Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1884 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

Following is a recapitulation of the national debt statement issued Aug. 1: Interest-bearing debt— Tour and one-half per cents..s 250,000.000 Four per cents 737.680,350 Three per cents 223,453,250 Refunding certificates 274,350 Navy pension fund 14,000,000 Total interest-bearing debt... ...$1,225,407,950 Matured debt.......$ 12,606,365 bearing no Interest-Legal-tender notes 846,739.431 Certificates of deposit 15,230,0 w Gold and silver certificates... 238,421,661 Fractional currency,... 6,978.491 Total without interest.. $ 605,369,593 Total debt (principal)sl,B43,3B3,B9B Total Interest.. 8.583,952 Total cash in Treasury 405,910,003 Bonds issued to Pacific Railway Companies, interest payable by United States— Principal outstanding.......s 64,623,512 Interest accrued, not yet paid 323'117 interest paid by United States Interest repaid by companies— By transportation service $ 18,148 923 By cash payments, 5 per cent, net earnings 4 . 655,198 Balance of interest paid by United States 44,295,381