New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-03
THE NATTONAL DEBT GROWING
AN INCREASE or NEARLY s7O0O,O0O IN
DECEMBER.
MONTHLY STATENFNr-rHE GOVERNMENTS
I.r.cr.I I,rc N.nITI. NL,S
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE


Washington. Jan. 1.-THE Treasury Department :
monthly public debt statement and statement OF
receipts and expenditures issued to-day present
an unfavorable showing. The public debt during
December Increased nearly 100000. The gold
reserve decreased 10000. the Treasury surplus
nearly sj0OlOO and Government receipts. COM
pared with December. 1892. fell off sio7JOWO. There
was a tr1inc increase Of 500 In the interest-bear-
ing debt during the last month; an increase OF
$2,VJ336l in the non-interest bearing debt ce-
crease OF $lS2LGGl Ia the Treasury surplus. and
decrease s2j $50 In tine debt which interest has
ceased since maturity; showing net increase in
the debt during the month Of SG.s6 .6G2 The gold
In the Treasury on January amounted to
$50 sol co. against ss2.959 0i9 a month ago. The
Treasury surplus. including the gold reserve, yes
terday amounted to S9o375,jij. against @j.l996l6
month ago Treasury gold assets to-lav aggregate
SIS 80 1853 against which there gold certificates
outstanding amounting $174s1.769 len wing. as be-
syeT assets tadas arrregaed snes against
which there silver certificates and silver Treas
to sis77iG55 leaving silver balance OF sis 1851
OF the outstanding silver liabilities S'3i5st5Ot are
silver certificates and S53lCo,i5 silver Treasury
notes.
Treasury is ss7S,23OS62 or s377aSl9' more than, It
was year. ago. During the calendar year ended
the debt it stood at the opening Of the present
year s5sj OS9.3l0 IL interestbearing debt made up
Government receipts last month amounted TO
Gl.00O Of this comparative falling off In revenue
IL due TO diminished customs receipts. which during
December aggregated only Ss.l53.2j. and nearly
81 900 900 Is due to diminished internal revenue re-
ceipts which last month amounted o TO N2@93?5
Expenditures last month were %lGJS2G. or about
s. 5to 600 less than in December, 1892.
Receipts from all sources during the last SIX
mont his or for the first half Of the current fiscal
year aggregated s5l.nj,in. a falling. off. com
pared with the corresponding months Of the prevl-
Gus fiscal year, of s42.0l559C. Diminished customs
receipts account for about s3l,0Qooo of this com,
narrative loss of revenue. and decreased internal
revenue receipts for nearly Nl,WnNo of it. So
far during the current fiscal year Internal revenue
receipts run ahead Of customs revenue slG0WN.
and for the last six months aggregated In round
numbers about s7iO0CvO, against %OOo,OW revenue
from customs.
Expenditures during the last six months. or the
first half of the current fiscal year, aggregated
S1Sa 773 or about $lOJ0.ODJ less than fer the
corresponding months OF the preceding fiscal year
Pension payments far during the current fiscal
wear I'm round numbers have amounted 10 S7$
i00O0o against SSJVO,o0 for the first half Of the
preceiing year. War Department expenditures
were s. 200 900 and Navy Department expenditures
s2CtocU greater during the last six months than
during the first half Of the preceding hsca! year
rhey aggregated during the last six months In
round numbers $3l50o,Wo III the War. and Sl6-
go 900 In the Navy Department.