Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1888 — UNCLE SAM’S CASH. [ARTICLE]

UNCLE SAM’S CASH.

The Monthly Debt Statement—A Decrease During March of $11,586,559. [■Washington special.] Following is the regular monthly debt statement: INTEBEST-BEABING DEBT. Bonds at per cent....s 230,544,600 Bonds at 4 per cent 732,452,300 Refunding certificates at 4 per cent 143,640 Navy pension fund at 3 per cent... 14,000,000 Pacific railroad bonds at 6 per cent 64,623,512 Principa151,041,764,052 Interest 11,198,625 T0ta1.51.052,962.677 DEBT ON WHICH INTEREST HAS CEASED UNCB MATUBITY. Principals 2,688,795 Interest 171,556 Totals 2,830,351 DEBT BEABING NO INTEBEST. Old demand and legal-tender notes.® 346,737,956 Certificates of deposit 8,915,006 Gold certificates 91,953,9 42 Silver certificates 191,526,44! Fractional currency (less $8,375,934 estimated as lost or destroyed).. 6,941,061 Principals 646,074,411 TOTAL DEBT. Principal $1,690,527,256 Interest 11,370,185 T0ta151,701,897,410 Less cash items available for reduction of the debts 306,455,355 Less reserve held for redemption of U. S. notes 100,000,006 Totals 406,45 , 35! Total debt less available cash items $1,295,412,083 Net cash in the Treasury 104,573,93$ Debt less cash in Treasury April 1, 1888$1,190,868.15! Debt less cash in Treasury March 1, 1888<1,2:2,451,711 Decrease of debt during month.s 11,’83.53G Decrease of debt since June 3,1887 . 88,560,581 CASH IN THE TBEABUBY AVAILABLE FOB TUB DEDUCTION OF THE PUBLIC DEBT. Gold held for gold certificates actually outstandings 91,953,918 Silver held for silver certificates actually outstanding 191,523,415 U. S. notes held for certificates of deposit actually outstanding 8,915,000 Cash held for matured debt and interest uupaid 14,058,977 Fractional currency 983 Total available for reduction of debts 306,455,354 BEBEBVE FUND. Held for redemption of U. 8. notes, acts Jan, 14,1875, and July 12, 1882 $100,000,000 Unavailable for reduction of the debt— Fractional silver coin $25,566,27$ Minor coin 186,541 Total $25,752,821 Certificates held as cash 49,671,88$ Netcash on hand 104,573,934 Total cash in Treasury, as shown by the Treasurer’s gen’l account. $586,454,005