Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-12-11
THE TREASURY.
Secretary Richardson's Report Of the National
Finances.

secretary hlchafdsons Report OF the National
Finances.
WASHINGTON, December 2.-The annual
report Of tee Secretary of the Treasury was
sent TO Congress to-day. The following is a
copious ATTRACT of the document
RECEIPTS, ETC. FOR THE FISCAL YSAR BINDING JUNE 80
1878,
The moneys received and covered into the
Treasury during the fiscal year ending June
80, 1873, were
FROM customs............ <lSS OS9 522
Internal Revenue ll3,727 sl4
sales of public lands..... 2s2Sl2
Tax on circulation aud deposits of Nation
al Banks s,sssOs7
Repay ment OF interest by Pacific Railroad
Company ..................... ........... 5I4,2C6
age, storage, etc. 1866 400
sales al Indian Trust lands ............... SlS246
l.s77,221
1887, 2ss
Marine Hospital 1888 003
steamDoat 259092
Direct Tax 1852
IrShts on coinage 4S9 1874
Tax on Sealskins...... .................. 1852 Isl
miscellaneous sources 2,ls4,a94
Total ordinary recepts........... ..... 67s
Premium on sales Of coin".....,........ ll,56O5sO
Total net receipts. sass, 788 204
Balance in Treasury June 80, 1872 nclud
ing 1904 $50 received from unavailable
100 567 404
Total available cash, net 44e, SO5, 600
Expenditures by warrants during the same
period were
For civil expenses ..,........ "A 10 34g 62I
Foreign intercourse. 1871 3s2
7s5l7Ol
Military establishments including fortif-
cations, river, and harbor impro Vements
Na and ar;ep@ls 4sss2s,lsS
Naval establishments, including vessels
ana machinery, and improvements Of
the navy-yards 2a,526256
Miscellaneous civil, including public
buildings, light houses, and collecting
revenue 40S 226
Pald on the public debt -............ lO4750,6ss
freminm ON bonds purchased....".......... s05,9i9
Total, exclusive Of public debt ......s29O, s45 245
redemption OF the principal of the debt,
exclusive OF certificates of deposit issued
under the act of June s, 1872, for there
dempton of which a like amount Of
United states notes was set apart and
held special deposit ....:....s 6O49S ,ssl
Outstanding certificates of deposit men,
toned above, added to principal of debt
and to cash balance in the Treasury. e. 3l7300 900
Balance in Treasury june 80, ls7s..... 500 4o2 O2S
10 which add special deposit of legal-ten-
der notes for redemption Of certificates
on deposit added above ............... 81 $50 OO9
Total cash balances July l, l673-."".. S3ll92O 2S
IOtal $40 305 900
BY the foregoing statement it will be seen
that the net revenues for the fiscal year were
$685., lSS,2O4, and ordinary expenses $780,
54o, 24o, leaving surplus revenue of S43, 1892,
Joy, which has been applied to
THE REDUCTION OF TIE DEBT
as follows:
Reduction Of principal account, exclusive
OF certificates of deposit
Increase OF cash in Treasury, exclusive of
special deposit OF United States notes
Tor the redemption of certificates of
deposit as compared with June 80. 1872 7,1O5,376
Reduction in ........... 40, 1872 959
This statement treats solely of the priuci-
pal OF the debt. By the monthly debt state
ment, into which enter the accrued interest,
interest due and unpaid, and the cash in the
Treasury as ascertained on the day of publi-
cation as well as the principal of the debt.
the reduction of the debt during the past year
amounted 10 $43,667, $50, and the total reduc-
ton from March l., 1869, to Nov. /, 1873,
hes been 1888 ,629, 1888 the annual saving Of
interest resulting therefrom being S27 ,432,-
932.04.
RECEIPTS ETC, FOR THE QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 80, 1873.
Receipts during the first quarter of the cur
rent fiscal year were:
From customs 4O,l 4O3
safes OF pubic lands 573768
Internal revenue rs $40 454
Tax on circulation, &c, of National Banks 1890 743
Repayment of interest by thePacifc Rail-
roads...' .'''' ........... 1875 e7O
customs mes, &C 438 5li
Consular patent and other fees....."..... 5O3a4l
Proceeds Of sales Of Government proper
ty.....~ 800, 7s5
Miscellaneous sources .....,'.......... 1907 93l
Net ordinary ... 1872
From premiums sales of coin ......... 1850 sls
From Government Of Great Britain pay
ment of award of Tribunal of Arbitra-
tion at Is 900
Total co. 7O43l3
Balance in the Treasury June 80. 1873. 49, OPS
Total $3.50 500 $50
The expenditures during the same period
were
For civil and misce lla neous expenses in
GLIDING public buildings, lighthouses,
and collecting revenues...........-"... l7.27229S
INDIANS 00S7 is
tensions. s,69s ,l5o
and machinery, and Improvements at
the O.7s2,45l
For interest on public debt, including Pa
cifc Railroad bonds ....- ............... 37,O6leO7
Total xclusive Of principal and pre-.
MUM public debt .................. ass IFS 5T8
Premium purchased bonds..S ,3Ol $40
Awards by the Geneva Tribu-
nal, Investment accOun t.......16 500 900
Net redemption on public debt 32,9s6,S2s
- 4s,7ss,775
Total net expenditure slSs, 597 1853
Balance In the Treasury, Sept 80 1872. 930ss 1856
$3.50, sos 1856