New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-17
THE FEDERAL TREASURY. .


Actual cash bal sel2 G2e oG9 s2ias soS7o Inc Sl2'A2os
Customs receipts reported from Washington
today wore s.; ON2 do; internal revenue re-
CENTS SOS So and the miscellaneous receipts
50 373. total Government receipts foi the udF
81 e5n sSG- exnenditures SgG7 go. excess OF
receipts - IS, $50 Receipts for the month 10
date S1933@ o27; eXpendltur IS: >l1h-t'pVo' ~
cess Of receipts S1.1l5.021 Receipts ior lhe
Nscal year TO date 500 $50 92l expt nditures'
s272 Idl 334. excess OF expenditures S464Zoi lo.
Receipts Of National bank notes for redemp-
ton >3:371
sub-Treasury receipts for he day were
soS;3 100 and payments - 425915 resulting
In a general balance q $2iii 44V O. nslSlihs
% S133 31O529 coin and SCG.I2e9ll currency.
The sub-Treasurv had a debit balance at the
Gearing House OF S-J2.-9I. and its net gain on
balance was S4%7424. made up toy gain IN &c Com
OF S151.S3s and a gain in currency OF s-'''f'0
OREGON IMPROVEMENT
Tho receiver q the Oregon Improvement Com
pany makes the following report OF the MANGA
results ~ the company for the year ended no
vember 80 1896.
o Co.'s g g. s. s ss; Dec Dee 50 20: %:
", earning. sasa9i7 sa54 40 Dec 50 90
The report explains the unsatisfactory charac-
Of The years exhibit a. being due nrst 70 thr
severe competition on all inc connIanS = sam
routes and the expensive character Oh 'he opeIa
lion II the majority Of its steamers, second the
reduced outpu, Of It's Franklin nine que L, lIIeS
o. previous years. and the reduced pIicrs 0i Cui'
petition and third the scattered character OF inc
p.operty a portion Of which railroad bfahches
more particularly is not pr"n'ap'e ~ 49,
which cannot be- reasonably MADE -" anu "HISll
feeds the system very little. The receipts or the
Company steamers per ton nave iaieh x p0r
S3l2 in 1894 TO s. Il in so and - - IN I>'"'.
The present rates are abnormally 10" anu can ~
materially increased 1900
The requirements for the year 1871 as estma'-
% by the receiver and his officers az Srd'uc'
amount approximately as follows
Oregon Imp property coal 'ands end orcnngs SIS 90
solmoia and Pugef sound improvements ...--
pache cast Rslray COMPANY .............. $1,000
ro,.. .......................... s2l7oeoo
es cash IN hand. i'''
Ne, ,o.ai ............ .s2o4oDoo
This Is exclusive % interest on the first mort
gage. or on new mortgage bonds. 1t s. $4OU'VVD
10 excess Of the absolute requirements as estl-
mated by the Reorganization Committee OF me
c..Mpany which placed the amount a. *l.bi'OOV.
VI which s%DOOO. exclusive % mortgage interest
&c expenses. should be spent the property ~
.os' 10 preserve II FOR the bond and shareholders
Iof Inc future The reserve fund for main ng
sseeainers as suggested by the receiver would re-
uuce The apparent net earnings given in the
teaNlhg the real earnings for last year less
~ eivlpr and the same amount should be Al
"su ior as reduction from future earnings
~ year Inc report shows that the present
.,c"casue mine VIII last only four years and a
e" opening must be started soon On property vet
10 BE purchased
rOHEiGN COMMERCE ~ FEBRUARY.
la values OF the imports and exports Of the
nnled states for February and the eight
wsn hs ending February * 1896 and 1891
h1''Fs-aes,e ........ .7es 3 ,77 100 100 20
Foreign ................ is.a.5G i55s7iss
''-I'ss Of duty sa ss;G 1s;so,