Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-12-08

Tho annual report OF the Secretary
of the Treasury shows deficit for the
year OF $3S, 0IT, PAT. go. the receipts
having been s494, 1888. $50. rs and the
expenditures S532, 351, 20l.3
In the receipts are included S5S, 44S,
223. IS from the sale of the Union
Pacific railroad, and s6,3o3, 900 from
the sale of the Kansas Pacific.
The internal revenue receipts were
$40, 300. GAL. 40 and those from customs
$149, 575, 062.35. Military expenditures
were SOL, 500, 600. 20, and naval expendi-
lures s58, 500, 9S4 80. There was paid
out for pensions S147, 452, 1868. 81.
The receipts for 1898 were S63, 9a6,-
1856. S6 more than for 1887. There was
AN increase in internal revenue of
s24, 2l2, 067.20 and decrease in
customs receipts Of $26, 979, 064. 30.
The revenues for the current fiscal
year are thus estimated: From customs,
sl95, 000, 600; internal revenue, 1870,
900, 600; miscellaneous sources, $40, 600, :
900; postal service, S92, S74, CAT 81 total,
$57T, 674, 647.37.
The expenditures for the same period
are estimated as follows: For the civil
establishment, s93, 600, 600; military
establishments $3.50, 600, 600 naval estab-
llSu1ueuls DuU,VUu,OoOs luoiuu strNiccy
sl2, 600, 600; pensions, $14l, 600, 900; in
terest on the public debt, 81, 900, 900 I;
postal service, S92, S74, 647.27; total,
1859, s74, CAT. 81; deficit, $112. O00, 900.
1t is estimated that the revenues for
1900 will be: From customs, s205, 600,
600 internal revenue, 1886, 600, 600 mis-
celaneous sources, $50, 900, 600; postal
service, 800, 956, liz total, s610, 95S, l12.
l a,t INN tf.a fnf ny int rfna for
| tho same period are S64l, LOG, 400. "a,
| giving deficit of $50, 048, 1856
The Secretary compares the cir
culation on November LIST, 1893, with
that of November LIST, 1897, showing
IN increase In gold coin of Sl10, $40, 744i
in standard silver dollars, 80, 240, All
in subsidiary silver, s5, 446, OBS; silver
certificates, e1S. 33S, 656; United State:
notes, S47, 1904, 622, and national bank
notes, 50. 1886, FOL.
There was decrease in gold certifi
Gates Of 81, ATS, 200; Treasury notes
S5, 100, 175, and currency certificates
$28, go, 600.
The net increase in circulation wal
$3.50, S42, S78, giving an amount pc
capita of s24, 81, as against 1923. % ;
year ago.
The Secretary says that the year.
exports were the greatest ever recorded
averaging more than 100000, 200 |
month. the total being 81, 23l, 1872, $50
OF this the exports Of agriculture wer
1858, $50, $40, and of manufacture
$500, 697, 1854, both being the highes
, in our history.
For the first time the exports o
/ domestic manufacturers were create
than the imports of foreign manufac
! turers, while the exports were twic
] as great as the imports-a conditio
heretofore unknown, the trade balanc
] in our favor being more than twice a
great as that of any former year.
The value Of foreign imports wa
less than in any previous year excer
, 1880, though the population has in
i creased so per cent since that time
, The total imports were but 1916, 049, &C
against s764, 100, 412 the preceding yea
' and ST79, 724, 674 year earlier.
The importations Of gold were create
!. than in any preceding year, and th
exports smaller than in any year in Ii
. present decade, making the net in
a portations the largest ever known. III
4 total imports of gold were s120, 391, 81
i and the exports Sl5, 400, 39l, the n,
q imports being $l04, 1856, 2S3. The in
!, portations Of silver were $50, 927, 7Sl
!, value