Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-02-08
DEBT INCREASE.
During January the Public Debt
Runs Up s7,e3o,oe4.
The RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Great Failing OF of Customs at New York
New Bond subscriptious-Ths
Full Amount Il As
sured.


crease Of the debt less cash in the treas
ury during January was q, $50, o64 The
deOt on which interest has ceased since
maturity decreased SIS 900, and the
debt bearing no interest increased
OIL, 1854, T29. There was decrease in the
cash balance in the treasury during the
month of 50. 593, 456 The interest bear
ing debt is 1855, 404 300, the debt on
which interest has ceased since matur-
ity, tl, 1884, $50. and the debt bearing no
interest s37o,2l7 s05. q total debt Of
tD05, l42, 525 The certihcates and treas
ury notes Offset by an equal amount Of
cash in the treasury amount TO s0l2,-
O59 1871 an increase during January Of
t7,74i,757.
The gold reserve Is SOS, $50, i75 and
the net cash balance els, 4Si, oi4, q total
available balance Of ts4, 0s3, Os9, a de.
crease during the month OF t6, 293, ass.
The total cash In the treasury is $751;
720, 1853
Government receipts from all sources
during January were ga, 0s2, 1873, and
the expenditures sJl, 309,Gj5 Receipts
for the several months of the fiscal
year, tl7s. 1893, 1888, and expenditures,
t2l0, $3.50, 47s, deficit OF s44, sss, 295 Com
pared with the same period Of the pre-
vious year, the customs receipts fell Oft
In round numbers e40 900. 900 and in
ternal revenue receipts fell off ell, O00,-
900. The civil and miscellaneous ex-
penses during the same period de-
creased about Is. 900 0O0 the expend-
lures on account OF war increased s5,-
900, 900. The expenditures on account
of the navy increased 50, 900, 900, and on
account OF pensions decreased ell ,0O0,-
900.
The receipts of customs at New York
were ss, 1875, 1871, compared with receipts
OF els, 29l, SOL in January, 1909, and
ell 900, AS in January, 1904 The re-
oeipts this January were paid II per
cent. in gold coin as compared with %
per cent. in 1892. The total gold in the
treasury, coin and bullion, is Sl42, GG5,-
| bQ4
THE BOND SUBSCRIPTIONS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The subscrip-
tions to the new per cent. loan offers
received amount To s54, sos, 100, at prices
ranging from ll7.22 to 100 $40 There
was also an offer of $500 for one bond of
$50 There are known to be on the
way additional su INSCRIPTIONS amount
ing to more than 5000, 900. which,
owing to delay In the arrival OF
the mails, will be entitled TO con-
sideration when received. The follow
ing are the names OF the sub-treasuries
at which the subscriptions are to be
paid: New York, si5, 1888, $50; Boston,
s5, $40, $50; Philadelphia, s73l, 500; Balti
more, s09l, 1850; Cincinnati. s6iG, 500
New Orleans, $1,000; St Louis, s375, $50
San Francisco. $4,000; Washington
1851, $50; Chicago. s22s, $50. Place q
payment not stated, s2o5,2Oo. Total
t54, sos, 100.
Secretary Carlisle made no attemp
TO allot the new bonds yesterday after
noon. being otherwise engaged, but HI
expects to ret at the work to-day, n
which time all the delayed orders will
have been received. IL was said at the
department yesterday afternoon IL will
be February Is before an actua
exchange OF the bonds between the
government and the purchasers Il
made. II will he several days be
fore the bonds are finished by
the bureau OF engraving and printing
When they are received from thu
bureau they will have to be properl!
executed. signed and countersigued
and then sent to the various sub-treas
uries at which the subscriptions are l.
be paid. When the money is actual,
paid for the bonds, then the gold re
serve OF the treasury will be increase
by the amount received.
At the lowest figures, viz; At tn
secretary's upset price Of 1lI22s tn
gold received will amount to NOR
than SIS. 900, 900. This Is ON the pre-
sumption that gold will be used or
tirely N paying for the bonds. 1t ma
be, however, as has heretofore bee
pointed out In these dispatches, tina
legal tender and treasury note
will be used indirectly to some exter
in the payments for the bonds,
which case the currency balance woul
be increased In proportion. The gol
reserve is s65, 900, 900, and II the bono
were paid for to-day In gold at s5s, 900
900 the total reserve would be tla3, 900
! 900, or s23, 900, 900 more than Is regar'
ed as the customary limit
I At a late hour Mr.. Carlisle received
! telegraphic offer for 81, 900, 900 in bond
! 1t came too late, however, TO be consi
cred.