The New York herald., 1871-08-02
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The August Statement, Compared With That Of
the Corresponding Month Of Last Year and
With That Of July, 1S7l-Decrease
for the Past Year, ssl. .84l. $50.

The following Is the statement OF the public debt
on August /. issued by the Treasury Department.
We compare the figures with those Of the statement
made year ago:-
DEBT BEARING com INTEREST
august ], 1870. August l. 1871.
Five per cent bonds... $22l, ,5s9 800 s275 3O7 400
SIX per cent bonds.... l,7565SS,s5o 1.eoS, $3.50
Total bearg coin int. $50 $1.sss 75l $50
DEBT BEARING CURRENCY INTEREST.
Four per cent cert's $67s,00o
Three per cent cerr's.. $45,4 900 90, BOG, 900
Navy Pension fund..... 100000 14,o00,0Oo
Total bear'g curry int. s6e42oooo s44,97s.ooo
Matured not paid....... 3,5sl.1l7 1901 142
DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST.
United States notes.. $356, 256 $366, ,095.4n
Fractional curency.... 39,757,es4 39OS1,6
Gold certificates. 3S, ,4SO l9,4sS, 700
Total bear'g no int.. $4s4,644,19O $414,646,s13
REoAPITULATIoN.
Debt bearing coin int 81 S7s las $50 s1ssa $50
Debt bearing curry Int. 6s,42o,0o0 44.97s, 900
Debt bearing no int. 4sa,ei4l9O h4.e46si3
Matured debt not paid. 3,59l,117 1,9l0142
p1na Total s2sas ses
Grand total. $40. .esa,177 s24oa. ao4 4a7
Coin. slO2 $50, ,2oo $50, ,742 7oe
Currency. ............... 33068,623 8,16s,31s
Total In Treasury. $14O s9S,820 $91, OIL, ,O2S
Debt less amt In Tre'ry. 2,3)9,634948 23l7 400
Decrease OF the national debt since
August !, 1870. $Sl. .84l, $50
The following table compares the statement just
made with the previous one Of July 1, ls71:--
DEBT BEARING COIN INTEREST.
Five per cent bonds.... s274 28e 46o 1915, 800
Six per cent bonds 1,elaSs7,3o0 1,6OS, 444.35o
Total bearing coin int. 81 75o $685. $50
DEBT BEARING CURRENCY INTEREST.
Three per cent certirs. sl,ssS,ooo 50, 10000
Total bear'g curry int $40, $4,000 $44,s7s,ooo
Matured, not paid..... 1.94s.9o2 l,el0,142
DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST.
United states notes.. $366,O96, sos $3.50 al
Fractional currency. 40,5s2,s74 39.oS1, ,642
doiu ceTuncaUeS.. 1v,6S0,8O0 lv.46S, TOO
Total bearg no int.... s4le6e5.6So $414, ,els, sls
RECAPIrULATIoN.
Debt bearing coin int .sss iss $50 $685. $50
Debt bearing cur'cy int. 49, 900 44,978,000
Debt bearing no interest 1885, $50 4I4 4645 S13
Aatured debt not paid. 194s,902 1,91O,142
Total ........ s., ,aSa, ,2ll. .saa s2,s45, 2s5 eo5
BONDS to Pacific RR. 20. 64,6lS, ,S32 84,6lS,S3
Grand total. ...$2, ALL sSo.1e4 s2.4O9, 6o4457
AMOUNT IN TREASURY.
COin. ................. 500 6S3, 900 $S3, T42, 709
currency. 9,5SS,363 s,16s,5ls
Total in Treasury. $loe.2l7,2ss sol,s11.O2s
Debt less amt In fre'sv 2S1l6l2oOl 23i7 eO3, 400
%lncrease OF che national debt since
July !. 1871. 7l........................ $3.50, ,5os
The following Is statement OF the bonds pur.
chased by the Department.
Principal OF bonds. SIT 1872 $50
Am0unt paid IN currency. 244, 029, $50
currency value OF interest accrued on
Net cost in currency cy............... 243'9Ss' so7
Net cost estimated In gold. 202 400 1856
The public bonded debt has been reduced by the
amount OF these bonds, which had ceased to bear
interest," and have been cancelled and destroyed.
There have also been paid in coin ana cancelled and
destroyed other bonds to the amount of sas7S,ooo.
which matured January l. 1871.
IN tnlS statement no mention Is made Of accrued
interest," and tee bonus issued 10 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 the aforementioned road the total
debt exhibits decrease during the past month
amounting to SIS, ,70l OF.
The debt OF the United States, less cash In the
'rv.nes surg yaa an