscal year endinE June 81. 1895. The total
production Of distilled spirits. exclusive Of
fruit brandieS, was S~5.5sS.108 taxable gallons,
being an increase o. 6,cS9.ll9 gallons over the
p4EtEhlIE ANsAl. ILEtt q -iN' Ia -hNlCdnCo u
i,:s2.676 gallons CT spirits, produced from
fruit. IS compared with the proceeding year.
The number Of barrels of beer produced was
81, $50. $50. as against Sc. $50. 7S4 produced in the
preceding fiscal year, being an increase OF
2,269, 466 barrels.
Specie Imports snd Exports.
The total amount Of gold Exported during the
last fiscal year Was sll2.409,g57, and Of silver
gold and sl2,2i6,58I OF silver over the cxDortd-
tons Of the preceding fiscal year. The imports
OF gold were SS3,52j ,r65, ana OF silver 1881. 166.
being s. S5g, go less OF gold and $3.50. 070 more
Of silver than curing the preceding year.
The Stock of Metallic Money.
The total stock OF metallic money In the
United States at the close OF The last fiscal
year, ended on the both day Of June, 1876, was
81 ,22S. go, U35. Of which $500 ,5g7 ,e64 WIS in gold
and e62S, 7-S.U7l III silver.
On the first day Of November. 1896, the total
stock of money OF all kinds in the country was
S2,-S5.4lO,5sJ ana the amount in circulation, not
including that IN the treasury, holdings, was
81. 627. 055, 64l, being $3.50 per capita upon an es-
tlmated population OF II $4,000.
National Banks.
The number Of national banks organized
from the tlEle the law authorizing their crea-
zion was passed up to October 81, 1896, was
".05i, and O! this number 3,Gs9 were at the date
last mentioned in active oreratiun, having
authorlZed capital stock of ! @O,O!4 $50, held by
G5S,T- share-hoiders. and circulating notes
amounting 10 G1ll,iE2.62u
The total outstanding circulating notes OF
ali national banks on the 3Ist day Of October,
1856, amounted 10 so SOB, So, including unre-
deemed but fully secured notes OF banks insol-
vent and in process Of liquidation.
Foreign Immigration.
The number OF immigrants arriving In the
United States during the fiscal year was Si3,-
20, Of whom 5.O,4 5 were permitted to land,
and 2.199 were ceaarred on various grounds
prescribed by law, and returned to the cOun-
tries whence they'CaICe. at the expense Of the
steamship companies by which they were
brought in.
There arrived from Japan during the year
only LILO immigrants, GEd.it is the opinion OF
the immigration authorities that the appre-
hension heretofore existing 10 some extent OF
"a large Immigration from Japan to the United
states is without any substantial foundation
The Life->aving Service.
From the life-saving service it is reported
that the number Of disasters to ~docuuented
vessels within the limits OF its operations dur
ing the year was $50. These vessels had on
and 10 lost. Tn va.ne Of such vessels is esti-
mated at SS.ss0,Il0. gad Of their carRoeS s.. 49,
$50, making the tCtIi value Of property imper-
lied sle.726.62h. o: this amount 81 -2S2 ,707 was
saved and sl.432. 80 was lost. Sixty-seven OF
the vessels were totally wrecked. There were,
craft. on board OF which there were 5e4 persons,
OF which 5S1 were saved and seven were lost.
The Marine Hospita service, Etc.
The operations OF the marine hospital serv-
Ice, the revenue cutter service. the Steamboat
inspection service, the lighthouse service, the
bureau Of navigation, and other branches of
pubic work attached to the treasury Depart
nent, together with various recommendations
concerning their support and improvements.
ere fully stated in the report .of the secretary
OF the treasury, to which the attention OF the
congress is especially invited.