Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-01-09
FISCAL MATTERS.

Treasury Statement for the Month Of De.
cember, 1SS9-Decrease in the Public
Debt 3,12S,O93-Receipts and Expen-
ditures for the Same Time. Pension Pay
ments, Decrease in Interest. Etc.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The monthly
public-debt statement issued from the
Treasury Department to-day shows a
decrease of the debt amounting to S3,-
12S, 093 during the past month of Deem
Der, and for the first half of the current
fiscal year, S23. Cos, 10. The total deb
less cash in the Treasury on January l.,
1889, was 81, 1874 062, 25S, and on January
1, 1890, it was 1859, 2,911, showing a
reduction during the year just closed of
Ss1, 100, 347. During the previous calen-
dar year the debt was reduced S91, $780,
LA. The principal of the outstanding
Understanding debt has been reduced
S121, ILL., during the past year, and
to-day aggregates 1929, S97, 1852.
The net cash or surplus in the Treas.
ury to-day is $50, 595, 142, against Si0,-
249, 1877 month ago, and is thirty mill
ions less than on January 1, 1889. Ma
tional Bank depositaries to-day hold S4O,-
$50, $50 of Government funds-a decrease
of about six millions and half during
the past month, and of eleven millions
and half since January 1, 1889, when
these banks held S52 800, 1863.
The gold fund balance in the Treas
ury has increased about three millions
and half during the past month, and
now amounts to 800, $50, 052; and the
silver fund balance, exclusive of six
million trade-dollars bullion, is SO, 24O,.
967, or three and half millions less
than month ago. The gold fund bal
ance has decreased SIS, 1000, 900, and the
silver fund balance S2,750,00O during
the past twelve months.
Government receipts during Deem
Der past aggregated 500, sos, 504, against
$50, 100, 262 in December, 1883. Customs
receipts during the past month were
SIS. 925, 107, or about one million less
than in December, 1855; and internal
revenue receipts during the past month
were S11, 003, SIS, or about 5000, 900 more
than in December year ago. Receipts
from all sources from July 1 to Decem-
Der 81, the first half of the current
fiscal year, aggregated Sl92. sos, 407, or
about two and a quarter millions less
than for the corresponding six months
of 1888. On the other hand, the eX-
penditures during the first half of the
current fiscal year aggregated S175, 615,-
PIT, or thirteen millions more than the
expenditures during the corresponding
months of 1888. Of this increase in ex-
penditures compared with the first half
of the preceding fiscal year, four mill
ions is due to an increase in War De-
partment expenses; about one million
increase in the amount of premium paid
for bonds purchased, and ten and half
millions increase in pension payments.
Pension payments for the past six
months aggregated SOL, $50, O63; but OF
this amount SS,000,000 is justly charge
able to the last fiscal year, that amount
nearly having been paid out last July to
settle pensions due last June, or before
the beginning of the current fiscal year.
The interest charge on the public
debt during the past six months was
S1S,662, 020, or nearly two and three
quarter millions less than for the cor
responding months of 1883.