The Forrest City times., 1896-12-11
FORREST CITY, AFTERNOON DECEMBER H. 1896

OF dutiable coooS and s4i is9i O34 in the value Of
lTee goods over the preceding year Our ex-
ports ot merchandise, foreign aud domestic.
amo ounted IN value to 1885 .g3s being an in
crease over the preceding year Of S7a. .06S. .773
Inc average ad vaiorem duty paid dutiable
goods Imported during The year was 50 81 per
cent. and on free and dutiable goods taken to-
gether 2O.55 per cent
Internal Eeycnue.
The cost OF collecting our internal revenue
was -fs rer cent as againtS 2.sl per cent. for
tae ilscal year ending June 80. lsg5. The total
production OF distilled apirits exclusive Of
frult brandies. was $685. 5OS taxable gallons
being an increase OF q, ,6Se,lI9 gallons over the
preceding year. There was also an increase Of
l'445o'o gallons Of spirits, produced from
fruit. as compared with the preceding wear
4 Inc number OF barrels Of beer produced was
oosos,25O as against 33.5s9.7s4 produced in the
269466 barrels.
Specie Imports and Exports.
The total amount Of gold exported during the
ias iast hscal year was sll2409,g41 and OF silver
eoV,94i,oIO eng an increase OF 1884 .446 of
gold and Sl3,246,3si Of silver over the exporta-
Tons OF the preceding fiscal year The imports
OF gold were &35 ,J65 and OF silver S2S s77 1s6
being s. s5a ,965 less of gold and 49, 66 O7O more
OF silver than during the preceding year.
The stock of MeiaIIic Money.
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
u ,z2s.326 035. Of which S59g, ,597 e64 was in gold
and S62s s,7-807l in silver.
On the first day of November. 1896 the total
stock of money OF all kinds in the country was
f-'<eo,3IoosO and the amount in circulation. not
y, alhelldlng that in the treasury holdings. was
81 CT 0o564l being So 63 per capita upon an es-
tlmated population of II ,912,00
NationaI Banks.
The number of national banks organized
from the time he law authorizing their crea-
uon was passed up to October 81 1896 was
ho5l, aud OF this number 3679 were at the date
iast mentioned in active operation, having
authorlZed capital stock OF g. 50,0I4 sos, held by
2ee'sO2 share holders. and circulating notes
amounting TO S2ll.4l2. Geo
The total outstanding circulating notes OF
all national banks on the 3Ist day of October
1876, amounted to S234 SOB s07 including unre-
deemed but fully secured notes of banks insol-
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 3l046 were permitted to land
and 2,799 were debarred on various grounds
prescribed by law, and re urned TO the coun-
tries whence they came al the expense of the
steamship companies by which they were
brought in
There arrived from Japan during the year
only Lilo immigrants, and it is the opinion OF
the immigration authorities that the appre-
hension heretofore existing to some extent of
a large immigration from Japan to the United
states is without any substantial foundation.
The Iife->aving Service.
From the life-saving service 1t Is reported
that the number of disasters to documented
vessels within the limits OF its operations dur
ing the year was 1877. These vessels had on
board 4.60S persons, OF whom 4.595 were saved
and l3 lost. The value of such vessels is esti-
mated at Ss.Ss0l4 l40, and of their cargoes SO s46-
$50 making the total value OF property imper-
lied Sl2 726520. or this amount sl1 .252, ,707 was
saved and Sl432. .750 was lost. Sixty-seven OF
the vessels were totally wrecked. There We're
besides. 243 casualties TO small undocumented
craft. on board Of which there were 594 persons,
of which 5S7 were saved and seven were lost.
The Marine Hospital service, ETC.
The operations OF the marine hospital sery-
ice. the revenue cutter service. the steamboat
lnspt ction service. the lighthouse service. the
bureau of naviaat on. ana other branches of
public work lached to the treasury depart
inent, together with various recommendations
concerning their support ana improvements
are fully stated in the report .of the secretary
OF the treasury, to which the attention of the
congress is especially invited.