Connecticut western news., 1884-12-10
THE NATIONAL FINANCES.
Report of the Treasurer of He United
 States.

The report of the Secretary of th0 Treasury shows that the total of the ordinary revenues of the Government from all sources for the tis- cal year ended June 50, 1884, was S34S, 51g,S 9, and the total of the ordinary expenses for the same period was s290, 916, 473, leaving surplus of S57 7,603, ,396.
 The requirements of the sinking fund for the past fiscal year. including a balance of e623, ,3l6.71 from the preceding year, have been fully met. It is estimated that the re- quirement for the present fiscal year will be S47.. 62O, 2Ol.l6, of which there has been applied during the first four months of the year the sum of 727, OCT 050.
 Compared with the previous fiscal year, the receipts for 1884 have decreased S54, ,044, 793. the principal items of decrease being customs revenue, S19,G39,007 internal revenue, S23,- 13l, ,296; tax on national banks, 96,002,27S.
 For the present fiscal year the revenues are estimated at s330, 900, GOO, and the expendI- lures at S290, ,620, POI. leaving an estimated surplus of s39, 799. For the fiscal year 1885 the revenues are estimated at S330, 900, 900 and the expenditures at 8323, 9ll, ,394, leaving an estimated surplus of S6,0SS, ,606.
 The estimates submitted by the departments for 1856 exceed those for 1885 by more than S40,000,0 900.
 The redemptious and cancellations of United States bonds during the twelve months ended Oct. 3l, 1881, amounted to S97,T74, 800.
 Between 1864 and 1884 our exports to Brazil increased from S5, 3j4, 755 to SS, 695, 659, and our imports from Braz'l from Sl4 3SS, ,899 to $50, 255 SS9. For 1881 the exports fell of S556, ,335 as compared with 1883, while the im- ports increased S5, VT, ,430.
 Our experts to all the South American States increased from $19, CPS, 763 in 1868 to S3l, ,226, 934 in 1884. The imports from those States during the same period increased from S40,- oil, ,103 to $75, ,753, ,960.
 The value of exports from the United States to foreign countries during the year ended June 80, 1884, was follows
 Domestic merchandise. ,....... S724, ,964, ,S52 Foreign merchandise. ........... 15,54S, 757
 Total merchandise ..,....... s74O, ,513, ,699 Specie ......................... 67,133. .3S3
 Total exports of merchandise
 aud specie. ............... SsSO1, ,646, ,992
 The imports into the United States during the last fiscal year were as follows: Merchandise. .....................S6 S667, ,697, ,t93 Gold and silver. er.................. 37,426, ,262
 IotaI I...-.....-......... ....... SSTOo, ,l23, 950
 For the three months ended Sept 30, 1884, the imports, as compared with the correspond ing months of 1883, fell of $9,651 0S0, an the exports fell of 57, ,132 9sO.
 The revenue from customs in the fiscal year was Sl9J 067, I6, and the value of the mer- chandise entered was S667, h75. .3S9. Receipts from internal revenue collections were S121,- 59O, ,039S3, and the cost of collecting the same S5, LOG, 451.S4.
 Since 1865 the public debt has been reduced S1347, ,94S G22. The net debt, less S434, ,00S. .5f2 cash in the Treasury, now amounts to 5I .40S.- 4S2, ,94S The annual interest charge IS now 347, ,323, ,S31 50. and the average rate paid 392-1U0 per cent.