FINANCES OF EUROPE AND AMERICA. The International Annual of Public Credits, published at Paris, contains the following table by J. E. HORN, a noted economist, showing the population, debt, and finances of the leading countries of Europe and America, or those which have a population of more than 1,000,000:— The Bank Commissioners' report states the number of savings institutions per last year's report, at 23; increase during the year, 3; present number, 26. Whole amount loaned and invested out of the State...... 1,661,791 98 Whole amount loaned and invested out of the State, as per last year's report...... 1,188,957 15 Making an increase during the year of...... $472,834 83 There are three banks in the State with a capital of $200,000; six, $150,000; one, $141,000; two, $125,000; one, $120,000; seventeen, $100,000; three, $80,000; two, $75,000; four, $60,000, and twelve, $50,000. The whole amount of specie on hand is $253,496 35. AUSTRIAN FINANCES. A German journal in a recent issue presents a statement of the Austrian government debt, and of its increase from time to time. It reckons that the State -as the amount of Austrian indebtedness at the beginning of the year 1860, bearing an annual interest of 99,465,947 G. And this estimation of the public is even 63,000,000 below the estimate of the minister of finance. The annexed table shows the amount of annual deficits : Meanwhile government had parted with many valuable properties. It sold in 1855, the Hungarian and Bohemian State Railroads, together with lands and mines, to a French company for the sum of 80,000,000 C. M.; 1856, the Lombardo-Venetian road, with the exception of a portion from Verona to Southern Tyrol, to the Vienna Creditanstalt for 100,000,000 lire-334 millions; 1858, the last Southern State road to the same company for Fl. 100,000,000, the last 30,000,000 of which amount, however, are only to be paid when a revenue of 7 per cent on the capital shall have been earned. Add to these the sale of the Siebenburgen Aerarial Iron Mines, etc.; the contributions levied upon the Italians, and the indemnity of war which Sardinia had to pay after 1849, with 75,000,000 lires-28,571,000 florins-all of which has been used. The deficit of 1859 ought not to be estimated at less than 200,000,000 or 300,000,000. CHILIAN MINT-NEW MINES. Recent advices from Chili report that, by direction of the executive, the mint hereafter will coin one dollar gold pieces, and, as soon as practicable, 500,000 of silver coin of twenty, ten, and five cents value; the twenty cent pieces to weigh four grains, sixty centigrams; the ten cent pieces, two grains, thirty centigrams, and the five cent pieces, one grain, fifteen centigrams. A Valparaiso paper states that a month ago there were only three mines whose ores showed silver visibly; now there are no less than ten in that condition. The shares that formerly sold for $2,500 are now valued at $3,500, and some cannot be obtained for $5,000. Fresh discoveries are made every day both of silver and copper mines. At the very foot of the Andes a silver mine has been discovered rivaling in richness the very richest of Copiapo. OHIO VALUATION. The State valuation of real property in Ohio shows an increase of seventyfive millions in six years, viz. :— Total valuation 1853... Total valuation 1859.. .... $558,725,000 Hamilton County, in which Cincinnati is located, represents one-eighth of the whole property of the State. The counties having over ten millions are as follows: The official returns give the following figures for the amounts of securities held for the circulation of the 81 banks of that State : This indicates a pretty rapid expansion at a time when crops were short. BANKS OF MISSOURI. January 1. July 1. The following is a comparative official return of the banks of Missouri :— Capital, State.... $1,000,000 $1,086,300 Discounts. individual 8,082,951 9,592,743 Exchange. 3,548,347 3,011,294 Bank notes. 1,200,011 979,463 Specie... Deposits Banks 7,884,885 7,820,760 BROOKLYN FINANCES. January 1. July 1. $4,992,245 $5,476,261 9,759,021 9,545,779 1,046,915 1,534,099 4,160,912 4,708,087 The Auditor and Controller reported that they had examined the accounts of the city treasurer, pursuant to the provisions of the charter. It appears by the statement submitted, that for the year ending June 30, 1860, the receipts of the general fund were $3,801,138 60, and of the special fund, $295,409 65. During the same period, the disbursements were, out of the general fund, $2,686,747 38 ; and out of the special fund, $142,882 84. The balances in the treasury July 1, 1860, were :-General fund, $1,114,391 22; special fund, $152,526 81. STATISTICS OF TRADE AND COMMERCE. TRADE OF THE NORTHWEST. The following from the Wisconsin Republican gives the EXPORTS OF MINNESOTA, NORTHERN IOWA, AND WESTERN WISCONSIN, CAREFULLY DERIVED FROM ACTUAL SHIPMENTS, AT ALL THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI PORTS ABOVE DUNLEITH, ILL., FROM 20TH AUGUST, 1859, TO JULY 15TH, 1860. In addition to the above, there has been flour shipped as follows:-From Winona, 5,400 bbls.; La Crosse, 6,500; McGregor, 7,000; Clayton, 17,000; Guttenburg, 10,000. It is estimated that there has been shipped, in addition to the above re- 50,000 200,000 70,000 Total... 820,000 To see a vessel hailing from Detroit and other ports on the lakes is becoming a frequent occurrence. Within three years past ten barks, five brigs, forty-one schooners, one propeller, and eight tug boats have left the lake waters and are now employed in salt water service. These vessels, with the exception of the tugs, represent 18,035 tons. Two of the barks and one schooner are Canadian vessels. These lake vessels are readily distinguished by any one conversant with ships, by having a very short bowsprit, straight stem, and appliances for tricing up" the jibboom and head gear so that they may be enabled to pass through the locks on the canals. Only three of this fleet have been lost. The first was the Colonel Cook, which was lost in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in 1858. The Republican, of Huron, Ohio, was lost off the Coast of Florida last spring, and the last was the bark Magenta, of Green Bay, Michigan, which left Boston for London, July 7. She was abandoned at sea July 22d, and her crew arrived at Liverpool early this month. The trade between Liverpool and the lake ports is not unfrequently made direct. The J. F. Warner cleared from Liverpool, July 29, for Cleveland, Ohio, and the Canada bark F. F. Park sailed from the same port direct for Montreal and Detroit. As the times on the lakes seem to have a better look for the fall trade, several of these vessels are ordered back. The Sophia Smith, J. W. Holt, and Fashion have already received their orders to return. Had this state of things been predicted six years ago, the most far-sighted of the lakemen would not have believed it. But a variety of circumstances have tended to bring the lake vessels into our coasting trade, as well as to induce them to go across the Atlantic. From their flat build they make excellent cotton traders, and large numbers of them are engaged in that branch of our coasting trade. The schooner G. D. Dorisman was reported Aug. 1st hauling out of Royal Albert dry dock, at Passage West, Cork, after undergoing repairs. The schooner Forest City, Capt. LOVELL, cleared from Boston, a few days ago for Albany and Troy. COMMERCE OF NEW ORLEANS. In its very valuable annual tables, the New Orleans Prices Current remarks: In our last annual review, we had occasion to notice the disturbing influence upon commerce and finance of the war in Italy, and its depressing effect on cotton, notwithstanding which the season 8 operations in that great staple had ap peared very satisfactory to the planting interest, having embraced the disposition of the largest crop thus far ever produced, while prices had been maintained above the average of the smaller crop of the previous year. The production of cotton for the year now under review has shown a further large increase in amount and value, and with the return of peace in Europe, and prosperous manufacturing interests at home and abroad, the crop has been disposed of at an average range of remunerative prices. The increase of the crop for the year |
