The Dickinson press., 1896-12-12

soon to be- submitted. and with the exercise
of patience and good sense on the part of
all interested parties, 1t Is earnestly hoped
that hearty cooperation may be secured for
the protection against threatened extinction
OF seal life in-the Northern Pacific and
Bertng sea.
THE COUNTRY'S FINANCES.
Deficit During the Year Of Over
Twenty five Million Dollars.
The secretary of the treasury reports
that during the fiscal year ended June 10,
1896. the receipts of the government from
oil sources amounted to S4ts', AS. .4OS. During
the same period its expenditures were $434..
G1S,Gl4.4S. the excess of expenditures over
receipts thus amounting to $2i, .2245. 20.
The ordinary expenditures during the year
were $4,Ol;S;I2 less than during the pre-.
ceding fiscal year OF the receipts men.
toned. there was derived from customs the
sum Of $lSO.O2l.75l.67, and from internal
revenue $1i8, $50, ,Gl5.C6. The receipts from
customs show an increase Of 81, ,S63, 134 30 20
over those from the same source for the
fiscal year ending June so. 1895. AMI the re.
ceipts from internal revenue, an increase OF
| $35S4, ,537.M.
Tile value OF our imported tlutiable mer.
cllandise during the last fiscal year was
$3G9. 151 40, and the value of free goods i'm.
ported $40'.!B7, 40. ieing an increase Of
Sal ,23l ,O34 in the value OF free goods over
the preceding year. Our exports Of mcr
chandlse, foreign and domestic, amounted
In value to $SS2, COG !E;S, being an increase
over the preceding year OF 75,O6S, ,773. The
average nd valorum duty paid on dutiable
goods imported during the year was 3.9i
per cent and OH free and dutinble goods
taken together 2O.15 per cent. The cost Of
collecting our internal revenue was 2.7S pei
| cent. as against Isl per cent for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1885. The total pro,luc.
tion OF distilled spirits, exclusive OF fruit
brandics w:s SS.5SS7G, taxable gallons. he
| Ing an increase Of 6tEsD, 1tS gallons over the
preceding year. There was also an increase
OF l.4i;i.6IG sollons of spirits, produced from
| fruit. as compared with the preceding year.
The number OF barrels of beer produced
was 35.%h.230. as against :3,5S0,7S4 pro.
duccd in the preceding fiscal year, being an
increase OF 2,2.6l. .4G6 barrels.
The total amount of gold exported during
| the last fiscal year was Sll2. .4tEk!47 and Of
silver $ta'lll $40, an increase OF $4j.:i1 4Gti
| Of gold and $l3246.:sS4 Of silver over the ey.
pOrlati0ns of the preceding fiscal year. The
Imports of gold were $.:, ,:2;' LG5 aud OF sill
yer $2S, lSt;, being S. $50 C.l less of gold
| and S.!aai,tHI more Of silver than during
| the preceding year. The total stock OF met.
allie money In the United States at the close
| Of the last fiscal year, ended OH the Both
day of June, 1896. was x1.22s. 33226 O35. of
which $:i:..:M1,!Ni4 was In gold, and $62S,
| 728O7l in silver.
total stock of money OF all kinds in the toun
cry WAS $2Sl. l.4lO,:i9O and the amount In
circulation not including that In the treas
ury holdings was $1,627 ,O5a,64l. being
$22.G' per capita upon an estimated popula.
tion Of 7l.9U2.OUO.
The production of the precious metals in
| the United States during the calendar year
1896 is estimated to have been 2.2l4 7GO
fine ounces Of gold of the value OF S4GtGlO,
| OtO and - IWN fine ounces OF silver OF the
commercial value Of S3U. 445.O3O and the coin.
age value of $72.05l,O ,OlW The estimated pro.
ducion Of these metals throughout the
| world during the same period was D 6SS, S21
fine ounces Of gold. amounting to 500. .2S:,..
700 In value, and 1tI, lS9,249 fine ounces Of
silver, OF the commercial value of $11O,Gl4,.
