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UNITED STATES

Imports and Exports of the Precious Metals ^

Gold Imports. — Foreign gold bullion of the value of $25,568,368 was imported into the United States during the fiscal year 1898. Of this amount 816,449,134 came from England, $2,386,453 from Mexico, $2,337,- 243 from France, §1,911,948 from Australasia, $852,201 from the Do- minion of Canada, $498,790 from Italy, $459,974 from Germany, and the remainder principally from South and Central America.

Foreign gold coins of the value of $48,511,019 were imported ; $20,306,- 976 came from Australasia, $10,151,284 from England, $5,901,449 from Germany, $5,097,428 from France, $3,868,298 from Cuba, $1,993,747 from Japan, and the greater part of the remainder from Central Ameri- can States and from possessions in the West Indies.

Gold ore of the value of $737,266 was imported, $733,309 being re- ceived from iNIexico, and gold of the value of 84,994,595 contained in copper matte, lead bullion, and silver-lead ore was also imported, princi- pally from British Columbia and Mexico.

There were returned to this country domestic gold coins of the value of $40,590,947, of which $33,944,525 came from Great Britain, Germany, and France ; $4,284,621 from Ontario and Quebec, $1,293,905 from Cuba, and the remainder from various other countries.

GOLD IMPORTS, FISCAL YEAR 1898

Items

Value

Foreign bullion

Foreign coin

Foreign ores

Gold in copper matte $88,227

Gold in lead bullion 1,823,968

Gold in silver-lead ore 3,082,400

$25,568,368

48,511,019

737,266

4,994,595

Total foreign

United States coin

Total imports

$79,811,248 40,590,947

$120,402,195

Gold Exports. — Gold bars, bearing the stamp of a United States mint or assay office, of the value of $1,507,535, were exported, all of which went to France. There was also exported other domestic gold bullion of the value of $469,115, nearly all of which went to England.

Gold coins of the United States were exported of the value of $8,402,- 210, of which $2,509,042 went to Ontario and Quebec, $2,500,000 to France, $1,250,000 to Germany, $1,080,355 to the Hawaiian l.slnnds, and the remainder to various countries, prineipally to Central American States and the West Indies. Domestic gold ore valued at $160 was exported to Nova Scotia.

Foreign gold bullion valued at $1000 was exported to France, and foreign gold coin valued at $4,935,020 was also exported, the greater part of which went to Cuba.

1 For production of gold and silver see Manufactures.