Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1884 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

Mr. Nimmo’s forthcoming statistical report on foreign commerce will show that the entire exports of manufactured products from England to all other countries do not equal the internal commerce of the United States in like products. Following is the regular monthly statement of the public debt, issued on the Ist inst,: . Interest-bearing debt— Four and one-half per cents. $250,000,000 Four per cents 737.684,500 Three per cents 204,521,250 Refunding certificates 270,750 Navy pension fund 14,000,000 Total interest-bearing debt 51,206,476,500 Matured debt $18,616,815 Del>t bearing no interest— Legal-tender notes 846,739.356 Certificates of deposit 15,945,000 Gold and silver certificates 244,197,341 Fractional currency 6,977.200 Total without interest $613,858,957 Total debt (principa1)51,838,952,272 Total interest 11,546,104 Total cash in 1 425,031,321 Debt less cash in Treasurysl,42s 467 055 Decrease during September 12 047 039 Decrease since June 30, 1884 24’583’180 Current liabilitiesinterest due and unpaid $1 763 508 Debt on which interest has ceased. 18’616’815 Interest thereon; ’333’706 Gold and silver certificates....’.’.’."" 244 197’341 United States notes held for re- ’ ’ demption certificates 15 945 000 Cash balance availablel44’ 174’949 Total $425,031,321 Available assets— Cash in Treasury Bonds issued to Pacific Railway " ’ ’ Companies, interest payable bv United States— Principal outstanding $64 623 512 Interest accrued, not yet paid. *969'352 Interest paid by United States Interest repaid by companies— By transportation service 118 85« rm By cash payments, 5 per cent, net ' ’ earnings 655.198 Balance of interest paid by United States 43,586,210 The Commissioner of Internal Revenue annouiftes a further postponement of the proposed change in the method of enforcing the collection of taxes overdue on distilled spirits in bond until Sept. 6, 1885. The last postponement is believed to be a practical abandonment of the proposed change.