Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-06

ling the year numbered 173oss.sl1 pieces Of
the total value of sees .273,0oO The re-
demptions were 16l. .4s4.SSO pieces of the
value of s5S2, ,902.o .oo0 Gold certificates out
standing Increased Sis. 465. 900. while silver
certificates decreased S1,696o00 and treas
ury notes of 1890 $1,Sss,ooo.
Bank Notes Increase
There was an increase of $426I6,SSo In
the volume Of national bank notes, but
the amount presented for redemption was
only S2f0.8l4.6Sl. as against 2s6.292.SS5 in
1906
The United States bonds pledged to
secure bank circulation amounted TO $685.
s84, 600 on June 20. 1907. an increase OF $s1-
759, $50 during the fiscal year. The United
States bonds and other obligations held to
secure public deposits in national banks
aggregated s1sS,244.0S2.ss. an increase OF
so7, ,e6S. 327.sS since June 80, 1906.
The moneys presented for redemption
and exchange during the fiscal year 1907
amounted to s1,O .s76.5OO. as against ST.
104. 40, ,492 In 1906.
The treasury holdings Of gold at the
close of the fiscal year 1906 amounted to
$S0l l051, $50. 80. BY April q, 1907, this in
creased to s927 9t2, 211.13, after which the
demands for export during the month of
Jure caused Withdrawals, reducing the
amount to $90k69l. .730.14 by the close OF
the fiscal year 1907
The redemptions from the reserve fund
during the last fiscal year we're, in
United States notes 81, 2,69oSs7, in treasury
notes s101,27S, making total of $12. 49,.
165. The redeemed notes were restored to
the general fund in exchange for gold.
and the reserve thereby maintained at the
fixed amount
On June 30, 1906. there were 7001.86S
silver dollars in circulation; the number
dis .ributed at government expense for
transportation during the last fiscal
year was 37.500.11S, but the number in cir
cuiation on June go, 1907, was only ST.
n0,444. The accumulation of this coin in
the treasury is not In excess of the
amount. that can be used In the regular
transactions Of the treasury offices. The
amount of subsidiary silver shipped at
government expense for transportation
was $50, $50, ,66255
Balance Greater
The available cash balance in the gen.
eral fund at the close OF the fiscal year
1907 was $272 061, ,445.47. an increase of $751;
372. .09O65 as compared with that of 1906.
During the calendar year 1906 1t is es-
timated that the production of gold in
the United States was $94. 4.373, 800.
The amount consumed in the industrial
arts during the year is estimated to have
been sSs.126,76S, of which $32,619s1 was
new material.
The amount of public moneys held b.
the bank depositaries on June 80, 1907.
including funds to the credit OF the
treasurer's general account and United
States disbursing officers, was $17S.741.
1882, an increase since June 30 1906, of
$ss, ,297, ,514.s6. On June S0 1907. there were
997 regular and SCI temporary depos-
itaries; 346 were designated during the
fiscal year and 10 discontinued. On No
vember /, 1907, the number of depos-
itaries was 1910 and the amount of public
moneys held " them was 500, go. .625.13.
During the fiscal year 1,2s5.349 immi-
grants were inspected under the pro-
visions of the immigration laws and
regulations These examinations have
been made at 50 ports.
The secret service division reports a
continued and satisfactory decrease in
the number of offenses. There were only
216 prosecutions for counterfeiting. as
compared with 7u5 ten years ago and 356
during the previous year.
The fiscal year ended July 1. 1907. was
by far the greatest in the customs his
tory of the country. The total value of
imports was s1.4S4, 421 .425, an increase of
more than $500 000.0 900 over the preceding
year, and for the third successive year
the largest il the country's history. The
imports of merchandise have almost