Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-10

waters to study the habits and condition
Of the seal herd aud the causes of their
rapid decrease. Upon the reports Of these
commissioners. soon to be submitted, and
with the exercise Of patience and good
sense on the part Of all interested par
ties, II y earnestly hoped that hearty CO.
operation may be secured for the protcc-
ton against threatened extinction of seal
life in the Northern Pacific and Behring
Sea.
Treasury Info NATION.
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 $400, 475,-
40S.1S. During the same period its ex-
pendtures were $434, O7S. O54.4S, the ex-
cess of expenditures over receipts thus
amounting to So, 203, 245.T0. The ordi-
nary expenses during the year were $4,-
OLE, S5221 less than during the preceding
fiscal year. OF the receipts mentioned
there was derived from customs the sum
of $1S0,O21, Z = 90, and from internal rev.
enue STAG. S36615.06. The receipts from
customs show an increase of 81, S63, 1874 %
over those from the same source for tho
fiscal year ending June 80, 1895.
aht thC tCIclptS lTOm luteTHil
revenue an increase of 1854, 537. 81.
The value Of our imported dutiable mer-
chandise during the last fiscal year was
1868, 40, and the value of free goods
imported O9,967 ,470, being an increase
of$6 ,523, 6I5 in the value of dutiable goods
and SAL ,231 ,034 In the value of free goods
over the preceding year. Our imports of
merchandise. foreign and domestic,
taI In ,aI. 10 \.
an increase over the preceding year of
duty paid on dutiable goods imported DUR
ing the year was 1904 per cent. and on
free and dutiable goods taken together
2O.55 per cent. The cost of collecting our
internal revenue was 2,1S per cent, as
against 2.S1 per cent. for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1895. The total produc-
ton of distilled spirits, exclusive of fruit
brandies, was SG,5SS, FOB taxable gallons,
being an increase of 6,639, los gallons over
the preceding year. There was also an
increase of 1,443,6IG gallons of spirits
produced from fruit as compared with the
preceding year. The number OF barrels
of beer produced was 35,S50,25O, as
against 33,5S9,T S4 produced in the preced-
ing fiscal year, being an increase of 2,269,-
466 barrels.
The total amount of gold exported dur
ing the last fiscal year was $112, 409, 947
and Of silver SG0,j41 $40, being an in
crease of $4o,941, 406 of gold and 3d.
246,3S4 of silver over the expectations of
the preceding fiscal year. The imports of
gold were S33 ,525.06J and of silver $2S,-
7.1S6. being 81. 500. 900 less of gold and
$S,566,O 07 more of silver than during the
he Nt,l -
metallic money in the United States at
the close of the last fiscal year ended the
Both day of June. 1896, was S1,22S $780,
035, OF which $500, 597 1854 was in gold
and $62S, 72S,O71 in silver. On the LIST
day of November 1896, the total stock Of
money of all kinds in the country was
81, 2S5, 410, $50 and the amount in circula-
ton, not including that in the treasury
holdings, was 81 ,627 ,O55, Gal. being SD CD
per capita upon an estimated population
of 71,992,00O. The production of the
precious metals in the United States dur
ing the calendar year 1895 is estimated TO
have been 2,254, go fine ounces of gold,
of the value of $46610,O 900, and 80, 727 900
ounces of silver, of the commercial value
of $36, 1000 and the coinage value Of
$72,051, 900. The estimated production
VI lhtSC hCtiiS tniVuB tlit WIZ W Nui
ing the same period was 9,6SS,S21 fine
ounces of gold, amounting to 5000, 2S5. 700
in value, and 169. 1897 fine ounces of
silver. of the commercial value of $110,-
6j4, 900, and of the coinage value of $21S,-
73S, 100 according to our ratio. The coin
age Of these metals in the various coun-
tries Of the world during the same cal
endar year amounted to $232, 701 ,43S in
roll onI S1O1 OOS 90 in s;lvar rNha to.t N
coinage at the minis of the United States
during the fiscal year ending June 30,
1896, amounted to ST., 1SS. 1882, of
which $5S.S7S, 400 was in gold coins and
S12,3O9,9IS.52 in standard silver dollar
subsidiary coins 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
was 5,051. and of this number 3,679 were
at the date last mentioned in active oper-
alton, having authorized capital stock Of
$3.50, 01 4, 800, held by 2SS.902 sharehold-
ers. and circulating notes amounting to
S21, AZ, 600. The total outstanding circu-
lating notes of all national banks Oct
81, 1896, amounted TO 1924 ,553, S07, in
Guiding unredeemcd but fully secured
notes of banks insolvent and in process of
liquidation. The increase in national
bank circulation during the year ending
on that day was SCI, O99,42 Oct. q,
1896, when the condition of national
banks was last reported, the total re-
sources of the 3,G79 active institutions
was So. 263, 6S5, 313.S3. which included ST.
500, 25S, S39.31 in loans and discounts and
$500, 165, 1885, SO in money of all kinds on
hand OF their liabilities $780,, S91,-
05S.03 was due to individual depositors
and. $209,944,019 consisted of outstand-
ing circulating notes.
There were organized during the year
preceding the date last mentioned TWEEN
ty-eght national banks, located in fif-
teen different States, of which twelve
were organized in the Eastern States
with a capital of 81, 100000, six in the
Western States with capital of $S15, 900
and ten in the Southern States with
capital of $1,19O,000. During the year,
however, thirty seven banks voluntarily
abandoned their franchises under the
national law, and In the case of twenty
seven others it was found necessary TO
appoint receivers. Therefore, as COM
pared with the year preceding, there was
a decrease of thirty-six in the number of
active banks. The number of existing
banks organized under state laws is
5,70S.
Immi gration.
The number of immigrants arriving in
the United States during the fiscal year
was 343, 267, of whom $40, 46S were per-
mtited to land and 2,T99 were debarred
on various grounds prescribed by law and
returned to the countries whence they