The Greenville times., 1896-12-09
Seal Life In Behrlng Sea
NATIONAL FINANCES.


uo'efhment heceipts ana expenditures
The secretary OF the treasury reports that
during the fiscal year ended June 30. 1895, the
receipts OF the government from all sources
amounted to s4Oe, 4I5,40S7S During the same
period its expenditures were ASi,6Ts,e544s.
The excess OF expenditures over receipts thus
amounting to s5g03, ,24570 The ordinary ex.
pendtures during the year were sl,0i5 $50 2l less
than during the preceding fiscal year. OF the
receipts mentioned there was derived from
customs the sum OF Sl600el, ,75l. 81, and from In
ternnl revenue Sli0S3O,6i50G The receipts
from customs show an increase OF G,s63, 1874 22
over those from the same source for the hseal
year ended June 90 1865. and the receipts from
Internal revenue an Increase OF s3,bSl,13 el
Imports and Exports
The value OF our imported dutiable merchan-
disc during the last fiscal year was ss6e, ISL 40
and the value Of free goods imported 500 067,-
47U, being an Increase OF 1888 t7b In the value
OF dutable goods and cal g9l ,034 In the value OF
free goods over the preceding year Our ex-
ports OF merchandise, foreign aud domestic,
amounted In value to sss2. .6l6,eSS, being an in
crease over the preceding year OF ,7i3
The average ad vulorem duty paid on dutable
goods imported during the year was 30 ~ per
cent aud on free and dutiable goods taken TO-
gether 20.S per cent
wfff Internal Revenue.
The cost Of collecting our lnterml revenue
was 21S per cent as againts Eel per cent for
the fiscal year ending June 80 1895. The total
production OF distilled spirits, exclusive Of
fruit brandies, was ", ,705 taxable gallons
being an increase OF 06S9,ll9 gallons over the
preceding year There was also On increase OF
1866 gallons Of spirits, produced from
fruit as compared with the preceding year
The number OF barrels OF beer produced was
50, $50 $50, MS against 3Sbs9,Is4 produced in the
preceding fiscal year being on Increase OF
2 g2c9, Acc barrels,
Specie Imports and Exports.
Yt a A..
last fiscal year was sil2, ,e47, and OF silver
360.54i,670, cling an increase OF 1891 446 Of
gold and Si32 ,3si Of silver over the exporta-
tions Of the preceding fiscal year. The imports
Of gold were SS U65, and OF silver s2ssTf ,sd
being g. $50 0d5 less of gold and iShG6.070 more
OF silver than during the preceding year.
The stock OF Metallic Mouey.
The total stock Of metallic money in the
United States OF the close OF the last fiscal
year, ended on the S0th day OF June, 1890 was
81 22s $40, ,03b. OF which s59g, ,5g79ci was In gold
and s62s ,7gs.07l In silver
On the first day Of November, 1896, the total
stock OF money OF oil kinds in the country was
s2,ss54l0,JvO aud the amount In circulation, not
including that In the treasury holdings, was
81 627 065 64l being 922 B3 per capita upon On es-
tmated population OF n .gO200l
National Banks.
The number OF national banks organized
from the time the law authorizing their crea-
tiOn was passed up to October 81, 1896, was
bO5l, and OF this number 3,679 were ut the date
last mentioned In active operation, having
authorized capital stock OF S50Ol4, 800, held by
28s 9O9 shareholders. and circulating notes
amounting TO s2ll,il260.
The total outstanding circulating notes OF
all national banks on the 3lst day Of October
1906, amounted to s3l,5b3sW, including unre-
deemed but fully secured notes Of banks nsol-
vent and In process of liquidation.
Foreign Immigration.
The number OF immigrants arriving in the
United States during the fiscal year was 343-
267 OF whom 3i04tB were permitted to land,
and 2790 were debarred on various grounds
prescribed by law, and returned to the coun-
tries whence they came. at the expense OF the
steamship companies by which they were
brought In.
There arrived from japan during the year
only l1l0 immigrants, and 1t Is the opinion OF
the immigration authorities that the appre-
henson heretofore existing to some extent OF
large immigration from japan W the United
states is without any substantial foundation.
The Life-saving Service
From tho lIfe-saving service II Is reported
that the number OF disasters TO dooumented
vessels within the limits OF It's operations dur
ing the year was iS7. These vessels had on
board 4.GOS persons, OF whom 1895 we're saved
and 13 lost. The value OF such vessels Is esti-
mated at 49, $50 40, and of their cargoes 50, ,s46-
$780, making the totar value OF property imper-
lied sl2 726.520. OF this amount sll .2y27U was
saved and 81 ,432 $50 was lost. Sixty-seven OF
the vessels werc totally wrecked. There were,
besides, e43 casualties to small undocumented
craft, on board OF which there were Og4 persons,
OF which bs7 were saved aud seven were lost.
The Marine Hospital 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
public work attached to the treasury depart
ment, together with various recommendations
concerning their support ard improvements,
are fully stated In the report .of the secretary
of the treasury. to which the attention OF the
congress is especially invited. ff