Passaic City record., 1893-10-07
GOVERNMENT FINANCES.
THE TREASURY'S MONTHLY
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.

An Unfavorable Showing of Fiscal
Operations for September-The
Nations Liabilities Increased by
the Trifie of 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-
ber increased about 81 900, 900, the gold re-
serve was lower about 81. 500, 900. and re-
ceipts from all sources, compared with Sep
tember year ago, fell of fully 81, ,000. 900.
Receipts, however, last month were about
81, ,000, 600 more than during the preceding
month OF August, due mainly to increased
internal revenue receipts.
The interest-bearing debt during last
month increased trifie-S15O. The non-in-
terest-bearing debt increased $426, 1866. and
the surplus cash In the Treasury fell from
$107 ,283, $40 on September to $106 875. .633
decrease for the month amounting to S408,- :
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,
793
The total debt, less the surplus cash in the
Treasury, is 1854, ,511 1f. OF this amount
$685., ,034 $50 is interest bearing debt, mainly
four per cent. bonds.
Treasury gold assets aggregated S173, $685. :
991, against which there is $79, ,756, ,819 in
gold certificates outstanding. leaving q gold
reserve of $93, ,5S2, ,172 or 81 426, ,951 less than
a month ago.
Silver assets, including SS, ,404, all silver
certificates and silver bullion Treasury notes
In the cash. aggregate $500, ,643, 1876, against
which there is outstanding $3.50. 1854, ,2O4 in
silver certificates and $151, .040 in silver
Treasury notes issued under the so-called
Sherman act-leaving silver reserve OF
80, ,459,752, or about $s, SOC, 900 more than a
month ago.
The Treasury gold assets comprise S101,-
D26, ,648 in bars, S72, 183, 1913 In coin and $129,
z20 in gold certificates. The silver assets
are made up Of $3.50, ,499 1882 standard silver
dollars. $124, ,242, 787 in silver bullion and
$6, ,404. .211 in silver certificates and Sherman
act bullion notes. The Treasury holds in
its cash $14, ,452, 109 greenbacks and $7,815,-
480 National bank notes. National bank
deposits have changed but little during the
last month, and including disbursing Off
GERS balances, aggregate 81, ,213, ,278
Government receipts during September ag-
gregated 81, ,582, 756-in round figures $12,-
500, 900 from customs, 81, 800, 900 from inter-
nal revenue and $500. 900 from miscellaneous
sources. Expenditures aggregated $780,
47S,010. against $28. .192, 432 in September,
1897. pension payments last month Wero
$40 .7s6, 1854, against 912, ,654, 1857 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 $40, ,o00, 600
less than the corresponding months of the
preceding fiscal year, while expenditures
were $9S, ass, ,127, or nearly 81. SOC, 900 more
than forthe first quarter OF the preceding fiscal
year. Tho pension charge for the quarter
just closed was $36, $40 ,691, or about So, ,50O,-
900 less than for the first quarter of the pre-
ceding year. About $13, SOC, 900 Of the COM
parative loss in revenue for the quarter is
due to decreased customs receipts alone, and
fully S6, ,0O0, 900 to q falling off in internal
revenue receipts.
The National bank notes outstanding on
September 80 were S208, ,592, ,172, an increase
for the month of $9,710, ,291, and since Sep
tember 80, 1892, of $35, ,911 ,254.
During the month the percentage Of each
kind of money received for customs at New
York was as follows Gold coin, 58.1 silver
coin, OF; gold certificates, 1t silver GER
tificates. IT'S; United States notes, 1863
United States Treasury notes, g.