The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-11-12
REPORT OF UNCLE
SANS GOLD BOX
United States Treasurer Roberts
Submits His Annual Finan-
cial Report.
TREASURY IS IN GOOD SHAPE
But. a Deficiency Exists Between.
Receipts and expendi-
lures.
TREASURY is m GOOD SHAPE
his WAS DUE TO 1HE WAR
The Increase OF Expenses on This
Score ior Four Months
amounted TO n Total
OF. $134, 97e,04b.

Washington, Nov. 5.-The treasurer
OF the United States, Hon. Ellis n.
Roberts, has submitted to the score
tary of the treasury the annul report
on the condition of the treasury for
the past fiscal year. The net ordinary
of the government were $405,-
321,335, an increase of $50, 597, $50 over
those of the previous year, while the
net ordinary expenses We're $443.3GS,-
$50, an increase of S7,759,423. The re-
sulting deficiency of S~3S,0i7,247 ex-
ceeds that of the preceding year by
$1,000 1893.
In the receipts are included $G4 ,75i,-
223 paid into the treasury on account
of the sale of the Union Pacific and
Kansas Pacific railroads.
Out of that We're paid ~$29,s50,952 of
the bonds issued for the construction
of the Pacific railroads, which went 10
increase the expenditures.
Up to the close of the fiscal year the
increase of the expenditures on ac-
count of the war with Spain We're
S43,941,732 for the war department and
Sai2t2,43s for the navy department.
For the four months of July, August,
September ard October. 1893. the ex-
penditures of the war department
We're SlO7, 5aO,s6s, being $a1,613,13l
greater than for the same months in
1897. For the same months in this
year the navy department expended
$27,459,57T, which was S16,014 1926 more
than was spent in the like period of
1897.
Uncle Snm's Assets.
Independently of the prospect of
revenue or expenditures the treasurer
regards the treasury as having been
stronger at the close than ut the open
ing of the fiscal year, the insignificant
shrinlfage in the amount of assets hav-
ing been more than compensated for
in the improvement which took place
in their character.
The total available assets were $S7i,-
764,aT7 on June 30, 1897. and $3.50, 606,-
7s6 a year later. by the addition of
the unavailable assets carried by the
$904,411,576 and $SG9,2202, 941 respec-
lively. On June so, 1898, the treas
urer's liability to the general treasu-
ury fund was $75,751, 1868. with n of
S66.465, 160 sustained in his capacity as
the depository of public officers, and
one of Se6,9s6,413 for moneys paid into
his hands, but not yet covered by war
rants into the general account.
The total currency of all kinds in
circulation shows an increase of $780,
539,249 from September 80, 1896, to
September 80, 1897, and one of $137,-
1854 in the twelve months ending
September so, 1898, a gain of $234,294,-
1o3 for the two years. There was an
increase in the circulation of gold of
Sa4,351,050.
In answer TO inquiries from the west
and northwest the treasurer has pre-
pared Il table which shows the amount
of the capital, surplus, undivided prot
its and deposits of the national banks
in the territory north of tile Ohio river
and west of the Mississippi river in
July in each of the last three years.
The aggregates for the three periods
are respectively $923, 979, TAG, $91S,252,-
479 and $9S7, s40,166. While these fig
ures do not show the of this
sort in their completeness, they fur
nish irresistible evidence of the
strength which this immense region
has gathered in the instruments of
commerce
History OF the Coli Balance.
A chapter is devoted to a review of
the history of the net gold balance
during The past ten years, detailing
the various bond issues and other
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