The herald., 1896-12-08

crease of $45, ,941, ,466 of gold and $l3.246,-
1854 Of silver over the expectations Of the
gold were $3S, ,5c5.065 and of silver $685.
7T7.1S6. being $2.s59.6S5 less of gold and
$685. 007 more of silver than during the
preceding year The total stock Of metal
money in the United States at the close
Of the last fiscal year, ended on the
goth day of June, 1896, was $1,22S, ,326, OBS.
Of which $5S9, 1881, 1854 was in gold and
$62S, 72S,071 in silver.
MONEY AND METALS.
On the 1st of November 1896, the stock
Of money of all kinds in the country was
s2,2S5, 410.5S0 and the amount in circu-
lation. not including that in the treas
Try holdings. was 81 .627 ,055,6 being
$22.63 per capita upon an estimated pop
lation of 1902, 600. The production
Of the precious metals in the
United States during the calendar
2,254, 760 fine ounces Of gold of the value
Of $43,610.000. and 55,727, 900 fine ounces
Of silver Of the commercial value of
36.445,0oo and the coinage value of $72,-
051, 900.
The estimated production Of these
metals throughout the world during the
same period was 9,6SS,821 fine ounces of
gold, amounting to $200, 700 in value,
and 691S9,294 fine ounces of silver, of
commercial value of $110.654 900, and of
the coinage value of $21s ,73S 100. accord
ing to our ratio. The coinage of these
metals in the various countries of the
world during the same calendar year
amounted to s232, 701 43S in gold and $121.-
996,219 in silver. The total coinage at
the mints Of the United States during
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1896
amounted to $72,1Ss, 1882, of which s5S,-
87S,490 was in gold coin and minor coins
NATIONAL BANKS.
The number of national banks organ
lied from the time the law authorizing
their creation was passed up to Oct. 81,
1895, was 5051 and of this number 3679
were at the date last mentioned in ac-
tive operation, having an authorized
capital stock of $3.50, Ola, 1896 held by 1885,
902 shareholders, and circulation notes
amounting to $21, 412,620. The total
outstanding circulation notes of all ma
tional banks on the 31st day of October,
1896. amounted to s2Si ,552 2SO7, including
unredeemed but fully, secured notes Of
banks insolvent and in process of liqui-
datfon. The increase in national bank
circulation during the year ending en-
that day was $2l,099,439.
On October 6, 1896, when the condition
OF national banks was last reported, the
total resources of 3,679 active institu-
tions was $3,263 6S5, 1888, which includ-
ed II, 1893, 26S, ,S39.31 in loans and discounts,
and 1852, 165. 1885 in money of all kinds
on hand. OF their liabilities, 81, $50, ,S91. :
0oS.03 was due to individual depositors
ana Szo.S44,olS consisted OF outstanding
circulating notes.
There were organized during the year
preceding the date last mentioned 2S
national banks, located in Is states. of
which IL were organized in the eastern
states, with a capital of 81, ,1S0, 900; 6 in
western states with a capital of $685.
600, and 10 in the southern states with a
capital of s1,19o,O00. During the
year. however, 80 banks volun-
tarily abandoned their fran
chises under the national law, and
in the case of 81 others it was found me-
cessary to appoint receivers. Therefore,
as compared with the year preceding.
there was decrease of 36 in the numbsr
of active banks The number of exist
ing banks organized under state laws is
IMMIGRATION.
The number of immigrants arrived in
the United States during the fiscal year
was S43,267, Of whom $40, 46S We're per
mitted to land and 2799 We're deba rred
OH various grounds prescribed by law
and returned to the countries whence
they came at the expense of the steam
snip company by which they We're.
brought in. The increase in iinmigra-
tion over the preceding year amounted
to 84,131. 1t is reported that with some
year were of hardy laboring class, ac-
customed and able to earn a support for
themselves, and it is estimated that the
money brought with them amounted 70
at Least $5,00O,O 900.
Though it was probably much in ex-
cess OF that sum, since only those having
less than $40 are required to disclose the
exact amount and 1t is known that
many. brought considerable sums of
money to buy land and build homes. In
Guiding all the immigrants arriving who
were over over IA years of age, 2s.63 per cent
were llliterate. as against 20.37 per cent
OF those OF that age arriving during the
preceding fiscal year The number of
immigrants over IA years old, the conn
tries from which they came and the ner.
centage of illiterates among them were
as follows: Italy 57,515, with $3.50 per
cent; ireland, 81, 1856. with 7 per cent:
Hussia, 35,lSS, with ALA per cent; Aus
tria. Hungary and Provinces 81. SO. with
oeS2 per cent; Germany 1884. with o.Gs
per cent; Sweden 1881. with 1.16 ner
cent, while from Portugal there came
1ooI, Oh whom 7.69 per cent were illi.-
crate There arrived from Japan dur
ing the year only 1110 Immigrants and II
Is the opinion of the immigration au-
thorities that the apprehension hereto
Iore existing to some extent of a largo
immigration from Japan to the United
states is without any substantial foun
uation. ~
LIFE-SAvING SERVICE
FROM the life-saving service it is re-
ported that the number of disasters to
documented vessels within the limits of
ITS operations during the year was 437.
Ihese vessels had on board 460S persons.
of whom 1895 were saved and 13 LOST
Ihe value of such vessels is estimated al
O,l4O, and of their cargoes, So, SAG. $50.
making the total value of property i'm
perilled $12, 726,520. OF this amount SILL
292,1O7 was saved and 81 ,432 $50 was lost.
SiXty-seven of the vessels were totally
wrecked There We're besides 243 cas-
ualties to small undocumented craft. on
board of which there We're 594 persons,
OF whom 5S7 were saved and lost.
The value of property involved in these
latter casualties is estimated a Sl19. 2s5,
OF which $114,915 was saved and s4.35O
was lost. The life-saving crews during
the year also rescued or assisted numer-
Gus other vessels and warned many from
danger by signals by day and night.