Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-12-12

amounted to s409 AIS, 40S 76 During the same
period its expenditures were &3467S 654.4S, ex-
cess of expenditures over the receipts thus
amounting to $25, 203, 20450 The ordinary eX-
penditures during the year 81, 015 S52 81 less
than during the preceding fiscal year. or the
receipts mentioned, there was derived from Gus
toms the sum of S1S9 021, 751.67 and from Internal
revenue SAG, $50, els &c. The receipts from GUS
toms show an increase of ST. $685. 1922 over these
from the same source for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1895, and the receipts from internal
revenue increase OF s3.5S4 597.91.
exports ana Imports.
The value of our imported dutiable merchan-
disc during the last fiscal year was 1863 557, TO
and the value of free goods imported $409, 967,
40, being an increase OF Sc, 523, 675 In the value
of dutiabe goods and SAL 231, 034 in the value
of free goods over the preceding year. Our
ports OF merchandise, foreign and domestic,
amounted in value to 1882. Cos $685. being in
crease over the preceding year of SIS, 06S 773.
The average ad valorem duty paid on duti-
able goods imported during the year was 80 "a
per cent, and on free and dutiable goods taken
together 20.55 per cent.
, Internal Revenue.
! The cost of collecting our internal revenues
was 27S per cent, as against Psi per cent for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895. The total
production of distilled spirits, exclusive of fruit
brandies 88,5SS, 703 taxable gallons being
increase OF $685. los gallons over the pre-
cedng year. There also an increase of
LAB 76 gallons of spirits produced from fruit
as compared with the preceding year. The
number of barrels of beer produced was 80, $685.
$780, as against 33, ,7S4 produced in the pre-
ced1ng nscal year. pelhg an increase or 2,zo9,-
446 barrels.
+ Gold and Silver.
| The total amount or gold exported during the
last fiscal year was SIP, 409, SAT, and of silver
and S13 246, 1884 of silver the expectations of
the preceding fiscal year The imports of gold
were $33, 525 O65 and of silver $685. IT. 1876, being
S. 695 less of gold and IS, $50 0O7 more of sill
yer 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 Both day of June, 1896, was 81, 226,
1885, O35, OF which $579 1854 was in gold, and
$642, 728, Oh in silver.
On the LIST day of November 1896, the total
stock of money of all kinds in the country
was 50, 285, 41O, $50, and the amount in circula-
ton, not including that in the treasury hold
ings, $1,627 055, GAL, being s22.63 per capita
upon an estimated population Of II, 902, 000
Production of Money.
The production of the precious metals in the
! United States during the calendar year of
1856 Is estimated to have been 2"54 700 fine
ounces of gold of the value of $46 610, 000 and
S. 727, 900 fine ounces Of silver of the CONNER
cial value Of $36, $4,000 and the coinage value
! of $72, 051, 900.
! The estimated production of these metals
throughout the world during the same period
was 9,4S8, 821 fine ounces of gold, amounting to
5000 2S5 700 in value and 1863 1924 fine ounces
silver of the commercial value Of $11O 654, 900,
! or a coinage value of $21S, 1888 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, FOL, 438 in gold
and $121, 996, 319 in silver.
The total coinage at the minis of the United
States during the fiscal year ending June 80,
1896 amounted to $72, 1875, 468.52, of which $751;
S7S 400 was in gold coin and minor coins
National Banks.
The number of national banks organized from
the time the law authorizing their creation was
passed up to October 81, 1896, was 5051, and of
this number 3679 were at the date last men
toned in active operation having authorized
capital stocks of $3.50, Ola 1885, held by 26S 900
! shareholders and circulating noteS amounting
to
The total outstanding circulating notes Of all
national banks on October 81, 1896. amounted to
1924 552 S07, including unredeemed but fully Sc
cured notes of banks insolvent and in process
of liquidation. The increase in national bank
circulation during the year ending on that day
was S21, 099 429. On October g. 1896, when the
condition of national banks last reported
the total resources of the 3679 active institutions
was So 1868 6S5 513 g. which included $1,S93. 268,
S39. 81 in loans and discounts and $685. l65 80
in money of all kinds on hand.
Of their liabilities, 1880, S91, 03 was due to
individual depositors and s209, 44,O19 consisted
of outstanding circulating notes.
There were organized during the year pre-
ceding the date last mentioned 2S national
banks located in Is states of which IL were or
ganized in the eastern states with capital OF
ST. 1870 900, six in the western states with a
capital of 1915 000 and 10 in the southern states
with a capital of 81, $780, 900. During the year
however 80 banks voluntarily abandoned their
franchises and in the case of q others 1t was
found necessary to appoint receivers There
fore as compared with the preceding year.
there was decrease Oh 90 III IiG -
ontiva hanks The number of existing banks
organized under state laws Is 5100.
Immigration.
The number of immigrants arrived IN I'll the
1rrited states during the fiscal year was 343,-
SGT of which 340,46S were permitted 10 lanu
and 2799 were debarred various grounds pre-
scribed by law and returned TO the countries
whence they came, at the expense OF the steam
~ cornnanies bv which they were brought
The increase in immigration over the preceding
year amounted to S4,131, 1t Is reported tn nat
!
w.. ,,aor were of a hardy laboring class able
b to earn support for themselves and it is es
timated that the money brought with them
ornonnted to at least $751; 900, though 1t was
dlii tuhiv much in excess of that sum- since only
t,,ose ba wing less than $50 required to dis
cinse the exact amount and 1t is known thae
1onv brought considerable sums or money "
iLah' ,ond and huild homes. Including all the
= puy lailu q. orrivinp who were over IA years or