Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1893 — THE UNITED STATES MINT. [ARTICLE]

THE UNITED STATES MINT.

Annual B«po t of Director Preeton— Financial Statlatlea. „ , «sa R. E. Preston, the director of the mint, has submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury the report of the operations of the mint and assay office for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1898. The following is a synopsis of the reports The valfle of tho gold deposited, including redeposite, during the fiscal year 1893 at the mint and'assay offices was 850.839,905. Of this sum 833,386.168 was classified as of domestic production. The value of the coinage executed at the mints during the flseal year was: Gold, 830,038.140; silver dollars, 85,343,715; subsidiary silver coin, 87.217,221; minor coin. 8L086.103; total, 843.685,178. The number of pieces coined was 97,280,875. The value of the gold bars furnished by the mints and assay office for use In the Industrial arts was 88,714,227. The imports of gold during the year were 822 039,380. Of this sum 86 074,899 was United States gold coin. The exports of gold during the year were: Domestic coin and bullion, 8102,337,537; foreign coin and bullion, 86.029,298; total, 8108.966,655. . . , The Imports of silver during the .year were 834.2)3,999. The exports were: Do-, mestle silver, 834.625.400; foreign silver, 817.332,403; total, $41,947,812. v Ms The total amount of silver bullion purchased under the act of July 14. 1890, to Nov. 1, 1893, was 168,674,683 fine ounces, costing 8155,931.0)8.' . . ——. f.'t