The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-12-18
NATIONAL FINANCES.



The secretary OF the treasury reports that
during the fiscal year ended June 80, 1886, the
recei pts OF the government from all sources
amounted 10 s4Ogf15 ,fUssH During the same
period It's expenditures were st5i'o's,Coi.fo.
The excess OF expenditures over receipts thus
amounting TO S-b2U3.2l5 20 The ordinary ex-
penditures during the year we're siOlo,oa~ ~ less
than during the preceding nsral year VI tho
reccipts mentioned there was derived from
customs the sum Of 3l6OWl 81. aud from IN
ternal revenue sl46.sSn 90 60 The rsc.ipts
from customs show an Increase OF cf,so5la4 *
over those from the same source for the hnchi
year ended June 80, 1893 and the receipts from
Internal revenue an increase OF sJ'as4fS'".
Imports and Exports
The value Of our imported dutiable merchan-
disc during the last fiscal year was Sots.I'. 40
and the value Of free goods imported Si09.s65.-
47O. being an increase OF S6.ae5,nso IN the Valu.
OF dutiabe goods and SAL 2sl ,O34 In the value ci
free Goods over the preceding year Our e.
ports O. merchandise. foreign aud domestic.
amounted in value to ses2.6lt,sas being an "
crease over the preceding year OF a1aoos..'S
The average al valorem duty paid on dutabie
goods imported during the year was 30 ~ per
cent. and on free and dutiable goods taken To-
gether 2055 per cent
Internal Revenue.
The cost Of collecting our internal revenue
was - per cent as againts I'll per cent. lot
the fiscal year ending June 80. 1850 Ihe total
production OF distilled spirits, exclusive OF
| fruit brandies was So .5sS.s0S taxable gallons,
| being an increase OF csc l9 gallons over the
| preceding year. There was also an increase OF
| i 443 s56 gallons OF spirits, produced from
| fruit as compared with the preceding year
The number OF barrels Of beer produced wa,
| 35 $50 80 as against 33.5s9.7ss produced In the
preceding fiscal year, being an increase OF
| 2.2t9 AGO barrels.
| specie Imports and Exports.
| The total amount Of gold exported during the
| last fiscal year was sll2,4o9.s47, and OF silver
| SO 54I,o7O Icing an increase OF sio,e7l,4 $40 81
gold and si324es, Of silver over me expo ora.
OF gold were SD BPS O65, and OF silver s.e1sls6
| being 81 sSs s65 less Of gold and se,s66oso more
| of silver than during the preceding year
The STOCK Of Metallic Money.
The total stock OF metallic money in the
| United states at the close OF the last hsca
year, ended on the 10th dny OF June, leio Was
81 .2as a26. o3b of which $5ss 5s5,sc4 was In gold
| and s62s, szs.07l in silver
| ON the first day OF November 1896 the tota
| stock OF money OF all kinds in the country was
4, 1s5. i0. $50 aud the amount in circulation moi
ina. 10 the 1sasSry ,a pnn an ws'
! tmated population OF ~ ,Vo2.Ooo
National Banks.
The number OF national banks organized
| from the time the law authorizing their crea
| ton was passed up to October 81, 1896. wat
| b05i and OF this number 367g we're at the dat
last mentioned in active OPERATION, hav'n.
authorized capital stock OF Sbo'ol4 500, held b.
49,. vu2 share holders, ana circulating hotc
| amounting TO Ssil.4l2, go
Tbe total outstanding circulating notes o
all national banks on the slst day OF October
deemed but fully secured notes OF banks insol
vent and in process OF liquidation.
Foreign Immigration.
| The number OF Immigrants arriving In tn
United states during the fiscal year was 3ia,
cs7 OF whom 3iO.4 were permitted To land
and 27yp were dcbarred on various ground
| prescribed by law, and returned to the coun
tries whence they came. at the expense oi IN
steamship companies by which they wer
brought In. -
! only lilo immigrants, and II is the opinion Q
the immigration authorities that the appre
hension heretofore existing 10 some extent 2
! a large Immigration from Japan TO the Unite
! states is without any substantial foundation
The fe-saving Service.
| | From the life-saving service II Is reporte
| that tho number Of disasters to documente
4 vessels within the limits OF its operations dur
h ing the year was i37 These vessels had O
I board 46Oe persons, OF whom 4h9b were save
\ and 10 lost. The value OF such vessels Is esq
: mated at g. $50. ii0 and OF their cargoes 1890
\ $50. making the total valno OF property impel
q | lied SIC 726.520 or this amount I'll 2s2,'u' wa
v saved and al. 432. $50 was lost. Sixty-seven
h | the vessels we're totally wrecked. There wer
besides, 243 casualties to small undocumente
n craft on board OF which there we're be4 person
: OF which bs7 were saved and seven were lost.
IT The Marine Hospital Service, Etc.
o The operations OF the marine hospital ser
, ice, the revenue cutter service. the steampo
n inspection service. the lighthouse service. u
d bureau OF navt alton. and other branches
y public work attached to the treasury depar
d ment, together with various recommendatio
l. concerning their support and improvement
al are fully stated In the report sof the secreta
3 OF the treasury. to which the attention OF u
Is congress is especially invited.