New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-30
FINANCES OF THE NATION.

rprAsrJRY-GoID AND SILVER VoiN-oN
sr.rrs Norrs-GENRRAL GOOD MANAGEMENT
w,suNeroN, Nov. 29.-The Treasurer ot
Ara limited states has prepared his annual report o
which 1t appears that the receipts OF .he o 90
49,, an increase those OF 1881 OF *2Zzoi'o'' -
~ ss revenue from customs; $i1 1908 "a from inc
srral revenue; $2551,277 20 from sales oil pubic
Ia and Sc 7O7,416 "a from miscellaneous sources
wekinr total increase in the net revenue "
e,o 74oe57 IL. The total net rcvehue ~
stos 525 $50 2s The net expenditures decreased nun
so.7l2ss7 50 TO S2579sl,44o 90 reouc'io" %
60 7sI. 80; which. added TO the increase -, ~
~o,n.. makes an increase OF S4o,f's'iVo ~
"a the surplus revenues appne"o'o
rsduction of the public debt The expenditures on
conut Of interest on the public debt show reduction
:, sII As1 b34 80 from $50 500 ,741 Is in 1881 10
s- or 2o6 10 in 1892. The Of revenues over
nsndtnres was sl45,543.s10 %. and the amount up
nlied TO the reduction OF the debt $l662slooo o.
The amount standing on the books of the Treasury 10
the credit of disbursng officers Of the United STATES ~
the close Of tho fiscal year was S'o'oo''0'
The receipts for tbs fiscal year On
count Of the Post Office Department "os
sal s6s o62 80 and the expenditures SS''-o''-eoa
The amount collected from National pahhS ", 49,,
NJ semi-annua duty aecruing on thcir c'Pa, 90. OK
t,on and deposits during the year was soioo,V -
Yne total amount collected this account since 'uo
Ginning of the National banking system Is @iio'o'
roe OK There was I'm custody Of the treasurer ooo "
che close of the fiscal year 1876, GAY 700 IN ohe 49,
-. held in trust for National banks, OF "hon
so 700 700 was held security for circulation anu
90 coz 600 TO secure deposits OF public money WIN
S', nonk depositaries. In the course OF the year
a., 400 IN bonds were deposited for these purposes
g. ,os 6sslO0 withdrawn. The amount OF Oni'eu
80. currency outstanding at the close OF inc year was
$50 az, 800 10 There was redeemed Sloo |'o'oo oo
J,tsd states currency, silver certificates anu MUGS
:, tayad lquidating and reducing Nauohai oa"As'
u ,a,s redemptions since the first issue OF cur
- 40 4O5 9l4,779 Al. The issues of silver cer.ii
re. 80 soa 800 ooo and the redemption 500, 13329o
Icing the amount nominally outstanding AZ tne eoSe
~ the year S66,096,7l0. .,
~" s,a,es bonds were redeemed to the amount OF
.,ce ao4 45o. Of which S6o079,lO0 was applied 10
w. stating Fund The total amount Of bonds retired
-, nurchase redemption, conversion or exchange from
$50 y, 1869 TO June 80, 1882, is S2,l49,o49'2oo
.-,,al Rank notes amounting to 76,0S9327 were re-
amed making the total redemption OF these notes un
der the act OF June 90 1874, $l,l75,73o32z
GOLD AND SILVER COIN.
