Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1883 — PUBLIC TREASURY. [ARTICLE]

PUBLIC TREASURY.

Monthly Statement of the National Debt. . The following is a recapitulation of the debt statement issued on the 2d inst.; Interest-bearing debt— Three and one-half per cents. # 89,320,2T0 Four and one-half per cents. 260,0»ti.00ii Four per cents. 738,4*50 65 ) Three per cents, 289,581,950 Refunding certificates. 4 4 75 1 Navy pension fund. 14,000,000 Principal $:,3.12,245,450 Interest 12,087,188 Matured debt — Principal 14,887,015 Interest - 446,814 Debt bearing no interest — Old demand and legal-tender notes. 848,740,311 Certificates of deposit 9,585,< 00 Gold and silver certificates 137,408,509 Fractional currency 16,398,008 Less amount estimated lost or destroyed .. 7,022,014 Principal $ £00,315,885 Unclaimed Pacific railway interest.. 6,339 Total debt— Principal #1,907,948,350 Interest 12,519,341 Total $1,920, #7^,93 Cash in treasury 312,924,016 Debt, less cash in treasury— Jan. 1,1883 #1,607,543,676 Dec. 1, 1882 1,622,956,899 Decrease of d- <bt during month 15,413,223 Decrease of debt since June 30,1882.. 81,370,783 Current liabilities— Interest due and unpaid 1,498,912 Debt on which interest has ceased... 14,887,015 Interest thereon 446,814 Gold and silver certificates 137,468,500 United States notes held for redemption of certificates of deposit.... 9,585,000 Cash balance available Jan. 1, 1883.. 149,037,77# Total $ 312,924,016 Available assets — Cash in treasury 312,924,016 Bonds issued to Pacific Railways— Principal outstanding. 64,623,512 Interest accrued and not yet paid... 1,938,705 Interest paid by United States 65,344,682 Interest repaid by companies— By transportation service 16,123,860 By cash payments, 5 per cent, net earnings 655,198 Balance of interest paid by United States 88,365,623 Statement of the Comptroller of the Currency. The following is the statement of the Comptroller of the Currency, showing the amounts of national-bank notes and of legaltender notes outstanding at the dates of the passage of the acts of June 20, 1874, Jan. 14,1875, and May 31,1878, together with the amounts outstanding Jan. 1,1883, and the increase or decrease: » NATIONAL-BANK NOTES. Amount outstanding June 20, 1874... .$349,894,182 Amount outstanding Jan. 14, 1875 361,861,450 Amount outstanding May 31, 1878.... 322,''55,965 Amount outstanding at date*. 361,9’1,460 Increase during the last month. 12 *,291 Increase since Jan. 1,1 82 437,856 jLEGAL-TENDER NOTES. Amount outstanding Ju e 20, 1871... .$382,000,000 Amount outstanding Jan. 14, 1876.... 382,000,000 Amount retired under a t of Jan. 14, 187 , t * May 31, 187 35,318,984 Am nnt outstanding on and since May 31, 1878 346,681,016 Amount on deposit with the Treasurer of the United States to redeem notes of insolvent and liquidating banks and banks retiring circulation under act of June 20, 18 4 39,940,815 Increase in deposit duiing the last month 1,550,401 Increase in deposit since Jan. 1, 1882.. 10,404,873 •Circulation of national gold banks not Included in ihe above, $729,709.