Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-10

early attention OF the congress.
Seal Life In Behring Sea.
We have during the last year iabored faith
fully, and against unfavorable conditions, to
secure better preservation Of seal life In the
Behrilg sea. Both the United States and
sioners to these waters to study the habits and
condition OF the seal herd and the causes OF
their rapid decrease Upon the ne reports 81
and with the exercise of patience and good
sense on the part OF all interested parties, 1t Is
be secured for the projection against the
threatened extinction OF seal life in the north
ern Pacific and Behring sea.
NATIONAL FINANCES.
Government Receipts and Expenditures.
The secretary of the treasury reports that
during the fiscal year ended June 80. 1895. the
amounted aTagds to i s4os. ~. 4os. IS. During the same
period Its expenditures we're s4S4,6s,dt4.is
a anne etfesS TO o IS sos. ~. 70 The ordinary s exs
penditures during the year. were si.0ls.sSs q less
than during the preceding fiscal year. OF the
c c9ssipss 1 mes sn@ ef s ise Sc, 'Tfs 81 ae anG from lfG inn
ternal revenue SIG, $50. 6l6& The receipts
from customs show an increase of S7.sG3.la4 %
year ended June 80. 1895. and the receipts frem
internal revenue an increase Of ss.1s4.73Tel.
imports and Exports.
The value Of our imported dutlable rnerchaii-
and t aarl Vaiu ENG e. la free es goods sea imported S . al sios. ss 81
47o. being an increase OF s6.5s3,675 In the value
Of dutiable goods and 81 PSI ,oS4 in the value of
ports Of merchandise, foreign aud domestic,
amo united in value to SSS2.606,e3s being an in
crease over the preceding year Of s7s; CO., ~
goods imported during the year was 99t per
cent. and on free and dutiable goods taken to-
gether 2o.D per cent
Internal Revenue.
Tfa onSf NJ Nn1laHttn0 hffr frfernEI rrEsptfp
was 70 per cent. as aeaints al per cent 70,
the fiscal year ending June so. 1895. The total
B E9s,a SraDaie 81 S alstt a'sss s 81 ssss e5slu saSien 81
being an increase of 6,eSe,I Ie gallons over the
preceding year. There was also an increase OF
i.44s,e7 gallons OF spirits, produced from
fruit, as compared with the preceding year.
The number Of barrels of beer produced was
IS, $50, $50, as against 1855, 7s4 produced In the
preceding fiscal year, being an increase OF
2,se9 ,4e5 barrels.
Specie Imports and Exports.
The total amount OF gold exported during the
last hseal year was SHE, aos,e 47, and Of silver
gold and sIs,246,3s4 OF silver over the exporta-
Of gold were s3s, 6e5. Oss, and OF silver ses,sT 1856,
being 81 $685. 65 less Of gold and So, sec, 070 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 fiscal
yes or ended en- eS. on the goth day Of June, 1890 was
VI AAN sroOf Hh1 AZ "
and sd2s, 72s,07l in silver.
On the first day OF Novembey, 1896, the total
stock OF money OF all kinds in the country was
u KIP aio, $50 and the amount In circulation, not
q. da7 ,065,e4l. being s2s. So per capita upon an es-
timated population Of Il, 002,000.
Production of Precious Metals
The production Of the precious metals In the
United States during the calendar year 1895 is
soid. q The value Of 100000. 81 Ss,Fas5o6oe
Of sSe, 445.0 600 and the coinage value OF s7a, 05l COO
The estimated production Of these metals
throughout the world during the same period
s200, 2s5 700 In value, and leG, lSs, 249 Hne ounces
Of silver, Of the commercial value Of sf10,654,-
600 and OF the coinage velue OF sais. 7Ss, 100 &C
cordiug to our ratio. The coinage of these
metals in the various countries of the world
during the same calendar year amounted to
The total coinage at the mints of the United
1875. amounted to s1i, iss,46ss.ss, Of I which SIS g.,
sTs. 400 was in gold coins and si2, 30s, g7s.5 in
standard silver dollars and miner coins.
National Banks.
