Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-02
Monthly Statement Shows an
Increase Over Eight Mil
lion Dollars
RECEIPTS ARE FALLING OFF
Expenditures Show Something Of an
Increase, but End Of tho Year is
Likely to Show Largely Decreased
Deficit, as Month Of Juno Should
Show Surplus.

Washington May 2.The monthly
statement of the public debt shows
that ut the close of business April 80.
1905. the total debt, less cash IN the
treasury, amounted to $g97,Sl1.s4l,
which is an increase for the month o.
sS.593,3S4 This Increase is partly ac-
counted, for by n decrease of $780,
942 In the amount on cash on hand.
The debt Is recapitulated as follows:
Interest bearing debt ....$ S95. 16S.07o
Debt on which interest has
ceased since maturity. l.alO,0a0
Debt bearing no interest 3s4,9776O7
Total .................. $i,2Sf ,536,622
This amount, however does not In
clude $99S,41S.969 In certificates anu
treasury notes outstanding. which are
offset by an equal amount of cash on
hand. which Is held for their redemp-
ton.
The cash in the treasury Is classified
as follows:
Gold reserve ...........$ 150.O0O.0OD
Trust funds .............. 99S.41S,96o
General funds ........... 13o,s7l,35o
In national bank deposit
tories ................... ss,257,0o4
In Philippine treasury 4,S6s'sSs
Total 1871, 716,257
Against this there are demand la
bilities, outstanding amounting to W.
Os7. 397, 5T5, which leaves a cash balance
on hand of $2S4,31S,6S1. DeductinS
from this amount the gold reserve,
the deposits in national banks. and 10
the Philippine treasury which is known
as the working treasury. the balance
Is found to be $441,692,749.
Comparative Statement.
The monthly comparative statement
of the government receipts and expen-
ditures shows that for the month OF
April 1905, the total receipts were S39,-
77S.1S1 and the expenditures $4s,9ss,ooV'
leaving deficit for the month OF w.
211,419 AS compared with April lSo4'
the receipts last month show falling
off of s1,751,240, and the expenditures
an increase Of $1.979,336, making diff,
ference for the month of $S73Obbt
For the ten months OF the present fiscal
year the deficit is $336S9557.
The records of the treasury depart
ment show, however, that during each
June there is large surplus, so that
by the end of this fiscal year the de-
f1cit is likely to be greatly reduced,
probably to between $2o.ooo,OO0 and
$22, 900, 900.
The receipts during the last month
are given as follows:
Total Decrease.
Customs 20,040,945 $1,000,0oO
Internal revenue 17,3O0.35% $4,000
Miscellaneous 80. 2,436,sS? $4,000
The expenditures on account OF the
war department amounted to 1924
$50, decrease Of $48,O00.
The navy department shows an in
crease of $47S,OO0. Pensions show an
increase Of $622,000; Indians, an in
crease of s435, 1000, and civil and mis-
cellaneous, an increase of $1,0O0,O0O.
Monthly Circulation.
The monthly circulation statement
issued by the comptroller Of the cur
rency shows that the total amount of
national bank notes outstanding at the
close Of business April 29, 1905, was
$4S1, 244,945, an increase for the year
of S44. 164,372, and an increase for the
month of $5,296,000 The circulation,
based on United States bonds, amount
ed to ,766, an increase for the
year of $7,1SO,613 and an increase for
the month of $4,277,5S7. The amount
Of circulation secured by lawful mon
icy was s32,097. 179. decrease for the
pear of $71sO,e13 and an increase for
the month of $1,o1S,413. The amount
of United States bonds or deposit to
secure circulation notes was $452,855,-
100, and to secure public deposits $92,-
159,95O.
The amount of coinage executed at
the minis of the United States during
April. 1906, was s2,4s6,931, as follows:
Gold Observation-Disclosures. $50, 900
Silver 1874 900
Minor coins ............. 232,931
This, however, does not include L.
100000 pesos executed for the Philip
pines government.