PRODUCTION OF GOLD AND SILVER IN THE UNITED STATES.

Statement exhibiting the production of Gold and Silver in the United States, from 1792 to 1855, and annually since. From the Report of the Director of the Mint.

OPERATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES ASSAY OFFICE, NEW-YORK.

Statement exhibiting the amount of Bullion Deposits, the amount of Silver parted from Gold, and the amount of Silver and Gold Bars manufactured at the United States Assay Office in New-York, from its organization, October 10, 1854, to the year ended December 31st, 1904.

Bullion transmitted from the Assay Office in New York to the United States Mints, Philadelphia and New-Orleans, for Coinage, from October 10, 1854, to December 31st, 1904.

Gold Bars exchanged for Gold Coin, pursuant to Act of Congress of May 26,

TRANSACTIONS OF THE NEW-YORK CLEARING HOUSE,

Prepared by direction of Mr. WILLIAM SHERER, Manager.

THE New-York Clearing House has been in operation fifty-one and a quarter years. Its aggregate transactions during that period ended December 31, 1904, amount to $1,665,643,441,331.56.

It was organized on the 11th of October, 1853, and at the present time consists of fifty-three banks and the Assistant Treasurer of the United States.

The aggregate yearly transactions since its organization to January 1, 1905, are as follows:

The average Exchanges per day during the years 1903 and 1904 were as follows:

Statement showing the Clearing House Transactions for each month from January 1st to December 31st, 1904, with the Loans, Specie, Legal Tenders and Deposits of the Associated Banks, and the Per Centage of Specie and Legal Tenders to Net Deposits, on the first Saturday in each month.

Total Exchanges for the year ending December 31, 1904,

Total Transactions for the year ended Dec. 31, 1904,

$68,649,418,673 42

3,380,335,343 13

$72,029,754,016 55