Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1873 — National Debts. [ARTICLE]

National Debts.

The New York Bulletin gives the following tabular statement of the national debts of twenty-seven Governments, in 1862 and 1872 respectively, showing the interest during the last decade: 1882. j 1872, Increase. Arg’ntlnc R'p £ 3,000,000 £ 17,500,000 £ 14,500,000 Austria , 250,000.000 800,000,000 50,000,(10 Germany 60,000,000 120,000,000 60,000,000Bollvla nominal. • 2,000,000 2,000,000 Belgium 26,200,000 30,000,000 3,800,000 Brazil 5,000,000 60,000,000 55,000,000 Chill 2,800,000 7,500,000 4.700,000 Costa Rlea. . . nom.nal. '3,400,000 *,KJU,(JOU_ genmark 11,000,000 12,800,000 1,800,000 annhlan - Prlnclpalltl's 5,000,000 5,000,000 Egypt I 3,300,000 45,000,000 41,700,1)00 Spain 150,000,000 306.000,000 156.000.1X10 Ifni ted States 75,000,000 ; 470,000,000 .895,000,000 France ~ 896,(X»,(X»1 970,000,000 571,000,000 Guatemala.t. 300,01X6 600,(XX) 300.000 Honduras ..... 5,000,000 5.000,000 Holland , 87,000,000 80,000,000 D. 7,000.(XX) Italy 100,000,000 275,000,0001 175,000,000 Japan " 1,000,000 100.000,000 Mexic0....;,.! 20,000.000 60,000,000 40,(XX>,«X> Paraguay 3,000,000 3,(XX),000 Peru 5,500,000 37,000.(0) 31,000,000 Portugal 33,000,000 65,000,000 32.000,000 Russia 230,000,000 860,(X»,000 120,000,000 Sweden 3.0X1,000 6,000.000! 3,000,000 Turkey.....'.. 23,(«),000 13O,(0).OOOi 107.000,000 Uruguay 4,0X1,000 6,000,000 i 2,000,000 Venezuela.... 5,00,00 8,000,000! 3,000,000Total. £ 1,493,100,000 £3,375,800,000 £1,822,700,000 From this statement it will be seen that twenty-seven Governments have added to their debts about -$10,000,000,000 since 1862, and that thefr total indebtedness is now nearly $17,000,000,000.