New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-06
INCREASE OF GOLD COIN.

INCREASE OF GOLD 'IlN.
The ged coin in crfaaioa' SIS. sea ,o :s on
Tho same date in 1888 I'm fhe small notes -'"r...
was shrnkaee Of sl5-'' from 'Ta,o , 10 Of 3; ST.
49,. and from 1895 to lS9 the amount ran up 10y
SIS ss5 49, During that Year the incIr's' q"
d4noninations ~ both gold and paper WAS SOL
~ The total addition to in' lai'I 'i ~ ~, 90!
the same period was S'l ,le6 OF wien r.. -,
"a i'm fhe' larger denominations The addlN'i y"
ne gold IN circulation during me S,tf vas n s-
81 e72 and this added 10 the increase 81 ,5. ~
o,,tstardng makes a total increase or >-' ,.''t =
Much OF the * mango %, gr' ,r. s,rer IN Ncw-
vdrk nod for hv other officers. ana cnltIf ,-Ys
shipmepir 10 N Sous maze in Ncw-York under This
Arrangement was 254s.Ts' ana ,l' ,,', - ,S dis
tr.h"tions we're made from Chicago. 81 Louis ana
no at~el wear 1895 the ten Treasury officers
pain oa - s3 80 an Increase Of Sl7oo ~ A. the
III r,c inc he receipts 81 standard dollars were
S:i oo7 ~ in lsN ana 81 81 GO IN 1872, 'e
ec,,aoe crcnlation Of these coins Previous 30 this
wear the maximum of silver dollars lr tT'rla'lo'
al the close Of any mont was reec1eo IN .-,,.,if
Der 1890 as the result ~ urgent ,i.r, 10 ir2,ll
The end az 1se7 20 July. 1888. OBJ" receipts o goa III
%ev-York from customs were Jess than l -.
,en a@n io se\n 9r IanuarT ia The rroporon
~ roll was nominal bur in December 1891 II Wa
eae then rose ,s II Iq ~ e 80 T 'S Saa
;rhe percentage Of gold for the whole fiscal year Of
Ter Of 7 1900 So
RECEIPTS OF GOLD FROM CUSTOMS.
The Increase .n the receipts ~ gold from customs
was not cxc.ruonal for III lhr Gown ms ,skrq
Year is9, coid coin was taken for 1903 per cent
~ the receipts amounting 20 SOC ''f7S and eiNon
INK ~ $gl5q72u2 Dr. 1864 The receipts ~ $780,
1871 showed 276 per cont onl the disbursements
For The quarter ending september 30 gold formed
$50 per cent Of the receipts ana By pr '.tt OF Inc
been natural and healthy increase 81 gold I'm CIR
Whic disbursements Of gold have been so heavy
tho holdings OF the Treasury tn coin and bullion
amount and I'm ncr excess over ~taulinr ccrtia-
Gates. Tho former slnss naximlm is found IN
mum. before l>as was SIsNs 253, ia March of the
same year. on June 81 1898. flo gross gold n the
rhc.e surCs rose To- s. oo sa gross and s2i s2, 81
net ON September 30 1899 These statistics make
n an kinds ON October !. 1890. The estimated
amount of gold in circulation was 2}lSucr cent 81
~ e, ~ pcr cont Of the J6itci s,atcs noe and
Treasury notes outstanding.
GOLD RESERVE MADE EASY.
These resources. The Treasurer suggests. would
| make It easy to establish permanent and ade-
quato gold reserve He points ont that while the
reserve OF slol0ON0 several times has been
! trouchcd upon under pressure II necessity tho
J trust funds set apart for specific Object as the
gold pledged for gold certificates and tine STANDARD
/ dollars for silver certificates. have always been
kept intact \ fund of $50 ppoo devoted by law
/ 10 the purpose, Win Il IINFlNlti lIdk lllr notes
once redeemed in gold should not be- paid ont again
except for gold would 10 selfsustaining and would
! prove Il perpetual gIarautce u safety.
with reference TO the appeals for notes and cor
tlfcatcs which the Treasury has bad 20 refuse be-
cause II had already gone the limit ~ its pow
ors Mr. Roberts points out that the existing M
! tloual banks Of the United stats have the right
under their charters 20 add t3i3oofl3 TO their cir
cilation OF this s2e would go 10 the city OF
Ncs-Yor and So ~, 10 20 Chicago from both o.
! which places there have been persistent applica-
tons 10 the Treasury for paper In the face Of the
assertion that the FAR Western States suffering
/ for want OK currency. their own banks could issue
/ additional notes TO the amount OF Si>2sj2i. The
; Treasurer Offers uo criticism upon the banks. but
/ puts 81 20 them whether fh'ir sphere ends with
cent per cent or invevcs also an obligation OF seq
1 vice 10 tle community lie continues.
RESUMPTION or CERTIFICATES
of August T. Is.1 Na4 resumed iho ISSUE ~ gold
certificates. after AN almost uninterrupted sn.pcu-
SION from April a. l>.1 during which the amount
ir circulation Wa. reduced SO >,-..~,.tf' lit ihr
of October this amount had Pee ID increased To-
q Sl21 5l3 80 Within this period the treasury paid
Sl.t pt2 go Of the c'lflffti OF winch So,
U. 30 WIS for gold coin and >i-N@l i-p Was lu
current Disbursements. while So ~ - was re-
turned 10 the Treasury in Ga. receipts The rapid
ify Of thr Outro g. notable. tt We'll AS the proper
ZION Of the denomination, under SlOlu As l relief
10 The money market fhr payment Of the interest
due November I. amounting FOO Si.3t.2lt was
D. anticipated Ih' coupons wer" received on and
after me 18Th aud The checks FOR registered inter
| est were mailed on the I'D ana 18th
Inc number OF one cent and FIVE cent counterfeits
detected at the ofice OF the Treasury during the