Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1894 — DIRECTOR OF THE MINT’S REPORT. [ARTICLE]

DIRECTOR OF THE MINT’S REPORT.

Coinage of Gold and Silver During the Year. R, E. Preston, the Director of the Mint has submitted to the Secretary of th* Treasury his report on the mints and issays office for the fiscal year 1894. Th* value of the gold deposited is stated at 1140,942,545; $38,969,951 was of domestic production; 128,030,525 foreign bullion and min; $2,118,421 old material; $2,093,615 worn and uncurrent United States gold join deposited tor recoinage. >. f The deposits and purchases of silver’ luring the year was 22,746,661 fine ounces, the coining value of the same in silver dollars being $29,409,825; $19,777,71'0 was of iomestic production; $1,832,890 foreign pulllon and coin; $3,481,404 worn and trnjurront United States coin, and the remainder, $605,036, old material. The amount of sliver bullion purchased inder the act of July 14, 1890. was 11.917,159 fine ounces, at a cost of $8,715,521, the ivorago cost per fine ounce being 0,7313. The total coinage of silver dollars under the net of July 14, 1890, to July 1, 1894, was 36,0-17.943. consuming 26 911.768 fine ounces, which cost $29,110,647. The seigniorage on silver coined under the act of July 14. 1890. to July 1. 1894. was $6,977,’96. From July 1, 1894 to Nov. 1, 1894, 12,443.500 were coined, the seigniorage on the same was $986,764.27, making the total smount of silver dollars coined under tha set of July 14, 18£0. 38.531,143, and the total seigniorage, 87,764,060. The total coinage during the year was: Sold $89,474,919 50 Silver dollars 758 0* Subsidiary silver $,094,140 30 Minor coins... .... 716.910 91 Total 1106.216,780 01 The net gold exports during the year were 84,172,665, as against 886,897,275 for the prior fiscal year. T’’-' net exports of lilver for the fiscal year were $31,041,359, against 87,653,813 for th- fiscal year 1893. 4At the James Young home, north of Huntington, Gilbert Young, a boy five fears old, was playing with his little sisler in a field where some horses were oose. The girl was observed bonding over ter brother, when, on Investigation, it was found that the boy lay unconscious in the ground with his skull crushed, saving been kicked by a horse. Ills head and face were covered with blood. The girl had ter tiny arms around her brother’s neck and was trying to lift him and Io something to comfort and aid him. Her face was covered with blood, bnt it was received from kissing her disabled jrother'a futx*. Medical assistance was mmmonnd and the Injured boy is still llvng. although In a semi-conscious condlion. , \