The herald., 1896-07-17
MARKETS OF THE WORLD
Local, Eastern and Foreign
Commercial Dealings
WALL STREET SPECULATION
The United States Coinage Ia the Last
Fiscal Year
THA fp~~.u - 49, 49,.
WALL STREET SPECULATION
The Cheese Production Of the United States,
Value nd the Amounts Exported-im-
ports Of Foreign Cheese

There were 1880, 1888 pieces coined at the
mints of the United States during the fis-
cal year just closed. the total coinage
reaching a value of 81, ,1Ss. .46s. The gold
pieces coined numbered 3,5S4,760, and were
valued at $5S,S7S ,490. The bulk of the gold
coinage was of large pieces, there having
been 1858, 1923 double eagles coined. of the
value of $51. AGO. OF silver there were
20 O42f, 529 pieces coined, which were valued
at $ll, ,440,641. OF this amount silver dollars
represented $780, S22, the next largest COIN
age of silver pieces being of quarters, which
aggregated in value $2,005.705. The minor
coinage comprised 54,32l, ,4A pieces. with a
value of 1868, ,337 For the six months end
ing with June showed total value of $751;
S46,372; of $22 523572 was in gold. $S 1885, ia in
silver, and $466,0S in minor coins. A fea-
ture of the showing for the year is the
fact that the bulk of the coinage of silver
dollars was during the last six months
all but about siOO having been coined during
that period.
The national bank circulation outstand-
ing at the close of the fiscal year ending
with June maounted to $225, ,912, $50, which
represents an increase of $712612 for the
month and of $14. .312,2 1852 for the year end
ing Herewith. The portion of the circula-
tion based on the deposit of bonds amount
ed to s2O5, 53S,929 an increase OF 1929, 09o for
ending Herewith The portion of the cir
culation based on the deposit OF money
amounted to $2oS74,03l. an increase Of $3.50
$50 for the year. The bonds on deposit to
secure circulation as above amounted to
s22s, ,9l5950. of which $151. $50 $50 consisted of
Bradstreet's.
An agricultural department report says
"Nine-tenths of the cheese produced in
this, country is made in the states of New
York. Wisconsin. Ohio. Illinois. Vermont,
Iowa, Pennsylvania and Michigan, rank
ing in the order named. The New York
product alone is almost one-half the total.
and this state and Wisconsin together
make over two-thirds of all. 1t requires
the milk of just about 100000 cows to make
States. The value Of the annual cheese
product of this country varies from $40. 00O
900 to s25 OOO,O 900. About 100000 pounds of
cheese are imported annually into the
United States. The rate of consumption
Of cheese in America is about three pounds;
per capita per annnm. CONSUMPTION OF
ing. Good cheese Isl approximately COM
posed of one-thrd water, one-third milk
fat. ond one-third casein, with some sugar
Cheese production. according to the
Producing Pounds
years. produced.
lSiy lU0 050. MS
1859 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1913 6o3. a27
1859 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1862 927 3S2
.
Cheese production of farms and factor
les, compared:
Made on Made in
Farms. Factories.
1s49. pounds .......... .105, ,535S9s ........
1869, pounds ..... SO, ,492 153 100, ,435 o29
1889 pounds ..... 1S.726S1S 23S, ,035 065
Exports of cheese from the United States
for single years and yearly averages for
fve-year periods:
Periods. Pounds
1850 ....................s... 10 361 12t
| 1850 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 15 SIS. "a!
ise1-1865 ........................ 35OS1. .s5i
1S66-IS70 ...................... Al 423. &C.
1S71-1ST5 ....................... 80 68S, 81
1S76-1SSO O....................... 113 COS 60s
1SS1-lSS5 .................... lis. SIG 6Ss
1Ss6-lS9O OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. IS, 900. .51s
1891 91-1S95 75.977,11s
1893 81 35o 92s
1894 ........................ 73, S52 1874
1895 60, 44S, ,421