The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-11-11
THE Treasury REPORT.
United States Treasurer Roberts
Yas Submitted His Annual
Report 10 the President.
REVENUES AND EXPENSES INCREASED.
III. ,.rovi,c strength Of tho Treasury
Yearly Demand for small H"''s me
lncr-as. LA Circulation Figures SNOW
ins Increased financial strength in tn"
West and North.

luer...s. in Circulation CURES SHOW
ing Increased iinanc AL strength in the
West and North
Washington. NOV. 1.-The treasurer
OF the United States, Hon. Ellis h.
Roberts. has submitted 10 the seerc-
tary ct the treasury the annual re-
t,ort on the transactions and eondi-
ton OF The treasury Tor the past fiscal
year.
The net ordinary revenues OF the
government Were sos. .S35. an in
crease OF S5..5g7.6s0 over those of the
previous year. while the net ordinary
expenses were Sil3.3G>. 5s2. an increase
OF S7..594.i23. The resulting de-
ficiency OF So .Ois.a+. exceeds that oil
the preceding year by Sl9.99l,'95-
In the receipts are included sG4.5ei.-
30 paid into the treasury on account
Of the sale of the nion Pacific and
Kansas Pacific railroads. OF them
were paid SO. s5Og52 of the bonds is
sued for the construction of the Paci-
nc railroads. which went TO increase
the expenditures.
In to the close OF the fiscal year the
increase OF the expenditures ON ac-
count of the war with Spair was >i5.-
o41..32 for the war department. and
Se4gGa. AS for the navy department.
For the four months of July. August.
September and October 1875. the ex-
penditures Of the war department
were Sl07. 52O. sos being Ssl,6l3.l31
greater than for the same months in
1891. For the same months this year
the navy department expended S27.-
459577. which was SlG.014.C26 more
than il spent in the like period in
l>as. IN to October 81 the war with
Spain added 10 the Disbursements of
these two departments the sum OF
Sls4.g32. 22s.
Growinc strength Of the Tr~asury.
Independently Of the prospect OF
revenue or expenditure. the treasurer
regards the treasury as having been
stronger al the close than AT the open
ing OF the fiscal year. the significant
shrinkage in the amount OF the assets
having been more than compensated
FOR in the improvement which took
place in this character Against n
net loss Of s.. 100000 in the total hold
ings available for the fiscal operations
of the government. there was gain
OF upward Of S26.0o0.oOo in free gold.
coupled with an increase of nearly
$4,000. 600 i'm absolutely secured de-
posts with banks. and these changes
tor than
the loss Of so much on silver and treas
ury notes.
The total available assets were
ss-4.6a.37. on June 30. lsa1. and
sSs9. 606.733 a wear later. Iiy the addi-
rim Of the unavailable assets carried
IN the department. these totals are
swelled 10 S9Of .411.5. and SsC9-eo2,eil
respectively on June 20 lsa>. the
freasurer's liability to the genera
fund was S..5..5l sos. with one o.
$50. 4G5.1o sustained in his capacity
as the depository Of public officers
and one Of s2G.gs6.4l3 for moneys paie
into his hands, but not yet covered by
warrant into the general account.
Tn. Yearly Demand for small Notes.
In every year. during the period o
the movement Of the crops. there IS
demand in the producing parts 81 IN
country for small notes. i'y fore
= Thought and care during the past iisca
! wear and the autumn following y. al
! adequate stock Of notes Of diffcrcn
: denominations was provided. ana m
y exchange OF small notes for large wa
readily made.
L IN. outstanding notes OF the de
q non. nations Of $40 and under. whicl
decreased in volume by Sll.522.l 10
y from September 20. 1896. TO the sam
date in 1897. Increased by sil.65'.o'
r, IN the IL months ending Septembe
4 80. iS9s
o The gold in circulation rose steadil
/ bv Si9. 3a7 POS in the former Of the tw
periods. and by Sgi .55l.059 in the la'
ter
The total currency of all kinds i
circulation shows an increase of S96
r. 5s9.a4o in the former year and one 9
si37. .55.s54 in the latter. gain O
Sa34. 2g4. lO3 for the TWO years.
Inquiries Answered.
~ In answer TO inquiries from the Yves
NJ mud northwest the treasurer has pre-
" pared a table which shows the amour
u OF the capital. surplus. undivided pro
re its and deposits Of the national bank
IN in the territory north of the Ohio an
IS west of the Mississippi in July in eac
ID Of the last three years. The aggr,
n gates for the three periods are succci
- sively S923.979.,i6. i-..2j2i7O an
h Sgs1. $40. 16O. While these figures Il
id not show the resources Of this sort
he their completeness. they furnish j
n resistible evidence of the strcngt
vs. which this immense region has gail
w cred in the instruments Of con
merce.