The state capital., 1891-11-07
THE PUBLIC PURSE.

Figures CoIlated from the Monthly State
ment of the Public Finances Issued by
the Treasury Department-Governm
Receipts, Expenditures, Etc.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3-The monthly
debt statement issued yesterday shows
an increase in the aggregate of the
debt during the last month amounting
to 81, 900, 521. There was reduction of
S4,O27,527 in the non-interest- bearing
debt; an increase of 81, 900 in the inter-
est-bearing debt and decrease of So
316, 048 in the surplus cash in the treas
ury. The total of interest and nom
interest t-bearing debt to-day, less $39,
671, ,920 net cash balance, or surplus, and
the 500, 900, 900 gold reserve, is Ss40,-
63S, O56 OF this amount $5S5, ,02G, 720 is
interest bearing debt, made up of 1859,
&C., 220 four per cent, and $25, 364, 500
four and half's continued at 9 per
cent. The cash in the treasury to-day
aggregates S7tO, $50, 25S, made up of
S263, 774.741 in gold coin and bull
lion, $40, 1896 in silver coin and
bullion, S45, 763, 7G6 IN paper money and
$40, S74. 763 deposited in national banks.
Against this aggregate amount there
are liabilities to meet gold and silver
certificates in circulation, aggregatiug
$3.50, 37O,4lO and current liabilities
amounting to $40, 478, ,92s. The gold
coin and bullion fund in the treasury
to-day aggregates S2G3, 774,74l, an in
crease of about nineteen millions dur
ing the past month; and the silver fund
| to-day amounts to $40, 116, 967, or about
one million more than a month ago.
Government receipts from all sources,
| during the month of October, aggre-
gated S2s, $50, 552, against S4O,215, $50
| in October, 1899. Customs receipts
| were last month $13. 0,6S7, against
| $24, J34, ia in October. 1890. Internal
revenue receipts were 3,066 46i,
| against S12, $40, $50 in October, $780,
| and receipts from miscellaneous
sources were 81, 4O1, 49, against 81, AT,
| 500 in October year ago.
Expenses during the four months of
| the current fiscal year aggregated SIG
| 286, $50 or about $50, 900, 900 less than
during July, August, September and
October, 1890; while receipts for the
past four months amounted to Sl19,
| 40, JSJ, OF dUOuG oo,UuU.uuu lcSS uildu
for the corresponding four months of
1890.
| South America at the Worlds Column
bian Exposition.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-Every country
| and colony in America will be repre-
sented at the Worlds Columbian ex-
| position with a complete exhibit of its
| resources, products, commercial adj
| vantages and the industries and GUS
toms of its people. More than $4,000,
900 has already been appropriated by
the republics and colonies south of the
| Gulf of Mexico and the Rio Grande tC
| pay the expenses of these exhibits,
which is much larger in proportion tc
population than will be expended by
the nations of Europe or ven by the
states of the great repubIlc of North
America. Nearly every government
will erect its own building, and the
most favorable locations have been re.
served for them on the grounds at Jack
son park. Ample space has also beer
reserved for the Latin-American coun
tries in the several general buildings o1
which illustrations are shown, and il
will be granted to exhibitors free ol
| charge.