The Portland daily press., 1897-11-02
GOVERNMENT FINANCES.
Receipts for Month, Conditions of pnh,;
Debt, COmptroller's Statement. Etc

Washington, November 1.-The total
government receipts for October were
S24, 39l, ,4l5, and the expenditures. sss
701, 512, making the excess of expenditures
over receipts for the month SO, ,3I0 .O97. and
for the four months of the fiscal year
s3S, ,C09,0lO. The receipts from customs
during October amounted to S9,7lS,49
compared with Sll, ,103, 493 for October,
1895, and the receipts from internal reve-
nue. sources $18,6l4, ,S72, gain of s251 ,7l6
over October last year.
The number of immigrants who arrived
in the United States during the first three
months of the present fiscal year was 49,
29o, decrease OF nearly II 500 compared
with the same period last year.
The monthly statement Of the comp
tion of national banks on October 80, to
have been as follows: Total circulation
of national bank notes $3.50, 047 ,635; de-
crease for the month $146,265 decrease
for the year, a., S5O, ,022 circulation based
on United States bonds, $203, ,926, $50; de-
crease for the month $1,146, $40; decrease
for the year 81, l,3s3,06 Circulation
crease for ths month, s99s, s75. Increase
for the year, 81, 7,z33, ,042. United States
registered bonds on deposit to secure
circulating notes, $227, ,742, $50. 10 secure
public deposits, $17 ,075, 500.
The monthly statement of the public
debt shows that at the close of business
on October 80, 1897, the debt, less cash in
the treasury amounted to Sl.250.563, SOL,
an increase for the month of $S,441, 1SS.
This increase principally accounted for
by a decrease in the amount of cash on
hand. The debt is recapitulated as fol-
lows: Interest bearing debt S847, ,965, 500,
debt on which interest has ceased since
maturity 81 1881 $40, debt bearing on in
terest $379. 1928, $50. Total, 81, ,92S. .320, 800.
This amount, however, does not include
$3.50 455, 963 in certificates and treasury
notes outstanding, which are Offset by
an equal amount of cash in the treasury.
The cash In the treasury in classified as
follows: Gold, $3.50, 3s7 1855; silver. s509,
351 ,943; paper, $l18, Al, 600; bands, ,disburs-
ing offioers' balances, etc., Sl8,489, 756.
Total, 1881, ,669, ,9t7, against which there
1928 913, ,S57, leaving the net cash balance
in the treasury $207, 75e, ,093.
OUR INTERNAL REVENUE.
Washington, November 1.-The report
of the commissioner of internal revenue
for the fiscal year ending June 8, 1897,
shows the total receipts from all sources
to have been $146, ,6lb, ,593, a decrease as
compared with the fiscal year of 1896 of
S2tl 1929. The important changes in oon-
sumption are an increase of 1888, ,472 in
the receipts from distilled spirits as COM
pared with 1896 and decrease of practi-
oally the same amount in the receipts for
fermented liquors. The total production
OF distilled spirits exclusive of fruit
brandies during the fiscal year was 52,-
465. 64S taxable gallons, decrease on pro-
duotion as compared with 1895 OF 4,f23.
The quantity OF distilled spirits gauged
was 246, ,09e, 1921 gallons, q decrease Of 2S,-
837, ,6A gallons.
There were produced s4.4e2, 1923 barrels
Of boer, decrease as compared with 1896
of l ,So6. 423 barrels. The total receipts
from the taxes on tobacco, cigars,
cigarettes, ETC., were $50. 710, 297 decrease
for the year Of 81, ,33l.