Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-08


amounting to s2ee.2S5.7oO in value. and l69 q.
1929 fine outtqhs Of silver Of the COM
merciel value Of $40 66i 900, and Of the coin
age value CT S2iS.7SS 100 according to our
ratio The coinage OF thcrc metals In the
various Coantriea, Of the world during the
same cnlendsreyeat amounted to S2S2, 70l i3S
In gold and S12uJbG.219 tn silver. The total
coinage at the mlnts Of the United States
during tho nacll year ended June go 1895,
amounted to lSS,46S.52 Of which SjS,S7S-
400 was in gold coins and Sl2.309 97S.52 in
Standard silver dollars, subsidiary coins and
oher minor coinp.
National Banks.
The numbtt Of national banks organized
from the tNae the law authorizing their
creation was passed up to October 81. 1896.
va1 5,O5l. and Of this number 3G79 were at
the date last mentioned In active operation
having authorized capital stock of $3.50 Oh sos.
held by 2SS,9O2 shareholders and circulating
notes amounting to S2i,4l2.6SO. The total
Cut5tanding circulating notes of all national
banks on the 3lst day of October. 1896,
amounted to S2Si 553 S07, including unre-
deemed but fully secured notes OF banks in
solvent and in process of liquidation. The
Increase IN national blnk circulation during
tho year ending on that day was S2lO99,429
On October 6, 1896, when the
condition of national banks was last
reported. the total resources of the
3.619 active institutions was S3,263. .6S5 -
3l3.S3, which iucluded siS93, PCS ,S39.Sl in
loans and discounts and 1862 los 1885 in
money Of all kinds on hand. OF their lilbili-
ties 81 500 ,S91 ,O5S.OS was due to individual de-
po9tors and $209,944,Ol9 consisted Of out
standing circulating notes.
There were organized during the year
preceding the date last mentioned twenty
eight national banks, located in fifteen states,
of which twelve were organized in the
eastern states with a capital of 81 $50 900:
six in the western states with a capital of
SS75,000, and ten in the southern states
with a capital of S1,190O0O. During the
year, however thirty banks voluntarily
abandoned their franchises under the
national law, and in the case of twenty-seven
others it was found -,sccsgary to appoint
receives. Therefore, ,as compared with the
year preceding, there wasaa decrease of
thirty-six in the number on active banks.
The number of existing banks organized
under the state laws is sos
Zig Increase i'm Immigration.
The number of immigrants arriving in the
United States during the fiscal year was
943, ,267, of whom $40, 46S were permitted to
land and 2,799 were debarred on various
grounds prescribed by law and returned to
the countries whence they came, at the
expense of the steamship company by which
they were brought in The increase in
immigration over the preceding year
amounted to 81 131. II is reported that with
some exceptions the immigrants of the past
year were of hardy, laboring class
accustomed and able to earn support for
themselves, and 1t is estimated that the
money brought with them amounted to at
least $4,000, 900, though 1t was probably much
in excess of that sum- since only those hav-
ing less than $50 are required to disclose the
exact amount and II Is known that many
brought considerable sums of money to buy
land and build homes. Including all the
immigrants arriving who were over II years
of age 2S.G3 per cent were illiterate as
against 2Oi7 per cent of those of that age
arriving during. the preceding fiscal year.
The number of immigrants over II years old.
the countries from which they came, and
the percentage of illiteratee among them
was as follows: Italy, 57,515, with 81 80
per cent; Ireland, 81 496, with per cent;
Russia. 50. 1888, with ALA per cent; Austria
per cent; Germany, 1884, with 2.96 per
cent; Sweden, 1881, with 1.16 per cent,
while from Portugal there came 2,O67, of
whom ~ go per cent were illiterate. There
arrived from Japan during the year only
/, 10 immigrants. and 1t is the opinion of
the immigration authorities that the ap
prehension heretofore existing to some extent
of a large immigration from Japan to the
United States is without any substantial
work of Life-Snving Crews.
From the life-saving service 1t Is reported
that the number OF disasters 10 uOcunenteu
vessels within the limits of its operations
during the year was 43T. These vessels had
on board COS persons, of whom 4,595 We're
saved and thirteen lost. The value of such
vessels is estimatedA at $S,SSO,14O and of
their cargoes, 81, 3,Sf6SS0,' making the total
value of property imperiled, S12,726,520. |
Of this amount, S1l,292, ,707 was saved and
81 432 $50 was lost. SiXty-seven of the YES |
sells were totally wrecked. There were be- |
sides 243 casualties to small undocumented |
,raft on board of which there were 594 |
persons, of whom 5S7 were saved and seven |
we're lost. The value of the property in |
iolved in these latter casualties is esti |
mated at Sl19265, of which Sl14,9l5 was |
saved and Si,350 was lost The life-savlng |
'rews during the year also rescued or as
sisted numerous other vessels and warned |
many from danger by signals both by day |
md night. The number of disasters during
he year exceeded that of any previous year
n the history of the service, but the saving |
II both life and property was greater than
.ver before in proportion to the value of
he property involved and 10 the number
# persons imperiled.
The operations of the marine hospital
service the revenue cutter service, the
teamboat inspection service. the light
louse service. the bureau of navigation and
'thei branches of public work attached
o the Treasury department, together with
arious recommendations concerning their
upport and improvement, are fully stated
n the report of the secretary. to which the
ttention of the congress is especially in
ited