United States Mint, Philadelphia.. 1, 115, 760 $1, 115, 760 1, 134, 560 $567, 280 119, 232 $29, 808 00 1,376 2, 178, 000 139,950 1,089, 000 30, 900 10,890 1, 117, 136 3, 452, 510 1,726, 255 161, 022 907, 610 $90, 761 8,050 1,748, 860 $87, 443 4, 260 $127 80 5, 030, 282 2, 689, 900 $1,891, 179 80 124, 771 1,909, 860 95, 493 4, 260 127 80 7,892, 498 3, 104, 038 30 I have not been able to obtain the exact figures of the domestic gold and silver deposited for coinage. The following is the amount, as given by the Alta California, of refined gold and silver deposited in the United States branch mint during 1871 by the San Francisco Assaying and Refining Works: This gives the large amount of $19,120,397.57 refined, and $783,222.37 was sold for Japan, China, and else where. The following, from the Commercial Herald of San Francisco, gives a comparative view of the coinage at the branch mint in that city for the years 1868, 1869, 1870, and 1871, as follows: The coinage of the mints is undoubtedly in excess of the domestic deposits of bullion for coinage, since deposits of United States coin, &c., are also recoined. From the reports of the Bureau of Statistics of the Treasury Department I have compiled the following statement of the imports, exports, and re-exports of the precious metals during the year ending December 31, 1871: Adding now the total coinage to the total exports of bullion, we have: It thus appears that even when all the coinage of the United States mints is added to all the exports of bullion, the aggregate is far below even Mr. Valentine's estimate, which I have demonstrated to be too small. This is an additional proof (if one were needed) of the futility of attempting to calculate the gold and silver product from the mint and custom-house returns, making no allowance for ores and mattes or base bullion shipped abroad and the large amount consumed (not as coin) by manufacturers. In my last report I discussed this subject fully. I add some statistics of general interest concerning principally the commerce of San Francisco. [From the San Francisco Commercial Herald.] TREASURE-PRODUCT, IMPORTS, ETC. The receipts of treasure from all sources, through Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express during the past twelve months, as compared with the same period in 1870, have been as follows: RECEIPTS OF TREASURE. The following table comprises the receipts of treasure in this city, through Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express, during the year 1871: The receipts from the northern and southern mines include the amounts sent East from the Virginia office, viz: The combined exports, treasure, and merchandise, for 1871, as compared with the same time in 1869 and 1870, were as follows: The following has been the circulation of coin through Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express, during 1871: Statement of the amount of treasure exported from San Francisco, through public channels, to eastern domestic and foreign ports during the year 1871, exclusive of shipments through United States mail. |