The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-23 00:00:00

DEBT BEARING COIN- INTEREST.

Mar. 1, 1868. Mar. 1,1869.
Five per cent. bonds 5221,589,300 $221,589,300
Six per cent. 5-20 bonds

Total bearing coin in. 52,107,854,050 $2,107,939,650
DEBT BEARING CURRENCY INTEREST.
Three per cent. certificates $57,410,000 $45,555,000
Navy pension fund

Total bearing cur'cy ie
Matured not paid

$71,410,000 859,555,000
6,442,463 3,973,346

DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST.
Unitel States Notes 5356,021,073 $356,109,978
Fractional Currency
Gold Certificates 28,775,560 41,382,810

Total bearing no interest $121,578,180 $440,442,857
RECAPITULATION.

Debt bearing coin interest $2,107,854,950 $2,107,939,650
Debt bearing currency int't 71,140,000 59,555,000
Debt bearing no interest 421,578,180 440,442,857
Matured debt not paid

Total $2,606,994,694 $2,611,910,354
Bonds issued to Pac. BR Co 35,937,000 64,457,320

Grand Total
AMOUNT IN THE TREASURY.
Coin
Currency 16,853,529 10,280,285
Sinking fund 27,786,529
Other purchased bonds

Total in Treasury 5115,594,789 $213,340,316
Debt less cash in Treasury 2,545,336,901 2,463,027,855
Decrease of the National Debt sin,:e March
1, 1864
VARIATIONS FROM LAST YEAR.
Increase.
$83,600

37,606,281

Decrease.

Debt bearing coin interest
Debt bearing currency inte-
rest
Dobt bearing no interest
Matured debt not paid

$11,595,000
18,864,677
2,469,117

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The following table compares the March statement of
the public debt with the previous one made on the Ist of
February :

DEBT BEARING COIN LNTEREST.
Feb. 1, 1869. Mar. 1, 1869.
Five per cent bonds 5221,589,300 $221,589,300
Six per cent. 5-20 bonds 1,886,349,900 1,886,350,300

Total bearing coin interest $2,107,939,200 $2,107,937,650
DEBT BEARING CURRENCY IN 1 EREST.
Three per cent. certificates $45,530,000 $45,555,000
Navy pension fund 14,000,000 14,000,000
Matured, not p-dd - 3,973,346

Total bearing curr'cy int't $59,530,000 . $59,555,000
DEB r BEARING NO INTEREST.
United States notes...
Fractional currency 40,063,512 39,950,039
Gold certificates

Totalbearing no interest... $446,565,951 $440,442,851
RECAPITULATION.
_ _

Debt bearing coin interest.. $2,107,939,200 $2,107,937,650
Debt bearing currency int&t 5V,530,000 59,555,000
Debt bearing no interest 446,565,951 440,442,851
Matured debt not paid

Total 52,618,088,197 $2,611,910,847
Bonds issued to Pacific Rail-
road Company

63,000,000 64,457,320

Grand total 52,683,088,197 $2,676,368,173
AMOUNT IN TREASURY.
$101,600,730 $102,400,739
0690,807 10,280,285
25,716,080 27,876,529
71,366,104 72,782,763

Coin.
Currency..
Sinking fund
Other purchased bonds

Total iu Treasury 5207,373,922 $213,340,316
Debt less cash in Treatzury 2,475,714,275 2,463,027,855
*Decrease of the national debt since Feb.
1, 1870
VARIATIONS FROM LAST MONTH.
Increase.

12,686,420

Debt bearing coin interest
Debt bearing currency iut'st
Debt bearing no interest 6,123,100
Matured debt not paid 81,700
* In this statement no mention is made of accrued in-
terest, and the bonds issued ti the Pacific Railroad Com-
pany are calculated as part of the public debt. According
to the report of Treasurer Boutwell, who adds accrued in-
terest and ignores the bonds issued to that road, the total
debt exhibits a decreaft during the pastmonth amounting
to $6,484,812,

Decrea 30.
$1,55 0

$23,000