Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 111, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1899 — CONDITION OF THE TREASURY. [ARTICLE]

CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.

Decrease in the public Debt During September of $8,400,775 The monthly statement of the public debt shows that at the close of business Sept. 30, 1899, the public debt, less eash 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.... .$1,046,048,850 Debt on which interest has ceased since maturity... 1,215,030 Debt bearing no interest. . 389,337.412 Total .$1,436,601,392 This amount, however, does not include $647,965,903 in treasury notes outstanding, which are offset by an equal amount of cash on hand. The cash in the treasury is classified as follows: Gold ’. $343,002,379 Silver 499,628,449 Paper 78,678,145 Bonds, deposits in national bank depositories, disbursing officers’ balances, etc. 83,932,112 T0ta151,015,241,086 Against which there are demand liabilities outstanding amounting to $727,545,473, which leaves a net cash balance on hand of $287,695,Q12. 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 $16,759,574 for September, 1898. Internal revenue, $24,364,591, against $21,555,288 for September, 1898. Miscellaneous, sl,849,194, against $1,463,207 for September, 1898. For thq last three months the receipts were 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, $4,757,853, as against $7,251,219 for September last year.