Show OUR NATIONAL DEBT The reduction in the public debt during March amounted to 12808467 and for the first nine months of the present fiscal 1 I year 70912824 The National debt today to-day less cash in the Treasury is 318 223558 The net cash in the treasury today is 27859985 or about 3000000 more than on March 1st On July 1st 0g nine months ago the interest bearing debt outstanding amounted to 1210 1 637612 today the amount outstanding is 1102271112 of 3 per cent bonds there were outstanding on July 11886 144046600 and today is but 35973550 outstanding The gold coin and gold bullion fund increased in i the treasury today is 181539848 or nearly 7000000 more than on March 1st The silver fund balance has decreased de-creased about 7000000 during the past month and now amounts to 74521741 The store of standard silver dollars now amounts to 201672372 or about 3 500000 more than on March 1st Customs Cus-toms receipts during March aggregated 20544337 nearly 2500000 more than during March 1886 and internal revenue receipts 9355208 250000 less than during March 1886 The total receipts from all sources during March amounted to 33358365 or 3250000 more than i in March 1886 Expenditures for March were 21617 371 against 13981675 in March a year ago Custom receipts for the nine months of the current fiscal year were 163794398 or nearly 20000000 more than for the corresponding period of the preceding year revenue receipts were 83951734 or about 500000 less than for the first nine months of the preceding preced-ing fiscal year Erom all sources the re ceipts for the nine months have been 272721002 or about 25000000 more than for the nine months of the preceding preced-ing year On the other hand the expenditures ex-penditures for the nine months past have been 212980751 or about 25500000 more than the first nine months of the preceding fiscal year |