The number of national banks organized
from the time the law authorizing their crea-
ten was passed up to October 81. 1895, was
last mentioned In active operation, having
authorized capital stock of $3.50, Ola sos, held BY
ess,&e share-Rolders and circulating notes
The total outstanding circulating notes of
all national banks on the 3ist day OF October,
1895, amounted TO 1924. 56s SGT, including unre-
vent and In process OF liquidation. The in
crease In national bank circulation during
October 0, 1895, when the condition of national
banks was last reported the total resources of
the s'o1s active Institutions was ., 2e3, eSs.-
and discounts and SAGE les. f33. So in money of
al kinds on hand. OF their liabilities 1887.
sol .05s was due to individual depositors and
EEUH ga DIV consisted nj nflfGtandinlP PfPNYtat-
There were organized during the year pre-
eeding the date last mentioned % national
banks, located In 10 states, Of which f2 were
organized in the eastern states with o capital
Of 81 10000; six in the western states with a
With q capital Of 81, 100. 900. During the year,
however, 81 banks voluntarily abandoned their
franchises under the national law, and In the
case of "a others 1t was found necessary to ap-
point receivers. Therefore. as compared with
the year preceding there was a decrease of 81
In the number of active banks.
Foreign Immigration.
The number OF immigrants arriving in the
United States during the fscal year was 343,
261, Of whom 0,4ts were permitted to land
and a.7a9 were debarred on various grounds
prescribed by law, and returned to the coun.
tries whence they came. at the expense of the
steamship companies by which they were
brought IN; Tn increase In Immigration over
the preceding year amounted to 81, 73l. It is
reported that, with some exceptions, the I'M
migrants Of the past year were of a party OF
ASDOTtAB CldsS accustomed ana aDle 10 earn a
support for themselves, and it is
with them amounted to at iesasts 5,ooc Goo
sum, since only those having less than $50 are
required to disclose the exact amount, and II
Is known that many brought considerable
Including all the immigrants arriving who
were oyer IA years OF age. as.63 per cent were
that age arriving during the proceeding fiscal
year. me number Of immigrants over II
years old, the countries from which they came,
and the percentage of illiterates among them,
81. 50 per cent; Ireland. 81. 400 with ! per cent.
Russia; S:lss' with ALA per cent Austria
cent; Germany, 25, 1874, with 296 per cent.
Sweden. 1881, with 1.16 per cent, while from
Portugal there came 2.067. Of whom n. 80 per
There arrived from Japan during the year
only ZIG immigrants, and 1t is the opinion Of
the immigration authorities that the appre-
Q large immigration from Japan to the United
States is without any substantial foundation
The Life-saving Service.
From the life-saving service it is reported
that the number of disasters to documepted
vessels within the limits OF its operations dur
ing the year was 49, These vessels had on
and 10 lost. The value of such vessels Is est.
mated at S8,se0,l4o, and Of their cargoes O, 1885,
Sso, Sp aa IN ~ the total value Of property imper-
hed sl2.1se,5g0 OF this amount Of ,2s2 ,707 YVES
saved and l,43e, $50 was lost. Sixty-seven Of
the vessels we're totally wrecked. There we're
besides, g48 casualties to small u~ndocunented
craft, on board OF which there were 594 persons
OF which 5S7 were saved and seven were lost.
The value OF the property involved Id thess
latter casualties is estimated at SfIp, PCS, OF
which sfli,gl5 was saved and S4,3O was lost,
The life-saving crews during the year also res,
oued or assisted numerous other vessels and
warned many from danger by signals both by
day and night The number Of disasters du.
ring the year exceeded that OF any previous
year In the history Of the service, but the say.
ing OF both life and property was greater thar
ever before In proportion to the value OF the
property involved and to-the number Of per.
sons imperiled.
The Marine Hospital Service, Etc.
The operations of the marine hospital serv.
Ice, the revenue cutter service. the steamboat
inspection service, the lighthouse service, thu
bufsan OF navigation, and other branches o.
public work attached to the treasury depart
ment, together with various recommendation.
concerning their support and Improvement
are fully stated In the report sof the secretar,
OF the treasury to which the attention OF thu
congress is especially invited
THE WAR DEPARTMENT..
satisfactory Conditions shown.
The report of the secretary OF war exhibit,