Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-29
The Treasury statement,


The Treasury Department monthly
debt statement. shows a reduction III
the public debt during April past
amounting TO 81, 1892. The bonded
Indebtedness of the Government, eX-
elusive OF bonds issued 10 the Paclllc
railroads. amounts TO S6l0,77l,52o, Il
decrease during the month Of S2,94l'-
200. The outstanding bonded indebt-
edpess is made up of 1853 500, $40 fours,
and S5l.1l2,000 A per cent bonds. The
surplus i'm the Treasury, including S3O,-
COG, OPS in subsidiary coin, is SCI ,2s3 ,sOe'
against SIS. 425 $50 a month ago, de-
crease of Sl,ll1 ,422 during the MONTH
National bank depositers hold S24 ,2oO''
40. or about $4,000 more than a
month ago.
Government receipts from all sources
during the month of April aggregated
500 ,O45, S3l. against S35,Ol7,O4l in Aprli
a year ago. Customs receipts were
So. 59l 800. against $40 ,907 ,466, fall
ing off of more than 100000, mainly
due to the free sugar tariff law which
went into effect the first of last month
Internal revenue receipts were Sll ~
Ass. a decrease of 100000 compared
with A ril 1890, while receipts from
miscellaneous sorces all decreased fully
$500 900, and aggregated l,452 ,7oo'
Expenditures during April aggregat-
ed S25. 331, 1914, or 81, 100000 more than
in April last year. The increased eA-
penditures on account of refunding oil
rect taxes 10 the states during the
month aggregated about 50, 5000, 600.
Pension payments for April amount
ed to but S364,l9 ana for the ten
months of the current fiscal year aggre
gated S97,l74,35 against SS0,5s3'Slo
during the corresponding ten months
of the proceeding year
The Comptroller of the Currency re-
ports decrease in the circulation OF
national bank notes during April past
of S1,3S4,17s, and of S19, JAS, 463 during
the last twelve months.
The first step contemplated by Sec
rotary Foster for getting the subsidiary
coin now in the Treasury into circula
ton was taken yesterday, when the
following notice, signed by Unlted
States Treasurer Nebeker, was prepar'
ed at the Treasury department and VII
be sent to banks throughout the Unit
ed States
The coinage of the Standard sllyel
dollars authorized by the act or teDIu
ary 2S. 1873, having been discounted %.
| the act of July II, 1890, the treasure
! finds il inconvenient TO furnish lueH
otherwise than in redemption OF silVe
certificates half dollars, quarter uoi
! lars. and dimes to any address Tree o
cost for transportation by express il
sums of $500 or more, or by registele'
mail i'm packages of SO in eXchang
for any other kind of money depoSlte
in the Treasury or any suO.treaury o
depository bank. Remittances for TN
purpose will be received by the Treas
| uIHI anu AH6AoktAiAA ! NtNa'AA-+ -
form of drafts on any bank or banke
in Washington, New York, Boston
Philadelphia. Cincinnati, Chicago. y
Louis, New Orleans, or san francisco
The following payments have bee
made 10y the Treasury Department |
reimburse the States and Territorit
the amount of the direct tax leyie
under the act of August >, 1861.
Arkansas. S156,2 72; California, SOS
247: Colorado, SD 100; Delaware, so
772: Illinois. S95G.76l; Indiana, S7l9:l4
Kansas. $50, OS2; Maine, 1887, 702; Mas
achusetts, 5000, los: Michigan, 942O
sos: Minnesota, S6S6, 92i; Missour
S6s6 sos; New Hampshire. ISL 50
New Jersy, $3.50 6l5; New York, II
pos. 33l: North Carolina, S577 1865: Ohi'
81 ,382 ops; Tennessee, 1892, OBJ. Tota
50, 2o2 ,636.