The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-02
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The December Statement Compared with That
OF tho Corresponding Month Last Year md
with tho NOyember Statement Of lSG9.


The December Statement Compared with That
OF tho Corresponding Month Last Year md
with tho November Statement of 1869.
The following statement OF the public debt on
the 1st OF December mas Just been issued from the
Treasury Department. Wecompare the figures with
those given al the corresponding time last year,
DEBT BEARING COM INTEREST.
Five per cent Dss 1905 SS sea- $500
Six per cent bonds. 1856 100 1,Ss6, 34S, 100
Total bearing coin int. 81 lo7 1885, 100 S21o7, 900
DEBT BEARING CURRENCY INTEREST.
Three per cent certlctes S5s,l40o0o S47,19s,00o
Navy pension fund...... l4,00l00o 14,OO0,ooo
Totalbearing cur'cyia. s72i4o,ooo SOL, 1916, 900
Matured, not paid......- S,245sS3 4,292, o26
DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST.
United states notes.. $35602leT3 1886 lis, 25S
Fractional currency 33,s75,263 ~, SS5,564
Gold certificates ....... %. 1855 $40 80, s62, $40
Total bearing no int. s4l3l52Is1 $4aI, 1901, 1888
REoApITULATIoN.
Debt bearing coin mt l07 1885, 100 s. 107 93S 00)
Debt bearing curcy int 72,l40,OO0 81. 1861
Debt bearing no interest 4l3,l52,1s1 431 s8l, 1853
Matured debt not paid. S245,ss3 400, o26
Total. .s2col.a 74le4 s2eoa, 2so,7se
Bonds to Pacific R.R.Co. 44,337,00O $4,000, 900
Grand total. 90 c45, III, lea s2oes, $50. 7s0
AMOUNT IN TREASURY.
Coin. ................. sss,4a5,sN $1o5, oss. $40
Sinking iuIsi in coin, in.
terest on bonds ana
accrued int thereon. 20416,028
Other purchased bonds 56,456, z06
Total In Treasury. Sl06,679,3 800 sl94674,947
Debt less cash IN Tre'sy. 1859 OBI S44 24736ll $40
Decrease OF the national debt since
November |, 1858 ................ e5,42o,oo2
VARIATIONS FROM LAST YEAR.
Increase. Decrease.
Debt bearing coin int. $lOl,9OO =
Debt bearing cur'cy int. so, GAS, 900
Debt bearing no interest 500, 5S2 -
Matured debt not paid. 3,oss, 1857
The following table compares the Decembe state.
ment Of the public debt with the previous one made
on the LIST Of November
DEBT BEARING COIN INTEREST
Non. l, 1869. Dec. 1, 1882
Five per cent bonds.... 1921 $50 800 S22l $50 800
Six per cent bonds.... 1855, 500 1856, 34S 100
Total bearing coin int ST. lo7 oss, 800 S. 900
DEBT BEARING CURRENCY INTEREST.
Three per cent certificates $47640.0O0 $47,195, 900
Navy pension fund...... 14OOO000 IA, 000, 900
Total bearing cur'cyin. seleaoooo SCI. 600
Matured, not paid..... 1885, 1856 1922, 026
DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST
United statcsnotes 1885, 49, 5s 1885, ll3, 25s
Fractional currency..... $685. 42 SO $50, 564
Cod certlncates. ....... 2S7H.520 36,S62,9i0
Total bearing no int. S42l. sS0,220 S43l, S61, 763
REHABILITATION.
Debt bearing coin int S. l07 $685. 800 s. 107 $685. 900
Debt bearing curcy int. 81, 100000 81, $4,000
Debt bearing no interest 421.SsO,22 43l $751; 1853
Matured debt not paid. 43S9Do6 1922 ops
Total. 81 595, s47, GOT g. 605 1885, 7s9
Bonds to Pacific RR. Co. 81 1873, 800 5000, 900
Grand total. $685. 327 $2,G6S, 2s6. 7S9
AMOUNT IN TREASURY.
Coin................. sll6,e94,7lI s1O5, 9e9, 949
Currency ............... 7,24S,295 II, S02, 7G5
other purchased bonds. 10 o2o,5ie S. asa, Sos
Total In Treasury. $lss,523,554 $l94,674947
Debt less cash IN Tresy. 2,469 5ll 773 1870
*Increase of the national debt since
November l, 1869. ................. 400 69
VARIATIONS FROM LAST MONTH
Increase. Decrease.
Debt bearing coin mt. $l2OO
Debt bearing cur'cy int. s445,ooo
Debt bearing NO interest $9,9S1,543
Matured debt not paid. 1890
The debt OF the United States, less ca sh In the
Treasury was as annexed at the aforementioned
dates:-
March 4, 1861 $50, S55 June 1885, 81 $40 245 $3.50
July 1851. ss49s,67O July l. 1858. q sos 9l5 1872
July 1862. 502. 92l, 404 Aug. 1868. 523 54 4SO
July 1863 1093, 900 Sept J. 1865 $50 GA 3l3
July 1884, 72l, 1884 Oct. 1858. 534 643 IT'S
July 81 $780, 253275 Nov. l. 1s6s .2527 129 552
sept l, lS652, ISL, 6s96 Dec. l. 1863 O3l s4i
Jan. l. 1865. s5l538 Jan. !, 1862 TOT 2Ol
Aug. 1865 633 0e0276 Feb. l. 1862 $50 205 65S
Jan. l. 1867. 2543 325I72 March, 1869 545 336 9O4
April 1892, 523 42S070 April 1892 ,542 744 sos
July l. 1867. 2, 51l, S00013 May 1862 500 1855 2O5
Oct 1857. g 495, 443 June l. 1862 1926 532
Now 1867 491, 504 $50 July 1862 5O9 $780, 773
Jan. l. 1868. q sos, 1885, $50 Aug l. 1862 7Os 5s3
Feb. l. 1885, 2527 35373 Sept /, $780, 49s O0s 032
March l. 1862 519Ss29,622 Oct 1869 5ss sos
April 1884, 49, 2J9,6S7 Nov. 1869. 48g 51773
May l. 1863 $780, 52S,S27 Dec /, 1869 S42
sin this statement no mention is made OF accrued
interest," and the bonds issued to the Pacific Rail.
road Company are calculated as part Of the public
debt. According to the report Of Treasurer Bout.
well, who adds accrued interest and ignores the
bonds issued to that road the total debt exhibits
a decrease during tue past month amounting to
$L571,454.