New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-02
THE TREASURY'S FIGURES.
SOME CURIOUS DISCREPANCIES IN Ia
BLEs FOR THE SAME MONTH
THE MONTHLY FIGURES OF THE JUNE RECEIPTS
FAVOR THE TREASURY.
[BY TELEGRAPH To THE rRIBUNE.l


FAVOR THE TREASURY.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
Washing ton July IA careful examination OF the
"Trt lsury comparative statement OF receipts ana
expcnditures Of the United States" for the mo;l.h
ending June 3d. 1896. June 3d. 1885, AL the fiscal year
end.:,g June 30 1896 and June 30. 1895 ressctivty,
d,.-,osss some curious and Interesting fao,s waen
H. IN turn IL compared With tn. Treasury 's;a'c-
merit CT the condition Of the United States lr1'ury
ana tbs receipts end expenditures CT the Govern
nent on June 80 1896" Tho former Is N monthly
stitencnt and tho latter daily statement, except
thS. the latter Is lssued the nrr day 81 tho
fiscal year TIE receipts and expenditures Of that
day being CARRIED into the June monthly rate
ment on the nrJt business day Of every other
month OF the year the daily stlteme:; Is issuei.
The following table .hows the receipts and eX-
pendures of the month OF June, 1895, accord ng 10
the monthly Statement; and the daily statement OF
June 81. respectively:
RECEIPTS.
Monthly Daily
&, s,at s., n, :,S 40 10 n;
Customs ri iSY
Internal revenue ........ 1850 ,ds az ~.
Miscellaneous ....'.'''...' o'"''"'' '''' -
Total, ...................s27.7 s25.22i. 5s3
EXPENDITURES
Totals ......................s SO 44i 'so sZooo'V'
According 70 the former statement the excess OF
rcceiI:s over expenditures for the mo.;h of June
daily statement FOR the same month II amounted TO
about $4,000 It VIII be obs rived that tire Increase In
the lem Il miscellaneous reoeip.s amounted ID
nlar.y S.5O0cc. only lite less than S2o0" les
than the total amount reported IN YESTERDAY : DAY
statement The Increase In customs amounted 10
alJut $4,000 and In internal revenue rece!p.s to
ABB III 1901 90 The difference between the two state
men-s On account of expcrdltures only about
sll5oOO
Both the statements are Official and both purport
20 give the receipts and expenditures Tor the same
month The monthly statement makes a showing
more favorable to the Treasury by more than $780,
90 than the lattcr does and reduces the deficit for
the fiscal year from about s26So.oOc to about s26-
Oo)WCO
According the monthly statement the receipts
and expenditures of the fiscal years 1895 and 1895
respectively as follows
RECEIPTS.
Internal revenue ltsS ,sS55 li9s 80 s S3
Miscellaneous .......,......... elaooio I'ooV''oo
Totals ..................s 1895 is9 2.5 i33soO't
EXPENDITURES
Totals ............... 1882 23i 40 $3.50. 1876 23s
According to this statement the deficit for the
fiscal year amounted little more than s2S.o0ooo
which was s9.000.0O more than the estimate OF the
4 comparls s Of Secretary carsle's estimates
with the actua receipts and expenditures Tor the
fiscal year which ended yesterday is as follows:
RECEIPTS.
Estimate. Actu4,.
C,storns ................. sl72COlOO SIG 80, 81
internal revenue ........... rs OOc l46 :Os 26l
Miscellaneous ................ 15GCDC0) 49, 40 go
Totals .S3@o,
EXPENDITURES
Totais Observation-Disclosures 1862 10000 c32 81. 40
The decrease In revenue from customs IN the last
half Of the fiscal year. compared with the corre
spending period of 1885 amounted to A.9Soo0o, and
the total for the former period about s2s 100000
less than for the corresponding period Of 1885.
which ended before the actual assault upon the
Tariff law IF 1890 begun by Professor Wilson
and his colleagues. In the last SIX months Of the
fiscal year ended June so, 1898, the receipts from
customs amounted 70 Slc3,5li.""; in the last six
months OF 1885 $S2.ss40oo and in the last six
months OF 1896 to E772i.N0. The customs receipts
for the month Of June. 1896 amounted Si 35i s0S
compared with sl2 100 443 In June. 1885, and sli-