The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-10
FINANCE AND COTTON
FINANCIAL


Warrington correspondent reports;
ofarinr the month of April the reduction
Oi,he public debt, less cash IN the treasury,
va, less than it was during any month
,inre November, 1879, three years ana
sslf ago. This was partly owing 10 the
Increase of expenditures, but chieny 10 the
decrease of receipts. Inc expenditures as
o oomnarrd 10 those of April last year, show
~ ~ Increase of over five millions, and the
.,hs r,ceipts show Il decrease of over eight
Millions. The pension payments were
i,,se amounting to nearly ten millions.
Tho customs receipts, as compared with
hose of Aprll last, were less by s4,oOO,CO.
snd the internal revenue receipts
r,rs less by $4,000. During
,sn months of the current fiscal
wear the custom receipts were 5000, GOO
loss than during the corresponding period
ls,t yesr, and the internal revenue receipts
wore abont the same. The amount OF bonds
redeemed and destroyed during April was
100000 The amount redeemed SINCE
January lst was $33 100000, and since the
bpripnirg of the fiscal year, Sl22OOO,OD
ME anne nat redeemed during the current
fscal yefr will be at least $50, 100000 less
than during the last fiscal year.
A statement prepared in The office OF the
commissioner OF internal revenue shows
that the aggregate receipts for March, 1883,
were 81. l35 l2l greater than for March,
lSS9. The increase was: On spirits, 81 1885,
g75, on beer, $40, 1875; There was decrease
on Tobacco of S2lS,75l; on banks and bank
ers, SO, 1877; and miscellaneous $76,O9l. The
collections OF internal revenue tor the hrst
nine months of the fiscal years ended June
-, 1852 and 1888, aggregated as follows; On
spirits, 1882, $50, liS,979; 1883. S53,390O13;
on tobacco, 1882 S3i, 2lS 765; 1883 $32 80, O25
on iermented liquors, 1882, Sll 36l $50; 1883,
Sll7G90S6; on banks and bankers, 1882,
$9,7ll6i5; 1888, 1913 920; miscellaneous,
lSS9, s., POS, 299; 1883. 6i3S, 573; aggregate
Cos, increase, S2,262,O4l.
The revenue returns of Fra zee tor tie
first quarter of the second year, compared
with the corresponding period OF last year,
show an Increase in the yield from indirect
Sources amounting to 6,Sl0,00 francs, and
10 hat of the postal and telegraph services
amounting to | 10000, francs, or total in
crease from both the sources of 100000
francs. The duties on sugar have produced
4GDOU francs more than last year, 25UO,OC0
francs OF which are derived from beetroot
sugar The customs duties show an ln-
crease OF q, 13O, 600 francs the tobacco monOp.
oily Of 100000 francs and alcohol off, $40,
0NlranCs On the other hand the regiStra-
ton dues show a diminution of 100000
francs and the wine tax of 900, 0O0 irancs.-
The teIesraphic service, unlike the postal
service IS worked at slight loss-viz., of
5O00I francs.
The secretary of the interior has been
asked by New York holders OF Tennessee
bonds to unite III motion to advance on
the United States supreme court docket
their appeals III the effort to collect their
claims out OF the railroads of the state under
allen al owed by the laws of Tennessee.
Inc United States is creditor of Tennessee
holding some of the repudiated bonds as
trustee Tor certain Indian tribes. Some
years ago the secretary of the interior
bought SlS9 666 OF the bonds with the money
belonging to the Indians, ami up to 1861
the state paid interest on them; since then
II has been paid by the United States.
Inc number and value of stamps, stamp
euehvelopes and postal cards called for by
roslmaslers regulations received at the
fOstOlfce department. in one day recently
were as follows: Number of stamps - co.,
w envelopes 900, 600, postal cards ., 100 =
W. aggregate 100000. These orders eX'
eeedeu IN the aggregate any ever before
received in one dav.
Inc total assessed valuation OF all the pro-
perry IN Tine state of Alabama for the year
sglulns september 80, 1883, is $500 600.
a dle o assessments last year aggregated $lj2,
Inc shipment of treasure from San Fran
CISCO overland for the last half of the month
me'e s-oZ ,0jO, making total OF $500 go for
The month,