The herald., 1898-08-13
STATISTICS OF RECEIPTS AND
EXPENDITURES
WORLDS BEER PRODUCTION
American Bankers Association.
New York Savings Banks-Legal
Observation-Disclosures
OFFICE OF THE HERALD,


The features of the statistics of receipts
and expenditures for the first month of the
treasury year are. the increases In the In
ternal revenue receipts on the one side and
in the expenditure for the war and naw1k
departments on the other, as compared
with the corresponding month of last year.
While the receipts from customs show.
says Bradstreet's, decline Of nearly ST.
100000 as compared with July, 1897, the re-
cetpts from internal revenue show an in
crease of over Sc, 100000. The total receipts
for the month amounted to $40, S47, 108 which
represents an increase Of over "a, S00,0 900 as
compared with July, 1897, and of over $10.-
100000 as compared with the month pre-
cedlng. The expenditures for the month
amounted to $74.2e3. ats, an increase of more
than SIG, 10000 over those for June, and Of
over $24, 100. 900 as compared with July a
year ago. Not far from half of the expen-
ditures for the month were on account of
the war department. The expenditures
were little over 81 900, 900 in excess of the
expenditures in July last year; in the
month just closed the excess on the same
side amounted to over $50, 100000.
For the first time in several months.
says the same authority, a decrease Is
noted in the amount of money in circula-
tion. Only one item showed an increase in
August, namely, standard silver dollars
and the amount was small-only $33,545
The most marked item of decrease was
: SIS, 713, 1876 in gold coin, the other noteworthy
decreases being $S4SS,142 in United States
notes, $4O70,000 In currency certificates of
1872 and 81, ,027 In treasury notes of 1890
Silver certificates fell off $.539,644 In
amount, and national bank notes were less
~ 81, Ola, O61 than a month ago. The net de-
crease amounted to $34. 237. 405. The money
end bullion in the treasury showed a net
increase of $32. ,521 for the month. The
decreases were of small volume. The most
noteworthy item of increase was gold coin.
the amount of which was greater by $21.-
06S,1S than on July 1st
AS compared with the corresponding date
last year the gold coin in circulation on
August LIST showed a gain Of over $135, 100,-
900. Standard silver dollars showed an in
crease of over $4,000 subsidiary silver
one Of over s4.S00.000. silver certificates
of over $3l.10O,000. treasury notes Of
1890 one Of nearly Sl4.200,000, and United
States notes one of nearly $25, 700,0 900. Cur
rency certificates showed decrease of
over $40, 300 900, national bank notes one Of
nearly 100000 and gold certificates one of
over 81, 100000. The total amount of money
of all kinds in circulation on August list
was s1,S09, 1876, 344. which represents an in
crease of over s162, 700 900 for the twelve
months. The circulation per head Of pop
ulation is estimated by the treasury Off
Gals, on the basis of a population of a.
CSC, 900, at s24.23, which represents a de-
crease of 81 cents for the month but an in
crease of s170 for the twelve months end
ing Herewith. BY reference to the stalls
tics given out by the treasury department
at this time last year it will be found that
the figures registered an increase of more
than s1s1 100000 over the year preceding.
so that there has been an increase of over
$500. 0OOO 900 in the amount Of money in cir
culation during the two years that have
elapsed since national campaign was
waged against the present monetary stand
ard on the ground that 1t worked toward
a contraction of the circulation.