New-York tribune., 1895-08-01
lilly TREASURY FIGURES.
.voruER DISAPPOINTMENT IN STORE FOR
REVENUE REFORMERS"
srArEMENT WILL SHOW FURTHER IN
CREASE OF RECEIPTS OVER EXPENDITURES
CUSTOMS NOT UP TO THE M'KINLEY
TARIFF RECORD-THE TREAS
URY AND THE BOND
SYNDICATE
fev TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
SYNDICATE.

II
,,,eton July 3l.-The comparative statement
oo,nts and expenditures OF the Government
.,.h w. will be issued by the Treasury Department
orrow will not be as satisfactory as the Off
~, had hoped and expected. The excess OF ex-
' ,,,ures over receipts for July has amounted to
s,, Raj 900 more than II did In July. 1895, and
= s-o non more than II did In July 1894. despite the
~, ,hst the total expenditures for this month
. orrounted TO only s3s. .l97 600. whereas in July
a, ,he total was sll79000 larger than in July, 1894
rhs revenue from customs is increasing but IT Is
-, vet equal TO the amount received from that
~" under the old law. In July, 1898. the customs
'.sa,n,s amounted In round figures TO s4sNoo, and
=. IuIy 1896 to sl4076.No-a difference OF $3.50" in
-, - q, the ''prohbitory tariff Of 1890. as COM
i' Nth the "reform revenue tariff of 1894
- ,,,v 1891, importations. and consequently the
-.ra fro,, customs were affected by the unset
''. .ta,a of the tariff question in Congress. and
~. customs receipts amounted to only &.C7ooo
tIn,erna revenue receipts In July, l@S amount
-. % ga $50 600 which was about N,79l0oO In excess
- the receipts Of July. 1895. Receipts from the
~me source in July, 1894, were abnormaliy large
49, total amounting TO So, 200. iS1 There was n
.nsderabie increase In the receipts from miscei-
,.r.ous sources The total for this month amounts
"a g SOsSll as compared with N,lsiolS IN Juiy'
,aa and 81 s32 679 for July. 1875 There mas oeeh
.,oadv increase In the July expenditures on civil
and miscellaneous account in the last three years
"a an The other hand there has been an equally
..adv decrease I'm the expenditures On account OF
..rsions In July 1898. the civil and miscellaneous
xr.na,tures amounted TO @.iS7ooO In july 1871 TO
a cs coo and In July. 1895 to No.22~N-an increase
=, q 7 900 between 1898 and 1895. The decrease IN
,h. exnendtures on account of pensions has been
.hou, as steady and greater. In July lSS
tho total amounted in round figures to sl4.oS""' IN
,m,v go, 70 sleeOsOoo and In July. 1875. to only
20 -,s ooo-a decrease Of more than S~".Wo between
,sas and 1895 despite the fact that the pehios y.
nryIvors and widows OF the Mexican war h"o
h.sn increased one-third. and the furthcr TACT Una"
,ne names of the surviving heroes or humoer
=, Indian wars and "scares" had been added TO the
,.nsion roll by Democratic legislation, which frcs
usr, Cleveland never had desire to veto.
.ccord,nc TO to-day's statement, the treasury
Mold an available cash balance. inciuding 'ne
so,d reserve which now amounts 10 sio'-s'o"' Oh
Ses57362s Deducting from this the SVn"o"" re-
ouired by law to be kept to maintain specie pay
msn,s and the parity OF gold and silver and other
unavailable assets. fractional silver CON- fracuoha
currency minor coin and bonds and interest paid
an oc,ual net balance OF about 6sc0.'O remains.
which is 10000 less than the Treasury hed 'h'ec
A comparison Of today's gold reserve with that
OF Friday which was more than ssov", iess, ,,i nns
who is supposed TO know everything aDout ths
National finances explained ina, sne Of bsness
and that "the bond syndicate had nothna 10 90
Win IT, Nh Cs nnn sness h to-
persons who applied to him for informaiion: 1t IS
nertinent 10 call attention to the fact that the
Treasury supply Of United states notes Wqeasy
and the stock OF Treasury notes of 1880 increased
only 10000. leaving net decrease OF N:SN"y IN III
legal-tender notes in three days II is also per
tinent to remark that in the last three months inc
Treasury silver balance has been increased 49,
OD about one-thrd OF which is In silver certii,
cafes that the balance in United States notes ana
currency certificates. which amounted 10 s,2sloV"
on April 30 has shrunk TO Sslslco and that ne the
balance in Treasury notes OF 1890 which are also
redeemable in gold at the pleasure OF the holder,
Treasury silver balance has been as steady al
though not as rapid. the decrease In the bal
ance held In legal