Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-01-08
THE PUBLIC PURSE
ne state of the Nstionai Ffzaz>>s -
shown by th. MenthIy ssas~na~at Of the
Treasury p~p&rtm~nt-A R~daetton Of
the Public Debt by Over Ei~v~a NiIlksa
Dollar. In Observation-Disclosures. ExP~aa-
hur~~. Ef~.

hNN&%0Fy L~HAfHm<Mt-A AE39GftO9 0N
the Public D~es by over Ef~v~a NiIlKsa
Dollar. In Dec~mb~r-R~e~ays.S Esy~aa-
hur~~. Ete.
WASHINGTON. Jan 3-The resInctioa
IN the public deb; during December. as
shown by the monthly statement issued
from the Treasury Department yester-
day. is sIi.Oo5. ~.
The total debt less cash in the treas
ury. Is s-ss. eso Sal. and Of this amount
sSl9.0i9,7so il interest-b~srinv debt.
made up ma lnly Of 59.IT5.soo four-and-
a-haif per >enfs and $3.50. "a. 700 four
Per CENTS now outstanding The
principal OF the outstanding four
and four-and-a-half per csnts has
been reduced s2e. ss9. 900 during the
past calendar year: $40. 80. 200
fCur-and-a-halfs and s4s. 40. 500 fours
having been purchased and redeemed
during the twelve months. The net
cash or surplus in the Treasury, inelud-
ing subsidiary coin. Is s51.STi,sIa,
against about So. 0oo. 900 on January l.
i-9a- of the surplus National Bank de-
Posisaries hold ses. ioo. 81. against about
s4i. ooo. .ooo a rear ago.
Government receipts during Deem
Der past aggregated S3i.ssO. oSS. sgzins.
-. sS5-S S0s in Dee~mb~r. isse. Receipts
from all sources from July I. 20 De-
ceFnh-r 81. the first half Of the current
fiscal year. aggregated in round num-
orrs ssil.oco.eoo. or sls-Oco.oeo more
than for the corresponding six months
of i--o- Customs receipts for the pas.
six months Aggregated sleS ga. 1876. but
for the next siS mozths in the zxxrr-
gate will fall. perhaps twenty ..iIlscns
short of this amount Fifteen millions
will b. due to the loss frorn sugar dR-
ties during the last quarter of the cur
r~nt fiscal year. and Sve millions FROM
loss of revenue. due 20 the extended
free list Of the present Tariff law. In
eSes,ions- however. point 20 customs
revenue Of ss2l- col. 600 during the year.
Internal rrvenEe receipts during the
past SIX months aggregated SIS. .ess..T IS.
but are likely 30 fall little short os
that during the las. half Of the fiscal
year. but for the entire year are likely
10 reach sis7.ooo. .oeO. OF fire millions
more than the Seeretary-s estimate
made las; fall
Receipts from miscellaneous sources
turing the first half Of the current
tScal year were about si4 COO. 60. and
will undoubtedly reaeh double that
amount by the end Of the year 50 the
Indications arc that Government reve-
nues for the current fiscal year will
reach sssss, 90 0oo. against ssa3 go. 600
during the preceding year. notwith-
standing a prospective loss of SIS. .ooo.-
So in sugar duty revenue under the
new tariff after the frs, Of next April
Government expenditures during the
pas. SIX months aggregated in round
Numbers ssoc. .oeo- -0oo. or twenty-five
millions more than expenditures during
the corresponding months Of Iss9- OF
this Increase in Expenditures compared
with the first half OF the prec.-slinx fi$-
cal year. more than ST.. l.0oo. coo i due 10
prepayment of interest on bonds re-
deemed the payments for this account
during the pas. SIX months have axEre-
gated sss. sss. s5.. against sl..s6s. .esO
during the frs. half Of the preceding
fiscal year For premiums on bonds
purchased during the past six months
the Treasury has paid out siO.Ssi.eso
against SIS. $50. I-3 from July 20 Decem-
ber inclusive in Iss9
Pension payments during the pas. six
months aggregate ss59. col, ,s50. against
ssI.2s0, ,0sS during the first half of the
preceding fiscal year