The age-herald., 1900-11-13
TREASURER ROBERTS SUBMITS HIS REPORT Reviews the Condition of "UnCIe
 Sam'S" Strong Box TSANOtXPENDITURES Aggregate Estimated Circulation on Oc- tober l Was $2.ll3, ,294,es3, or \
 $27.O1 Per Capita Some
 Interesting Facts
RECEIPTS TSANOtXPENDlTURES

Washington. November 12.-The annual report of the treasurer of the United States, Ellis H. Roberts, on the operations and conditions of the treasury. as sub mitted to Secretary Gage today, MT. Rob- erts says the growth and prosperity of the country and the general activity of busi- ness are reflected in the transactions of his office. The net ordinary receipts of the government for the fiscal year were s567- 24O,S52, the largest in the history of the country except those of 1S66 the next high est by $47, 2SS. The increase of $51, ,2SO, ,232 over the preceding year was contributed from all the general sources, but chiefly from customs and internal revenue.
 On the side of the expenditures there was a net decrease of $117, ,35S, 1888 in comparison with 1899. so that the deficiency of $S9, Ill., 560 for that year was converted into sur plus of $79,527 ,O6O in 1900. Tie government receipts under warrant, including those on account of the public debt, were $1, ,3S7, 299,- 262 and the disbursements $,19594S, ,472, a large increase on both sides over the previ- ous year.
 With the exception of July, 1899, when there was a deficiency of sS,506,S32, a sur plus was realized for every month of the year, the one for June being the largest, $17. .S95, 159 The largest receipts for a single day were s5, 199,513, which was on February 26, 1900, and the largest expenditure $4,S0S,- GOO, on July B. 1900. The largest surplus on any one day was $4, 1896, on August 29, and the largest deficiency $2,31S,621, on July 5, 1899.
 The aggregate amount of money of all kinds in circulation on October l, 1900, Is estimated at $2,119, 294, ,9S3, increase of $1S0,S "A in fifteen months. The increase per capita was from $25.3S to $27 .O1. The per capita of gold at the latter date was 60, which is greater than that of all the currency in 1862, while the total of gold is greater than all the circulation at any time previous to July, 1879.
 On October 1 39A per cent of the total circulation was in gold and gold certif- cates; 264 in slver dollars, silver certif- cates and treasury notes; 15.36 per cent in United States notes and 1511 per cent in national bank notes.
 The metallic stock of money is estimated for October 1, 1900, at $1,O59 2SS,S20 in gold, $566, ,S55. .367 in silver dollars and bullion, and $S6, 900, 74S in fractional silver coin, an ag- gregate of $1,711, ,6A935.
 The operation of the treasury and It's branches are conducted in increa sing ratio in gold, the receipts of the fiscal year in that coin having increased $641, ,0S0 001, and
 
 There is an increase in the circulation of standard silver dollars in the autumn of each year, followed by their return to the treasury few months later. This Is an incident to the movement of the crops and to the free delivery by the treasury of such coins The amount in circulation November was $73, ,479, 469.
 The provisions made by Congress for the increase of the subsidiary silver coinage to $10O. 600, 900 have been a great conyen- fence, and the department, through the mint, has been able to supply all demands for these coins. The amount of them in circulation in January, 1890, which was only 54,2O2140, rose by October 1, 1900, to $79,- 432 194
 The treasury each year is called upon to furnish small denominations of paper cur rency for use in the movement of the crops. The amount of these exchanges at the sub suries in New Orleans, St. Louis and Chicago up to November 1, this year. was $S,436000, against 900 in 1S99 During the fiscal year there were detected and destroyed at the offices of the treasury S1l, 146 in counterfeit silver coin, note certi- ficates. 3277 five-cent pieces and 121 ,652 one cent pieces
 Bonds of the State of Arkansas for $780, 900, formerly belonging to the Indian trust fund, have been paid.