Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-09-07
DEBT STATEMENT.
Over s1o,ooo,ooo Increase Dur
ing the Month Of August.
The PRINCIPAL TREASURY ITEMS.
Secretary Carlisle Explains the Silver Pur-
cbases-Receipts and Expenditures
Paper Money Again Being
Paid Out.

WASHINGTON, Sept 2.-The debt
statement shows net increase in the
public debt, less cash in the treasury
during August, of $40, 442, s9s. The in
terest bearing debt increased $3.50, the
non-interest bearing debt decreased
ti6O, COS and the cash in the treasury
decreased $40, 1905 $50.
The balances of the several classes
of debt at the close of business on Au-
gust 81, were: Interest bearing debt
S5s5. 037, 500; debt on which interest
ceased since maturity, t2,045, $40; debt
bearing no interest, 1878, ST., 1873. Total,
$3.50. 96O25
The certificates and treasury notes
offset by an equal amount Of cash In
the treasury outstanding at the end Of
the month were s565, 614, 1891, a decrease
o. s11,747,71O. The total cash in the
treasury was SIZE, s57, ss7. The gold
reserve was 500, 200, 1893, and the net
cash balances ell, 274,7 In the month
there was decrease in gold coin and
bars of $40, 800, 100, the total at the close
being S176, 423,17 OF silver there was
a decrease of e., 1888, $50. OF the surplus
there was on national bank deposits
81 sOoDs hkdlnbb NlisOffiVOo Nv bhc
end of the previous month.
Secretary Carlisle says that the silver
purchased by the treasury department
during the month Of August, 1898, was
3,S9s, 022 fine ounces, costing 81, $50, $50.
The total silver purchased under the
act of July IA, 1890, up to August 81,
has been 1863, O47, 064 fine ounces cost
ing $751;, s0i,17O.
The silver bullion on hand at the sew
eral minis is as follows: Philadelphia,
ia, 800, 611 fine ounces, costing sl04, 310,-
793: San Francisco, 1889, 142 fine
onnces, costing s10,291, 725; New Or
leans, $685. O65 fine ounces, costing
81, 213, 900; Carson, 500,874 fine ounces,
costing s4s7,2lS Total, 134,625, 400 fine
ounces, costing s122, aO2, 756.
From the silver bullion purchased
36,Os7, 1856 silver dollars have been
coined the bullion therein contained
costing $40, 500, III. This number of
silver dollars Is held in the treasury
for the redemption of treasury notes.
There is some s714,0 which have been
redeemed and cancelled. The coming
value in silver dollars of the bullion on
hand is SlS4, O61 ,242.
TREASURY RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
WAsnINoToN, Sept. 2.-The official
comparative statement of the receipts
and expenditures of the United States
issued in detail from the treasury de-
partment yesterday shows that the re-
ceipts for August were $4,000 less
than for July, while the expenditures
were $1,000, 600 less. The expenditures
for the two months of the present fiscal
year exceeded the receipts sl7, 900, 900.
| The statement shows one significant
decrease in the item of pensions, which
were 1000, 600 less than were the pay
ments under this head in July.
RESUMED PAYMENT OF PAPER MONEY.
| WAsuINGToN, Sept. 1.-The treasury
| department yesterday resumed the
payment over its counters here of paper
money. Fo. the past ten days only
gold has Lcen paid for treasury checks.
This has reduced the gold and also
allowed the treasury to secure n stock
ofpaper money, believed TO be sufficient
at least for present needs. The bal
ance, which by the heavy payments
has been reduced TO $4,000, 900, will
now be built up until the reserve Of
| 500, COO, 900 becomes again intact