Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-23
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. NATIONAL FINANCES. Some Figures From the
 Treasurer's Report.
 Favorable Showing of Receipts. An Increase From Several
 Sources of Revenue. An Extensive Cold Wave. TAKING IN THIS COUN-
 TRY AND CANADA.
An Extensive Cold Wave.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Treasury Statisfics-Extracts From the Treasurer's Annual Report.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-The Treasurer of the United States has submitted his report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1880. He says the receipts of the government compare very favorably with those of the previous fiscal year and show an increase from cus- toms, internal revenue and sale of public lands of $59, ,S11, ,5O5.78, and a decrease in those from miscellaneous sources of only SIP, 079.26. The expenditures show slight increase, $695, ,076.25, in the aggregate as compared with the previous fiscal year, caused by increase of $22, 395, ,O40.O6 in the payments on account of the Interior de-
 partment but show a decrease of $21, ,699,- 965. S1 in the expenditures for interest and premium on the public debt, on civil and miscellaneous accounts and for the War and Navy departments. Fifty-eight national banks were organized during the year, five failed and twenty-one went into voluntary h- quidation, leaving 2, 1O2 doing business at the closing of the year. The amount col lected from national banks by the United States Treasurer for the emi-annual duty accruing during the year was $7, ,591, 77O.4 43. The total amount collected during the exis tence of the national bank system is $10O, 361, 469.35. The total amount of United States bonds retired by purchase, redemption, con- version and exchange from March II, 1869, to June 30, 1880, is $1, ,s9S, ,O4O, 75o. The coupons from United States bonds paid dur ing the year amount to $31, AIS, ,603. 86, and there were 296, 936 quarterly checks issued in payment of $40, ,719, 376.04 interest on regis tered bonds. There was redeemed during the year $61 1885, ,675 in national bank notes. The amount of gold coin and bullion in the Treasury January 1, 1879, the date of the resumption of specie payment. was $l35,- 182, ,639.42, and at this date it is $40, ,725,- 942. "A, gain of $5 ,343, 313.32 and in addi- ton there have accumulated in the Treasury $47, ,084, 459 in standard silver dollars. The redemptions of United States notes in gold since the resumption of specie payments have aggregated $11 ,963, ,336. Since the order of the department of January 1, 1879, author izing the receipt of United States notes for customs duties there have been received on the account S142 1928. 601. In regard to the notes he says that while the aggregate has not changed, there has been an increase in one, two, five and one hundred dollar notes, and decrease in fifty,
 
 and ten thousand dollar notes. The total | coinage of standard silver dollars under the | act of February 2S, 1878, is Of | this amount $47, ,58S, 1O6 are in the Treasury | and in the hints, and 1925, 259, GA, being | more than 34S per cent of the coinage, are | in circulation. During the twelve months | just ended $12, ,256, ,8O2 in standard silver | dollars and SIS, 175, ,871 in silver certificates l entered into the circulation of the country. | In regard to the Pacific railroads sinking | fund the Treasurer recommends that the act | sinking fund to be invested in | United States , per cents be amended so as | to authorize the purchase of any United | States bonds of the first mortgage bonds l of the two railroads, the Union and Central | Pacific.
 In regard to the redemption of national l bank notes he recommends a return to the | system under which all the charges for trans | portation incurred in the redemption of na- tional bank notes were defrayed out of the | , per cent. fund and assessed upon the | banks. The total receipts of public money | during the fiscal year by depositing banks | were $119, ,493, 171.94, the average daily bal | ance thereon being $S, 900, 900, secured by the | deposit in this office of $14, ,217 ,OOO in United | States bonds and personal bonds to the l amount of $33O, 900. There were at the close | of the fiscal year 131 national bank deposito- ries.