The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-03
Last Nights Dispatches.
WASHINGTON.

! WASHINGTON, Jan 1.-The Secretary
of the Treasury has issued circular
asking proposals for the sale OF the out.
standing SKIES and fves of Government
bonds TO the amount of $4,000 900. The
| bonds thus purchased are to apply tC
the sinking fund.
The debt statement issued to-day
shows the decrease of the debt for De
cember to be 81 251.2I7, cash in the
Treasury. $207 1888, 903; gold certificates
| of deposit outstanding. $l0.245, 600;
| legal tenders out standing, $346, ,68l.0lf
| fractional currency outstanding, 1854
1903.
At the cabinet meeting this afternoon
| there was some discussion in regard to
the Ute difficulty, but in view of the
obscurity of recent dispatches on this
subject it was concluded to postpone IFS
further consideration to await the re-
ceipt of mere deinate inform alton.
During December the Treasury De.
partment paid $I.S27, $50 on account OF
arrears OF pensions.
The receipts from internal revenue
for six months ending Dec. Il, 1879, the
first Elk months of the current fiscal
year, were SOL 800 62l and from Gus
toms $87,7l3, $50.
The following is a statement OF the
coinage executed at the United States
mints during December, 1879, Gold.
$50, 500 pieces; value, Sc, ,487 900; silver,
2. 35S. 200 pieces; value, $2,358, ,032:
minor coinage, 3,lC3,350 pieces; value,
$3l ,433; total coinage, 6,078,3l0 pieces;
value, $3.50. 466.
The following is statement OF the ope
rations OF the National Bank Redemption
Agency for the month and six months
ending Dec. 81, 1879, as compared with
the corresponding period Of 1873: National
bank notes disposed of-notes fit for circu
lation, assorted and returned to banks of
issue for the month, $9l4,000; six months,
$15, $40, 100; notes unft for circulation,
assorted and delivered to the Comptroller
of Currency for destruction and replace
ment with new notes for the month
81. 727. 200; six months. Sl2,6q2, 900;
notes of failed, liquidating and reducing
banks deposited in the Treasury for the
month, $293 900; six months. $2,442, 300;
totals for I879-moDth, 1896. 100; for
six months, $50, ,4SO, 400; totals for 1875
month, $8, 1857, 100: for six months, $685.
10000, decreased for the month. $5, $685.
600; for six months, S54,650,o00.
/ 1t is stated upon good authority that
the State Department will make a proper
return in due season to the resolution OF
the House of representatives., calling
fer the correspondence with Consul
Mosby. The story that the State De-
partment would decline for reasons of
public expediency 10 furnish the CORES
pondence referred to, is said to be IN
founded.
Chairman Atkins, of the House Com
mittee on Appropriations. is improving
slowly, although he is a great sufferer.
4 do
results unless erysipelas should strike in
and OF this there is at present no apparent
danger.
The Treasury Department announces
the purchase of 10000 ounces of silver
for the Philadelphia mint.
The consolidated report Of receipts from
internal revenue fer the month ending
Nov. 80, 1879, an aggregate increase
compared with the same period last year
of $1,3l5, 652. The certificates of deposit
for the month of December, show an in
crease in receipts for the month, Of ST.
5SS, ia, as compared with the same month
last year, making an aggregate increase
for six months of $2,904, 1856.
In the treasury circular Of Jan. l, 1880,
pF0claimiug estimates 0t the value of silver
coin in United States money OF accounts.
the value of silver coins arc computed at
their bullion value compared with the gold
dollar as a unit Of value, and the following
changes Of value as stated iD the circular
Iof 1879 appear: The Austrian foriu Is
is estimated at Al 10 cents; the dollar Of
Central America. United States of CoIuu-
bia, Ecquador. Peru and Bolivia is reduced
from 93 10 TO 83 Clio cents; tho dollar
of Mexico from l0l $40 to 90 9-1O cents;
the rupee of India from A 4-l0 to 80 40
cents; the rouble OF Russia from "a $40
to 90 1-l0; the mabub of Tripoli from S4
4 10 to "a $40 cents; the gold form of
the Netherlands is taken as G monetary
unit at 30 210 cents.