The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-12-04
UNCLE SANS CASHIER.
Annual Report Of Mr.. Wyman. the
Treasurer Of the United States.

The annual report oi United States Treasurer
Wynan shows tina. the net revenue OF the Gov
ernment for the fi>eal yetf ended Jnne 80. 1884.
was less tnan that OF lss By SO. 16.sl2. having
cen s5ts ala, ,saa. Will. III l,sj II amounted 10
s54s - ISL. The decrease in the receipt. from
customs was sia.o.ta,pi i'll tie receipts 4 oln IN
tcrnai revenue So, s3i. III. and in the rccaip.s
from miscellaneous sour es Ss.Sia. 2ts. From the
aggregate o. these items should be deduc, ed an
increase OF sl.s5 Ia the receipts r m saies OF
public lands leaving the net reduction as stated
above. The nc. eSreaai .ures aggregated s2i5,-
lai, ~, a decrease IRON the amount IN 1888 OF
s2i. i.2si,s8. The surplus applicable 10 the re-
duction of the public debt amounted to slol.
- .ia5, decrease OF s4s is5,sie from that OF the
previous year.
The Treasury reserve for the year ended Nov.
/, ISL. deere sod stas75223'. or from s6n,s2!.-
s45 in 1888 to siIs9Ta.24a Nov, l. Ssi The
cash fell teioN the ~ Ter cent. In excess OF de-
mand lab lties. lawfully e4uired. in ucust
only, having been a hi1l as q a-lo year ago,
and on Nov /, issi. 1t wa AZ 1-la per cent.
The asera e since resumption has been o. = ~
per cent The amount Of STANDARD SILVER y esa dol.
While. the Tr held slta.3ia.iol ot this
| latter amount s9.aai,ssl nas Tor the redemnp.
| ten ~ silver certificates outstanding. The
| amount i'll circulation was ssa.sii.933.
During the past fSsal year SIG, ihs,3s- IN ma
tional bank notes were presented Tor rsceinI-
! IN the preceding year. This ircrease
| in the amount Of bank notes present
| eli for redemption, the Treasurer
! says reflects the condition of the mercaniilc
4
| by reports o. increasing business failures and
| decreasing clea Ing haGsa transactions. and 1t
! is Il continuation III the course that bank mote
! redemptioas have been pursuing year by year
4 since 1881. The aggregate amount OF tank notes
/ presented for redemption dnring the Tast ten
wears. expressed in round numbers. WAS u. .ili.-
| 60 .eea-a yearly average Of sIA,naJaeo The
actual reuemptions varied widely from this aver
age running up to s2la,noe.0oa In 1877. and fail
ing off to saa.aenoa in issl. in the one case eN-
| ceeding the average by slaa 10000. aud in the
| other falling ssl 0oa.aal below IT.
The large reaemptons of the years iS7s-sa
! were 10 some extent. due TO the depression in
| business succeeding the financial ard CONNER
| cial pane OF 1873. ami the comparatively small
/ redemptons the last tive years lissi 10 1851
may he attributed 10 tie recovery during tlioS',
years from the effects ot that panic. the increased
| activity OF busint -. and the benefits tt.anding
/ the resumption Of specie paym ants The stalls
tics ef the ten years show that the redc.:.i rons
| are invariably affected hy the busincss stasous.
| decreasing in spring and autumn, when trade Is
! active and increasing In miavinttr aud mid
! summer. when trada Il dull. Tie not = pre-
! sented for redemption during the l'ss three
months OF the current fiscal year arc ~ Per mt.
| in excess Of the amount pr seuted during the
corresponding period u the Las fiscal ytar,