The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-05
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Extracts From the Annual Report
of Secretary Gage.


of secretary Gage.
Washington. Dec. 4-Tao following are
extracts from the annual report Of the
Secretary OF the Treasury
The Interest hearing Debt.
The interest-bearng debt July j. iss
Included unmatured United s'ates bonds
outstanding amounuur 10 u.o-3iis Bon
there having been reduction since july
l. 1879. OF 81 So. 59H This was brought
about by the purchase. under announce
ment OF the Secretary % the Treasury or
Nov 70, 1899. Of I per ceus bonds funded
loan Of 1877. amounting 20 xIfai01n and
) per cent bonds. loan % lsH in tae
amount OF Si&93o There were also ra-
deemed. under the Scerctary's cau a.
May ls 1870. United States bonds. 81 the
funded loan % 1851. continued at rer
cent, in the nmouna ~ 81 3s4 fo THE
total reduction in these three loans up 10
July J. lsuo was So 6s5 $40 bur the not
reduction, as stated above was 81 .l3a
there having been issued during che fiscal
year per cent. bonds, loan Of i@s-lals
amounting 20 Si39D. and So So o. 3 per
cent bonds. funded loan % 1877 iu cou-
version OF refundine ceruncates. 81 which
N.49 were issued in payment OF q. rued
interest on said certificate
Foreign Commerce.
-Four great facts characterlxc tho foreign
commerce Of the fiscal year lso. First
Il exceeded that % any preceding YEAR
and for the first time the grand total of
imports and exports passed the TWO b.l-
lion dollar mark; second manufacturer
materials formed "a larger proportion of
Tho imports than ever before. third, mhu-
zion ~ the exports than ever hcfog
fourth. exports were larger than ewes
before. ana were more wllciy distr. buteI
than ~ any preceding year
The Imports % the year were $3.50 sfl.-
1884, against S5s5.lis.iSs IN 1s@4 an increase
OF S52 l92 ea5 This large increase how
ever Is chiefly In Manufacturers mate
rinls.
Total Exports.
The total exports OF the year were val
ued a. N.s9i fs30S2. OF which 9l.GIO.-s3 81
~ere Of domestic production. OF this vast
sum manufactures formed 50 s. per cent.
against 3 = per cent in ls,9. e3l8 per
cent in 1895. and l7.S per cent ln fS1
The total expectation of manufacture
during the year 1870 was fi3 s1l .1-f
against 500 5ssli6 iu lsea an increase ol
nearly tleooop.0o or about . per cent.
Agricultural pnoducts Also show @ graft
tNIg gain over 1870 the total for tho
year 1870 being $685.. Ss.i23 against S1s4. no.
IS in 1888. while every other class-m,n-
ing forestry. fisheries. aud miscellaneous
also shows an increase iu 1900. as COM
pared with the preceding year.
Immigration.
The COMMISSIONS General ~ Immirra-
zion. 800 the annual report % the opera
lions Of his bureau for the fiscal year
ended June 81, 1870. submits tabulated
statements showing the arrival iu this
country during that period 81 Hs.5.3 allen
Immigrants i-5.5i2 through ports 90 tho
Jnitcd states and % go through Canada
OF these 2H.IB were males and lA43i fe-
males, sib-l were under u years OF age
SIoS2 we're from u 20 Il years old ana
$50 were q aud over.
Marine Hospital Service.
The surgeon general % the Marine Hos
pital Service reports that 5s155 sick and
disabled scamen OF the merchant marine
We're treated during tho iisea yo1r. az
which number 1891 were treated in hos
pitfalls There were $50 important surgi-
cal operations performed requiring the
use Of anaesthetics
There are twenty-five United states ma
rine hospitals and rs additional relief sta-
lions
The balance % the Marine Hospital fund
available AZ the commencement Of the fis-
cal year was $50 02f 49, and the receipts
from all sources 1915 $50 80 THE rxp.t..i4-
lures were Ss-sJ19 81 The balance July
1910. was t775.3i34 a.