The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-08
OF no.o2l.75ls7. and from internal reve-

nue.. SIG $50. Gi5CG
| The receipts from customs snow az
| Increase OF SLS63.l3i.2 over those rom
the same source for the fiscal year chcen
June -. 1855. and tine receipts from m n,
ternal revenue an Increase OF So IN,
| The value OF our imported dlhApi'
merchandise during the last fiscal year
was $36t. 151 40. and the value or Tree
goods imported. $4,000 40. being an IN
crease o. S6JJ,ei ~ re y ~, q. .,i tI
table goods. and Sil23l.0N IN the NAihe
OF free goods over the preceding year;
! our eXI orts of merchandise, iorel.i
| ana domcs site. amounted III NaIue 10
| 81 C06.93s. being an increase over the
| preceding year Of Go o6s 30. The average
| ad valorcm duty pad on duuapie EooNs
! imported during the year was a''i per
| cent and ON free and dutabie soous
| taken together. 2n55 per cent
The cost OF collecting our Internal reNe-
! nuo was 21S per cent, as against ~
| per cent. for the fiscal year ending june
| 30. 1880. The total production OF us
| TILED spirits. exclusive OF fruit bran
| dies. was S5.5SS. 103 taxable gallons. being
| an increase of G.G3s.lOa gallons over the
| crease OF l.fl3C7G gallons OF spirits pro-
| duced from fruit. as compared Win lhe
| Of beer prod need was 3j.S59ZO. as against
| 1859. - produced I'm the preceding iscal
| year being an increase OF 2.2O3iO5 bar
THE GOLD MOVEMENT.
The total amount OF gold exported
| during the last fiscal we q was SIP 1921,
ana Of silver, Vl0ll,6'~ being am m
crease Of Sf59t .4Of of gold. ard Si3 1;c..Si
Of silver over the expectations OF the
preceding fiscal year
The imports OF gold were S33525.0e5,
and Of silver S2S777ls6 being SzS5s.6s5
less Of gold. an. Ssg66.Wl more % silver
than during the preceding year.
The total stOcl, OF metallic money in
the United Statts az the close OF the
last fiscal year ended on the Goth day
of June. 1896 was SIPS ,3zG0H. Of which
$500 5a7 95l was I'm sold, and g35.,2ltI
on tho LIST dav Of November 1sF6 the
total stock OF money Of AN Kinds I'm the
country was - .Zsa.4IU.5 800. and the amount
in circulation not including that IN the
Treasury holdings was $l62hOo3,t-l. be-
ing S22G3 per capita upon an estimated
population of 7l.9O2.o00.
Tho production Of the precious metals
I'm the United States during the calen-
dar year 1895 is estimated 10 have been
2.-Ji. tbD Inc ounces OF Eoln. or the value
of S55irOl0. and '5.t2lro fine ounces
OF silver Of the commercial value OF
$364i5.OOO ana the coinage value OF 81
CjlOy. The estimated PRODUCTION of
these metals throughout the world du-
ring the same period was 3,b,ShZl me
ounces OF gold, amounting 10 Slon2ao.'Ol
i'm value, and l69lS9.2i9 nne ounces OF
silver. Of the commercial value Of $40
C5i00O. and OF the coinage value OF $ZlS-
as 100. according TO our ratio.
Inc coinage Of these metals I'm the
various countries of the world during
-ie same calendar year amounted 10
S232. 70l ass in gold, and $lk.&O,2lJ IN sill
yer.
The total coinage at the mints Of the
United States during the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1895. amounted TO .l.lh3.-
1852. of which S5S.so 800 was in gold
coins. and Sl2.309,glS.5Z in standard silver
dollars. subsidiary coins. and minor
coins.
NATIONAL BANKS.
The number of national banks organ
lied from the time the Jaw aui1orizins
their creation was passed up 10 october
81. 1896. was 505l. and Of this number
3679 were at the date last mentioned
in active operation having autnorizcd
capital stock of S65oOli.N'. held hy NJ
gO2 shareholders. and circulating notes
amounting 10 S2lfl26o.
