The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-02
TREASURY STATEMENTS
DECREASE OF S1,754,351 IN PUBLIC
DEBT DURING OCTOBER.
Total Interest-Bearing Debt Now
$1,000, 400, 75O-Receipts and Ex-
pcnditures for Month.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The monthly
statement of the public debt shows that at
the close of business Oct. 81, 1900, the debt.
less cash in the treasury. amounted to ST.
1O4. 4O2. 800, a decrease as compared with last
month of s1.754.S51. The debt is recapitu-
lated follows:
Interest bearing debt ....... 81, 001, 499, $50
Debt on which interest has
ceased since maturity ........-.. 3.430,030
Debt bearing no intereSt.......... $50, 4T,5n
IOtal .sl,SSl fVa,oo1
This amount, however, does not include
s74O. 965, $40 in certificates and treasury notes
outstanding which are Offset by an equal
amount of cash on hand The cash in the
treasury Is classified as follows:
Reserve fund .....................-. $loo 100000
Trust funds NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. TAO. 96o,679
General funds NORTHUMBERLAND. 123, 62S, 053
In national bank repositories
To the credit of the treasurer
of the United States........... S9,SlS,4S5
To credit of disbursing officers. 6,659,6 5S
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81, 11l,01l,SU
Against which there are demand liabili-
ties outstanding amounting TO 1874, O66,S44,
which leaves cash balance on hand or
$2S7, 005, 0S2.
The monthly comparative statment of
the government receipts and expenditures,
issued at the Treasury Department to-day
shows that the total receipts Tor the month
of October were S5l,626,067, and the expen-
ditures si7,99363I, leaving surplus for the
month of s., 632. AGO. The receipts for the
month were over 81, 900, 0O0 in excess of those
for October last year. The expenditures show
about the same increase over October, 1899
The receipts from the several sources of
revenue are given as follows: Customs,
SO, 552, 1888, an increase over October, 1899 of
81, 7i5 600; internal revenue So 691, 1f3, an in
crease of 81, 80 0e0; miscellaneous, s., 1881,
an increase of 1.110,000. The several items
of expenditure are given as follows Civil
and miscellaneous, $11,754S40, an increase
of Sl,l00.000; war, SIS, 169, 28, an increase of
s., 700 900; navy, 81 SOS, z5S, "A decrease of $522,
900; Indians $Si9,9fS. an increase of S196, 600;
pensions, $l0,64 500, a decrease of $4,000;
interest, S4,l92SIl, an increase of $4,000
During the last four months the receipts
exceeded those for the same period last
year by S5,6A,000, but expenditures exceeded
those of the same period last year by ST.
1853 COO.
The monthly circulation statement issued
by the controller of the currency, shows
that at the close of BUSINESS Oct. 81, 1900
the total circulation of national bank
notes was 1881. 625503, an increase for the
year of SIS, 90. and an Increase for the
month OF 50 2S9, $50. The circulation, based
on United States bonds was SOS, S41, 300, an
increase for the year of 500, 920, 526, and an
increase for the month of Si,61S321 The
circulation secured by lawful money was
$32 7Si, 203. a decrease for the year of S.
2l9,d7, and decrease for the month of
Sl,32S,l 9l. The amount of United States
registered bonds on deposit to secure cir
culating notes was 1901, La, $50 and TO secure
public deposits S10l, 03S, TO
The monthly statement OF the director
OF the mint shows the total coinage at the
minis of the United States during October
1900, to have been s9.50S6l0, as follows
Gold, S5,120O00; silver, S4i4S 600: minor
coins, $240,6l0.