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The director remarks in relation to these operations :

The amount of gold of domestic production deposited during the year was $40,977.168 55; derived as follows:-from California, $40,591,140 88; from Oregon, $9,181; and from the Atlantic States, $376,846 67.

The deposits of Spanish and Mexican fractions of the dollar at the principal mint, the branch mint at New Orleans, and the Assay-office at New York, from the passage of the act of February 21st, 1857, entitled "An Act relating to foreign coins and to the coinage of cents at the Mint of the United States," to the 30th of June, 1858, have amounted to $1,072,434; of this amount the sum of $293,246 was deposited at the principal mint for exchange for cents coined under the act above cited.

Within the last year some new varieties of bullion have been brought to our notice. The gold of the Frazer River region, of which, however, but little has reached us, is one of these varieties. It is found to be considerably alloyed with silver-more so than the average of California gold. With our present scanty knowledge we cannot rate it higher than 840 thousandths fine, on the average, which, allowing for the silver, would be $17 50 per ounce after melting.

Another variety which has been brought to our attention is the gold from Platte River, of which we have had but one sample. This was of high fineness, equal to that of Australia, and a little superior to that which was formerly received from Santa Fe, through the overland traders. The sample alluded to gave a fineness of 964 thousandths; equal to $19 92 per ounce, after melting. A deduction of from two to four per cent upon the values above stated will give a proximate valuation of native unmelted grains, free from the gangue or stony substance.

The Mint has lately received a deposit of Chinese stamped ingots of gold. They were sufficiently uniform in weight and fineness to induce the belief that they were intended to be of a definite value for the purposes of currency. In fact, the gold and silver currency of China is always in stamped bars or ingots, and never in coined pieces, in the sense commonly understood in other parts of the world, except so far as Spanish and Mexican dollars are used, and these receive a Chinese stamp as they pass from one merchant to another. The gold ingots just mentioned were of the fineness of 966 thousandths, which probably is considered "sycee," or fine gold, in a commercial way. the value per ounce troy of which would be $19 97. The average weight was eleven ounces eighty-hundredths (11.80) nearly, and the average value $235 50, without the mint deduction for coinage. In Chinese language they were pieces of ten taels each, making the golden tael $23 55. These particulars may be interesting to commercial men, and to the public, especially if it should be one of the effects of the recent treaty of our government with China to cause a current of gold in this direction, in payment for our manufactured exports. This was the first opportunity we have had of testing Chinese gold bars.

The production of silver from the mines of Lake Superior increases from year to year, but usually with the disadvantage of a large alloy with copper, so that the latter metal has to be sacrificed by the owner to render the silver available. The working of silver ores in other regions, however, has usually much greater difficulty and cost to contend with. Heretofore, the yield of silver from Lake Superior was too inconsiderable to require a place in the statistical tables, but in view of the increased value of the deposits from thence during the last year, they will be found stated in this report, and will hereafter be regularly noticed. For various reasons, growing out of production and trade, we now receive more of the Mexican dollars than for some years past. And the removal of the

restrictions which formerly prohibited the exportation, from that country, of silver bars and amalgams, has much increased the supply of silver bullion. Much of it finds its way from the Mexican States, through Matamoras, to New Orleans; and I have reason to believe that the supplies from that direction will continue to be large and regular.

STATE TAXES.

The following table of State expenses was prepared by Col. JOHN H. WHEELER:

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THE DEBT OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

- The city of Nashville, Tennessee, it is said, owes a funded debt of $662,500; a total debt of $805,338. Its means of every description are put down at $841,350; the revenue this year is estimated at $166,130. The liabilities for the present year, exclusive of ordinary expenses, are put down at $154,776, and the ordinary expenses are at least $120,000-so the deficiency at the end of the present fiscal year will be $107,646.

Jan.

9

16

13

20

13

20

Loans.

CITY WEEKLY BANK RETURNS.

NEW YORK WEEKLY BANK RETURNS.

Specie.

