Deposits of bullion are received at the mint and its branches to be separated and refined, or cast into bars or ingots, the charges for refining, casting, or forming bars or ingots being the actual cost of the operation, including labor, wastage, use of machinery, materials, &c., to be regulated from time to time by the Secretary of the Treasury.

In 1867, the rate of charges on deposits of gold and silver bullion at the mint in Philadelphia and at the Assay Office in New York, were as follows

For toughening or refining, in proportion to fineness of metal. On gold, from 1 cent to cents per ounce, gross weight. On silver, from cent to 3 cents per ounce.

For refining coppery gold, already ductile, in order to return stamped bars, 5 cents per

ounce.

For separating gold from silver when the mixture is free from copper, according to proportion of gold, from 14 cents to 5 cents per ounce. When the alloy is partly copper, if over fifty thousandths copper, from 1'cent to 34 cents additional.

For melting gold, nearly fine, and returning the same in stamped bars, 6 cents per hundred dollars.

For making standard bars, of gold or silver, 50 cents per hundred dollars.

For melting silver after parting, in order to return fine stamped bars, cent per ounce, fine. On partable gold or silver intended for fine bars, there are two charges; for parting, and for making bars.

Deposits. The deposits of bullion at the Mint and branches during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1868, were as follows: Gold, $25,472,894.82; silver, $1.693,423.88; total deposits, $27,166.318.70; deducting re-deposits, the amount will be $24,591,325.84.

Coinage. The coinage for the same period was as follows: Gold coin, pieces, 976,539; value, $18,114,425; unparted and fine gold bars, $6,026,810.06; silver coin, pieces, 3,321,067; value, $1,136,750; silver bars, $456,236.48; nickel, copper and bronze coinage, pieces, 45,438,000; value, $1,713,385. Total number of pieces struck, 49,735,840. Total value of coinage, $27,447,606.54.

Bullion. The distribution of the bullion received at the mint and branches, was as follows: At Philadelphia, gold deposited, $4,043,048.63; gold coined, $3.864,425; fine gold bars, $98,848.03; silver deposits and purchases, $342,635.72; silver coined, $314,750; silver bars, $6,729.94; nickel, copper and bronze coinage, value, $1,713,385. Total deposits of gold and silver, $4,385,684.35. Total coinage, $5,892,560.

At the Branch Mint, San Francisco, the gold deposits were, $14.979,558.52; gold coined, $14,250,000; silver deposits and purchases, $713,867.66; silver coined, $822,000. Total deposits and purchases, $15,693,426.18. Total coinage, $15,072,000.

The Assay Office in New York received during the year in gold bullion, $6,092,352.56; silver bullion, including purchases, $631,837.83; number of fine gold bars stamped, 4,084; value, $5.567.082.77; silver bars, 3,992; value, $449,506.54. Total, $6,016,589.31.

At the Branch Mint, Denver, Colorado, the deposits for unparted bars were: Gold, $357,935.11; silver, $5,082.67. Total, $363,017.78. The deposits at this institution during the proceding fiscal year amounted to $139,559.70.

Statement of coinage at the Mint of the United States, and the Branch Mint, California, for fiscal year ending June 30, 1868:

There was also stamped at the Assay Office, New York: Gold in fine bars, $5,567,062.77; Silver in bars, $449,506.54; and at Branch Mint, Denver, $360,879.26.

Total Coinage,

Pieces. 49,735,840..

Valne. .$27,447,606.54

Statement of Gold and Silver of domestic production deposited at the Mint and its branches during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1867:

The entire deposits of domestic gold at the United States Mint and branches, to June 30, 1868, were from

Alabama, $202,325.26; Arizona, $183,699.31; California, $604,680,605.09; Colorado, $14,463.272.19; Dakota, $7,958.88; Georgia, $7,053,004.63; Idaho, $14,162,970.07; Montana, $17,208,753.18; Nebraska, $5,876.08; Nevada, $210,539.93; New Mexico, $122,759.98; North Carolina, $9,434,839.31; Oregon, $9,552,102.69; South Carolina, $1,356,471.44; Tennessee, $81,680.39; Utah, $87,669.55; Vermont, $1,512.66; Virginia, $1,591,594.11; Washington, $61,260.49; Parted from Silver, $3,808,844.51; other sources, $20,369,175.40. Total, $704,646,915.15.

FOREIGN GOLD AND SILVER COINS.

Prepared by the Director of the Mint at Philadelphia.

In the third column the weight is given in fractions of a Troy ounce, carried to thousandths, and in a few cases to ten thousandths of an ounce. The fifth column expresses the value of the coins as compared with our gold coin. At the mint there is a uniform deduction of one half of one per cent. on the gold coin. The value of silver depends on the condition of demand and supply; the values given are calculated at 1224 cents per ounce for standard silver, the price in 1868. GOLD COINS.

96 gr.

48 gr..

.$..02

.01

The standard of both gold and silver coins is, nine hundred parts of pure metal and one hundred parts of alloy by weight, the alloy of the silver coins to be copper, and of the gold, copper and silver, the silver not exceeding one half the whole alloy. The five and three cent pieces are composed of copper and nickel, the nickel not exceeding 25 per cent. The two cent piece and cent are composed of 95 per cent. copper and 5 per cent. tin and zinc.

