The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-08

ton may he secured for the protec-
ton AGAINST threatened extinction of
seal life in the northern Pacific and
Boring sea.
GOVERNMENT FINANCES
The secretary-of the treasury reports
that during the fiscal year ended June
80, 1896, the receipts of the government
from all sources amounted TO S409, 49,
4cS.IS. During the same period its ex-
penditureS were $434, SIS 6544S, the ex-
cess of expenditures over receipts thus
amounting to S25, 203, 245.70. The ordi-
nary expenditures during the year
were $4,015, S52.21 less than during the
preceding fiscal year. OF the receipts
mentioned, there was derived from
customs the sum of s1S0,021. 1857 and
from internal. revenue $146S $50, 615. sc.
Inc receipts from customs show an in
crease of $7,S63, 1922 over those from
the same source for the fiscal year end
ing June so, 1895, and the receipts from
internal revenue an increase of 3,5S4.-
! 53I.91. The value of our imported
dutiable merchandise during the last
fiscal year was 1859 757. 40, and the
value of free goods imported $780, 967, :
40, being an increase of Sc. 523, 675 in
the value of dutiable goods and $41, 231, =
O34 in the value of free goods over the
preceding year. Our exports of mer-
chandise. foreign and domestic
amounted in value to 1882. 6O693S, be-
ing an increase over the preceding year
of S75,06S,779. The average ad valorem
duty paid on dutiable goods imported
during the year was 1894 per cent and
on free and dutiable goods taken to-
gether 2O.55 per cent.
TNTE,TS NAT DU,XyIrNTTTIV
The cost of collecting our internal
revenue was 27S per cent, as against
2.S1 per cent for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1885. The total production
OF distilled spirits, exclusive of fruit
brandies, was SS,5sS.703 taxable gal
Ions, being an increase of $3.50, los gal
Ions over the preceding year. There
was also an increase of ], Az, $40 gallons
of spirits produced from fruit as COM
pared with the preceding year. The
number of barrels of beer produced was
35,S09,250 as against 1859, 7S4 pro-
duced in the preceding fiscal year, be-
ing an increase of 2,269, 446 barrels.
GOLD AND SILVER.
The total amount of gold exported
during the last fiscal year was S112,-
409,94 and of silver $50, al, $40. being
an increase of S45, 941, 1866 of gold and
$13, 246,3S4 of silver over the exDorta-
tons of the preceding fiscal year. The
imports of gold were $33, 525, 065 and of
silver SIS. III 1S6, being 81, S59. 695 less of
gold and IS, $50, 0O7 more of silver than
during the preceding year. The total
stock of metallic money in the United
States at the close of the last fiscal
year ended on the 30th day of June,
1896, was 81, 22S, 326, OBS, of which $685.
597 964 was in gold and 1928. 72S,071 in
silver. On the 1st day of November.
1896. the total stock of money of all
kinds in the country was S2,2S5, 410, $50,
and the amount in circulation. not in
Guiding that in the treasury holdings.
was 81 627 ,055, 641, being $22.63 per capita
upon an estimated population of u, 902,
600. The production of the precious
metals in the United States during the
calendar year 1895 is estimated to have
been 2254 100 fine ounces of gold of the
value of SAG. $780, 900 and 55. 727 900 fine
ounces of silver of the commercial
value of 36.4l5,000 and the coinage
value Of s72O51. 600.
The estimated production of these
metals throughout the world during
the same period was 9,4SS,S21 fine
ounces of gold, amounting TO S200,2S5,
700 in value, and 169, 1S9. 294 fine ounces
of silver. of the commercial value of
$11O, 654 900 and of the coinage value of
$21S, 73S 100, according to our ratio.
The coinage of these metals in the
various countries of the world during
the same calendar year amounted TO
1922, 701 43S in gold and S121, 996.219 in
silver.
COINAGE FOR THE YEAR.
The total coinage at the minis of the
United States during the fiscal year
ended June 80. 1885, amounted to $72,-
1SS, 46S52, Of which $5S,S7S,49O was in
gold coin and minor coins. The num-
Der of national banks organized from
the time the law authorizing their
creation was passed UP to Oct. 81, 1896,
was 5,051, and of this number, 1868
were at the date last mentioned in ac-
tive operation, having authorized cap
ital stock of $685. Oh, S95 held by 2SS, 902
shareholders. and circulating notes
amounting TO s21,412, 500
NATIONAL BANKING SYSTEM.
The total outstanding circulating
notes of all national banks on the 31st
day of October 1896, amounted TO 1894
$50, SO7, including unredeemed but fully
secured notes of banks insolvent and
in process of liquidation. The increase |
in national bank circulation during the !
year ending On that day was $21. 099. 429. /
On Oct. 6. 1896, when the condition of
national banks was last reported, the |
total resources OF the soy active IN |
situations was S3.263, $50, 1888. which |
included $1,S93, 26S. s39.S1 in loans and |
discounts and $780,, 165, 1885 in money /
of all kinds on hand OF their liabil- |
tiles 1880, S91, 05S.03 was due to in |
dividual depOsitOrs and $209, 944,019 con-
sisted of outstanding circulating notes. |
There were organized during the year |
preceding the date last mentioned % |,
national banks, located in 10 states, of |
which II were organized in the eastern /
states with a capital of S11S0. 600, six
in the western states, with a capital of /
SS75. 000 and ten in the southern states, |
with a capital of $1,190,000 During |
the year. however, 80 banks voluntar-
lily abandoned their franchises under |
the national law, and in the case of u /
others it was found necessary 20 APP
point receivers. Therefore, as COM
pared with the year preceding. there
was a decrease of SO in the number of |
active banks. The number of existing
banks organized under the state laws
is sos.
IMMIGRATION.
The number of immigrants arriving
in the United States during the fiscal !
year was 343, 267, of whom $40 46S were
permitted to land. and 2,799 were de-
barred on various grounds prescribed
by law and returned to the countries
whence they came at the expense of
the steamship companies by which they
were brought in.
The increase in immigration over the
preceding year amounted to 81. 131. 1t
is reported that with some exceptions
the Immigrants of the mast wear Wara