St. Landry democrat., 1882-12-16
q. $. Treasnrer's Report.
The following is the substance Of the annr
ro1,ort of the Iraas,1re,. af Tho Irnitod S4atas

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crease over those of 1881 of 81, Psi 1854 in the
revenue from customs, $l1 ,233.2 200 from the in
ternal revenue 81, 5l22::T from sales of public
lands and IS, 7G7, 4l6from miscellaneous sources,
making total increase in the net revenue of
$40, 742957. The total net revenue was S4O3,-
525 25O. The net expenditures decreased from
$3.50, 1881 to S251. 9Sl ,440 reduction of 81
/ 73l, AT, which, added to the increase In re-
ceipts, makes an increase of So, 474, 4O5 in the
surplus revenue applicable to the reduction of
/ the public debt.
| The expenditures on account of interest on
/ the public debt show reduction of S1l, 43l 534
/ from S., 50S 74l in 1881 to S71O77,aO6 in 1882.
sl45,5ia,slo, and the amount applied to the re-
duction OF the debt 1856, 2SI, sos.
/ The amount standing the books of the
| Treasury to the credit of disbursing officers of
the United States at the close of the fiscal year
was $50, 067,S72.
The receipts for the fiscal year on account of
the expenditures $3g, 1855. ssga Of these amounts
$20,2l 1891, or about one-half, was received and
expended directly by Postmasters without be-
| ing deposited in the Treasury
The amount collected from National banks
| on account of semi-annual duty accruing on
| the capital, circulation, and deposits during
the year was SO, l5O,6S4. The total amount col
lected on this account since the beginning of
! the Misunderstanding system is Slls O05, 705.
There was in custody of this office at the
| close of the fiscal year 1916, 647,7OO in United
/ States bonds held in trust for National banks,
of which $3.50. 122 700 was held as security for
/ circulation and S15,925, QUO to secure deposits
of public money with National bank deposit
tories. During the year $l29.474.4O0 in bonds
were deposited for these purposes and Sl2s,-
| 628, 100 withdrawn.
The amount of United States currency out
standing at the close of the year was 1862 1884,
! 5S2. There was redeemed during the year
| S1O5, 773,706 in United States currency silver
certificates and notes of failed, liquidating and
| reducing National Banks, making the total re-
demptions since the first issue of currency
$2,405, 9l4,T79. The issues of silver certificates
during the year We're s24,3Oo,0a0 and the re-
inally outstanding at the close of the year $685.,
| 096,7
| q GOLD AND SILVER COIN.
Commenting on the statement of assets and
| liability of the Government on September 30
Of the last four years the Treasurer says:
The most noteworthy change in the last year
held by the Treasury from s176. 79l 566 to $780,
047, 1854 and the increase of the standard silver
dollars from $65,949,279 to s92,0s5,35O; de-
hs the silver err doars Of d pe seeshs
the amount held for the redemption of gold
certificates, the gold belonging to the Govern
was sl54 81 in 1873, s12S Os5 in 1850, $780,
552, TAG in 1881, and S148, O,524 in 1882. Not
withstanding the decrease in the last year the
gold owned by the Government is nearly $50
100000 more than TWO years ago, the amount
held last year having been swelled by the de-
post of gold coin for exchange on the West
and South.
Deducting in like manner the silver certifi-
Gates actually outstanding, the standard silver
dollars owned by the Government were $780,
366054 on September so, 1879; $50, 355 1858 the
same date in 1850. Sis, l0S, $50 in 1884, and $28-
K 699. $40 in 1882.
The gross assets of the Treasury increased
during the year from 1881, 9S1 ,2lO to $346, 552-
800, although the balance remaining after de-
Quoting the moneys held for the redemption
OF gold, silver and currency certificates and
for the payment of the matured debt and in
terest, and the amount to the credit of special
or trust funds, ran down from Sl5l 1896, l16 to
SAB, ,SS3.
THE RESERVE.
T The excess of the cash assets of the Gov
eminent over its net demand liabilities on the
LIST day of November was S135, s1,6sS. The re
serve is computed by deducting from the
rent liabilities other than United States notes.
The remainder of Sl35, Isl ,6SS is considered TO
be the reserve available for the redemption
Of United States notes .a The 1 has ap
1881. This reduction is accounted for by the
fact that by direction Of the Secretary pay
ment has been anticipated on $l2,063,7 TIA in
called bonds not yet matured.
UNITED STATES NOTES.
During the year there has been an increase
of 5000, la2 in the one-dollar notes outstand-
fifty-dollar notes, 1851, $50 in one-hundred-
dollar notes. $360,000 in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
notes, S3ll00O in onethousand-dollar notes,
decrease of S2,2226,53S in tive-dollar notes,
$4,20562l in ten-dollar notes, .$5,6l4,l26 in
twentydollar notes, and $4,000 in fve-thou-
| y
The number of notes outstanding at the close
Of the fiscal year was $63,0s3, 041. as against
SIS, 1889, o69 outstanding on June s0,1ss1. The
smount of ones and tWos outstanding has in
creased $14, 04U, 945 in three years.
The amount of United States notes received
in payment of duties on imports during the
ge re ri Just ended is Is against inst sle
STANDARD SILVER DOLLARS.
The amount of standard silver dollars coined
from February 20, 1879. the date of the act re.
l fhni 1arn nntnhnr q
Sl2s, 3s.8s0, of which $93 ,3s2 remains in the
Treasury. and 3d., so, 49S, or about 2iA per
cent. is in circulation.
The amount of silver certifie ates outstanding
increased during the fiscal year from So, 1861
$50 to $66, 1906, TO This increase was entirely in
certificates of the denominations Of ten and
standing at this date is ST3 sol, no, of which ST.,
987 ,260 is held by the Treasury.
CLEARINGHOUSE CERTIFICATES.
During the fiscal year SIG, 210 900 in Clearing.
House certificates was issued and $l5, GOO
redeemed, leaving the amount outstanding
$l3, .000 at close of the last fiscal year. The
amount now actually outstanding is $9s35, GOO.
The highest amount outstanding at the close
1875. The use of these certificates has great
ly declined since the resumption of specie pay.
ments
MINOR AND FRACTIONAL SILVER COIN.
The denominations of the minor coin in the
Treasury on September !, 1882, were as fol-
lows:
Five-cent nickel i. i. $71,2OO
Three-cent nickel.... ................... 155,376
Two-cent bronze ,. 1884
One-cent bronze nickel and copper . 1872, 159
Mixed. .......,................ 1854
Total S5O4, 5l3
The supply of ffve-cent nickel coins in the
Treasury, which three years ago reached the
sum of $l,ls4,252, was exhausted during the
year, and their coinage was resumed by the
mint.
The amount of fractional currency re
deemed during the fiscal year was only SIS. 705,
against SS3,434 in the preceding year. The
amount outstanding at the close OF the year
was SIS, 420, 1856.
MuTILATED, STOLEN AND COUNTERFEIT CUR
REECY.
There was detected by this Office in remit
aisrod