Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-08
INTERESTING STATISTICS.
Some Figures ne 90 Our Income aud Outeo
of Money.

The statistics OF national income and
outso. etc. given by the president are
rs follows:
The secretary of the treasury reports
that during the fiscal year ended June
go. 1886. the receipts Of the government
from all sources amounted 60 Sicg.i75
ioS.sS. During the same period its eN-
pen6itures were si3i Gas .65i.iS. the ex-
cess Of expenditures over receipts thus
amounting to S25.20S.2i5. The or7ii-
nary expenditures during the year were
sf.0l5.S52.2i less than during the preced-
ing fiscal year. OF the receipts mem
toned there was derived from customs
the sum OF Sis0.02l.15l.61. and from in
ternal revenue slis.S30. Si5.56. The re-
ceipts from customs show an increase
OF S1.ss3. 1922 over those from the same
source for the fiscal year ended June
3o,ls95. ard the receipts from internal
revenue an increase OF S3.5Si. 557.sl.
The value of our imported du;iahle
merchandise during the last fiscal year
was 1863. 1910. ard the value of free
goods imported SOS. 96I. i70. being an in
crease of SC. 523.675 in the value OF dutia-
Bile goods and sil .e3l 1884 in the value Of
free goods over the preceding year. Our
exports of merchandise. foreign and do
mestic. amounted in value to $SS2 COG, =
SSS. being an Increase over the proceed
ing year OF s75.C6s.113. The average ad
valorum duty paid on dutiable goods
imported during the year was 1884 per
cent. and on free and dutiable goods
taken together 2o.55 per cent.
The cost OF collecting our internal
revenue was rs per cent. as against
2.sl Per cent. Tor the fiscal year ended
June so. 1926 TIE total production OF
distilled spirits. exclusive OF fruit bran
dies, was SS,5SS. s03 taxable gallons be-
ing an increase OF s.G39.ioS gallons over
the preceding year. There was also an
increase Of 1.ii3.5i6 gallons of spirits
ra,-r
the preceding year. The number OF bar
rels of beer produced was 35,s59. go as
against 33.5S9,1si produced in the pre-
ceding fiscal year. being an increase Of
2.25e.i56 barrels.
The total amount Of gold exported
during the last fiscal year was SIZE. 400. =
9i1 and of silver $50 5iI, $40. being an
increase Of 1891. i6s of gold and 3d.
2i6.3Si CT silver over the expectations of
the preceding fiscal year. The imports
of gold were SSs.525.Gs5 and of silver
s2S.IT.1SS. being S,.5S?. 6s5 less OF gold
and sS.5s6.GO1 more of silver than dur
ing the preceding year. The total stock
of metallic money in the United States
a. the close OF the last fiscal year
ended on the se;h day of June. 1896.
was Sl.2.S 326.o55. Of which s599 591. 9Gi
was in gold. and S62S rs OIL in silver.
on the LIST day Of November. 1896. the
total stock OF money of all kinds In
the country was se.2S5. 41o $50 and the
amount in circulation. not including
| that in the treasury holdings. was ST.
637.055.6il. being S22.6s per capita upon
| an estimated population of 1902 900.
The production Of the precious metals
in the United States during the CAL
endar year 1895 Is estimated TO have
been 2.25i..60 fine ounces of gold. Of the
| value Of S'6.6lo.ooo. and 55.7e7 900 fine
ounces OF silver. OF the commercial
value of s3sii5.0oo and the coinage
value of So. 05i GOO.
The estimated production Of these
metals throughout the world during
the same period was 9.6sS. sci fine ounces
OF gold. amounting TO s2co 2s5. 200 In
value, and l69.lS9.2is fine ounces of sill
I yer, of the commercial value of $40.
I 654. COO and CT the coinage value of Sis
| .3s leo according to our ratio.
These coinage of these metals in the
/ various countries Of the world during
! the same calendar year amounted 10
s222. sol.iSs in gold and si2l. s9s. 2ls in sill
yer.
The total outstanding circulating
notes OF all national banks on the 3Ist
day of October. 1896. amounted to s234.-
! 552.s 01. including unredeemed but fully
secured notes Of hanks insolvent and IN
process Of liquidation. The Increase In
national bank circulation during the
year ending on that day was s2i 0ss :
ace. On Oct. s. 1896. when the condition
Ct national banks was last reported
the total resources Of the 3.s7s active
institutions was ss.2s3. SIS .312.s3. which
included 1883. 25s. s3s.3l in loans and
, discounts and $685.. les. 7ss IS in money
OF all kinds on hand. OF their liabili-
ties 81. 5e7. s?i. 0Ss .0S was due TO tnd,vid :
uai depositors and s20s ga 0i9 consisted
CT outstanding circulating notes.