The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-11
THE PUBLIC DEBT.

Tho December Statement Compared wss>
Tsat 81 the Corresponding Month Of Enss
Year and with tho November Statement OF
1855.
The following statement OF the public debt on the
LIST of December has just been issued from the Trea
sury Department.. We compare the figures with the
statement made at the corresponding time last
year
DIET BEARING COIN INTEREST
Dec. l, 1887. Dee. J. 1858.
Five per cent bonds. sos. 1850 SaaL5ss 400
Six per cent bonds, ,67, q II, 690,941 =
Six per cent bonds OF '8l 81, 1850 2S3677, 800
Six per cent $50 bonds. 1,324, 4l255O 400
Navy pension fund...... l3,O00OOO
Total bearing coin Int 81 $40 1891 $2io7 $685. 100
DEBT BEARING CURRENcY INTEREST.
Six per cent bonds...... S1s,6Ol, 900 =
Three per cent certificates 12s65,000 $50, 40, 900
Three year CON- in. notes 62,2t9.380 -
Navy pension I'd, 3prct. 1900. 900
Total bearing cur'cyin sa79, AGO s7a.l4o.ooo
Aatured, not paid....... 14.l7S,353 S,245, 1888
DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST.
United States notes 80. $3.50. 2i2,41s 1855, o7s
Fractional currency. 3O,020,9S4 1875, 268
Gold certificates. ....... Is, 40l 400 23,255,siO
Total bearing no int. s4o5 ,54as51 $il3, l5s, ISL
REHABILITATION.
Debt bearing coin int $40, soi s2,lo7 100
Debt bearing cur'cy int. 379, 292, 480 72I40.00O
Debt bearing no intst.. 405, 5f3,s57 4l3,l52,lsl
Matured debt not paid. Hl7s363 S,2i5,sS3
Total $40 s8a, 57a s2,ooi .374 1874
Bonds issued to Pacific II. X Co... 44,3s7 900
Grand total. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s2.0i5, III, l6i
AMOUNT In TREASURY.
Com $lO0,6o0,6 45 $5s,42534
Currency ............... 37,4S6,175 1928 $40
Total in treasury 49,. sl3s,l7ssao sio6.87e, $50
Debt less cash in Tre'sy. 250l T5i 8t4
Increase or the national debt since
December /, Observation-Disclosures. s7,s2s,oos
VARIATIONS FROM LAST WAR
Increase. Decrease.
Debt bearing coin int $287, 483, 2D
Debt bearing cur'cy int. 1907, 1852, 400
Debt bearing no mist. 7,00s,34
Matured debt not paid. $685. 4so
The following table compares the December state
ment OF the public debt with the previous one made
on the LIST OF November
DEBT BEARING COIN INTEREST,".
Non. l, 1888. Dec. l, $685.
Six per cent bonds Of 81 2s3,6773oO 800
Sax per cent $40 bonds. 1,0o2,3i2250 1,60257o.4OO
Total bearing coin int ST. SIT $50 So 100
DIET BEARING CURRENCY INTEREST.
Three per cent certifcas $58,325,00O SIS, 1400 900
Navy pension fund.-. 14,OOo,Ooo l4,OOO,OOO
Total bearing cur int. $72s25.O0o S72,14 900
Matured, not paid....... s,75S,72s s,245,sS3
United States notes -. sa5s,o2lo7s $sss,o21 o7a
Fractional currcncy..... 33,4l3,9S5 $3.50, 263
Gold certificates. ....... 1s,716S4O 23,255,s4O
Total bearing no int. $409 15l,S93 $4l3, l52. Isl
RECAPTTULATION.
Debt bearing coin int. S. 577950 S. lot 1885, 100
Debt bearing Cur'cy int. 72,325, 900 ~, 100000
Debt bearing no int'St.. 400 ISL, 89S 4l3,152 l31
Matured debt not paid. e753,723 8.245 S83
Total So sos, s0s.572 s2,60l ,37i 1874
Bonds issued to Pacific
II. X. Co............. 421s4O00 44,337, 900
Grand total 81 GAL ,0025 72 $2,645, ILL., 1854
AMOUNT IN TREASURY.
Coin. Observation-Disclosures. $103, 407,9s6 $sS425, 374
Currency ............... 10,465,033 1888, 946
Total in Treasury. $lias73ol9 S1O6e7o, $50
Debt less cash In Tresy. 2527 1862 1850 03l, s44
November l. 1855 S.. .......... 1902, 2o2
VARIATIONS FROM LAST MONTH.
Increase. Decrease.
Debt bearing coin int. $24s,150 -
Debt bearing cur'cy int. $185, 900
Debt bearing no int..... 1000, 2S3
Matured debt not paid. 1,507,840
The debt OF the United States lcss cash in the