Show UNCLE SAMS FINANCES St lement for or r Shew Them to be beIn bein In Good Condition ilio Iho Ill bile lIec br or the Iho rul Six Nix by II uro Slim Shill Jan com para Ue tire statement or of th government reo re receipts and shows that for tor the month of December the receipts as against for tor D December ember The expenses nes dur lag last month were as compared with for tor Decem December December ber 1898 which leaves a 11 surplus for or last of oC as against n a deficit ot of for tor December The receipts from Crom nil all source during the lost six si months amount to with expenditures amounting to 2 which leaves a surplus for forthe I the halt half year or of as against II a deficit for or the corresponding period of last year car or of Following are the receipts from the several sources or of revenue luring during the thelast thelast last month together with the Increases as compared with December Cue Cus Customs toms tome revenue j Increase The receipts from miscellaneous miscellaneous laneous sources show nn an Increase ot of The charged to the war department during the last month amount to IS as against for the corresponding month In ms Na Navy department as corn com compared pared with for tor December last year eor or Of the paid out on ne ac account count of Interest during the month about was anticipated Janu Jaan January ary Interest The monthly statement or of the public debt Issued todo today shows that at the cloe or of business December 30 1899 the tho debt less cash In the treasury amount amounted ed cd to a decrease for the month ot of This decrease Is accounted for b by the purchAse of bonds during the tho month The debt Is ns as follows debt Debt on which interest t has censed ceased since maturity Debt bearing no interest Total This amount however does not In dude elud In on ami 1 treasury notes nOles outstanding which are offset b by an equal amount or of cash on hand The cash In the treasury Is classIfied ed ns as Gold I old 2021 liver S Paper I opec Deposits In national bank depositories disbursing officers and ond balances etc Total otal T Against t which there are demand lia ha liabilities outstanding amounting to which heaves a net cash bill bal balance anco ance on hand or of |