The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-11-30
The U. S. Treasury.
wAsHTNeToN. November

WAsHTNGTON, November q.
The annual report of the Secretary of the
Treasury shows the receipts of the Govern
ment exclusive of the public debt during the
fiscal year ended June so. 1882 $40. $50, and
expenditures, exclusive of the redemption of
the public debt, of S257, 439 7,12I 1855 legal
tender notes, representing S7s077,5o1, were
counted and sent to a committee for destruc-
ton, and others issued in place thereof.
The Comptroller of the Currency has com
pleted annual tables showing the amounts of
United States Bonds held by National banks.
State banks, savings banks, and private bank-
ers on the 1st of November, 1882, and also
showing the amount and distribution of the
coin and paper currency Of the country at the
same date. National banks held on November
], 1882, as security fer circulation and for
public deposits and other purpa ases. 1886, $780,
400 of interest-bearing bonds of the United
States. This Is nearly S3OO00,0oO loss than the
amount held on November 1, 1881, and about
$7,0OO.OOO less than for the corresponding date
in 1880.
Banking associations other than National
hold these bonds as follows: State Banks
in twenty-one States, So, ,739 lT2; trust
companies in FIVE States, sl6,93i,8l2; saw
ings banks in fifteen States, S237,-
1854 There has been during the past year
decrease OF about 81, 0U0 in the amount
held by the State banks and trust companies,
and an increase of nearly $27,O00,0JO in the
amounts held by savings-banks. The amount
held by the geographical divisions by these as
sociations in 1882 was follows: Western
States, S42, ,667,24s; Middle States sI97 1923.
Southern States, sos $50; Western States, So
569414i Pacific States, $2),0O175; total $685.
48O426 These returns have been complied
from reports made by the officers of different
States, which have been forwarded by them TO
the Comptroller.
The interestbearing funded debt of the
United States was I'm November last S1,41s,-
0S0,2OO. The total amount OF bonds held by the
National banks, State banks and savings
banks at the nearest corresp spondfn9 date that
could be ascertained G75,65g,357, which
amount is not greatly less than one-half of the
whole interest-bearing debt. Similar facts
have been also ascertained from returns made
by State banks savinRs-Danks ana private
bankers to the Treasury Department for the
purposes of taxation, showing that the banks
ana bankers OF the country, eXclus Ye of Ma
tiohal banks, held an average amount Of
United States bonds during six months ended
May II. lase- as foIlOWs: Savjngs~DaHks. $zf2,-
0 ,7S2; State banks and trust cOmpan. .es. $23,-
21l .4SO; private bankers, 81, .7s5.
The amount of bonds given in the returns
to the Commiss oner of Internal Revenue,
which Is the amount inv shed in United States
bones, and may include premium as well as
the principal Of bonds ii SIE. $50 600 more than
the amount obtained from retur0s to State Of
fieers. The difference Is small and the
amounts obtained from one source serve to
corroborate the general accuracy Of the re-
turns obtained from the 9th er.
In referring to the distribution of coin and
paper currency. the Comptroller says:
,os, From ron Noyem6er 3 !esl, to November ],
the United states il estnmatet Mt s 3s55a,02l,
and the amount Of gold exported from the
country in excess Of the amc unit imported has
been $50. 122,536. The difference, 81 236,4 ,4e5 is
the increase during the year. The Director Of
the Mint estimates that 81 7O30JJ of this
amount has been used in the arts, leaving
4,536, 4s5 as the increase ID the stock of gold
remaining in the country and available for
circulation.
1.-The total excess of imports Of gold over ex-
ports from the date of resumption to hogem-
Der ], 1892 has been SlBl,51l,5Ts. AMI the total
gold product of the mints Of the Un ted States
for the same period ig estimated to have been
$147,509.0z1. Tn s IS the first year since 1879
during which the expectation OF gold has ex-
ceeded tho Importation During the last two
inonfhs-Sep eptember and October, ISS2-the inn
ports have, however, slightly exceeded the ex-
ports.
The amount of standard silver dollars
coined during the year hiss been s27,657,if5,
and the total amount coined up TO November
], 1882, nee the passage of the law of FeDrua-
ry .. 1878. authorizing their coin Re. has
been $12s. 81. $50. The amount Of gold coin
held by banks January j. 1879, was S46,-
t00000 and on November J.. 1882, &ll2,-
0O0,100 The amount Of silver coin held
by these institutions at the same date was,
respectively $4,000 00O and &H000,0g0. and
of currency. 5000 loo and $134. 100000. The
gold coin held by he Treasury on January ],
1879. was S1l2s901GB0. and on November l. 1882
sI4s000, go; Of silver at corresponding dates,
SO. 100000 and &l2300o,009: and Of Currency,
S440 0000 and $500 0.010---Tnaking the agg @
gate amount Of coin and currency heid BY the
banks and the Treasury &552.441, ,473.