PORTSMOUTH. The Portsmouth Journal remarks:-Although our city does not appear to have increased in population these last ten years, it is found by reference to the city books that the taxable property has increased from $4,500,000 in 1850, to $5,720,000 in 1860; being an increase of 30 per cent in ten years, notwithstanding the reduced valuation of ships. The deposits in the Savings Bank have increased in the same time from $422,000 to $1,034,000, being an increase of 150 per cent. These deposits are mostly made either by the citizens of Portsmouth or by those of the towns in the immediate vicinity, which come to our market and trade with us. Lots for building are held from ten to twenty cents per foot, the latter price being over $8,000 per acre. Taking these facts into consideration, we do not think there is any reason to complain of the last ten years' business. If our population has not increased, there are fewer to divide our wealth among. It is a rather remarkable fact that while our census returns indicate our population without an advance since 1850, that the town books show the aggregate polls of that year to be exactly 1,600, while in 1860, they number 1,992. A portion of this increase may be attributed to the naturalization of foreigners who were residents but not voters previous to 1850. Not much of the increase of personal property arises from the Savings Bank deposits-more than half of which has been made by females and other individuals whose property has not been taken into account in the valuation. NEW YORK ASSAY-OFFICE. The operations of the New York Assay-office have been, to the close of December, 1859, as follows:- DEPOSITS, ETC., AT THE UNITED STATES ASSAY-OFFICE, NEW YORK, TO DECEMBER 31, 1859. 89,400,266 70 Bullion sent to the United States mint for coinage, viz. :— 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 has at present: A consolidated debt of..... A floating debt of..... Making a total of.. ...guilders 1,922,857,375 345,214,156 2,263,071,532 -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-33 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 fol 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. 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 7,884,885 7,820,760 BROOKLYN FINANCES. 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. :-From In addition to the above, there has been flour shipped as follows :-) 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- .bush. ....... 50,000 200,000 From Minnesota out of the Minnesota.. 70,000 Total.... 820,000 |