Name.

Weight.

Value.

Two Cent Piece
Cent

NATIONAL SOCIETIES.

American Baptist Missionary Union, 12 Bedford St. Boston; Secretary, Jos. G. WARREN, D.D. American Baptist Home Missionary Society, 39 Park Row, New York; Secretary, J. S. BACKUS, D. D.

American Bible Society, Bible House, Astor Place, New York; Secretary, JOSEPH HOLDICH, D. D. Next mecting 2d Thursday in May, 1869.

American Bible Union, 350 Broome St., New York; Secretary, WILLIAM H. WYCHOFF, LL.D. American and Foreign Bible Society, 116 Nassau St., New York; Secretary, Rufus BabCOCK, D. D.

American Board for Foreign Missions, Mission House, 33 Pemberton St., Boston; Secretary, SELAH B. TREAT, D. D. Next meeting 1st Tuesday in Oct., 1869.

American Colonization Society, Washington; Secretary, Rev. R. R. GURLEY. Next meeting d Tuesday in January, 1869.

American Congregational Union, 49 Bible House, New York; President, LEOnard Bacon, D. D.; Cor. Secretaries, RAY PALMER, D. D., N. Y.; Rev. CHRISTOPHER CUSHING, Boston. American Dental Association; President, JONATHAN TAFT; Secretary, JAMES MCMANUS. Next meeting, 1st Tuesday in August, 1869, at Saratoga Springs.

American Education Society, 15 Cornhill, Boston; President, Rev. SETH SWEETSER, D. D.; Secretary, Rev. INCREASE N. TARBOX. Next annual meeting, Monday, May 24, 1869.

American Female Guardian Society, 29 East 29th St., New York.

American and Foreign Christian Union, 27 Bible House, New York; Secretary, Rev. JOSEPH SCUDDER. Next meeting Tuesday preceding 2d Thursday in May, 1869.

American Free Trade League; Chairman, DAVID DUDLEY FIELD, Esq. Meetings monthly in New York.

American Geographical and Statistical Society, Cooper Institute, New York; Chairman of the Council, Hon. F. A. CONKLING; Secretary, E. R. STRAZNICKY.

American Home Missionary Society, Bible House, Astor Place, New York; President, THEODORE D. WOOLSEY, D. D.; Secretary, MILTON BADGER, D. D. Next meeting Wednesday precoding 21 Thursday in May, 1869, in N. Y.

American Institute, New York; founded in 1829, for the advancement of American Industry and Useful Arts, by Annual Exhibitions, Lectures, &c., &c.; holds weekly meetings of its Polytechnic and Farmers' Clubs. President, HORACE GREELEY; Corresponding Secretary, SAMUEL D. TILLMAN. Annual meeting, 1st Thursday in February; annual election, 2d Thursday in Febrnary. Location, (temporary), in Cooper Institute building.

American Institute of Instruction; President, JOHN KNEELAND, Boston; Secretary, D. W. JONES, Boston. Last annual meeting at Pittsfield, Mass., Aug. 1868.

American Medical Convention; President, Dr. WILLIAM O. BALDWIN, of Alabama. Next meeting in New Orleans, May, 1869.

American Missionary Association, 53 John St., New York; President, E. W. KIRK, D. D.; Secretary, Rev. GEORGE WHIPPLE. Last meeting at Springfield, Oct. 28, 1868.

American Sunday School Union, 1122 Chestnut St., Philadelphia; Secretary, AUSTIN ALLIBONE, Esq.

American Seamen's Friend Society, 80 Wall St., New York; President, WILLIAM A. BOOTH; Secretary, H. LOOMIS, D. D. Next meeting Monday preceding 2d Thursday in May.

American Social Science Association; President, SAMUEL ELLIOTT, Boston; Secretary, Mrs. SAMUEL PARKMAN. Last meeting at Boston, Oct. 14, 1868.

American Society for Meliorating the condition of the Jews, 23 Bible House, New York; Secretary, A. MERWIN.

American Tract Society, 150 Nassau St., New York; Secretary, WILLIAM A. HALLECK, D. D. Next meeting Wednesday preceding 2d Thursday in May, 1869.

American Tract Society at Boston, 28 Cornhill; Secretary, W. C. CHILDS, D. D. Next meeting last Wednesday in May, at Boston.

African M. E. General Conference; Last meeting in May, at Washington.

Association of National Board of Trade; President, E. W. Fox of St. Louis; Secretary, H. A. HILL, Boston. Next meeting at St. Louis, Feb. 19, 1869.

Board of Foreign Missions of Presbyterian Church, 23 Centre St., New York; Secretary, Rev. JOHN C. LOWRIE.

Domestic Mission German Reform Church, 493 North 4th St., Philadelphia; President, J. H. A. BOMBERGER, D. D.; Secretary, Rev. S. H. GIESY.

Diocesan Synod of the Roman Catholic Church; last session in New York, Sept. 29, 1868, Archbishop MCCLOSKEY presiding.