The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-08
SECRETARY CAGES
ANNUAL REPORT
Condition Of the Governments Pi-
nances Very Favorable.
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE
Vessel Recommended for Colombia Hlyer-
Officers 20 Be rut on Basis
Of Navy.

Washington. Dec The annual report
u Secretary Gage was presented to con.
gFcSs today.
Secretary Gage states the receipts anu
expenditure Tor ibe nscal year 1857 NJ
follows.
Tho revenues Of the government from
ah sources for the nscal year ended June
20 1881 we're:
From customs H7C.8tl8Ci
From Internal revenue, Ut6. 6ss57l3.
From pronts on coinage. bullion depos.
i'H and assays, F.25o.H363.
From District Of Columbia. sssfs1s0.2a
From fees. consular. letter. pateo, and
land. t2SI.sDi2.
From Naklng fund FOR Pacific raIways
g. III ii1.S
From tax on nttional banks 81 g72. IN ss
From navy pension ana navy hospitai
funds, ctc.. s. -. $50.
From rcpaymeny OF interest by Pacinc
EhHNhyH, Hf- 1917
From miscellaneous sources tsl9ilsss
From sales Of public lands. Seisa.n.
From siles of Indian lands 1856 us ns.
From customs fees. fines, penalties etc.
ESs. SIS
From rrimbu~semcn, Tor cost u water
supply District of Columbia. s22i os7.75.
From immlgran, furds trdo. .ssei7.
From sales of government property
tsieT2iu.
From deposits FOR surveying public
lands. 2S7so75.
From soldiers home permanent fund.
rNG7si
From sales Of lands. and buildings unae-
special acts sI 1870
From dcpr,brlons on public lana. u,.
asst
From sales OF ordnance material. SIS.
sSGe6
From postal service 81. .GGi. le277
Total receipts. si3o. aS7ls7Sa.
IN" expenditure FOR the same period
we're.
For the civil establishment inrlull,c
foreign intercourse public buildings col.
Iccung the revenues, bounty on sugar
District Of Columbia. and other niscel.
hn'ous expenses. s7a. ~. .o6is9.
For tho military establishment. includ.
Ing rivers and harbors. for:s ,rsenals
and scacoast defenSes. SIS. $50 es7.Ss
For 7he naval Establishment Including
construction Of n,Nv vessels. mlchlne-v.
armament, equipment and Improvements
at navy yanls Sl, $3.50
For Indian service. N3.Oi6 Sl2. .l6
For pensions. nr.O5s.l .l6ie7.
For interest on the pdblic debt. S7lsl. |
liOE
For deficiency in the postal revenues.
si1i9,Ssls.
For postal service. tSo. .G65. l627
Total expenditures. silS 4s9, 81, show
inr dcnct Of aS,O52.I54p
In addition to the ordinary revenues
during the year the cash In the
treasury was Increased by the following
sums:
From thc national bank fund deposited
under act of July H. 1890 IN excess Of
bank notes redeemed NS56.6lI5O. aud /
from the issues OF per cent bonds in
liquidation ~ interest accrued on refund- |
ng certificates converted during the year, |
n2io, making total Of $s57. 7.Si45O.
The securities redeemed during the year
on account Of the sinking fund were as
follows
Loan of July ana August 1861. $500
Five twenties OF 1862 5000
Loan OF 1868. $500
Funded loan OF 1881. $500
Funded loan OF 1881, continued At S,s per
sent. slOOO
Loan of July and August, 1861 contin-
led al Sls per cent, sl5O0
Loan Of July. 1882. $1,000
Funded loan Of 1891, $2S7, 400.
Fractional currency and notes. s6la2
Total, $259O92
AS compared with the fiscal year 1896
the receipts for 1897 Increased S9O.slI. .1g II.
There was an Increase OF $lS,594. u.s.
70 In the ordinary expenditures.
Estimates for the fiscal years 1895 and
1899 ara given.
In regard to the operations Of the treas
nry the secretary says:
THE treasurer OF the United States re-
ports that the total available assets OF |
the treasury were SS55. 5.6S5. 10 at the
opening Of the fiscal year, and $S74, ,76l-
S7723 at the close"
Statistics are given regarding deposits
OF precious metals and coinage for the
year. He approves the recommendation
OF the director Of the mint for a larger
volume of fractional silver currency
The secretary gives table showing the
estimated amount Of money outside the
treasury to be S,7O6,7s2 9Oi. which he esti-
mates is $2S2S per capita Of the popula-
Ition Of the United States.
Speaking of the country's foreign trade.
he says the statistics OF the department
show the value Of exports Of dometsIc
goods exceeds those of last year by S6.-
2B,OOO.
An analysis Of the exports shows that
a