Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-12-18
TIE TREASURY DEPARTING MT.

CONOlIION Or IdE tINANCES.
The report of the secretary Of the treasury
fully exhibits the condition Of the public
finances and OF the several branches of the gov
eminent connected with his department.. The
suggestions of the secretary relating TO the
practical operations Of this important depart
ment and his recommendations in direction of
sinDitlcation and economy, particularly Of the
work Of collecting custom duties. are especially
uraed upon the attention Of congress. Tho
ordinary receipts from all sources for the fiscal
wear ended Juns 80, 1898. were 1922, $50 7t,6-
SO Or this sum, $751; $50 81 was received
nal revenue. The total receipts given above
were ST. 500, 60 81 less than those for the year
ending June 80, 1854: This diminution en-
braces falling off OF 81 g. 595, 500 IL in the re-
ceipts from customs and SIS, 6s7, SAG. 81 in the
receipts from internal revenue. The toval ordi-
nary expenditures OF the government for the
fiscal year were $3.50, 226, 035, leaving q surplus
in the treasury at the close Of the year OF SEE
Aga, 77l.27. This is $40 500 e54 81 less tt1an
the surplus reported at the close Of the previous
year. The expenditures are classified as fol-
lows:
For civil expenses.s 500 S26a42 IL
For foreign intercourse. ......... 5.439 600 IL
For Indians. Observation-Disclosures. 65524 So
EOr PENSIONS. Do lOS.SGT 40
For the military, including river
and harbor improvements and
For the navy. including vessels '''
machinery and improvements
or navy yards. Observation-Disclosures, 16.O21 O79 60
For interest in the public depart
For the district Of cou,n6ia.: 5assS59 s.
For miscellaneous expenditures
including public buildings,
lighthouses, and collecting the
The amount paid on the public debt during
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1885 was S. -
993, 235 A3, and there has been paid since that
day and up to Nov: /, 1885, the sum OF $500
named date. $1,5l5 ATS, s6O47. There was.
however, at that time in the treasury, applica-
nie to the general a purposes Of the government.
for the current fiscal year, ending June 80, 1886,
ascertaincd to Oct. l. 1885, and estimate for
the remainder of the year are 1881 5. 600. 600: the
same, are $245, OOO, 600, leaving surplus al the
close OF the year estimated at $50. 900 900 The
value OF imports from the United States to
foreign countries during the last fiscal year was
follows:
Domestic merchandise. .$726,6e2 946
Foreign merchandise. .............. 1896, 500
Oo1u. S,4II,SS1
oliver. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 33, 753,G33
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7s4,4ol.oso
Some Of the principal exports, with their val
ues and the percentage they respectively bear TO
the total expectation, are Civ en- as follows
Articles Value centage.
Cotton and cotton manu-
features ......:.:... 1918, 7ss.o4e 2o4o
Manufactures OF bread
stufss ................ eo,37o,s2o 22o7
Provisions. ......:.:;.. lo7,332,45s l477
OILS, minerals, vegetables
y, and animal ........... 54326.202 74s
Tobacco and its manu-
~ f~cturee. ::........:... 2A7ozso5 Sal
Wool and its manufac-
lures. 21.46432 C9I
Our Imports during the year were as follows:
Merchandise. 1919, $50, oj3 50
Gold OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 26. 65l. S!>.j 90
silSer..... ...................... 1G,55D,62 90
Total. ................":....$6 22, s22,37e 80
The following are given as prominent articles
OF import during the year. with their values and
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