Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-11
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Treasury Receipts, Etc.

The secretary of the treasury reports
that during the fiscal year ended June
30, 1896, the receipts Of the government,
from all sources, amounted to $4os,4to,-
40S.7S. During the same period It's ex-
penditures were $434,678, G544S. the ex-
amounting to $25,203,245.70. The orci-
nary expenditures during the year were
34.0l5,S52.21 less than during the pre-
ceding fiscal year. OF the recelpts
mentioned there was derived from GUS
toms the sum of sl8002l, 751.67. ana
from internal revenue 146,SSO, ~.
The receipts from customs show an m
crease Of s7,863, 134.22 over those from
the same source for the fiscal year END
ing June 30, 1895, and the receipts from
internal revenue an increase OF 1884,
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The value of our imported dutiable
merchandise during the last fiscal year
was 1868, Isl, 40, and the value OF free
goods imported s4O9, 40. being an IN
creese of $685. Cts IN the value OF du-
table goods and $41. 23l, 034 IN the value
Of free goods over the preeea'nf S,S SJa,;
Our exports Of merchandise, iofeisn
and domestic, amounted III value 70
1887, 6O6, 1888, being an increase over the
preceding year Of $75.O6S.773. The aver
age ad valorem duty paid on dutiable
goods imported during the year was
So o. per cent. and on free and dutiaole
goods taken together 2o.55 per cent. :,
The cost Of collecting our Internal
revenue was 27S per cent, as against
Psi Der cent for the fiscal year ending
June 30; 1895. The total production OF
distilled spirits, exclusive of fruit bran
dies. was Sc, 588, 1903 taxable gallons, be-
ing an increase Of 6,639,10S gallons over
the preceding year. There was also an
Increase Of 1,443.e76 gallons OF spirits.
produced from fruit as compared WIZ
the preceding year. The number OF
barrels Of beer produced was so'Sss'11v c
as against S3,5S9.7S4 produced In the
preceding fiscal year, being an increase
Of $3.50, 46G barrels.
The Precious Metals.
The total amount Of gold exported
during the last fiscal y: year vas wa slE.-
an increase of $45.941.4 66 of gold and
s13,246,3S4 Of silver over the exporta-
tions Of the preceding fiscal year. The
imports Of gold We're $33, 525, 065 and of
silver S2s, 777.1S6. being $2.s5s.695 less Of
gold and $S,566,0 07 more Of silver than
during the preceding year. The total
stock of metallic money in the United
States at the close on the last fiscal
1896, was 81 .22S. 326.035, Of which $780,
597, 1864 was in gold and 62S,72S,01 in
silver. On the first day Of November.
1896, the total stock Of money OF all
kinds in the country was $2,2SS, 40 $50,
and the amount in circulation. not in
Guiding that in the treasury holdings,
was 81 ,G27, 055,641, being $22.63 per capita
upon an estimated population Of H.
902, 000 The production Of the precious
metalstii the United States during the
calendar year 1895 is estimated to have
been 1854, 100 fine ounces Of gold Of the
value Of $46.610,000. and 55,727,O fine
ounces Of silver Of the commercial val
ue OF SAG, 445,0 900. and the coinage value
Of $72,051, 900. The estimated produc-
ton of these metals throughout the
world during the came period was
9,6SS 1921 fine ounces Of gold, amounting
to $200,2S5, 700 in value, and 169, 1879, 90
fine ounces Of silver, Of the commercial
value Of $40, 654. 900. and of the coinage
value Of s21s.73S, 100 according to our
ratio.
The coinage OF these metals in the
various countries Of the world during
| 1922. 1883 in gold and $12l 1896, 2I0 in
silver. The total coinage at the minis
Of the United States during the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1896, amounted to
81, 1SS, 4SS.52 Of which $5S.S78, 400 was IN
gufu rufns ana sfr, sos, srs:o5 III standard
silver dollars, subsidiary coins and
minor coins.
The number of national banks organ
lied from the time the law authorizing
their creation was passed, up to Octo-
Der 81, 1896, was 5.051, and Of this num-
Der 1879 were at the date last mentioned
In active operation, having authorized
capital stock Of s65O,o14,s95, held by
2S8,9O2 shareholders, and circulating
notes amounting TO $211 ,412,620.