New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-03

the Treasury during the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1872 were; From customs, 4S2lb,-
80, 2S6 II; from sales ofpublic lands $3.50
ia 19; from internal revenue, Sl30.632,-
III ~ from tag on national bank cireuia-
ton. $6.523.3 1896 80: from Pacific railway
companies. S749, 861 81; from customs fines,
etc, SI,I36, 442 81; from fees, consular,
patents, land. etc, $2,28l, 095 90; from mis-
ceIIaneous. sources, $4.4I2, 254 III; total or
binary receipts, 1854, 694 .229 81; from pre-
MUM on sales of com. S94t2, 637 S.; total
net receipts 1874, I06,8G7 SIS. Balance III
treasury June 80 1871, $l09, $50 705 IS, in
Guiding 81, 80, 1886 received from unayail-
able; total available cash, $184,0i2,573 10.
EXPENDITURES OF TIE YEAR.
The net expenditure by warrants during
the same period were for civil expenses,
SIS, 1877 059 90; for foreign intercourse,
S ,939 1863 IA; for Indians, Sl,G6l, rs 81; for
pensions, $28, 533, 402 rs: for military estab-
Eshment, including Notifications, river and
harbOr improvements and arsenais, S35,
3D. l57 20; for naval establishments, in
Guiding vessels and machinery and improve
mcnts at navy yards, S2l Pig st9 81; Tor
miscellaneous and civil, including public
buildings light houses and Collecting the
revenue, $42 ,958, 32J 08; for interest on the
public debt, SLY ,357, $50 y. Total, exolu-
siye Of principal and premium on the pub
lie debt, S270,559, sos 81; for premium on
bonds purchased, S6,g58,2 G6 76; for Tedemp-
tai, $l06. 9f8, $50 50. Total net disbuTse-
ments, S377, 478,216 q. Balance in the
treasury June 30, 1872, $l0G, 5G4 35G "a. To-
tai $484 ,042,573 -.
DEBT REDUCTION.
From the foregoing statement II appears
that the net reduction of the principal OF
the debt during the fiscal year ended June
30, 1872, was 500, $50, 253 "a. The source Of
this reduction is as follows: Net ordinary
receipts during the year, 1854 ,G94, 1913 81;
net ordinary expenditures, including inter
est on the public debt, S@10559, 695 81, leav-
ing surplus revenue $94, tel ,534. Add the
amount received from premiums and sales
of gold in excess Of the premiums paid IN
bonds purchased, s., 454 80 80; add the
amount Of the reduction Of the cash balance
at the close of the year accompanied with
the same at the commencement of the year
So, ,348 63-totaI, 500 $50, Zj3 50. This
statement treats solely Vi the principal OF
the public debt.
BY the monthly statement of the public
debt, which adds together.the principal ard
interest accrued to date not due, and de-
ducts the cash in the treasury as ascer-
tanned on the day Of publication, the reduc-
ton was 500, j44, 49l %. The source Of
this reduction is as follows: Reduction in
principal account, 500 960,003 p reduction
in paid interest account, $3,330g52 96:
grand total, $lO2, $3.50 So Reduction il
cash OF hand, s2.7tG4G5 %: grand total.
500, 5iI, 49l %.
On the basis of the last table the state
ments show reduction Of the public debt
from the first Of March, 1869 to the presen:
time as follows: From March !. 1869, 80
March |, 1870, $87, 134,762 81 ; from March
/, 1870, to March 7, 1871, $ll7SIaG30 IS !;
from March l, 1871, to March l, 1872, So.
49,, 248 Oh from March !, 1872, 70 Noven-
Der l, 1872, eight months, $C!,Q+7,..35 So
total. S3G3 G96. 500 81.