The herald., 1896-11-03
Monthly Statement of Coinage
and Currency
THE COUNTRY'S GREAT DEBT
Has Grown Seven Million Dollars Greater
During October
A Run Started on the Sub-Treasury at
Chicago-Much Gold Paid Out.
More Asked For.

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Nov. "A statement
prepared by the director of the mint
shows the coinage executed at the
United States mints during the month
of October was as follows: Gold, So
527, 500; silver, 81, ,S44 ,006; minor coin, $780,
900; total, $S,63S, 400
OF the silver coined. 2,350,000 were
standard silver dollars.
PAPER IN CIRCULATION.
WASHINGTON, Nov. "A statement
prepared by the comptroller of the cur
rency shows the amount of national bank
notes in circulation on October 81, was
1924, 1897 ,657, an increase for the month of
$1,345,6 ,627 and for the year $21, ,099, ,429. The
circulation, based on United States
bonds, was s216, ,510,014 an increase for
the month of 81, 1924, 800, and for the year
$26, ,329, O53.
The circulation secured by lawful
money amounted to s1S,3S7,643, a de-
crease for the month of S496, ,693, and for
the year s5,22S, ,624 The amount of United
States registered bonds on deposit to
secure circulation notes was s241, ,10335O
and to secure public deposits, $15, 5,903, 900.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
WASHINGTON. Nov. THE October
statement of the public debt shows the
debt, less cash in the treasury, on Octo-
Der 81, to have been $9S7 1893 ,956, an in
crease for the month of 81, 195726 which
is accounted for by corresponding de-
crease in the cash on hand. The debt is
recapitulated as follows:
Interest bearing debt, sS47, 1854, ,460.
Debt on which interest has decreased
since maturity s1,607. .010; debt bearing
no interest, 1912, 1OO,247; total s1,221 ,01,-
III.
This, however, does not include 1884,
$40, 1923 in certificates and treasury notes
outstanding, which are Offset by an
equal amount of cash in the treasury.
The cash in the treasury is classified as
follows:
Gold, s155, 1923, SOS; silver, $500, ,05S, ,741;
paper, s154654, 1885, bonds. disbursing
officers balances, ETC., s17,639S61; total.
1886, $40, POI, as against which there are
demand liabilities amounting to $685.
103, ,460 which leaves a cash balance Of
$233, ,572,761
RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-The monthly
comparative statement of the receipts
and expenditures of the United States
shows the total receipts for the month of
October to have been s26 232, s29. as COM
pared with $27,901, 74S for October 1896
The disbursement during the month ag-
gregated s39 976 277, showing a deficit for
October of $7,555,45S, as compared with
the deficit of $66O1, 6S7 for October last
year.
The receipts for the month are classi-
fled as follows: Customs, $11. .105, ,493; in
ternal revenue, s11, 1858, 1856; miscellan-
eous, $1,s14 1S0 as compared with Octo-
ber, 1895, the customs decreased about
1885, 900 and the internal revenue in
creased about s15o,00o. The total deficit
since July l. 1896, is s32,SS9,577.
CALLS FOR GOLD.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-There is run on
the sub-treasury Of this city for gold.
When the announcement of the San
Francisco run was made public and ST.
100000 in gold received from the mint
last week, the local sub-treasury noticed
an increase in the number of persons
who wanted to exchange bills for gold.
Today the rush began at the opening of
the doors. An unbroken line passed in
and out of the narrow corridors in front
of the money changers windoV>all day.
Two-thirds of these asking for gold
handed in greenbacks and national bank
notes.
"Only treasury notes of 1890 issue and