The New York herald., 1870-04-02
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The April Statement Compared with That Of
Last Moath and with the April
Statement Of 1869.

The following statement Of the public debt on the
lst Of April mas Just been issued. We compare the
figures with those given In the corresponding month
last year,
DEBT BEARING INTEREST IN COIN:
April !. 1869. April !, 1870:
Six per cent ponds...... i,sso27T,s5o i,sses62soo
Total bear's coin int %. $50 2io7sa 100
DEBT BEARING CURRENCY INTEREST,".
Three per cent Certs... $5:,eo5,ooo e45.665 600
Navy Pension Fund..... l4,ooo.oeo 14.coo,ooo
Total pear'g curry int. $os eos.ooo $50, 600
MatuTed debt MOI paid. 6,003,403 1914, ,3S6
DEBT BEARING no INTEREST,".
United States notes.. $356 066 l5A $358. 62l
Fractional currency..... 36,675,S3o 81, bds05e
Gold certificates. ....... 21,672,600 38,S4S, 500
Total bear'g no int. $4l4,4l34s5 S43a 1920
REcAPrTULArIoN.
Debt bearing coin nt.. 80 107 1850 &2107 942 100
Debt beating curry int.. es.6o5.ooo 30, ,565' 600
Debt bearing no lnt..... 414.4134Sj 434, 528, 200
Matured debt not paid. 6.Ooa,4oa s,9i4,33o
Total. 596, sos, 63S 81, 606 941,657
Bonds 10 Pacific RR.... 66,S52,S20 64,457,32o
Grand total. s., ,e5a 75o,sss s2s7o,4ols57
AMOUNT IN TREASURY.
Coin. in.................... sl04, 305 s1o5.nS
Currency. ................ 0So2,02a 7,472,7ze
Sinking fund.- coin nut.
bonds and accrued ia.
terest thereon. So,0s! C4Z
Other purchased bonds. T3,lSlO6o
Total In Treasury..... $111005,903 $2lS,ll 5,7S2
Debt cash III Treas. 2542, ,744555 2f62 2S9 I15
Decrease OF the national iebt slnce
Apru /, 1861. 6y......,................. $soiaoo,osO
VARIATIONS FROM LAST YEAR.
Increase. Decrease.
Debt bearing coin interest. S65,450 -
Debt bearing currency int.. sa,oioooo
Masured, not paid. ....... 2,oSs,oO7
The following table compares the April statement
of the public debt with the previous one made on
tcfH Navel
DEBT BEARING COIN INTEREST
March j, lSs0 April ],
Five per cent bonds.... s22i,5s3,8o0 1927, 800
SIX per cent bonds 1856, 35030o 1855, ,S52Soo
Total bearing coin Int. 81 lo7 $50 81 .e42 100
DEBT BEARING CURRENCY INTEREST.
Three per CT certificates. $45555,000 $45 565 900
Navy pension fund...... 100000 100000
Total bearing curry In. s56,5slseo s595e5 600
Matured not pad........ S,973,340 S8l4,3Sd
DEBT BEAEING NO INTEREST
United States notes. $685. lOS,373 $358 0o,621
fractional currency -. So9j0,oa9 39,56S,o79
Gold certificates. 44382,S40 Ss,s4s,1o0
Total bearing no int. $4fo,4t2,85t $4ai526,2o0
REHABILITATION.
Debt bearing coin int 81 io7 ss7 $50 s21o7o42leo
Debt bearing cur'cy int 69,655,000 69.565, 900
De5L bearing no interest 44O 442 s5l 4sa52e, 200
Maturec debt not paid. 3,S72,340 8,y14, ,336
Total .$2,e,1, ,slosay s2,Go5, ,o47, ,es7
Bonds 10 Pacific RR Co. 0i,457,320 63,457,S20
Grand Total. S2,e 7a,36sl73 5000, 40A957
AMOUNT IN TREASURY.
Coin. Si02 21o0,73o $105, ,413,.45
Currency. ................ lD,2SO,2S5 7r472, 729
SINKING Fund. 27,S16.5Z9 30,047,6i2
Other purchased bonds. 727S2,503 75,lSI,06J
Total in Tfeasury..... $2133 S2la, ll5,TS2
DEBT less cash In Tfesy. 81 463 S5j S2452 29 l55
#Uccrease OF the national
debt since Mar. J. $40, s3s, $50
VARIATIONS FROM LAST MONTH.
Iacfed:e. Decrease.
Debt bearing coin interest,". S4450
Debt bearing currency int 3,eS9,3f0
Debt bearing no interest..... y5,016.657
Gatured deot not paid. 01,O0i
SIN this statement no mention Is made Of accrued
interest and the bonds issued to the Pacific Railroad
Company are calculated as part OF the public debt.
According to the report Of Secretary Boutwell,, who
adds accrued interest and ignores the bonds issued
to that road the total debt exhibits decrease dur
ing the past month amounting to SIS, 100, $40.
The debt Of tho United States, less cash I'm she
Treasury, was as annexed at the aforementioned
dates:-