Show GOLD IN STRONGBOX STRONG BOX I 1 more yellow metal in treasury than ever before washington aug 31 treasury statement allows that the amount 0 at net gold bold on oil liand hand is 13 24 this Is the jai largest gest amount on hand at ono one time little lit in the history ot of the department tho the next largest larg st amount baing ba ing been 16 on december 31 1198 tills this situation mitlon si Is account accounted e d for or by the fart fact that during the last to to 0 weeks or metro the tic reveau s ot of the government of 0 1 h tell ft aiom ola re BO to 90 ai pr cent are arc its pall ill in rold gold hav exceeded the ex x pena Huros at new york the customs receipts receipt ith the exception of from 8 to 30 10 per cent are all being paid in gold and at other important points the th excess excels of at gold has been nearly or quite as large the taday exceeded tho the expenditures tures by and for or tho the month the excess amounts amount to nearly since the first of 0 july however a doll dollert elt Is 13 shown of 0 the total receipts for the month are il of chich alch came from customs train from internal revenue and i from ous otis sources tho the expenditures amount to of v which aich was charged to the war department ta 4 to the 1 f navy to pensions and the 0 roma remainder inder to civil civi and miscellaneous interest and indian accounts for augut august lait lai t year the payments to the war department amounted to 34 |