Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-03
CASH FIGURES PUBLISHED
Monthly Returns Of Nations Finances Prove
Nest Satisfactory.
WEATHER AFFECTS CROP CONDITIONS
snow Protects winter wheat Belt,
but Excessive Rains and Low
Temperature Hats Southern
Agricultural Progress.

WASHINGTON. March 2.-The monthly
comparative statement Of government re-
ceipts and expenditures shows the total
receipts for February TO have been S43,-
O2S.17e. and the expenditures SS7. $50. T4o.
leaving a surplus for the month Of S5,277,-
43O against 81. $50 44s for February, 1902.
The receipts from the several sources are
as follows: Customs. S21,17e.5s1; increase,
1855, 600. Internal revenue. SIS, ole. O6S; de-
crease, S2.44O.CO 0 Miscellaneous, $5,s1i,531;
increase, ss.S5O.O0O.
The expenditure on account OF the War
department shows a decrease OF nearly
81. 900, 900. On account Of the Navy de-
partment there lie an increase Of 3107, 600.
The circulation based on United States
bonds was s3Ss, $50. S61. an increase for the
year Of s1s,5 s ,43T and a decrease for the
month OF ST., 1884, SIS. The circulation Sc
cured by lawful money amounted to ga
13s. asa. an Increase for the year OF S5,77S.-
Sal and for the month Of S752,S77. The
amount Of United States bonds on deposit
to secure public deposits, including SIS
s54. 200 state and city bonds. was s15s.-
2Se. y7O. and to secure circulating notes,
s342, l64, $40.
Minis Make Much Money.
The monthly statement Of the coinage
executed at the minis shows that during
February the total amount was 50. 1876. $50.
as follows: Gold, s., 4Ss,5l0; silver. $751;
900; minor coins, S1s7.37O.
Public Debt Decreases.
The monthly statement Of the public debt
shows that at the close Of business on
February rs the debt. less cash in the treas
ury. amounted to 1897, s72. sss. which is a
decrease, as compared with January 81. Of
$685. SIS. ,
The debt is recapitulated as follows: In
terest bearing debt. Ss14,541 ,420; debt on
which interest has ceased since maturity,
1 ,230,510; debt bearing no interest, 1885,
T44.43s; total, 1882, 516, 1868.
This amount, however, does not include
1854, 725, 06s in certificates and treasury
notes outstanding. which are offset by an
equal amount Of cash on hand held for re-
demption.
The cash in the treasury is classified as
follows: Gold reserve, $50, 900, 600; trust
funds, 1854. 725, 069; general fund. S15s, 79s,-
646; in national bank repositories, $780,
$50. 65l; total, 1884, or. Se6, against which
there are demand liabilities outstanding
amounting to 1863, 53s, sss. which leaves a
cash balance on hand Of 3374.543,47O.
Winter wheat Does Well.
The weather bureaus general summary
of crop conditions for February is as fol-
lows;
With excessive precipitation and low
average temperature in the southern states
the month has not been favorable in farm
ing sections, but with lighter precipitation
and only slightly deficient temperature the
Ohio and Mississippi valleys experienced
more favorable conditions. In California
the first part of the month was abnormally
cold. but the latter part was more favor
able.
Winter wheat was well protected with
snow covering during the severe weather
from the 18th. to the 18th, and the reports
at the close ofthe month indicates that the
crop Is in most satisfactory condition In
some injury from alternate freezing and
thawing, while the lowlands have suffered
Ohio valley.
PubIIshed Rates In Force.
The Interstate Commerce commission
sent to the senate its reply to a request for
a committee 10 investigate and report diff
t~erences between import and domestic rates
from January to July, 1902. The report In
dicates that during the six months in ques-
tion the published rates from ports Of entry
to destinations on traf1c imported through
North Atlantic ports were maintained with
out exception and that published rates or
domestic trsf1c from those ports were also
observed during that period. It was ad-
mitted, however, that departures from pub
lished rates were formerly not infrequent
IOwan and Nebraskan Confirmed.
Combinations by the senate:
II. B. F. Mcfarland, commissioner OF the
District OF Columbia; Frank Dillingham; o.
California, consul general at Auckland.
Surveyors of Customs-G. L. Godfrey o.
Des Moines, Ia; B. II. Barrows of Omaha
Postmasters Missouri-W, B. Lewis o.
Eldorado Springs; W. w. Wehrli of Mount
CITY