n most noteworthy change in the last year, says the
,nrer ia the decrease OF the gold coin and bullion
held by the Treasury from $l7679l'ooo Al 10
964 H. and the increase OF the standard sVei
dollars from $65.949,279 TO S92l.o2o'ooo Deouc.ins
the amount held for the redemption OF god certlh
sass nus on september % in
1879 S12s I6o0s5 z IN 1850; sn
the decrease in the last year tSs goo Om moTo than
two y ssfs s me deposit of gold coin exchange
on the West and South Deducng 10 Ike ,b ma sspd rd
Silver owned BY the S m 3 ON w eGe
II is iss a-'' IN ''''' hanks
which have failed gone into voluntary nqtuualOn' OF
made deposits OF lawful money tor the eN
shsir circulation increased from 3ll02.|l3 oO 10
sSs 029 10; the silver certificates actually outstand
deductng the amount held ey Ie ro n
hand from SOS 422 7OO $32 91e 25Gand the iraeonal
silver coin held Lrom o9 silver 70 Coin and bH
Ss 76 s doe y in the ssi lTe"s o5 in
the amount now held is than s5S0O0G00 greater
tnan that neld in 1879 and nearly S020OOoo0 greater
nsreased during the year FROM 1881 2l0 IL to
SS4e55299l 49, although the balance remaining ad ate
silver and currency certificates and for the payment Of
mated debt and interest ana tne s ~ 9as IA "a
20 si4se64, sos TO-"
the excess Of the cash Of the Government over
is net demand liabilities the first day OF November
was Sl35 6ss 90. The reserve Is computed Dy de-
Quoting from the cash In the Treasury the aggsegae OF
the current liabilities other than DniIed S5at 6o
notes The remainder OF slS2 2,a l4aSS9o for Sg
the redemption Of United states In other words,
a the liabilities OF the Goyerame9t payable s on uT
advanced the Treasury and placed TO TIE ereG OF
out Of the fluids deposited for the redemption of Ma
ronal bank notes should be immediately called f3r,
for the Post Office Department should DO set aside there
would sim remain Sl35. ,6ss 90 IN cash to meet any
ssarvs bss aparenty run down ST. 29l s02 rs
October 1881 This reduction Is accounted IUr by eae
fact that by direction oil the secretary panen mas Deen
anticipated on $l2O63,7l4 ~ IN eaIeu oonoS noV 1o'
A statement is given showing the percentage Of re-
serve when computed this plan. and what TIE per
the full OF gold, silver and currency Ger
tdcates, aud the remainder OF the eash were
St5sr Demand "a liabilities Of the Government
on the rs assumption the reserve G 0r r1e b
months from 34-2 TO ABS per cent and the month
been SO per cent ON the second assumption the per
centage TO the liabilities has varied during
since resumption 521. Were the 40 per cent reserve
which 1t Is deemed necessary to mahian compntio On
$4,000, O9S so in excess of the required amount.
UNITED STATES NOTES.
The number of notes outstanding at close OF the us
cal year was 630s3 047 against So S30O69 oustand
ing on June So 1881 The amount OF ones and two
outstanding has increased s14OiO9l5 in three years
Under the provision for the payment OF the
express charges on worn and muiiated United States
noIes the redemptons have much increased the amount
against $54545, 334 redeemed in 1851. The number Of
noles rsdSemsd increased from Si42So ,O06 r &c
eeiyed IN payment Of duties ON imports wss
s2l,650.576 as against Sl9,o79,753 In the year
SO Received since the resumption Of specie
payments is sls6O5S930, an average OF Slo44'Goo q
thirteen months the assistant Treasurer in
SswYOTk received from the 9IS rs and
S2.l26O76 90 IN cash in payment Of balances IN his
favor and to the Clearing House checks Tor pay
amounting TO 679 ~ and S%49 lO36Oo 90
IN payment OF balances against him making the aggre
gate transactions Oh either side $685., ls6,2SS IL.
The amount OF standard silver dollars coined
from February 20, ISIS, to October 81
1882, is Sl28,329,SS0, Of which S93OO6.3e2
remains in the Treasury and $50, 329,4 9e
IN circulation OF the $50, 175 coined in the last
thirteen months 81 $50, 072 has gone into circulation
and S27,O57. l03 remains In the Treasury
The OF silver certificates tandng increased
from $751; 166 $50 to $50 096.710. This increase
trey in certificates OF the denominations Of ten anO
twenty dollars The amount nonnally outstanding al
this date S730o7.7lo Of which $79S7 26o is held by
OF INC old Issue OF gold certificates under the act