Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-10

Governments Receipts and Expenditure.
Ihs seeretsry @ ot the treasury reports that
receipts OF the government from all sources
amounted to ssS as. a. - During the sams.
period its expenditures xere ss3s d;S 6s4 ~
The excess OF expenditures over receipts thus
amounting TO s.s.dG.e4a N The ordinary ex-
penditures during the year ~ 0is So 81 less
than during the preceding ascal year. OF the
receipts mentioned the.e was derived from
customs the sum n sld0frsi .T5I. s. and from in
ternal revenue si4A.Sn.6la Al The r-ceipts
from customs show an increase OF o. SO Iss -
over those from the same source FOR the nSrAl
year ended June -. ISIS. and the eipts from
Internal revenue an Increase Of s3,ss4. ~ 81
Imports and Exports
The value Of our imported iutlAble merchan-
disc during the last ascal year s1fg. ~ go
anal the value Of free guosis impaired sits. 81
gsll. being increase OF A. 81. .as3 IN the value
OF dntiable goods and s4 81 ga In the value Of
tree goods over The preceding year our ex-
ports Of merchandise foreign aui domestic
Amounted IN value 10 49, 5l6.sss. being an tn
crease over The preceding year of So. ~, ia
The average al vsiorem duty paid on dntiaoie
Suosis imported during The year was u ~ per
cent and ON free and dutiable goods taken to-
gether SIS per csnr
Internal R-veaae
The cost OF collecting internal revenue
N2s = y per cent a. sgaints ri per cent for
the fiscal year ending June n. lstS. The total
production Of distilled spirits. exclusive Of
fruit hrandies. Was 55--.7ts taxable gallons.
G
preceding year There also an increase Of
I l,ssS.a78 gallons Of spirits. produced from
fruit ss compared with the preceding year
lie number or barrels 0f beer produced was
5 50 "a. against Ess9 Tss produced in the
preceding fiscal year. being an increase Of
"a. sf5 barrels
Specie Import. and Exports
The total amount Of gold exported iurin. the
Inst fiscal year was slls Wsss7. and ot silver
So5si .67u Icing an Increase OF SIS al. 80 q
gold and si3-etd.sst Of silver over the exporta-
aasFH
Of gold 81. IS Is. and OF silver - 81 iss
being g, .os 100 less Of xoid and iss6d 90 more
Of silver than during the preceding year.
The Stock of Metallic Money.
The total stock Of metallic money in the
United states AZ the close OF the last fiscal
year. ended on the Dth day Of June isss was
81 -. fsu. .d2s. Of which sbss. .5s7 ses in gold
and sr2s.T-s.15I IN silver
On the FIRST day Of November. ises, the total
stock Of money OF all kinds IN the country was
., sl0 50 and the amount In circulation.
including that IN the treasury holdings. was
q AZ os6 Sal being =. 9 per capita upon
timated population Of y. <lS.aoA
Prodaction OF Precious Metals
The production Of the precious metals in the
United States during the calendar year iseS Is
estimated TO have been g.S5s.T6o nne ounces Of
nne ounces Of silver, Of the commercial value
OF 5644. COO and the coinage value Of 81 lsi doa
throughout the world during the same period
was y. 6.e sci tine ounces OF gold. amounting 10
s2to. rs 100 In value. and los lss 80 ne ounces
Of silver. of the commercial value Of tII0. "a
600 and OF the coinage value OF ssis. ~ 100 ae-
cordiug to our ratio. The coinage Of these
metals in the various countries Of the world
during the same cRlendar year amounted 10
,sss 7oi sss in gold ani sieI ssS glg IN silver
The total coinage at the mints OF the United
States during the fiscal year ended June 20.
les5. amounted 70 81. .fse se- So, Of which -
s5s. 80 was In gold coins and sis.ss.s7sss in
standard silver dollars and miner coins.
National Banks.
The number of national banks organized
from the time the law authorizing their crea-
s.a5l and OF this number ss7s were AZ the date
last mentioned IN active operation. having
authorized capital stock OF s50.0itstS, held BY
ser se shareholders. and circulating notes
amounting to sli.sle. GIL
The total outstanding circulating notes OF
all national banks on the 3lst day OF October.
lst6. amounted TO E3$.5e5.- 81, including unre-
deemed but fully secured notes Of banks insol-
vent and tn process Of liquidation.
Foreign Immigration
The number OF immigrants arriving in the
United states during the fiscal year was ~.
.6T Of whom 3i0.#s were permitted 20 land.
and s.Ts were debarred on various grounds
prescribed by Law and returned TO the coun-
tries whence they came. ~ the expense Of the
steamship companies by which they we're
There arrived from Japan during the year
only l.fle Immigrants. and tt is the opinion Of
the immigration authorities that the appre-
hension heretofore existing TO ~ome extent Of
a large immigration frum Japan 70 the Cnited
States Is without any substantial foundation
The Life-saviBg Service.
From the llfe-saving service it is reported
that the number Of disasters 70 documented
vessels within the limits OF It's operations dur
ing the year At These vessels had on
board 4-ote persons, Of whom 4. 80 were saved
and Is lost. The value OF such vessels II esti-
mated At $50. 40. and Of their cargoes $50
30. making the total value % property imper-
lied sI2. 7.n.S9l OF this amount tli 80. ~ was
saved and 81 Sz2.75o vas lost Sixty-seven Of
the vessels were totally wrecked. There were.
besides. Ss3 casualties 10 small untocumeuted
craft. on board OF which there were So persons.
Of which SCI we're saved and seven we're lost
The Marine Hospital Services. 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
public work attached TO the treasury depart
nenf. together with various recommendation
concerning their support and improvements.
are fully stated IN the report sOf the secretary
OF the treasury. TO which the attention OF the
congress Is especially invited