Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1899 — CONDITION OF THE TREASURY. [ARTICLE]

CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.

Decrease in the Public Debt Haring September of $8,400,775. The monthly statement of the public debt shows that at the close of business Sept. 30, 1809, the public debt, less cash in the treasury, amounted to $1,148,905,780, a decrease for the month of $8,400,775. This decrease is accounted for by a corresponding increase in the cash on hand. The debt is recapitulated as follows: Interest bearing debt $1,040,048,850 Debt on which interest has ceased since maturity... 1,215.030 Debt bearing no interest. . 389.037.412 Total $1,430,001,392 This amount, however, does not include $*>47,905,903 in treasury notes outstanding, which are offset by an espial amount of cash on hand. The cash in the treasury is classified as follows: Gold $343.0*12.379 Silver 499,028.449 Paper 78,078,145 Bonds, deposits in national bank depositories, disbursing officers’ balances, etc 83,932,112 Total $1,015,241,080 Against which there are demand liabilities outstanding amounting to $727,545,473. which leaves a net cash balance on hand of $287,095,012. The comparative statement of the receipts and expenditures of the United States during the month of September shows that the total receipts were $45,334.144, and the expenditures $37,579,372, which leaves a surplus for the month of $8,754,772. The receipts from customers were $19,120,357, against $lO.759,574 for September, IS9S. Internal revenue, $24,304,591, against $21,5552288 for September, 1898. Miscellaneous, sl,849,194. against $1,403,207 for September. 1898. For the last three months the receipts were $125,407,880, against $184,748,114 for the same period in 1898. The expenditures charged against the War Department during September were $10,541,515, as compared with $24,643,374 for September last year. Against the Navy Department, $4.757,553, as against $7,251,219 for September last year.