Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-12-11
DOLLARS AND CENTS.
Treasurer Jordan Submits His Report 10
the Secretary Of tho Treasury.

Treasurer Jordan submits His Report to
The Secretary of the Treasury.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec, 6.-The United
States treasurer has submitted to the score.
cretary Of the treasury his animal report,
from which it appears that the net receipts
Of the government during the year ended
June ri, were $3.50 439, 727, and the net ex.
penditures $242, 4s3, lSS. The excess of rev.
emu over expenditures were $93, 956, $50. The
net receipts for the last fiscal year over those
of 1885 are $50, 49,, sl7. The receipts on &C.
count of the postof1ice department, not in
cltded In the above statement, amounted to
$52, 997, 1875, an increase of s. ,887, 399 over
those Of the preceding year; the expenditures
increased from $5O, $40, 3l4 in 1885 to $50, 682.-
5S5 in 1856, or sSs8,27l. Bonds of the United
States amounting to 50 ,53l, $50 were re-
deemed and applied to the sinking fund.
Coupons from bonds Of the United States
amounting to 81, 1857 Az were paid by the
assistant treasurers. Interest amounting to
42,a9S,6S7 was paid OF registered bonds of
the United States, including the bonds issued
to the various Pacific railroad companies.
Coupons from 3.65 per cent bonds of the
District of Columbia amounting to s1O5, AL
and registered interest amounting to S4l6,448
were paid.
Of bonds held in trust for national banks
s6l ,O42,QNO we're withdrawn, Of which
arount s56, 925, 300 was held TO secure circu.
lation. and 81, III, 100 was held as security
for deposits of public moneys. The bonds de-
posted to replace those withdrawn on &C.
count of circulation amounted to $40, 754, OOO,
and on account of deposits to Sc, TO, UOO, a
total decrease of s34, III, 500. The total move
ment of bonds held for notiCnal banks was
$s7, 967, 300.
Worn and mutilated United States notes
amounting to SOS, 900, 600 were redeemed dur
ing the year. The issue of silver certificates
was 81, 900 and s2S, 523,g"1 were re-
deemed. Gold certificates announcing to
$40, 1885, sos were redeemed.
The unavailable funds of the treasury
June ~, 1856, were s29,521 ,a97, a decrease of
s3,04S from last year. The balance in the
treasury at the close of the year ended Sept.
81, 1886, was 500, O55. IT'S, al increase over
that of 1884, Of &c. l5, GIG. The
available balance was s72,9i 3,lA1 against
$5S. 922, 1911 last year, an increase of $l3, $780,
949. The treasurer suggests that the large
sums held by minis and assay offices be
placed in the actual custody of the treasury,
and the duties of the mint officers be confined
to the assaying and coinage of the bullion
placed in their charge.
The total amount of United States notes
outstanding is ss46, 6sl ,o16. The amount Of
silver certificates nominally outstanding a
the close Of the fiscal year was $115, 81 ,67S,
Of which amount the treasury held s27, 1851,
$50, leaving SsS, Iii, 225 in actual circulation,
a decrease of sl3,4 14,7 21 during the year.
This amount has since been added to by the
demands Of business 80 that the amount in
circulation Nov. 80 was $lO5, s I ,Sl7. There
is now in circulation $6l, 76l, 44S in silver
dollars,