Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1892 — INCREASE OF CIRCULATION. [ARTICLE]

INCREASE OF CIRCULATION.

For the Month or May It Amounts to #O,. *37,9Ss—Total Is 524. 77 l'er Capita. ThosTreasury Department’s monthly I statement of changes In the circulation shows a considerable net increase during the last month. There was a decrease of $6,332,559 in United States notes, $639,124 in national bank notes, $457,532 in standard silver dollars, and $97,189 in subsidiary silver. On the other hand there was an increase of $5,566,902 in Treasury silver notes, $3,581,510 in gold certificates, $3,520,000 in currency cer- ! tiflcatos, $1,295,708 in gold certificates, and $269 in silver certificates. This shows a net increase during the month of $6,437,985. The total circulation of the country June 1 is placed at $1,620,010,229 —a per capita circulation of $24.77, or $115,278,509 more than June 1, 1891. The changes in the circulation of various kinds of money during May. tof ether with the amounts in circulation une 1, are shown in the following tables: May 1, 1802. June 1,1892. Gold coin ,$ 407,615,9*9 $ 408,911,657 Standard stiver dollar* 57,654,457 67,096,925 Subsidiary silver.:... 62,833,523 62,736,334 Gold certificates 163,718,609 157,295,209 Sliver certificates .... 327,289,896 327,290,165 Silver Treasury notes 81,501,770 87,068,672 United States notes.. 324,786,861 318,453,302 Currency National bank notes . 168,067,089 167,427,965 Totals $1,620,010,229 $1,504,278,609 The general stock of money coined or Issued and in the Treasury June 1 is shown by the following table. Oelned or Issued. In Treasury. Gold coin $ 602,486,237 $ 193,673,580 Standard silver dollars 413,665,360 366,468,435 Bnbsldlary sliver 77,196,831 14,459,497 Gold certificates 171,265,729 14,470,620 Silver certificates .... 330,904,002 3,613,837 Silver Treasury notes 97,391,986 10,323,314 United States notes.. 346,681,016 28,227,714 Currency certificates. 34,020,000 290,000 National bank notes . 172,499,349 6,071,384 Totals $2,246,508,610 $626,498,281 During May there was a net increase of $7,919,008 in the Treasury store of money and bullion. There was a decrease of $1,758,671 in the store of gold bullion, $1,403,606 in silver Treasury notes, $337,693- in gold coin, and $140,930 In subsidiary silver, while there w r as an increase of $6,3312,559 in United States notes, $3,588,919 in silver bullion, $967,532 In standard silver dollars, and $661,898 in the Treasury store of national bank notes. Gold certificates held in cash by the Treasuiy June 1 amounted to $14,470,520, a decrease during May of $7,460,660; silver certificates held in cash amounted to $3,613,837, an increase during last month of $404,731; and currency certificates held in cash were $290,000, $50,000 less than May 1. The store of gold bullion in the Treasury June 1 aggregated $7,953,612, and of silver bullion $72,501,576.