Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-12-10
THE couNTRYs FINANCES.
,eaeit During the Year al over
Tuenty-nye Wilton Dollars.

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Tue secretary OF the treasury reports
..sf during the fiscal year ended June 80,
~; the receipts OF the government from
& sourees amounted 10 SIga,iT5,4Us. During
y. game period It's expenditures We're S434.
ri si4 Is the excess OF expenditures over
esreiDts thus amounting 10 S23,2B.240. ~.
The ordinary expenditures during the year
we're s4.0i5,s52.21 less than during the pre-
sg,ng fiscal year. Of the receipts men
,iooed. there was derived from customs the
.,a az Sls0.O21. T5t.67. and from internal
revenue STAG, S30.G15.cG The receipts from
,r.toms show I'M Increase Of 81, 1858. i3i22
ayer those from the same source for the
deal year ending June 80, 1895. aud the re-.
eslpts from internal revenue. an Increase OF
| 1854, 53T.9 81.
The value OF our Imported dutIable MGR
eSaadlse during the last tisea. year wds
| $3.50. 757, 4T0. and the value OF free goods TIM
ported SiGD. 967 .47o, being an Increase Of
Na23. G15 In The value OF dutiable goods and
A. 23l. O34 IN the value OF free goods over
the preceding year, our export of mer.
~chandise. foreign md domestic. amounted
ia value 10 $3.50, Coz, 9}S, being an increasc
ever the preceding year of $40. 06S, TT3. The
| average ad valorum duty paid on dutiable
pods Imported during the year was 39.oi
per cent and on free and dutiabie goods
taken together 2osi5 per cent. The cost of
m~llectlng our internal revenue was 2.1S per
ceat. as against Isl per cent for the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1895. The total prodlc.
ton Of distilled spirits. exclusive OF fruit
braadIes was SS.5Ss. I03 taxable IN .ons. be-
iug an Increase of 4, 63gsiOS gallons over the
preceding year. There was also an increase
Of L.443, 6I6 ~goilons OF spirits, produced from
fruit. as compared with the preceding year.
The number of barrels OF beer produced
vas 35.sJ9. $50. as against 33.5s9,7 ) pro-
fueed In the preceding fiscal year, being an
Increase OF 2.269.4 66 barrels
The total amount OF gold exported during
the last fiscal year was Sll2, 40D,DiT and OF
silver S60,541 GO. an Increase of S45..4i .i66
Of gold and Sl3, 246,3 Of silver Gser the ex-
Fcrtations OF the preceding fiscal year. The
Imports of gold were $50, 525 .O65 and OF sill
yer SIS, ~ ,lS6. being 81, $50, 6g3 less OF gold,
aud Ss,566.007 more Of silver than during
the preceding year. The total stock OF met
allie money In the United States at the close
Of the last fiscal year. ended on the Both
dag Of June, 1896. was 81, DOS. 326, OBJ. Of
watch $500, o9I 1854 was in gold, and S62s,
I2S.o7i In silver.
On the first day OF November. 1896. the
total stock Of money OF all kinds ia the teuu-
cry was S2S5. 40, 590 and the amount In
dFeulatlon not including that In the treas
ary holdings was Sl.627, O55.54l. being
&c63 per capita upon au estimated popula-
ton OF Il ,902, 900.
The production OF the precious metals In
the United States during the calendar year
1913 Is estimated TO have been 2,2J4. 100
aae ounces OF gold Of the value Of s46t6lO.-
and 55.I2I.OO " iine ounces Of silver of the
commercial value of $50. A. 900 and the coin
age value Of $72. 05l 900. The estimated pro-
auction OF these metals throughout the
world during the same period was 9.6Ss.s2l
te ounces Of gold. amounting to S2O0,2S5.
10 In value. and 169. 1S9. 80 fine ounces Of
silver, OF the commercial value of x1i0.654,-
w aud of the coinage value of S2ls.T 3S. 100
according 10 our ratio. The coinage of
Hose metals in the various countries OF the
world during the same calendar year
stnonnted TO S232. FOL .43s In gold ana Si2l..
6.219 In silver.
The fetal coinage OF the minis OF the
lated states during the fiscal year ended
'ahe 80, ISM. amounted to xiI. 1sS.4 ASS. 81. OF
which S53S.SIS 400 was In gold coin aud $12,-
sp.gi3.52 In standard silver dollars, sub
salary coins and minor coins. The number
y national banks organized from the time
ne law authorizing Inair creation was pass.
up to Oct. 81, 1s06. was 5.051. and of this
lumber 1919 we're at the date last men.
aoned In active operation, having author
~ capital stock of $3.50. 014. S95. held by
'oo.Sb2 shareholders. and circulating notes
TO x211.4f2, 62O.
Tue total outstanding circulating notes OF
y national banks on the 31st adS of Octo-
1896. amounted TO S234. 553, SO7, includ-
~ unredeemed but fully secured notes OF
'auks lnsolyent and In process OF liquida-
WI. The Increase of national bank ~circula-
sva curing the year ending on that day was
sa,V1.429. On Oct. q. 1896. when the con-
.'oh OF natianal banks was last reported.
ae total resources OF the 3.6T9 active In
,uutions was 81. Is, GS5. 313. SO. which in
tuded 81, s93, 2GS. $780, 81 in loans and dis
pants and $780,. 105, 1873. S. In money OF all
X Nus on hand. OF their liabilities, $l.597.-
'L"'o.o3 was due to Individual depositors
au sZV9.9f4.OI9 consisted OF outstanding
REGULATING notes.