The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-11-16
The United states Treasnrer,s Report.

United States Treasurer GiIfllan has made
his annual report TO the secretary Of the treas.
ury. The financial operations OF the United
States during the past fiscal year are sum.
marize ~ follows: The receipts of tho gov
eminent show an increase over those for 1881
from every source. The increase in the re.
ceipts from customs il sl1, G37. Gil. ~; from in.
ternal revenue, Sill, 25i,0I1. 50; from sales OF
public land4, 81, 1SJ 35G.57, and from miscel-
~lnneous source, s3,l17,7 OF. The total in
crea-e is 81, 255 GSl. 80, which, added to a net
reduction Of S. $50. 070.19 in expenditures,
makes an increase in the surplus revenue OF
s34 1Sj, 75l.7S. The net revcnu ) were $780,
7S2, 292 81, and the net expenditures $500. 712,.
SS7. 81. Tie excess of receipts over payments
was 500, OG0, 404.9S, of ahich S9D,S72, 2Gl .05
was expended il The redemption of the public
;!abt. The balance in The Treasury inc. eascd
S4S, GET, GJ3. % from S2D3, 79l ,32l.SS at the be-
ginning to $3.50 AS, 92j. 81 4! tAc end of the
fl cal yoar. The am,rInt exp viri Oh account
of interest and premium Oh The lnb!i; deb. ran
down from $95,5j2, So. 50, in the ii-cal year
1889 to $50, $50, $50. n, 4 reduction OF $l4, 0o2,-
9O5 81. The ballucc standing 10 the credit u
,I;slursing Officers and agents of the United
States with the various Offices OF the treasury,
June 30, 1881, wac sci 9}6 3O7. SO.
TheunavaiIabc ~funl5Of the treasury arc $780,
52l. G32. -. During the year fifty four national
banks wcre organized AMI twenty went into
voluntary liquidation, lcavinS2, 1876 doing bust
ness at the close OF tho year. No national
bank failed during the year. The scmi-annual
duty accrning from national banks during the
year was 50, 493, 5j2.55.
Tho United States currency outstanding at
the close of tho year wa s362 j39, 437. G5.
There was redeemed during tn: Year ST., 069,-
974. 95, making the total redemption since tho
first issue Of currency 81, 3OO, Ill ,073.35.
United States bonds amounting to SS3,3Ol,-
050 were retired during the year.
The amount of national bank notes received
for redemption during the year was $50, ESQ.,
go.
Comparin, tho condition Of the treasury
September 80, 1881, with its condition on the
same day last year, the most striking changes
arc the increase in the gold coin and bullion,
and standard silver dollars on hand, and in the
silver. certificates outstanding. Dcducting tho
gold certificates actually outstanding, the gold
belonging to the government on September 80
of the last four years was sl12. Gg2 G22. 20 in
1878, s154, 937, 81 80 in 1879. Sl2S, 100. nS5. II in
1880, and S1G9, $50, 74G.4l i'll 1851. II 1859 tho
gold ran down nearly s27, 600, O09, but this de-
crease was much more than overcome in 1881,
when it increased more than sl1, 900, 700, reach
ing the highest point ever attained.
I The total amount of standard silver dollars
coined 10 September 30, 1881, is sos 900, I05.
Nearly thirty-thrce per cent. or S32,313. I2G, Is
in circulation, and sG5, 949, 279 remains in the
trea<fy: Inc SILVER certificates IN c!rcuia-
ZION az inc cioso ot 'no EGAl WIS 81 100 . ;'o 1c,e Gs
compared WIN SlZ'''a.- iu VI '"i.' ~ l2oo.
Inc Clearinghouse ccI'dIlea1cs Outstanding
amounted 10 only ?Ii,ol2,ooT. me Hnio"it VI
fractional sllytr com Ill inc treasury no"
stands at s26,3l3,iiL!'-a decrease OF sgo2,-
OO9.4G since August l.: Inc amount OF MINOR
coin now on hand Is s592 59o.O6. against
LUCE, G65.22 on Sen'emHer 81, 1852: Ihere
were detected IN the treasn'eTs oihce ; I'43l IN
counterfeit Unitel States notes, $4tS.lo IN
co"n;cr!:!t fractional currency, anu s3''2l III
counterfeit national hanN notes; ~