Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-09-02 | Page 1 | Smaller Deficit of Treasury is Shown

SMALLER DEFICIT OF ' TREASURY IS SHOWN WASHINGTON. Sept. 1. There was a deficit of $7,111. 72-S ln tho oidiuury receipts re-ceipts and disbursements of the treasury department for the month of August, as compared with a deficit of Sl.l.lO.'t.IMO for July. There was also a smaller deficit Iu the receipts and disbursements for the construction of the Panama canal, the shortage being $3,070.21:1 for July, and J2.00t.127 for August. Tho. public debt, lehs the cash balance in the' treasury at the beginning of business busi-ness today was $t.OI7.f27,2ll. This does not Include $1.. "1:5.211. 8fiP ln certificates' and. treasury notes, which Is offset by on equal amount of cash In the treasury. treas-ury. The statement of the cash in the treasury treas-ury shows a total of $1, 722.2.10,121. divided divid-ed as follows: Reserve fund, gold coin and bullion. $150,000,000: trupt funds, $l,34P..2U.S6n to offset certificates and treasury notes: Hcncnil fund. $109.03 1. 2.1-1 : In national bank depositories. $.'.1.022. "It;, and In the treasury of tho Philippine Islands. $5.-901,271. $5.-901,271. X