Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-07-08
NATIONAL FINANCES.
How Uncle SANS Accounts stood Mt tn
Close Of the Fiscal Year

| How Uncle SANS Accounts stood Mt the
Close Of the Fiscal Year
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The public debt
! was reduced last month over So. 0oo. 900 and
tot ths fiscal year which closed June 80.
over $4,000, 600 against sSS,449. 709, the
preceding year. The bonded debt shows q
reduction during the year just closed OF
$50, 1876, $50, all Of which was in the 8 per
cent loan. There has been also during the
year reduction in outstanding certificates
Ct deposits, s11, $3.50, 900; gold certificates.
$50, 6S5, 355. and silver certificates, $l3,4i4,-
721, making total reduction in this form
of Indebtedness of SIS, 430. ORG. The column
showing tie debt on which interest has
ceased has increased since Ia.s July atout
Sd. 500. 600, caused by the call of b6fids
and theft tfarsfer to the non-interest
bearing debt upon maturity. The to-
IL! aI::ount Ut 8 per cent. bonds now out.
standing, subject to cal: h STA, 048 600.
During the year over s36, e00, 900 Of 3 per
ceHt bonds, held 10 sect,fe bank circula.
ton, were withdrawn fttin tho treasury,
THUS reducing the national bank circulation
S3a. $50, COO. One year ago the amount held
for The redemption of notes Of liquidating
banks was SIS, iBO,Sas. It is now $780,
it6.72G. This represents the actual amount
of United States notes deposited by tedrc-
ing. liqtidat;ng and failed banks in the
treasury, in lieu OF the bonds withdrawn,
ala that amount Of United States notes is
withheld from circulation. The gold fund
shows loss since June 1 Of s5.a77, 275 in
bullion and gain of $2.390,665 In coin,
making The net loss S3,5S6,6lO. The bull
lion was exchanged for certificates. and
doubtless Withdrawn fof export. The
treasury holding of gold however,
shows no material ,hange Tor the month
just closed, the amount held. not
covered by certificates, being S15G, 193, TAG,
an increase 6.ct June of about $5O0.OO
The amount of free gold held by the treas
pry July 1, 1885,, was $50, 296, 500, which
is iieaiiy SAG, 500, 900 less than the amount
now held. While the Treasury gained this
large sim in gold during the past twelve
ii;ontls, 1t materially :educed lis outstand-
ing gold by redee,ninG nearly 81. 100000 in
certificates cutting down. these liabilities
from s127 100000, on July !, 1885. to $780,
Geo. Oc, Oh July l, 1886.
The number of silver dollars in the treas
ury is lS1, 253, 500, fin increase for the month
Of 5000. COO, and for the year of Is, $40, 444.
The number of these pieces held, not COW
cred by outstanding certificates, is 93 1885,
341, an increase of over 2g,000,0OO since
July + tss5. The number of silver dollars
in circulation is over 100000 against 49,
900, 600 0nH year ago.
During the year the outstanding silver
certificates were reduced from S10l, 600, 900
TIT I~ln
ported by the Treasurer is S75,191, Ito, an
increase Of $84. 5l4, 173 for the yerr. Under
the Oil form of stating assets and liabilities
the available balance would be S215, l6, 255,
against S172. 500, $50 year ago.
The reGei pts for June were $50, 510,62o,
an increase of over s3,000,0OO compared
with June, 1885, nearly all OF which was
from customs.
The anilexed table shows the receipts
and expenditures for the two fiscal years
ended June 80, 1855 and 1886: