Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-01-12
THE NATIONS FINANCES.
THE PUBLIC DEBT STATE
MENT OF THE TREASURY.

An Increase of Nearly $1,000, 900 in
December-An Unfavorab!e Show
ing as to the Governments Re
ceipts and Expenditures - The
Gold Reserve.
The United States Treasury Departments
monthly public debt statement AMI state
ment OF receipts and expenditures just is
sued present an unfavorable showing. The
public debt during December was increased
nearly $1,000. 600 The gold reserve de
creased - ,OOO. 900. the Treasury sur
plus nearly 5000. 600. and Govern
ment receipts. compared with DeceT-
Der. 1892. fell off 80. $50 900. There
was a trifiin, increase OF $50 in the interest
bearing debt during the last month an in
crease Of -, O63.3 6l in the non-interest- bear
ing DEBT decrease of 1924. 061 in the
Treasury surplus and a decrease of S25.s50
in the debt on which interest has ceased
since maturity. showing net Increase IN
the debt during the month of S6,86l ,662-
The gold reserve in the Treasury on
January 1st amounted TO $50, S9l 500,
against $50, $4,000 month ago. The
Treasury surplus including the geld re-
serve. amounted to $50 1915 ,555. against $50
.616 a month ago. Treasury gold assets
aggregate S158. 379, 369 against which there
are gold certificates outstanding amounting
free gold balance of nearly SS1 900 900. Silver
assets aggregated $500, 544 2G6. against which
there are silver certificates and silver Treas
airy SHERMAN act) notes outstanding
amounting to $4S7 IA ,655. wing silver
balance OF 518, GIL. OF the outstanding
silver liabilities 1894, 584 ,5O4 are silver Ger
tiffcates and 1888, 100, Isl silver Treasury
notes.
The public debt, less the cash in the Treas
ury, is 1878, go 1862, or S37, 1913 1877 mora than
n,yri he ooIn do 40
ended December 81, 1892, the debt decreased
IS. 975, $50. Of the debt it stood at the
opening of the present year, $685. ,039.3lO is
interest-bearing debt, made up mainly OF
four per cent. bonds
Government receipts last month amounted
to S22, 49,. OPT, a falling off in the aggregate
compared with December. 1892. OF SO. 1874
$780, More than 81 900. 900 of this compare
tive falling off in revenue is due to diminished
customs receipts, which during December
aggregated only 50, 153, 215. and nearly So
900. 900 is due to diminished internal revenue
receipts, which last month amounted to S12,-
056, 1923. Expenditures last month were $50
058, 26O or about %, 500. 900 less than in De
cember, 1892.
Receipts from all sources during the last
six months or for the first half OF the cur
rent fiscal year aggregated S151. 7l5. 444. II
falling Off compared with the corresponding
months If the previous fiscal year, of S42,-
535. 596 Diminished customs receipts ac-
count Tor ABOUT Sol, OOUUUU OF lulS COIlpdEd-
tive loss of revenue, and decreased internal
revenue receipts for nearly $11 900. 900 of it.
So far during the current fiscal year internal
revenue receipts run ahead of customs reve-
nue. 81 900. OOO and for the last six months
aggregated in round numbers S74 900 900,
against $40, 900 900 revenue from customs.
Expenditures during the last six months,
or the first half of the current fiscal year.
aggregated S189, 379773. or about 81 100000
less than for the corresponding months of
the preceding fiscal year. Pension payments
so far during the current fiscal year in round
numbers have amounted to $1,000, 900,
against $50. 900 900 for the first half ofthe pre-
ceding year. War Department expenditures
were IS, 5O0,O 900, and Navy Department ex
penditures 50 900, 900 greater during the last
six months than during the first half Of the
preceding fiscal year. They aggregated during
the last six months in round numbers $31.-
500. 900 in the War and SO $50, 0GJ in the
Navy Department.