1886 Mint Report

Appendix IX.

STATEMENT OF EARNINGS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE UNITED STATES MINTS AND ASSAY OFFICES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1886.
EARNINGS AND GAINS.
Sources. MINTS. ASSAY OFFICES. Total.
Philadelphia. San Francisco. New Orleans. Carson. New York. Denver. Boisé. Charlotte. Helena. Saint Louis.
Parting and refining charges $13,067  43 $56,355  91 $763  09 $47  86 $92,621  24 $162,855  53
Alloy charge 248  83 2,417  36 8  52 84 952  10 3,627  65
Charges for assaying, melting, and stamping $1,475  75 $152  47 $306  18 $1,449  60 $167  79 3,551  79
Seignorage on standard silver dollars 3,923,684  87 7,738  77 1,827,809  07 4,618  29 5,763,851  00
Seignorage on subsidiary silver 62  38 62  38
Seignorage on minor coins 418  61 418  61
Profits on sale of medals and proof-coins 2,532  06 2,532  06
Receipts from assays of bullion 268  00 79  00 27  00 3  00 420  00 39  00 122  00 133  25 531  50 114  00 1,736  75
Deposit melting-room, grains and sweepings 932  93 787  13 448  66 149  53 4,318  38 2,285  97 120  43 199  40 2,068  03 58  00 11,368  46
Surplus bullion returned by operative officers 4,384  42 34,090  32 16,547  85 55,022  59
Gain on bullion shipped the mint for coinage 2,220  10 601  67 978  14 1,162  54 363  88 5,326  33
Proceeds of sale of old material 968  94 161  00 554  17 2,224  10 1,159  60 80  62 5,148  43
Receipts from sale of by-products 17,178  81 17,178  81
Total 3,946,568  47 101,629  49 1,829,610  51 4,819  52 134,262  48 7,180  42 996  57 1,616  97 5,292  29 703  67 6,032,680  39
EXPENDITURES AND LOSSES.
Salaries of officers and clerks $38,782  89 $41,900  00 $31,862  32 $10,345  12 $38,828  80 $10,435  70 $3,000  00 $2,750  00 $7,926  65 $3,500  00 $189,331  48
Wages of workmen and adjusters 373,759  73 174,654  59 103,996  06 9,085  50 22,909  50 10,735  75 3,864  75 517  25 11,647  19 1,382  50 712,552  82
Contingent expenses, less amount paid for wastage and loss on sweeps sold 64,969  17 34,729  61 35,146  61 1,635  11 6,617  47 3,257  28 1,122  42 608  35 7,448  48 498  93 156,033  43
Parting and refining expenses, less amount paid for wastage and loss on sweeps sold 5,743  92 58,318  14 1,411  36 584  31 100,497  29 166,555  02
Wastages of the operative departments 11,713  99 7,174  10 318  10 19,206  19
Loss on sweeps of the year 5,760  54 2,564  32 2,406  67 1,640  87 4,764  85 17.137  25
Expense of distributing silver dollars 90,727  22 11,433  51 38,711  03 26,433  81 167,305  57
Expense of distributing subsidiary silver coins 454  95 2  90 457  85
Expense of distributing minor coins 847  17 847  17
Minor-coinage metal wastage 78  96 78  96
Loss on sale of plumbic melts/td> 86  08 86  08
Total 592,838  54 323,603  07 220,708  15 49,724  72 174,022  09 24,428  73 7,987  17 3,875  60 27,022  32 5,381  43 1,429,591  82