The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-04

Treasury for reeoinage IS, III, $3.50 from
silver purchased for subsidiary silver coin
age and from silver purchased under the
act of July If, 1890, on which the seignior.
| age was s., eos, 1865.
The balances OF silver bullion on hand
at the minis and assay offices Of the United
States for the coinage of silver dollars,
subsidiary silver coins, and for payment
| OF deposits of silver bullion in fine bars,
July /, 1860, was, standard ounces, So
740,6e0.96; cost, SIS, 224, 562.34. Including
ina balances on hand at the minis July j,
1873, the net seigniorage on the coinage Of
silver from that date to June 30, 1900, WAS
$le2, 275, 480.12
OF she minor coins manufactured during
the year, S2,QS6, 705.54 were from new ma
terial ana S156, 311.67 from old and incur
rent minor coins transferred from the
Treasury for recoiRase. TIE total amount
OF minor coins outstanding July 1, 1900,
was $50, l6l .861.11. During the fiscal year
there were manufactured gold bars of the
value Of $95, 267, 1892. and silver bars. 49,
e49, 307.l4
The highest quotation in the London
market for silver os25 me during the ifs
cal year was % 9-16 pence, equal to
s6.62612 in United States money per ounce
fine. The lowest quotation was IS SO
pence, equivalent to $0.5S365. The average
price for the fiscal year was 81 80 pence,
equivalent TO S0-6e917- The bullion value
| OF the United States standard dollar, st
the highest price for the year, was
S0-4S426 and the lowest, $0.45141, and at
Inc average price, S0.46419. The CONNER
cial ratio Of gold to silver at the average
price was l to 3444 The number of grains
of pure silver at the average price that
| could be purchased with a United States
silver dollar was 1877. equivalent to I %
fine ounces
The expenditures necessary to maintain
the various institutions connected with
the Mint Service during the fiscal year
were S1,703, 1924. The earnings from all
sources during the same period we're $10,-
641, 1860 showing a surplus of earn -uss
over expenditures of S. 938, 44T.96.
The net exports Of gold during the fiscal
year were s., $50, SIS, as against the net
imports of S51, 429 099 for the fiscal year
1899. The net silver exports we're 81 49,
9I3, as against S25, 534,S17 for the previous
fiscal year.
The value of goII and silver consumed
in the industrial arts by the United States
during the calendar year 1899 was: Gold
81, S47 rs; silver, coming value, SIS G77 663
"a total of S33 524S4I There were con-
suuled in new material. in the manufacture
Of bars, gold, 80, 1913; silver, S13630,
O7g
The amount OF new material consumed
in the industrial arts in The world was:
Gold &72. 65S.500, and silver, coming value,
$50. $50 500
The total metallic stock in the United
states on July l. 1900. was: Gold, $1,034,
s39. 2S4; silver, s647, 37I, csc
- ,rtI =; ~, T-it5 So, ,-i-
the calendar year 1899 was: Gold 3,437. 210
fine ounces; commercial value STl ,053 400;
coming value. 81 .053. 400. Silver. 54.T64,
500 fine ounces; commercial value. $32,
rl,s ,otoI -. - e,cI.J r,J si1,.s h,
the various countries of the world during
the calendar year 1889 was:
Gold 500 10 Oh
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Total ..........,,..............., CO, So, SIS
The totaj metallic stock and uncovered
paper in the world. as estimated On Ian
nary 1860 was
, 80, -
;,'5te fe,,,5e- H. az "a 40
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Total metallic stock -.-.-----.--- 659.9Ga 600 i
Uncovered paper --.-.-------------. 29g0. Io5OJc
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The Director of the Mint reports that
probably By July next, certainly before the
close Of the year 1901 the old sIint build
ing in Philadelphia viii be vacated. There
appears 10 be no present OF prospective
use for the premises OF the part of the
Mint, and unless Congress should other
wise determine the Secretary Of the
Treasury will in due course proceed to
dispose OF the present United States Mint
building IN philadelphia at private or
public sale, IN accordance with the direc-
ton OF Congress as expressed IN the act
Of March 3. 1891, authorizing the sale of
ire old building upon the completion OF
the new mint
En.rax-ip, md pr5,tjr
h9e AlantiaI legislation OF the last toI'-
gTess added materially to the work OF
this bureau during the wear. The act Of
5f.rct, I. ION --o,-5,=,,7 st,.t,,,-5,1, 10.
sL.e- ~ I u11e s5lhsE cSrtilcateS OF the
,I' u StV S.-d iioe- snoulo gs
- - - - 80 HoIes stlolLu
-, ---a 80 - - gu %
,br,-I5 - -ti.5 - -,I-5- -. 90
-. 80 ma 81
~ - . - lI -,
~ 80 - -, , - y "
i4. e. "a ..oli % $50
- .s0.i - 'uit y LeSIi .eleu III snS ISSUE
-. -. - 1. - IN OL 80 II
$500 "a - Imp, So.lipls VIZ IIiee - y
-. ~ - !" - -, "a 81 -
- IL, l4; - -. = 800. .o sL-tS
eeo CO. = 80
an ;,,rCoeSs 81 . S9o 90 60 =. - - 80
cent md 90 osS sTos+s - ,,.f5o-7.i - ~
re7cy as agsinst > 20 - eI1oefs n 300 |
an -e9s Of SEQ Ia, .,,,e,,l = . -| 49,
cent Tba soo-seraf - ,J1'1fy--5 -