The record-union., 1897-12-08

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1-Secretary OF
the Treasury Cages annual report was
made public to-day.
The Secretary states that the receipts
and expenditures for the fiscal year
1891 We're as follows:
ORDINARY REVENUES.
The revenues of the Government
from all sources for the fiscal year end
ed June 80 1897, We're: From Gus
toms. SIG, sol 126 90; from internal
revenue. S146,6SS, ,574 20; from profits
on coinage, bullion deposits and ASSAYS.
SI239.Sl3 %; from District of Column
bia, S3,566, 1870 20: from fees-Consu-
lar, letters patent and land-$2. .SS1,-
800 II; from sinking fund for Pacific
Railways. $2,2111.173 -; from tax on
national banks, $1,912, 800 SO; from
navy pension and navy hospital funds.
etc, 81 DID,, 1913 05; from repayment of
interest by Pacific Railways, $942.-
l4S 80; from miscellaneous sources.
S9l31l9 SO; from sales of public lands.
SS64, oS1 Al; from sales of Indian lands.
SS4o,419 80; from customs fees. fines,
penalties, ETC., S5S6.S 6.S27 40; from re-
endorsements for cost of water supply.
District Of Columbia, 1921 ,097 75; from
iAiihA45 aiAt s'opI,Cop IL IIOLl
sales of Government property, S202.-
112 43; from deposits for surveying
public lands, S12S,320 TO- from Sol
diers' Home, permanent fund, S126.-
611 81; from sales of lands and build
ings under special Acts. SS1 ,319 20;
from depredations on public lands,
S4S.41S 81; from sales of ordnance ma
terial. S4S.36S 66; from postal service,
So, 665, ,462 49,
Total receipts, S430. .3S7 161 50.
EXPENDITURES.
The expenditures for the same period
We're: For the civil establishment, in
Guiding foreign intercourse, public
buildings, collecting the revenues,
bounty on sugar, District of Columbia
and other miscellaneous expenses,
SIS. o., ,061 60: for the military estab-
lishment, including rivers and harbors,
forts, arsenals and seacoast defenses,
S4S.930.26 50; for the naval establish
ment including construction of new ves-
sells. machinery, armament, equipment
and improvements at navy yards, S34-
sol, ,346 30; for Indian service, S13,
016,S02 46: for pensions, S141 ,053,-
164 63; for interest on the public debt.
S37, 791 40 AS; for deficiency in postal
lGE EtIuGS. I'll. .ItI.-to lOI pOStdi
service, $50, ,665. .462 73.
Total expenditures S44S, 1862 so.
showing a deficit of S1S,052. .454 Al.
OTHER REVENUES.
In addition to the ordinary revenues
collected during the year, the cash in
the treasury was increased by the fol-
lowing sums: From national bank
fund deposited under Act of July II.
1890 in excess of bank notes redeemed.
81 ,356,6 ,614 90 and from the issue of
per cent. bonds in liquidation of inter-
est accrued on refunding certificates
converted during the year 81, $40, max
ing total of S4,351 ,S54 80.
The securities redeemed during the
year on account of the sinking fund
were as follows: Loan of July and
August, 1861, S2,400; five twenties of
1862, 81 900; loan of 1868, $500; funded
loan of 1881, $500; funded loan of 1881,
continued at 312 per cent, $1,000; loan
of July and August, 1868, continued at
3h per cent, 81 800; loan of July. 1882,
81 900; funded loan of 1891, S23l 400,
fractional currency and notes, So, 1872.
Total, S252,O92.
As compared with the fiscal year 1896
the receipts for 1897 increased S2O,911.-
759 IL.
There was an increase of S13, 594,-
713 10 in the ordinary expenditures.
Estimates for the fiscal year 1898 and
1899 are given.
AVAILABLE ASSETS.
In regard to the operations of the
Treasury, the Secretary says:
''The Treasurer of the United States
reports that the total available assets
of the Treasury were $3.50, ,6S5, ,321 20
at the opening of the fiscal year, and
1914, I64, ,3T7 % at the close
Statistics are given regarding depos-
it's OF precious metals and coinage for
the year. He approves the recommen-
dation of the Director of the Mint for
a larger volume of fractional silver cur
rency.
MONEY OUTSIDE TREASURY.
The Secretary gives a table showing
the estimated amount of money out
side the Treasury to be 81. .106, 732, 904,
which he estimates is $23 % per capi-
ta Of the population of the United
States.
FOREIGN TRADE.
Speaking of the country's foreign
trade, he says the statistics of the De-
the domestic goods exceeds those of
last year by $16,275,000.
An analysis of the exports show that
those of the products Of agriculture de-
creased from rs per cent to 66 per
cent, while manufactures increased
from ID per cent. to 26 per cent. A
note is made of the fact that silver
has become one of the most important
items of export.
A general reorganization of the GUS
toms districts is recommended in the
interests of economy and better re-
suits
The Secretary says: 1.-The Tariff Act
of July "a, 1897. has not been in force
long enough to determine fully its
merits, but it is confidently believed
that when in full operation it will af-
ford ample revenue for the ordinary
needs of the Government. while ade-
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