New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-03
THE NATIONS FINANCES.
REPORT FOR HALF THE FISCAL, YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30 1897.

REPORT FOR HALF THE FISCAL, YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30. 1897
Washington JAN 1.-The comparative statement
Of the receipts and expenditures OF the United
States for the month of Decembe- 1896 and for the
first six months of the fiscal yea: endn. June 80
1897. shows that retrenchmen. has bee. practised
all along the line For the first time in quite a
long period surplus OF receip'; ove- expenditures
Is shown. This applies to the month OF December
and not to the half-year II amount; to s2O,@ 40
and is accounted 70, by the receipts from tn. re-
sale o. first mortgage bonds OF the Central
Pacific. Union Paci1, and Kansas Pacific railroads
and smaller Interest payments required The
deficiency for the six months ended December 81
1885, amounts to $5i,O2.ssi During that period the
receipts wera follows: Customs. s67 S2l Csc rs
compa- cl with 1884 q; for the same period in
1896; internal revenue IA. against SO $751; 49,
miscellaneous receipts. sll.9sil7s. against ss342Si
tota. receipts for the halyear $l5 O7 3-a falling
OF: Of $40 40 compared with the last six
months OF 1926.
The expenditures for the six months ended De-
cember 81. 1896. were Civil ard miscellaneous $50
5O0i74. against sH.933i3' for the corresponding
period of 1896: war s2'.5Ol.7i5 agans. sso,4s762l
Navy N7.4s90,5 agains: sl3.j4i 400: Indians pleI-
49, against s5.69O,ls3. pensions $685. O5 against
s.24l27 interest, ss,1ss4s. against s7.Oi25Oo: total
expenditures for the last six months Of 1896 sa4l0
coo, against SIS. 1872 100.
For the month Of December 1896 the receipts
amounted to so5s57.lli against s26.2ss93? for De-
cember. 1926; expendtures. ee4. against s25
c '';i and mlsceaneous ;isl1go against ,s.ios
war. S,ssI.215 against AssSliS Navy. - a2,23s
pensions s 49,. against sll,ssss2 interest, $751;
s.e against s322,Ol3
tI:he deposits in tho National Bank Fund during the
s @s" Is a"0""''' 70 ~ anu 'eue'"'''0"' 10
, aecresse in the public debt less cash in the Treas
mry during December OF g $50 81 49, The interest
hearing debt increased $40 The non-lntcrest bear
inc debt increased s2s,5s and cash in the Treasury
The balances of the severa! classes o. debt at the
close Of business December 81. were: Interest caring
deht SAL aga 800 debt which interest has ceased
liz" n,fury ST. 1888 go &c: debt bearing no interest,"
s ,srs so2' 2ol Ia total 81 22l. 24s 96l 40
eoual amount OF cash In the Treasury outstand
ing at the end Of the month was $3.50 500 I73. an In
ry was 1858 ,55i s2 the gold $780,
go 900: net cash balances, $l2SS2o3'9 49, In the
month 81 M the oa the Close bens a Iar
s2 az 52 OF silver there was decrease OF $6i SEQ 20
Of surplus Ise5e S was n N5iSns Sanf de de-
prIose OF the previous month
The coinage executed at the minis OF the United
20, ~. during December amounted to N.0l7,fl9. In
SaaU the coinage consisted OF double eagles num-
hera nr so $50 eagles. 1854: half eagles isO4s
auartSsr 8, ess, ss Silver dollars silver half
dollars S6s. 80; quarter dollaIs o56 go; dimes
lUs ;. $50 SOS; one-cent pieces s.325 e2l. Total
n ,ni,e minor coinage. $O2, 2ss 81;
Vaiue NM Information received from officers OF the
>,n, service and other agents employed to collect
MN hn statistics OF the production Of gold and silver
the mnes 81 ins the 'Hins
naates the product OF gold TO have approximated
siI 200 600 being an increase OF $aoooooo over
is SS product of silver in the United States IN ~
from the Information tn% nSS o "a na 10 $500 co. Se
10 ms' decrease Of 100000 to 100000 ounces
from that OF 1895.