Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-03
TREASURER'S STATEMENT.

Washington, D. C., Nov. 2.-The coin- age executed at the hints during october was as follows: Gold, $5, ,727, 800; silver, S2,S44,OO0, and minor coin, $66, ,90O Of the silver coined, $2,350OOO were standard sil- yer dollars, on which the seinorage real yer dollars, on which the seigniorage realized was about $700,000.
 The issue of standard silver dollars from the hints and treasury offices for the week ending Oct. 31, was $6S2, ,405, and for the corresponding period last year $740.696. The shipment of fractional sill yer coin for the month of October was $1,4S2,364, and for the corresponding pe- riod last year $1S26, ,3S0.
 The outstanding bank circulation on Nov. was $234 1897 657 an incraese dur ing the month of $1.345627 The circula- tion based on bonds is 216,510,014
 The debt statement issued this after noon shows a net increase in the public debt, less cash in the treasury during October of $7195725. The interest-be ing debt increased $200; the non-interest- bearing debt decreased $3S6, ,168; the cash in the treasury decreased $7,5S1 ,693. The balances of the several classes of debts at the close of business Oct. 31 were In terest- bearing debt, $S47, ,364, ,460; debt on which interest has ceased since maturity $1 1,607, ,010; debt bearing no interest $372,- 100,247; total, $1 ,221 ,071 ,717.
 The certificates and treasury notes off, set by an equal amount of cash in the treasury outstanding at the end of the month were $564,240,923, a decrease of $1S3, ,400 The total cash in the treasury was $S36, ,676,222. The gold reserve was $10O,000,000. Net cash balance, $133,572,- Y 761 ss !, -.
 In the month there was decrease in gold coin and bars of $7,447 ATS, the total at the close being $155, 1928, 833. Of silver there was a decrease of $1, ,586, 102. Of the surplus there was in national bank depos- itories $16119096, against $16,5S3,237 at the end of the previous month.
 The treasury gold reserve at the end of business today stood at $115, .567. The days withdrawals were $1,3 367, 100
 The treasury official comparative state ment of the receipts and expenditures for the fiscal year to date and for October was issued today. It shows the deficit for the first third of the current fiscal year to have been $32, 2,SS50O0, or at the ra te of $9S,000,000 for the current year. The deficit for October was $7,696 900. The receipts for the first third of the year were $105, ,45S.000 or $S,015,000 less than for the corresponding period of 1895. The ex penitures for the first third of the current year were s13S, ,347 .00O or $8, ,3S7 ,OOO greater than for the corresponding period of 1885, The principal loss in receipts has been in customs, which have declined from $58,- 143, 900 in the first third of 1895 to $46,- 966,000 for the corresponding period of 1896. Internal revenue receipts are prac- tically the same as they were for the cor responding period of 1895. The receipts for October, 1896, were $26,2S2, ,00O, against $27 ,901 000 in October, 1895. The principal items of increase in expenditures have been in the civil list, which has increased from $32, ,689 900 in the first third of 1895 to $40,576,000 for the first third of 1896. The expenditures in the war department have increased nearly $4, 900 000, and in in- terest charges nearly $1,000,000 The ex- penditures for October were s33, ,98S, ,000 against $34.5O30 00O for October, 1895, the saving being almost wholly in pensions.