The New York herald., 1870-03-02
TEE PUBLIC DEBT.

'se March sfstemsnt Compared With That sf
las Corresponding Month Last Year nnd with
sno Fehrnary statement Of 1870.
iae Iohowing statement OF the public debt on the
Ias marca has Just been issued from the Treasury
Depar'meut We compare the figures with those
R"'n AZ 'he corresponding time last year.
DEBT BEARING com INTEREST.
Five per cent bonds.. sea- $50. 800 xasl. $50 500
eA pof cen' ponas.... l,ose,2647SO l,ss6. $780, $50
Tosai bearing coin in. 81. oT s54o50 S2lo7 o3u $50
,r, DEBT BEAkINa CURRENCY INTEREST.
su sps,n pep .urnces r SsIlto0o 900
Tosa! bearing ear'cy IN. s7li4oooo sso.sS5.oO
Aatufeo, not paiu...... 64s2,46S 3o73 ax0
DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST
United states notes.. $s5oo2i o7s $3.50 loos7s
Fractional currency..... 36,7sl.5a7 S9 go oao
ooia cefuncA'es......'. 2s'1o,ooo Aas2.s4o
Total bearing no int. $42l,57s, lso $40 4Ia ssT
REcApIrULATIos.
Debt bearing coin int 81 lO7 $50 lot o3N oBO
Debt bearing surcy int. 7l,l40,000 5o,55AOOO
Debt bearing no interest 42l,57S,l50 no. 442s5y
Matured debt not PAID. o,442,4d3 a.o73,34S
Total .sa 600, ,oo4o S2,oilsl ss4
Bonds " Pacific R.R Co. S3,037.000 A+67. 500
Grand total u 90, o,I, ,o04 Sae7o sss I7s
AMOUNT IN TREASURY.
x0'u .................. $VS 14l. 200 $l0z 400 7J9
Currency. .............. lssS3,s2s lO,2so,ass
terest bonds anu ac-
crued interest thereon. 27670 67o
Other purchased ponds.. 72762, J63
Total IN Treasury. sllS,Sos,7so s2laa4o, SIS
Debt less cash IN Ire sy. S. 5a5 90A SIS
Decrease OF the national deDt aimee
March l, 1859. sss..................-.... ss2,sos.o4o
VALUATIONS FROM LAST YRAR.
Increase. DecvcGse.
Debt bearing coin int. Ss3, 600 -
Debt bearing cur'cy mt sll.sssoos
Debt bearing no interest 1s,so4,o77
kInft stA.t raaA
The following table compares the March state
ment OF the public debt with the previous one nads
on the LIST OF February, lsy0:-
DEBT BEARING COIN INTEREST.
Fso. l, 1870. March l, 1870
Five per cent bonds. s2ai $50 900 s2ai $50 800
Six per cent ponds.... 1885, $40 900 S66, $50 800
Total bearing coin int ST. LOT 200 81 lo7 os7 ESQ
DEBT BEARING CURRENCY INTEREST.
Three per CT. certificates $45, 900 s46555.ooo
Navy pension funo ..... 1a,o00 900 $4,000. 900
Matured, not pa,d....... 4.oS3.o4o s,973.3is
Total bearing curry In. $sossoooo $50, $50. 900
DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST.
United States notes.. $3.50 iio 25s sass, loe, oys
Fractional currency 4O063.6l2 50 $50 039
Gold certificates. 90, 1872 $50 1882, $40
Total bearing no mt. Sil5, 555,y5 S440, ,442 s5I
REHABILITATION.
Debt bearing coin int 81 l07 939 200 So l07 937 $50
Debt bearing cur'cy int. SO, 100000 So 555 QUO
Debt bearing no interest 446 585, 1851 440, ,l42 sSt
Aatured debt not paid. 4o6s,o46 3,972,3s6
Total. ................s26lS.oS .oSSl97 $2,oil,9l0,s4T
Bonds TO Pacific RR. Co. 5000, coo o. $40
Grand total 81 6SS, 0ss, 1877 $2,6T6 ,I7S
AMOUNT IN TREASURY.
Coin. ............... tl0l, 900 1870 Sl024r07 739
Currency. .......... $500 807 10, $50 2s6
sinking fuDd.... 25,7l6,0s0 ~ SIG, 52p
Other purchased bonds. 1896, ,30i 7278z76J
Total In Treasury. $207. .373 922 $2l3 $40 3lB
Debt less cash IN Ire S2,475 7l&275 t2<63 sos
*Decreaso oil tho national
debt since Feb l, 1870. $12 6S6 40
VARIATIONS FROM LAST MONTH
Increase Decrease.
Debt bearing coin INT. $l,660
Debt bearing cur'cy int $4,000
Debt bearing no interest OI23, 100
Matured debt not paid. 81 TOO
~ln TINS statement no mention Ia mado 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 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
| s6,ls4 sl2
The debt or the Unlted States less cash In the