The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-10-18
GOVERNMENT FINANCES.
THE TREASURY'S MONTHLY
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.

An Unfavorable Showing of Fiscal
Operations for September-The
Nations Liabilities Increased by
the Trife Of $15O-Government
Receipts and Expenditures.
The monthly public debt statement and
statement of Government receipts and ex-
penditures, presents an unfavorabIe showing
OF Government fiscal operations during the
last month. The public debt during septem-
Der increased about 81, ,0OO, 900, the gold re-
serve was lower about $780, 900, and re-
ceipts from all sources, compared with Sep
tember year ago, foil off fully $1,000, 900.
Receipts, however, last month were about
81 100000 more than during the preceding
month Of August, due mainly to increased
internal revenue receipts.
The interest-bearing debt during last
month increased trifle-$15O. The non-in-
terest-bearing debt increased 1926, 1856. and
the surplus cash in the Treasury fell from
$107 ,283, ,910 on September to $106, ,875, ,633,
a decrease for the month amounting to $40S,
277, making In all an increase in debt and
decrease in cash, or net increase in the pub
lie debt for the month amounting to 1884,
1893.
The total debt, less the surplus cash in the
Treasury, is 1854, ,511, III. OF this amount
$585 ,034, $50 is tnterest-bearing debt, mainly
four per cent. bonds.
Treasury gold assets aggregated $173 $685.
991, against which there IS S79, ,756, ,819 in
gold certificates outstanding, leaving O gold
reserve Of $685. 582, 172. or 80, 1885, 951 less than
q month ago.
Silver assets, including $S.4O4, ,211 silver
certificates and silver bullion Treasury notes
in the cash. aggregate S506, ,643, ,296, against
which there Is outstanding $3.50, 1864, ,204 in
silver certificates and $151 ,319 ,040 in silver
Treasury notes-issued under the so-called
Sherman act-leaying q silver reserve OF
1924, ,459, 1852, or about SO, 500 900 more than q
month ago.
The Treasury gold assets comprise S101, :
O26, ,64s in bars, $72 1SS, 1913 in coin and $685.
220 in gold certificates. The silver assets
are made up OF $3.50, ,499, 1892 standard silver
dollars, S124, 1877 in silver bullion and
So, 4Oi.211 in silver certificates and Sherman
act bullion notes. The Treasury holds in
its cash S14, 452. 109 greenbacks and $685.
480 National bank notes. National bank
deposits have changed but little during the
last month, and including disbursing off,
GERS balances, aggregate $17, ,213,2 ,278.
Government receipts during September ag-
gregated 1924, ,582, ,756-in round figures $12,-
500, 900 from customs. 81, SOC, 900 from inter-
nal revenue and $500, 600 from miscellaneous
sources. Expenditures aggregated $685.
Ats, ,01O. against S28, 1872, ,432 in September,
1892. Pension payments last month were
$40 7s6, 1854, against 1854, 367 In September
year ago.
Government receipts during the last three
months, or for the first quarter of the cur
rent fiscal year, which closed September 80,
aggregated $79, ,379, AT, or nearly $20, ,0O0, 900
less than the corresponding months Of the
preceding fiscal year, while expenditures
were $95, 1885, ,127, or nearly S2.50O, 900 more
than for the first quarter otthe preceding fiscal
year. The pension charge tor the quarter
Just closed was $36, ,S10, ,691, or about SO, ,5O0,-
600 less than for the first quarter Of the pre-
ceding year. About $13, 500, 900 Of the COM
parative loss in revenue for the quarter Is
due to decreased customs receipts alone, and
fully s6,OOO,O00 to falling of in internal
revenue receipts.
The National bank notes outstanding on
September 80 were S20S, ,592, ,172, an increase
for the month OF $9,710,29 and since Sep
tember 80, 1892, of S35, Gil 1854.
During the month the percentage OF each
kind Of money received for customs at New
York was as follows Gold coin, 5S.1 silver
coin, 0.2; gold certificates. IT. silver GER
tiflcates. 17.5; United States notes, 1863
United States Treasury notes, G.2.