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Show i. --------- " lll"P-fi BJ lllJ HJ U !Bg PUBLIC DEBT SHOWS INCREASE IN APRIL WASHINGTON. May 3. An Increase of 845.-td4.S63 In tho public debt durlnff April was announced today by tho treasury. treas-ury. On April 30, the total debt stood wBwsm'r-' i i jtiL-i- men at $23. 190. 201, 366 as compared with $23.-144. $23.-144. 016.493 on March 31 Tho Increase was explained as maluly duo to tho sale of about $160.000 000 In treasury certificates as compared with maturities during the month aggrci;ut-Inii aggrci;ut-Inii about $60,000,000 and other debt retirement! re-tirement! tu about $60,000,000. Ordlnarv receipts during April aggregated aggre-gated $rj7,919.000 rninpnred with flBO.-WO, flBO.-WO, 000 last year, while ordinary cxpcndl- I l I turos totalled $242,560,000 against $491.- uj 000,000 In April last year. , jl Publlo debt receipts for the month ag- 2, gregatcd $176,857,000 against $208,140,000 i. a year ajto. while public debtors atr-'- I:. gated $131,273,000, against $192.850000 In It H April a year ago. f' l& ' brail l Winnipeg. Canada, la tho Greatest j cash grain market in the world. iBHl f?viiHI HHHi t1il , - Wv.-m |