Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1893 — THE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT. [ARTICLE]

THE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.

> The public debt statemeut shows a uet decrease of $739,425.99 during the month of May. Of this $657,175.50 was in the amount of the bonded indebtedness of the government, and $82,250.49 was in the increase ol the cash in the treasury. The interestbearing debt increased $300; the debt o:t which interest has ceased since maturity decreased $37,480, and the debt bearing nc Interest $619,695.50. The aggregate interest and non-interest-bearing debt. May 31. was $961,750,888.63; on April 30 it was $962,407,764.13. The certificates and treasury notes, offset by an equal amount oi cash in treasury, outstanding at the end of the month, was $594,531,017, an increase of $1,485,601. The total cash in the treasury , was $754,122,984.47, the gold reserve $95,018,640, and the net cash balauces $26.516,514.30. In the month there was a decrease of $5,764,749.32 in gold coin and bars, the total at the close being $190,518,609.76. Of silver there was an increase of $5,173,874.48. Of the surplus there was in na tional bank depositories $11,019,142.54. against $11,270,096.69 at the end of the previous month.