Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-05
THE TREASURY.

full and interesting exhibit of the opera tions of the Treasury department is afforded by the report of the Secretary. It appears that ordinary revenues from all sources for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1882. were as follows From customs $22O,- 40, 73O.25; from internal revenue, $146,- 497, ,595.45; from sales of public lands, $4,- 753, 14O 37; :; from tax on circulation and de- posits of national banks, $S, 956, 754. 45; from payment of interest by Pacific railroad con- panies, $S4O, ,554 37 from sinking fund for Pacific railroad companies, $796, 271.42 :; $1 ,343, ,348; from fees, consular letters, pat ent and lands, $2, 63S, 990. 97; from proceeds of sales of government property, $3l, 495,- 985 ; from profits of coinage, bullion deposits and assays, $4, 116.693 73 from Indian trust funds, $5, ,7o5, ,24a.22 from deposits by individuals for surveying public lands, $2 ,052, ,3O6.36; from revenues Of the District of Columbia, $1,715, 176.41 from miscellaneous sources, $3,3S3, 445. .43; total ordinary receipts, $40a, 525, ,2502s. The or dinary expenditures for the same period were: For civil expenses, $18,o42, ,3s6.42; for foreign intercourse, $1,3O7 ,583. 19; for Indians, S, ,736, ,747. 40 !; for pensions, $61,- 345, 193 95 l; for the military establishment, including river and harbor Improvements and arsenal, $43, 570, 494 19; for the naval estab- lishment, including vessels, machinery and improvements at navy yards, $15, ,032 046 2G; O public buildings, lighthouses and collecting the revenue, $34, ,539, 237. 50; for expendi- lures on account of the District of Columbia, $3, 33O, 543. S7; for interest on the public debt, $71, orr, ,2O6. 79; total ordinary expepd itures, $257, ,981 ,439.57 leaving a surplus revenue of $145, ,543, ,81O.71, which, with an amount drawn for the cash balance in the treasury of $20, 737, ,694.o o4, makes $166, 2S1,- 5O5. .55.
 There was applied to the redemption of bonds for the sinking fund S60 079 % of fractional curren cy sinking fund $58, of the loan of July and August 18s1 $62 co: of the loan of March, 1863 S4 9oOCO of the funded loan of 1884, $3 S5000 of the loan of 1858, $1 0OO of the loan of February 1861. S3O3 900; of ve-twentes of 18s2 S2 1oo i've twenties of 1864, ST AGO; of fve-twen 55O of consols of 1865, $86 450 of consos of 1S67 $4O8 25O Of consols 1863 Al, 400; of Oregon debt, S675 25O; of old demand compound interest and other notes, s18,350 total, S16s, PSI ,5e5.55.
 FOREIGN COMMERCE.
 The foreign commerce of the United States during the last fiscal year. including imports exports merchandise and specie foIlowg: Exports merchandise, S750,542 257 specie, S49, 7479 total $799 959,736 imports merehandise $724, ,639,5 574 ; specie S42, ,472 390 total $767, III 964 ports over ip merchandise, s25 9O2 683. This legs than 1t has been before for of the previous six years as appears by tue following table Year ended June 3o-excess of exports over imports
 of merchandise ..a .a. 1876 5 19,643' 4oi 1S77-. Io!sdon,oo. 1878. ..................---...... 257,S14,23f lST5 zo4,ooa,oooo I882 ....,.................... 25,902, ,6S3
 NATIONAL BANKS.
 During the year there have been organized III na.