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Circulation. Deposits. clearings. deposits. 2 $98,549,983 $28,561,946 $6,490,403 $78,635,225 $13,601,357 $65,033,867 98,792,757 29,176,838 6,625,464 79,841,362 13,899,078 63,942,284 99,473,762 30,211,266 6,349,325 81,790,321 14,066,412 67,723,909 23 101,172,642 30,829,151 6,336,042 82,598,348 13,074,762 69,523,836 30 102,180,089 31,273,023 6,369,678 83,997,081 13,519,330 70,477,751 Feb. 6 103,602,932 30,652,948 6,873,931 86,000,468 15,489,083 70,561,405 103,783,306 30,226,275 6,607,271 84,229,492 13,803,583 70,425,909 103,706,734 31,416,076 6,542,618 86,778,222 14,769,565 72,003,657 27 103,769,127 31,658,694 6,530,759 87,386,311 15,657,056 71,729,805 March 6 105,021,863 82,739,731 6,854,624 90,382,446 18,002,665 72,370,781 105,293,631 32,961,076 6,755,958 90,063,432 16,511,506 72,552,926 107,440,350 31,902,656 6,853,852 91,238,505 17,064,588 74,173,917 27 109,095,412 30,929,472 6,892,231 90,644,098 16,429,056 74,201,709 April 3 110,588,354 81,530,000 7,232,332 93,589,149 17,567,160 76,021,989 10 110,847,617 32,036,436 7,245,809 93,566,100 16,775,237 76,790,863 17 111,341,489 33,196,449 7,190,170 96,448,450 17,829,431 78,121,025 24 111,003,476 34,113,891 7,140,851 95,340,344 16,141,451 79,198,893 May 1 111,868,456 35,064,213 7,431,814 98,438,506 17,875,203 80,563,303 8 112,741,955 35,453,146 7,735,056 101,165,806 19,438,661 81,727,146 16 114,199,288 34,780,728 7,502,975 101,884,163 18,284,868 83,599,295 22 115,658,082 84,047,446 7,307,445 101,917,869 17,620,131 84,297,738 29 116,650,943 31,496,144 7,252,616 99,351,901 16,199,657 83,152,244 June 5 116,424,597 32,790,333 7,547,830 101,489,535 17,982,648 83,506,887 12 116,022,152 33,367,253 7,367,725 100,787,073 16,503,899 84,283,194 19 117,797,547 32,396,456 7,297,631 102,149,470 16,818,521 85,280,987 26 118,823,401 31,948,089 7,215,689 101,961,682 15,825,983 86,135,699 July 3 119,812,407 33,830,232 7,458,190 106,803,210 17,267,927 89,535,283

10 118,863,937 34,705,593 7,571,373 106,420,723 18,168,757 88,260,956

17 119,164,222 35,328,184 7,346,946 107,101,061 17,046,961 90,054,100 24 118,946,482 85,315,243 7,351,065 105,490,896 15,365,206 90,105,690 31 119,850,456 35,712,107 7,408,365 106 456,030 15,310,157 91,145,878 Aug. 7 120,892,857 35,154,844 7,784,415 107,454,715 17,115,237 90,339,678 14 123,374,459 31,150,472 7,388,739 105,0.4,769 15,208,690 89,826,082 21 126,368,231 28,349,507 7,480,684 104,609,658 15,449,895 89,159,763 28 126,004,424 27,817,006 7,466,846 103,928,178 16,208,039 87,720,139 Sept. 4 125,885,840 28,048,661 7,748,249 103,347,811 15,414,213 87,933,594 11 125,013,211 28,059,495 7,830,669 102,899,554 15,989,375 86,908,179 18 124,649,018 28,808,068 7,313,695 104,733,688 17,603,982 87,129,706 25 124,118,904 28,625,331 7,864,373 102,429,344 16,347,447 86,081,897 Oct. 3 123,659,697 28,533,785 7,875,750 104,901,563 19,015,193 85,886,370 9 123,599,250 29,170,204 7,980,519 105,565,930 19,175,717 86,390,203 16 124,216,701 28,506,508 7,890,624 106,497,058 19,907,696 86,589,362 23 124,374,222 28,681,429 7,879,024 108,072,518 20,929,351 87,143,167 30 126,093,586 26,707,817 7,822,909 108,801,256 21,494,870 87,306,387 Nov. 6 126,809,492 26,337,855 8,186,933 109,217,448 21,899,507 87,317,941 13 127,027,519 26,039,277 7,975,420 109,238,497 20 125,898,631 26,790,815 27 125,585,698 27,157,731 Dec. 4 126,338,324 27,407,726 11 126,320,129 27,195,522

7,860,576 108,172,947
7,652,457 106 599,963
7,837,517 109,342,455
7,750,166 109,354,647

20,715,976 88,542,521 20,127,516 88,045,437 19,866,258 86,733,705 19,797,165 89,541,290 20,372,681 88,981,966

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Jan.