OOO and of the coinage value Of $2lS, 73S, ,1OG
according to our ratio. The coinage Of
those metals III the various countries Of the
| world during the same calendar year
amounted to $2s2, 7O1 ABS In gold ana <i2l..
| 900. 30 IN silver.
| The total coinage Of the mlnts OF the
United States during the fiscal year ended
June ~. 1s:N amounted to $iI.1ss. .4ss.52. of
which $1:::S. ISIS. 400 was In gold coin and $12,.
:aED.073j2 In standard silver dollars, sub.
sldiary coins ana minor coins. The number
| OF national banks organized from the time
| the law authorizing their creation was pass
ed up tn Oct. II. 1896 was 5.O51, and Of this
number :'.373 were al the date last NELL
TONED In active operation, having author.
lied capital stock of StiIO.Ol4. .S!,5, held by
:..Ss..hI2 shareholders. and circulating notes
amounting to $21l,4l2.G2O.
| The total outstanding circulaiin notes of
all national banks on the 3lst d;:Ss Of Octo.
Der, 1906 amounted to $2s4. .5,3. .sO7, includ-
ing unredeemed but fully secured notes o:
0anks insolvent and In process OF liluidu-
!iOn The increase of national bank circula-
Ion during the year ending OH that day was
k2l, ,OaO, ,429. On Oct. 9, 1896, when the con-
iition Of natianal hanks was last reported,
The total resources OF the 3,G79 active in
stitntions was $3.-,i;, ,Gs;i. BIB. So, which in
:luded 81 ,SsE5. .2GS, ,S::St3l in loans and dis
counts and 1862, 1G1, 7:s:. 81 In money of all
Kinds on hand. OF their liabilities. $751;
81 ,O5S@ was due to Individual depositors
and $2O9,.,44.OlJ consisted OF outstanding
circulating notes.
| There were organized during the year pre-
,eding the date last mentioned twrnty-eight
national banks, located in fifteen states. OF
which twelve were organized in the Eastern
states with capital OF $1,1SDHs0. six In
he Western states with IA capital Of $780,
| 700. and ten in the Southern states with n
capital Of 81, 10000. During the year, how
.ver, thirty.seven banks voluntarily abam-
| 1oned their franchises under the national
aw, and in the case OF twcnty-scven others
| was. found necessary TO appoint receivers
therefor. AS compared with the year pre-.
| :cding. there WAS u decrease OF thirty-six IN
he number OF active banks. Tie number
II existing banks organized under state
| avs Is 5,70S.
Defter Class of Immigrants.
The number Of immigrants arriving In the
United States during the fiscal year was
| 3,2C7, OF whom 34O, ,4r, were permitted to
and, and 2,7!0 were debarred on various
| grounds prescribed by law and returned to
| he countries whence they came. at the eX-
| oensc of the steamship company by which
hey were brought in. The increase in inl-
| migration over the preceding year amount
| I'd to Abb. 1t is reported that with some
exceptions the immigrants Of the past year
were of hardy laborins class, accustomed
aad able to earn u support for themselves,
aSd 1t Is estimated that the money brought
with them amounted to at least $jOOO.WO.
Though 1t was probably much In excess OF
hat since only those having less than $50
! are required 10 disclose the exact amount,
and 1t Is known that many brought consii-
:rable sums Of money TO buy land and build
homes. Including all the immigrants arriy-
ng who were over fourteen years Of age,
2SG3 per cent were illiterates, as against
ing during the preceding fiscal year. The
number Of immigrants over fourteen years
Did, the countries from which they came
and The percentage Of illiterates among
lhcm were as follows: Italy. 57.515. with
j450 per cent; Ireland. 37.40G. with per
cent; Russia, 35,1SS. with ALA per cent;
A, ,stria-HL, etiy ami provinces. $685.. witt
S02 per cent: Germany. 25..}4. with 2Ni
DER cent; Sweden. 1881. with 11G per cent:
while from Portugal there came 2,O67. OF
whom s7.G0 per cent were Iliterate. There
arrived from Japan during the year only
LILO immigrants, and it Is the opinion Of
the immigration authorities that the apprc.
hersion heretofore existing to some extent
of large immigration from Japan to the
United States Is without any substantial
foundation