The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08

fiscal year ended June 80, 1897 receipts
amounting to $43O,3S7, 1879 and expen-
ditures amounting to $i4S ,439, G22 30, or
a deficit of $lS,052. .45441. There was an
increase i'm that year ar compared with
the preceding year of $2O,9l1 ,Tj91 IL in
receipts and $13.59i,713.49 in ordinary
expenditures For the year ended June
80, 1898. the secretary estimates re-
ceipts at SAL ,227 6S and expenditures
at $469, ,227, ,0766S, or a deficit of $2S,0O0,-
600. For the year ended June 30. 1890,
he estimates receipts at S4S2S74 647 81
and expenditures at $500 522. .j33. 22, or a
deficit Of $2l 6i7 ,SS5S5. The report con-
tinues:
The denominations of gold in the treas
ury have been steadily increasing during
the past four months and the tendency Is
toward a stll further advance. The net
gold al the close of the last fiscal year
amounted to S1io,79o, 73S and has increased
since then to $l5L1l39HS on November -.
The net imports Of gold were Sii, ,GG3, >4l,
as against $7S9Oi,6l2 net exports for the
previous fiscal year. The net exports Of
silver were 3d., S35, as against $33, 3,2j2,
2jS for the fiscal year 1896.
BONDS, MONEY AND TRADE.
There has been no material change in
States since the last annual report. ON
November, J.. 1896 the amount of unma-
tured bonds outstanding was $SlI3l>,2 ,2o1,
and the amount July /, 1897, was SS4I32p-
Ooo. The estimated population of the
United States November I. 1896, was H.
$4,000. ana the per capita supply of money
outside the treasury was S22.G5. The cs-
timated population ana per capita supply
of money November /, 1897, was 15,46lClO
ana S2}23. respectively. Imports Of mcr-
chandisc, free, for 1897 were SNl ,93S,- or
Sl2,1S0,773 more than i'm 1896, dUtiable inn
ports of merchandise were $5s2,IJ2l69 or
$27l75U35 less than in 1895. Exports Of
domestic merchandise fer 1897 were 81
U@2, ,0O7 ,GO3, or $lGS SSO7ll6 more than i'm 1895;
exports of foreign merchandise were SIS
9Sj,953, or $i2O i9S less than i'm 1896.
THE NEW TARIFF
Of the new or Dingley tariff Secretary
Gage says: The tariff act of July a 1891,
has not been in force long enough to de-
termlnc fully its merits but it is con-
fdenty believed that wien in fun opera
tion- it will afford ample revenue for the
ordinary needs of the government. while
adequately protecting our manufacturing
and agricultural interests. Owing to the
heavy importatious which were made in
anticipation of the passage of the mCGs-
ure the customs revenues received during
the first three months of the opration
of the act have been diminished and are
not an indication of the revenue which
the law will produce when impOrtatiOns
are normal. our home industries have
already tclt the stimulating eHett or the
law"
IMMIGRATION.
Immigration to the United States dur
Ing the fiscal year ended June 80, 1897
shows a decrease Of IL, 1856 from the ar
rivals for the preceding fiscal year. and
was the smallest IN EoLune sli,ce tme
ION. where IT was nIaced bv the act OF
Aupust 3 1882 In fact il is the smallest
of any fiscal wear since 1879, during which
wear III SOC were renorted to have ar
rived During tho year nov reportcd 230- -
S32 nersons arrived of whom Dos g52 were
pernitted TO land and $50 were dcbarred
ard denortpd I'm accordance with law
OF those deport.d. 32s belonged to the
GLASS known az alton contract IabOrcrs
anJ I $40 were returned as belonging to
fhe classes of aliens prnbibitrd from ad-
mission unlrr M. moi aunroy,d March
ISq1 In addition. 23f pers6ns. who had he
come public charges within one wear from
arrival we're returned either al the OK
nrnse Of tho ,teansbin line nv which they
wcro brought or at the expense of the i'm
,,iprant fund The number of inmi-
grants who fell into temporary distress
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MERCHANT MARINE.
ON this subject the secretary saws: cor
June 80 1897. the merchant marine OF The
United states. Including an kinds of doc.
umented shipping, comprised %. S33 YES.
srls. of 4.76g, ,O2O gross tons. on June so
1886 II compriscd % 9OS vessels. of 47O3.
$50 gross tons. The receipts from tonnag,
taxes were S731, ,769, the largest revenue
collected from this source since 1881. The
UNEQUAL operations of the law by whier
vessels entering the United States from
certain foreign countries and ports ar,
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