Loans.

Due Due to banks. from banks.

5.... $50,726,800 $5,028,000 $5,416,000 $17,073,800 $3,911,000 $5,732,600 12.... 51,221,000 5,449,000 5,938,400 17,226,700 4,368,000 5,969,500 18. 51,740,926 5,661,216 5,669,028 17,722,553 4,754,006 5,891,800 51,772,412 6,073,680 5,494,721 18,129,649 3,531,721 1,949,031 51,854,178 6,402,460 5,251,006 18,395,692 5,111,278 5,725,387 8.... 52,011,821 6,872,977 5,498,600 18,602,984 5,317,764 5,756,068

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Loans. Specie. Circulation. Deposits. to banks. from banks. 52,137,972 7,079,606 5,898,660 18,429,945 5,568,464 5,523,012 52,089,500 7,257,800 5,299,000 18,450,500 5,329,600 5,377,900 Mar. 1.... 51,970,800 7,316,800 5,170,000 18,525,000 5,778,000 5,625,000 8.... 52,251,300 7,497,700 5,182,400 19,031,682 5,764,000 6,137,000 15.... 52,068,743 7,559,698 5,291,549 18,909,682 5,837,534 6,011,377 22.... 51,999,451 7,235,531 5,163,492 19,029,251 5,934,007 6,057,699 29.... 51,632,451 7,905,491 5,159,569 18,895,249 5,804,569 5,925,462 April 5.... 51,918,000 8,259,500 5,477,500 20,136,400 6,576,900 6,386,000 12.... 52,042,428 8,505,312 5,852,991 20,675,028 5,987,725 6,590,350 19.... 51,752,500 9,007,000 6,224,500 20,657,500 6,110,000 7,259,400 26.... 51,388,977 8.851,719 6,007,628 20,671,569 5,884,533 7,863,702 May 4.... 51,499,700 9,243,000 5,903,600 21,257,900 5,925,900 7,444,000 10.... 51,679,315 9,351,861 6,165,768 21,143,973 5,949,986 7,562,885 18.... 52,622,000 9,210,000 6,117,000 21,527,700 7,187,800 6,263,000 25.... 53,396,741 9,015,146 6,096,417 21,418,578 7,175,486 6,756,792 31... 53,469,179 9,120,846 5,903,020 20,846,860 6,530,828 6,929,062 53,407,693 9,315,086 5,870,808 20,668,037 7,265,607 6,399,061 53,951,082 9,410,569 5,732,900 20,815,560 7,532,900 5,755,268 54,162,119 9,457,831 5,703,699 20,764,739 7,804,896 5,809,542 54,780,644 9,119,604 5,633,176 20,833,942 7,827,075 5,674,795 July 5.... 55,808,453 9,194,461 6,313,049 21,570,803 8,089,162 6,357,413 12.... 56,200,929 9,000,663 6,538,325 21,075,247 8,526,510 6,299,019 19.... 56,626.264 8,930,757 6,236,698 21,462,437 8,565,647 6,023,415 26.... 56,602,469 8,943,004 6,268,745 21,456,471 8,658,185 6,268,745 Aug. 2.... 56,250,500 8,883,400 5,869,800 21,161,000 8,467,000 5,757,000 9.... 56,096,805 8,985,526 6,238,221 21,051,519 8,445,734 6,112,023 55,971,072 8,795.945 6,026,818 20,804,875 8,132,356 5,675,367 55,845,271 8,958,280 5,988,995 20,698,794 7,693,989 5,599,457 55,650,350 8,724,186 5,889,477 20,698,228 7,537,728 5,952,844

June 7.

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21.

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18.

