UNlTi:i> STATKS. FIXANCKS <F TIIK. 





percent.). Those having the smallest 



mva wen- tin.- District of Colombia (16 per cent); 



Illinois (Hi JUT cent.): Iowa (1? JUT ecnt.i: Ohio 

 (21 percent.): and Indiana (2<> JUT cent.). 



AITVHI;, . _Tc\a- ils'.iUi had the l;r 



number of farms of 1. ()()() acres each m- over <~>.\\~i . 

 Next in rank, with as large an area, are: California. 

 3.672 farms: Georgia. 2.75s ; Mi->is>ijijii. 1.1154: 

 Alabama. I.."i7ii : arid North Carolina. \A>^ 

 farms occupying from 50 to 1(K) acre-, t >hin. in IS'.IH. 

 had 82,380; Illinois. 6S.746: New York. 67,s:!5: 

 Pennsylvania, 66.74-i : and Indiana. 65.19V 



fisheries. Capital and Value of 1'rmlxrt*. 

 The leading Stales in amount of capital invested 

 (1890) were- Massachusetts, $7,488,198; New York, 

 so. 120.361: Maryland, $5.118.843; Connecticut. 

 :,VJ74: Virginia, S3.429.469. Their rank in 

 value of products is as follows: Massachu- 



87,033; Maryland, 5.654.M24; Virginia, $4,816.- 

 225 : New Y. >rk. $3,798,815 : and New Jersey. 3.130,- 

 v '.io. Maryland and Virginia lead in number of 

 men, vessels, and boats employed (1890). 



Minerals. The five leading States (1889) in 



value of mineral products, include Pennsylvania. 



.S76.649; Michigan, $70.880.524; Colorado, 



*41. 126.610; Montana, sy:j.7:j7.775; New York, 



s24.165.2UG. 



Religion. According to the census reports, the 

 greatest numerical strength of the leading denom- 

 inations is in the following States, in the order 

 named : 



Protestant Episcopal New York, Pennsylvania, 

 New Jersey. Massachusetts, and Connecticut. 



Roman Catholic New York. Massachusetts, 

 Pennsylvania. Illinois, and Ohio. 



MetlweKM North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio, New 

 York, and Pennsylvania. 



Baptist Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Ala- 

 bama, and Tex 



Presbyterian Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio. 

 Illinois, and Tennessee. 



Lutheran Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Minnesota, 

 Illinois, and Ohio. 



Cmgrtgatianal -Massachusetts, Connecticut, 

 New York. Illinois, and Ohio. 



Conclusion. This article concludes the state- 

 ments in the "Annual Cyclopaedia" beginning 

 with the 1890 issue concerning the results of the 

 eleventh census. It is believed that, with the aid 

 of the reference list inserted at the beginning of the 

 article, any aggregate or total of importance pub- 

 lished under any census heading can be found with- 

 in the series 



UNITED STATES. FINANCES OF THE. The 

 public finances for the fiscal year ending June 30, 

 1896. were far from satisfactory, and still show the 

 necessity for additional taxation. The expenditures 

 were x2o.2<>-">,245 in excess of the revenues, leaving 

 that amount to be supplied from the cash in the 

 Treasury. For the previous year the deficit was 

 s42.xo.V223. The deficit was lessened by a gain in 

 receipts of $19.102.206. with an increase of exj>endi- 

 tures of only $1,961.228. Of the receipts, there was 

 a gain in internal revenue of $3,341,193. in the pos- 

 tal service of $5,516.080, in customs of $7.863.135, 

 and in profit on coinage of 1.250.512. and no de- 

 crease in any important item. 



Of the expenditures there was an increase in the 

 postal service of 5.516.080. but owing to increased 

 receipts there was a reduction in the deficiency of 

 the service of 1.716.542. There was an increase of 

 4.406.999 in payments on account of interest on 

 the public debt, of 2.225.774 on account of Indians, 

 and "a falling off of $3.729.131 in the construction of 

 new war vessels. Exclusive of the postal service, 

 there was a net decrease in ordinary expenditures of 

 $4,015,852. 



The following -\\- the princijia. 



receipts and e\j A i(|, 



iike item- f..r ls'.i5. p.-ial service included: 



YEAR ENDING JTNE 30, 



ITEMS OF FAFENDITCRES. 



1896. 



1895. 



Congress 



Executive 



Judiciary 



Postal service 



Deficiency in postal service 



Foreign intercourse 



Improving rivers and harbors 



Other expenses, military establish- 

 ment 



Constructing new war ve>- 



Other expenses, naval establish- 

 ment 



Indians 



Pensions 



Constructing public buildings, in- 

 cluding sites 



District of Columbia 



Interest on public debt 



Bounty on sugar 



Life-saving service 



Mint establishment 



Revenue-cutter service 



Engraving and printing 



Lighthouse establishment 



Collecting customs revenue 



-.cr and collecting internal 

 revenue 



Miscellaneous 



7.736.610 



1, 605.011 



9.-T. 

 17.694.729 



2.997.382 

 6.269.362 



1.4-42.724 



774.41* 



1,116.373 

 3.114.855 

 7.304.790 



8,769,643 



$7.639.167 



1.703.363 

 31.907.2C6 



15.615.662 



. 



3.599.614 



9C6.154 



853.113 

 888,887 



1.146.552 

 2.763.243 



6,808,269 



3.762.682 

 24.437.204 



Total ordinary $434.678. r,:>-i &433.l7-.4;:n 



Public debt principal 390. 190.023 354.276.859 



Grand total ?s3-> - - - - .455,285 



In addition to the ordinary receipts, the cash in 

 the Treasury was increased during the last fiscal 

 year by the sale of $100.000.000 of 4-per-cent. bonds 

 issued under the Resumption Act of Jan. 14, 

 yielding 11 1.166.246. 



In addition to the cash belonging to the Treasury, 

 and subject to its official check, there are held under 

 control of the Treasury Department large deposits 

 belonging to public disbursing officers, and also re- 

 serves of coin and paper as a basis of the monetary 

 circulation. The table on next page shows in de- 

 tail the character of the assets thus held, and the 

 liabilities against such assets, for the years ending 

 Dec. 31. 1895 and 1896. 



It will be seen that at the end of the year the 

 general Treasury balance was 5(1.293.1 79 greater 

 than at the beginning of that period, which result 

 was obtained by the proceeds of sale of the 4-j er- 

 cent. bonds as stated, less the amount taken from 

 the cash to meet current expenditures in excess of 



