Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1898 — NATIONAL FINANCES. [ARTICLE]

NATIONAL FINANCES.

Monthly Treasury statement Presents Some Figures. The statement issued by the Treasury Department shows that during the month of August the public debt, less cash in the treasury, increased $34,789,711. The interest-bearing debt increased $74,845,070, owing to the issue of that amount of new bonds; the debt on which interest has ceased since mnturity decreased $1,020, and the non-interest-bearing debt decreased $411,470, w-hile the cash in the treasury increased $39,642,869. The debt on Ang. 31 was $1,307,357,801. The cash in the treasury is made up of the following items: Gold, $253,377,494; silver, $513,400,895; paper, $93,084,056; other cash. $67,282,201. Total, $927,144,646. Against this there are outstanding: Gold certificates, $37,119,149; silver certificates, $401,107,504; certificates of deposit, $20,560,000; treasury notes of 1890, $99,260,280; other liabilities, $74,600,628, leaving a balance, including $100,000,000 gold reserve, of $294,487,084. The total circulation of national bank notea on Aug. 31 was $230,508,524, being an increase of $481,745 for the mouth and a decrease of $3,329,909 compared with the same date last year. The receipts*of the Government for the month of August ns compared with the same month last year were: Customs, $16,249,699,inerea5e $9,201,996; internal revenue, $24,015,935, increase $12,822,303; miscellaneous, $1,517,078, increase $674,356. Total, $41,782,707, increase $22,758,055.