The total outstanding circulating notes
Of all national banks on the 3lst day
Of October 1896 amounted TO SIi.53.sJ
including unredoemed, but fully secured
notes OF banks insOlvent and I'm process
of LIQUIDATION The increase I'm national
bank circulation during the year ending
on that day was l.099 423. ON October
g. 1896, when the condition of national
banks was last reported the total re-
sources Of the 36's active INSTITUTIONS
was s. 263 .3l3S. which included 81
Sg3 26S S343l I'm loans and discounts. and
S3G2. 100 133.Sj I'm money of an kinds ON
hand. Of their liabilities, SL.5.N ,V''.al
was due TO individual depostois. ana
$2099i4Ol9 consisted of outstanding cir
culating notes.
There were organized during the year
preceding the date last UltlAlNllf'A
twenty national banks. located in
fifteen States, of which twelve We're or
ganizcd i'm the Eastern States, with "a
capital Of $llo0OOO, six in the Western
States. with "A capital Of $4,000. ana ten
in the Southern States, with capital OF
Si.1s000O. Daring the year however
thirty-seVen banks voluntarily abandon.
ed their franchises under tho national
banking law, and i'm the case OF twenty
seven others IL was found necessary 10
appoint receivers Therefore. as compared
with the year preceding. there was de-
crease of thirty-siX in the number or ac-
The number Of existing banks organ
lied under State laws is ''oS.
IMMIGRATION.
The number Of immigrants arriving
I'm the United States during the hscal
year was oia,26l. OF whom oH,4to were
permitted TO land, and . 100 were de-
barred on various grounds prescribed
by law and returned 10 the countries
whence they came, IT the expense Oh
the steamship companies 10y which they
were brought in.
The increase IN immigration over the
preceding year amounted TO oL,ol. III U.s.
reported that with some exceptions tHe
immigrants Of the past year were OF Il
hardy labOrlng class. accustomed ana
able TO earn support for themselNt-,
and IL is estimated thdt the money
bought with them amounted 10 M le@rt
5000 90. though il was probably much ln
excess of that sum. since only ti-os'
IhAlIs less IMAM F'p tAi' N-N'+-'
disclose the exact amount. ana IL l7
known that many brought considerable
sums OF money to buy land and huild
homes. Including all the immigrants
arriving who were over fourteen years
of axe. 20.3 per cent. were illerule, as
AGAINST gOaI per cent. of those OF thdt
age arriving during the preceding iar-l
year. THE number OF immigrants over
fourteen years old. the countries from
which they came. ana the percentage
OF Mlitoratcs among them were ass io4-
4
Ireland. 1896. with per cent; RUSSIA,
a5INs. with ala per cent; Austria-liun-
gary and Provinces. 0inIa, Win at..- per !
cent; Germany. ~ 49,. with 29b per cent;
Sweden. 1881. with I.lj per cent, Wh-e
from Portugal there came ZOO ot whom
e.. 90 Der cent. We're ilhtcratc There ar
rived from Japan during the year only
1ll0 immigrants. ana it is tine opinion
of the immigration authorize that the
apprehension heretofore existing 90 some
extent OF a large immigration from
\ Japan 10 the United States IS without
any substantial foundation.
LIFE-SANING SERVICE.
From the Sife-Salns service 10 is re-
nOrted that the number Of disasters TO
documentod vessels within the limits
OF It's operations during the year was
13. These sesscls had ON board 4.bN
persons of whom 45H1 were saved, and
thirteen lost TIE value Of sucn vessels
IS estimated at $SNNO10. and OF their
cargocs So S46.3,O. making the total value
of prOpertV impcrillcd Sl-..-f.5-l. or TINS
amount $l1 90 sni WAS saved, ana fl.ia-.-
151 Was lost. SiNty-seNeu OF tnc vessels
were totally wrecked. There were be-
sides 2i3 casualties to small Wdocu-
Dad. Ia