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55,926,042 8,701,679 6,137,981 20,971,138 7,632,562 6,287,397 56,238,615 8,589,825 6,265,577 20,634,771 7,837,548 6,267,769 56,414,497 8,432,250 6,265,314 20,799,474 7,932,082 6,493,886 56,410,258 8,378,564 6,155,136 21,003,583 7,728,766 6,565,208 56,226,344 8,593,378 6,415,799 21,561,424 7,572,434 7,064,285 55,993,810 8,601,982 6,950,324 21,940,062 7,797,659 7,841,109 55,940,039 8,692,225 6,674,737 22,303,433 7,653,858 7,474,187 55,857,618 8,940,572 6,505,858 22,435,359 7,836,100 7,470,666 55,601,573 9,098,907 6,402,222 22,538,477 7,583,069 7,348,934 55,817,151 9,258,452 6,735,124 22,816,263 7,435,690 7,472,200 56,314,420 9,284,314 6,759,909 22,744,572 7,680,564 7,241,047 56,783,902 9,425,034 6,773,764 22,233,896 7,663,707 7,251,271 56,865,217 9,513,026 6,899,513 22.721,295 8,043,437 6,982,454 Dec. 6.... 57,678,912 9,564,716 7,149,786 22,881,348 8,613,337 7,126,041 9,547,699 6,864,755 22,481,805 9,423,078

Nov. 1...

8....

15.... 22...

29....

13....

58,510,123

WEEKLY AVERAGE OF THE PHILADELPHIA BANKS.

6,513,109

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Specie. Circulation. Deposits. Exchange.
$7,442,142 $2,297,348

Distant balances.

$897,551

4,148,859
4,535,951

9,993,370 2,838,878 11,948,905

816,132

1,590,072

Oct. 17... $19,200,583 $3,230,320 $6,196,459
Dec. 12... 18,069,088 8,841,370
Jan. 2... 18,149,456 10,505,183
9... 14,873,404 10,626,260 4,778,539 11,754,593 4,675,028 1,349,781

16...

23...
80...

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4,114,622

14,804,320 10,592,617 4,797,746 12,323,808 5,095,771 1,552,855 14,559,131 10,693,330 4,767,816 12,573,173 5,201,368 1,459,861 14,674,217 10,844,246 4,803,071 12,678,696 5,249,136 1,379,908 Feb. 6... 14,490,001 11,187,898 5,037,906 14,539,408 5,984,781 1,256,815 13... 14,937,307 11,110,763 5,100,916 14,368,835 6,624,657 1,283,609 20. 14,890,351 11,065,597 5,254,181 14,640,976 7,124,477 1,274,034 27 15,062,058 11,061,832 5,524,209 14,894,714 7,623,252 1,327,750 March 6... 15,832,181 10,967,225 6,005,769 15,201,909 7,919,605 1,378,846 13... 15,888,347 10,978,759 6,299,957 15,421,499 8,220,000 1,347,623 20... 15,937,924 10,897,866 6,654,434 15,765,084 8,776,621 1,172,552 27... 16,157,998 10,947,636 7,068,240 15,792,554 8,880,798 1,271,084 April 3... 16,641,554 10,848,605 7,572,094 15,453,850 9,147,709 1,664,614 10... 16,481,249 10,942,570 7,692,634 15,658,182 9,321,352 1,410,349 17... 16,480,547 10,854,012 7,685,589 15,640,948 9,035,522 1,881,527 24... 16,094,721 10,798,455 7,828,399 15,589,151 9,221,277 1,473,994 May 1... 15,933,046 10,892,453 7,945,334 16,681,593 8,754,140 1,263,882 8... 15,459,435 10,615,530 8,023,429 16,386,529 9,159,848 1,112,188 15... 14,958,401 10,478,675 7,972,599 15,035,182 9,418,151 1,429,660 22... 14,772,173 10,394,638 7,954,829 15,096,528 9,184,271 1,266,140 29... 14,250,529 10,299,135 7,916,858 14,648,164 8,899,170 1,368,531 June 5... 13,521,534 10,257,171 7,965,484 16,007,939 8,269,260 1,102,648

12... 12,828,721 10,312,237 7,943,819 15,464,347 8,533,964 1,009,870 19... 12,374,123 10,208,900 7,645,844 15,714,302 8,720,257 1,119,817

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