The morning call., 1895-02-02
IT LOOKS LIKE BONDS.
Secretary Carlisle Declines to
Explain.
DEALING WITH THE BANKS.
He Has Sent a Trusted Agent to
Wall Street.
THERE MAY BE AN UNDERSTANDING
Which Would Explain the Strange Return
of Gold Taken Out for Shipment
to Europe.
THERE MAY Be All UNDERSTANDING

WASHINGTON, Feb. Late this after
noon Secretary Carlisle stated that no pub
lie announcement of a financial character
would be made tonight. The Cabinet
meeting adjourned at the usual hour to-
day, but Secretary Carlisle, Attorney-Gen-
eral Olney and Postmaster-General Bissell
remained in consultation with the Presi-
dent until nearly 80 o'clock. Assistant
Secretary Curtis report of his mission to
New York was laid before the meeting by
Secretary Carlisle, and after full discus
sion of the matters involved Mr.. Curtis
was requested to again proceed to New
York He left on the late afternoon train.
but what his instructions were is not
known, though it is assumed nothing look
ing to bond issue will be done until his
return.
The official report from Assistant United
States Treasurer Jordan at New York
shows that although $1,257,000 had been
withdrawn from the sub-treasury to-day,
81, $50 900 in gold coin had been returned
for currency, which was received with
much satisfaction and surprise. 1t is not
known, however, whether this deposit OF
gold is the forerunner of others in fulfill
ment of an agreement between the bankers
and the treasury officials. 1t is believed in
some circles that the deposit was made in
the ordinary course of business for cur
rency to be shipped to Western corpor-
atoms. By to-day's transactions the gold
reserve is slightly increased, standing at
the close of business at $42, 860,012
The prospective issue of another loan
recalls the interesting fact that during the
period from June, 1880, to January, 1891,
the Government purchased and retired
$179 $40, 500 in per cent consols falling
due in 1907, for which it paid bonus or
premium of SAG, 1896, 006, in addition to the
accrued interest. The Government also
purchased of the AIS funded loan of 1891
$143, SIS, 200, for which it.paid bonus or
premium of $685. POI, in addition to the
accrued interest. These bonds were pur-
chased at prices ranging from 129 to 124,
and a small quantity of this same issue
was sold to-day in Washington at 111H. A
calculation of the price which must be
obtained for 4 per cent thirty-year bonds,
on a per cent interest basis, shows 1T to
be 1874, on 81 per cent basis 114.34, on
81 per cent basis 1925, on a 3A per
cent basis 10449.
The monthly statement of the public
debt issued from the Treasury Department
shows that on January 81 the public cash
in the treasury amounted to 1924, 446, 269, an
increase for the north of $13,542. 574. The
following is recapitulation of the debt:
Interest bearing debt, 1854 1923, no; increase
during the month, S., 155, $50; debt since
maturity, 81, $50; decrease during the
month, $33, 10; debt bearing no interest,
$685., 933, 172;s decrease during the month,
$316, 172; total debt, 81 SAC, S27 ,847, of which
$57S, III, ia are certificates and treasury
notes of an equal amount of cash in the
treasury.
The cash in the treasury is classified as
follows: Gold, $97, 1853, 776; silver, $780,
o87 1884; paper, $14o,872,4 56; general ac-
count, disbursing officers balances, ETC.,
5,156, rs; total, $761, 470,332 against
which there are demand liabilities amount
ing to S616, 1867 OPS, leaving a cash balance
of $144, 603, 304, Of which $44, 705,967 is gold
reserve.
NEW YORK, Feb. Ia total of S., $50, 900
gold was ordered this morning for ship
ment to Europe, but on the lowering of
the rates for sterling exchange in the after
noon $500, 900 of the orders were can
celed, and it is not improbable that no
gold will go out at all tomorrow.