The New York herald., 1870-02-02
THE PUBLIC DEBT.

The February Statemcnt Compared with
That Of the Corresponding Month Last
Year and with tho January Statement oT
1870.
The following statement or the public debt on tho
lst OF February has just been issued from the Trea
sury Department We compare the figures with
these given ut the corresponding time last year,
DEBT BEARING COIN INTEREsT.
FEB. !, lS89 FEB. /, 1870.
Five per cent bonds 80. $22l 5s9 800 1921 589, 300
SIX per cent bonds.... l,Sso, 100 1,SS634s,soo
Total bearing coin int s. S. o7 1888. 200
DEBr BEARING CURRENCY INTEREST.
Three per cent certihctes $67,4lO000 $45, $50 00o
navy pension und....... 14.00o,oO0 l4,0OO 200
Total bearing cur'cy in. s7,4oooo sos,Sso.ooo
Matured, not paid. 6,910936 4,053,OB
DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST.
united States notes. $3.50, OIL O73 1856 no. 2b8
Fractonai CURRENCY. 3S.5ll,l27 40.063 5lx
Gold certificates. ........ 32,65962O 90, ,392, $50
Total bearing no int... $424 ls1,72O $44e 565, ,s5l
REcAPrTULATION.
Debt bearing coin int 81 lO7 $50 O50 s. 200
Debt bearing curcy Int. 7l.4l0000 69.530,000
Debt bearing no interest 424 I0i,72O 446 565, 95l
Matured debt not paid. 00l0,938 4,053,046
Total. $40, ,so2 TOT s2,olsOss 1877
Bonds to Pacific RK. Co. 52,Ol7,O0O $4,000, 900
Grand total 81 ee2 s1e TOT s2,esao 1877
AMOUNT IN TREASURY.
Coin................... $88 732,Tl6 $l0l, 600 100
Currency. .............. 17,44i,3S2 S,600.8O7
terest bonds and ac-
crued interest thereon 2s.7leoso
Other purchased bonds. 7l,366, ,304
Total In Treasury. -. Sl06 174O49 $20T, ,373 922
Debt less cash IN 1re'sy $50 205 658 276
Decrease Of the national debt since
February l. 1859. 9........... ......... $so4sl. $3.50
VARIATIONS FROM LAST YEAR.
Increase. Decrease.
Debt bearing coin int. $S9,15O =
Debt bearing cur'cy Int. $1l,880. 0D0
Mstured ds5t not paid. 2,s57, 800
The following table compares the February state
mens OF the public debt with the previous one made
on the 1st OF January. 1S7o:-
DEBT BEARING COIN INTEREST
Five per cent bonds.... $22l5s9,3OO 1921, ,5S9 300
SIX per cent bonds... 1855 500 s6,3a9, 300
Total bearing coin int $2 lo7 sso 100 $2lo7 200
DEBT BEARING CURRENCY INTEREST.
Three per ct. certificates. $45,645OOO $45,53O 900
Navy pension lund..... Ia, 100000 Ia, 100000
Total bearing cur'cy in. s59.545.ooo s5s, 5so 600
Matured, not pad....... 4.1aO,9S6 4.053,046
United States notes. 49,. $3.50, Ii3oss $3.50 TIC, ,25s
Fractional CURRENCY. ~, 762664 40 063,612
Gold certllcateS. 40,170,3o0 60302, l80
Total bearing no int. $780, O4e l43 $446 565, COL
REcAPITULANoN.
Debt bearing coin lat. lot 839 100 939 200
Debt bearing no lntrst. 438O46, l43 446, $685. 95l
MaLured DEBT not paid. 4,140,033 4,053,O48
Total. S. 6O7, ,671 I78 S2,6l8 0S8. 197
Bonds to Pacific Rlt co. o. l35.320 65,000,000
Grand total ,67l, ,s08 400 $2.dS3, ,0oS, 1877
AMOUNT TREASURY.
Coin ............... $109, l50,4 ,47d $1O1, 600 730
currency ........s lZ,UJ003 S,bJU,bO
SINKING fund. ......... 22,545,97 rs, 716 ,080
Other purchased bonds 6i,908,350 1856. 304
Total in Treasury. sos, ,3S7, 7l6 $207. 1873 922
Debt cash In lreay "a AIS 1888 2475, 275
MIncrease Of the natlOnar debt since
January l. 1870. $l3, ,402
VARIATIONS FROM LAST MONTH.
Increase Decrease.
Debt bearing coin mt. $100 -
Debt bearing cur'cy int. $4,000
Debt bearing no interest $l0,619, S0S
Matared DEBT not paid. s7,s9o
sin this statement no mention Is made OF accrued
Interest and the bonds issued the Pacific Rail
road Company are calculated as part OF the public
debt. According to the report OF Secretary Bout.
well, who adds accrued interest and ignores the
bonds issued to that road the total debt exhibits
decrease during the past month amounting TO
S., ,e33,864
The debt OF the United States. less cash in the
Vraaaury annaxal nj tho NM or IN an fton al