The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-25
MONEY NOW
IN CIRCULATION.
An Increase Of $l26, 4l6, 447 Over Last
Years Amount.
HE PRESENT PER CAPITA S23.96
A Great Increase in Gold Coin. Also in
Subsidiary Silyer-The Tax ON
OIecmargcripe - The Trade
Shows "A Rapid Growth.

WASHINGTON. Sept A-Spscial-A
abatement showing the amounts OF sold
and silver coins and certificates. United
States notes ana national bank notes in
circulation September I, 1875 was issued
by the Comptroller Of the Treasury to-
Gay. IT shows the total 10 maze been
81 1s2. Os6 54S Estimating the population OF
ahe country at "A. $1,000. the per capita
circulation Is 1884. The increase OF ali
kinds over last year was $l264lo.4i- The
gold coin increased Sos. i4i.6O3. now being
$3.50 .le6 The silver dollars in circuia-
ZION number s51.15s $40. an increase OF 81
t52. $40.
A greater amount Of subsidiary silver
than silver dollars was in circulation. the
amount being S5i. 5Z5. an Increase OF
over FIVE millions OF dollars. The only
decrease was In the currency certificates.
act June s. 1872 which fell from s15,Z'5.OJO
10 $50 go. 90. gold ceruhcates. which drop
ped from SS7.0l7. 7S9 to SS5.4i5,009; and ma
sional bank notes which now amount 10
S2z2. si5925. as against S2g6,0,5.s2l last year.
During August there was net decrease
in circulation OF Sl7.1Ol 1s9. Cold coin fell
s1AbJ1, oSS. Silver dollars increased $4-
e7 and subsidiary silver S65.ots Silver
certificates increased s3.S70.sSi and nation
al bank notes Slh9,1Si. The remainder OF
abe decrease was in gold certificates,
treasury notes. act July "A. 1890: United
States notes and currency certificates. act
June s, 1s72
GOLD COIN INCREASE.
The increase OF gold coin in the Treas
ury during August. 1898. was $22,3oso21,
and Of silver dollars. 81. Z53.025 The sub
sldiary silver decreased Sl.OOl, 81. national
bank notes S307.6ss and Treasury notes.
Sl33,l0l The increase Of national bank
notes was s56SS 600. Cold bullion in
creased s5.SSlO7o. and silver bullion de-
creased SI.750.f60 The net increase of
money and bullion in the Treasury was
So. 00z. So.
In connection with the agitation Of the
question OF LaSlng OleOmar geTine In Rich
mond, It may be OF interest 10 note that
the trade in that product shows rapid
growth. The receipts of internal revenue
for the month Of July just passed were
$lS55046s. against $l05ss.A tor July oil
the preceding July.
The recelpls Tor the fiscal year ended
June 80. 1887. were $S5069l.lS as compared
with Sl,lO7. s1454 for the year ended last
July. an increase OF S251 ,O63.36. The tax
is two cents pound. so this shows an
increase of l2.S5L16S pounds in the sales.
This does not include the special tax on
manufacturers of, and dealers in Oieo-
margarine. The tax on manufacturers
showed an increase during the lSCdl year
of from 1900 TO $500. and that on re-
tail dealers went from S30.S5S.42 TO 500 154
an increase Of $25.7955S. a singular fea-
ture is that with all the increase every
where else the receipts from special tax
on wholesale dealers fell from $500 TO
$A.272. a decrease of S1.62S.
None Of these figures EXCEPT those in
the first paragraph relate TO the receipts
for this year.
A marriage license was issue- to-day
20 Quint Powell. OF Nortonsville. Va. and
Miss Minnie Batten. of Browns Cove,
Va. The bride is only eighteen years OF
age
Frank J. Hardin has been appointed
temporary fireman at the Richmond (Va)
custom house at $720 per annum.
General shafter evidently has admir-
ers In Virginia as a new postoffice was
created in Albemarle county to-day by
that rame with Mary Il. Davis, post
master. The office will be supplied by
special service from Alfred postofice,
three miles distant.
Special mail service between Finley
Caldwell county. n. c.. and Patterson
will be discontinued from October 18th.
Star mail service has been established
On North Carolina from Ashpole by Lees
VILE. Nye, Sterling and GAINESVILLE TO
Fairbluff six times a week.