The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-11
MINT I'M. AlSS| !! WORK. N
xAR0ER COINAGE THAN IN AMI
PREVIOUS YEAR.


asa.... .
WASfdiNSIVS, 0sc. ~ N 80
tre director OF the mint IN ms anA1"'
port. SAYS ...a
upon more bullion IN tne assresaue az
. greater r9inaEe was execu.eu uu..ns
the last hecak year .lhan IN any p'es. .sss
year. original ueposMs OF sou
slightly less tnan curins tn0 y. % ~ ,on
year. amounting IN vatue " s.so' $3.50, $3.50
against NH.SS. ~ IN tne nscai yea u.t sss
June y. lSsS. Domest'c oepos ... - s7s
largest IN our history nmoununs 70 ~
-. 4S7. against So. So ,l2o N the preceaans
year, but there was taiiins oii in ioA
eign coin and bars.
The coinage OF gold was the ereates. ~ ~
our history, amounting 70 MVs,in,loo'
against $64.SAsoS IN me pleceo t,,,l 49, 80.
and might nave oeen consioeIavy ~,
the fN2Acskyc s ~ ~ A 1asS h,,ilio,s II
u ~ nsssNtAs 49, eos IA ssS IN .Yniy i.
sses .', mo COO ~ ~, INV !. fses
1888, to $ilsSSz'"z on July :; loss MI
:. Inc coshhsss5 cndsr INA net 81 July a.
,scn az ssl 7os AGAINST SO oo2, los in
e 4ess ..s,.s~ ,,sar ara the coinage of
~ ~ .ss,,.,. 20 xee IN ara,nst s64S2-
-.
$500. - en- Msnts.
.c.". 49,. h.ra rv.ssed
Inc I IN ~. ,.s.r - meat the demands
-lrrll 40 AZ Ayavu
upon tnem vme in We W ioNs.. s,ssr.,,.e
leans ana Pnhadeipn'a su nm The
Tor the greater par' " lno 90. Sos
pressure az tne SUI ~ 49,. - .,,,~r
not 30 great, Cecause Wy seocH ns.,,st-
puinon l " .na 'sece Z Z ..-. rss,rent was
81 = A s.'s.s a. 49, r.,sa cS.T eelirman
= "a ~ New York, BY which s1ss,6l3
eys c,,rsses ~ silver at Philadelphia were
l nnS o..ss ~ =, so,,.i amount delivered
- MI, ~. s~cr.r~e snahled the latter insti-
s,,,,nr - coir the supply OF subsidiary
sss.s. -S<,,s~sd an the Pacffc coast and
p .-,.. ~ tho coinage Of the required
s...snS- - s,,ver dollars. This mint also
rs,,vert~d into coin the full amount of its
49,, ,arr. receipts Of gold bullion, its
~ .s..,ss..: ,hsinr ga s5s 600.
so'u ~ w ...s,sss - r..a.a.
.-s,,..-. - 49,. ,c,rtrv vv,Il
3 Inc mint la cn.. ,,.v.t mill the new
oe taxed y e ..n,,n.,,- ~ phi,adel-
buildings under cons.ruc., ',.s "a nr,,,,,-
phia ana Denver are co n..s',e, S H. .cc,,rp-
pea. Tne STOCK 80, ~ s .s s.a.on+ rress,,re
ulatins anu. VIII asna - ra,.,,ot "a resiuced.
for subsidiary coinagr - q s,ds =, strs
Fortunately the iais casn oa'a s,.,,s,,aI
treasury permits 9. r inns '. ..'s,asras.r,art
but congress should. az tne app "a the
session. make an appTop .sl..s., ~ ,,,t
equipment 81 the ns new, ,..n,.aat -+awa rds
the puhdlns we ~. rn.ssr ,,,,sn nj and
coMp'euo ~ a .ch,,,srv viii REQUIRE con-
L.uN ~ ~ .,,r,e Tor construction the con-
tracts Tor thS same should be let during
ttac.s ~. 49, .s..~ 5Ss
the conne
- -rrf'- -.a,.
When the present S8nAtses loI I. r,
silver were aoopted, Aney w. app ,.s 49,
TO the conditions .nen ensns sh.r. -
government rennelies receieu a...ut
the business but lie Us. - - ..s,,.ota
has declined ana las chaIeos - -
concerns have peen reuuceu W. "a
government charges nave sIeIhsrnneu l ~
The effect has natura!iy ueen " sei,r ~, ~. y.
silver puHiop 70 pT1vats ls,lll1 7ass1
there 10 no gooo reason why ..S -. 49,.
ment should enter INTO uhiiec1ssa.y
petition with private 800 -
sirable that. 80 ions az conu
. Aneries, 1t snouio 90 30 az an eSoiAo''S"-
and businessiike manner; A.. sra.
The report susseSsIss MS w $1,000
for renning SILVER . uuillon oe ~ a-,,aI
as to put the sovelhinene ". ~ S,.s
footing Win priva.e =. IN, hr,,g
ness, or 70 SUCH an eA' 80 81 s,',s1.,, than
the moderate amour. " smse - aoia AZ,
require for the treatment u so'1
posts. 80 s,,ver h,,,,on re-
Ing 'o ta 1,.s.-'a etat.. Lost YEAR was.
Z q - y,r,vv ounces,
III $50. ~. Exrort Tax.
....-,,...,,7a,,t ~ the New York
Inc superin,enuc. So. go has cailad
hssay oInce' lne ~ a,tho,,rI, ahont
attention 70 tne laSt s ua. 80 ,,,.. 80
$Su'vo.pvV ~ pniteu $3.50 80 .aLa, o.
ported iast year ~ az "srnort
eApoit, anu 1850 nov cont Witch
charge OF a.,, =. or s,.o dvan-
IS exac.ea 10 opela' ,,e 80 D,raotor
tage. Tnere Is no op!ece, says Dnes.o,
ROBERTS, " iosons .nS ~, .Liny
our com ous ~ - taIa hars we
IA nv hst,ar s,,rnish the raw material than
the manufactured article. These bars
have Ia be shipped from New York to
philadelphia. melted and worked into
coin. at some waste and considerable
ernense. to replace the coin exported,
While the bars would have served every
nurnose for export. The export charge
was nut on bars several years ago, when
srn,d exnorts were heavy and some means
a,.,n,,ra.a them WAS sought When