Federal Finance

The following statement will show the receipts of the Government for the three months ending Sept. 30,1877, compared with the corresponiling three months of 1876 : 1876. LS77. Custonin $37,604,728 $3(5,484,248 Internal revcuno 38,818,88a 28,528,731 Misi-ellanoous 0,742,400 8,705,487 Total $73,11624 $7:i,Tl,4llÜ An examination of tho foregoing figures shows that the receipts from customs and internal revenue feil off in th aggregate dnring the laat fiscal quartor $1,355,085, as compared with the same quarter of 1876, tho falling off in customs being $1,070,480 and internal revenue $248,005. Compared with the receipts for the quarter ending Sept. 30, 1875, the receipts from customs show a falling off of $7,749,378, while the internid-revenue receipts show au increase of $329,000. The following statement will show the expenditures of the Government for the last three months, compared with the corresponding three months of 1876. These figures do not includc interest on the public debt : Civil and miscollanoous $1#,937%3 tir,tins '28 War DspartmeM !i,7]r.c.oi 2,30'.f,19i tiavy Dujiartiuoiit 6,174,364 ,152,8 Interior Dexuirtmcnt 9,817,124 9,209.S0d Total $11,644,342 $il,3B 7,437 ïlius, whüe Üjo receipts have fallen off, the cconomy iu cxijendituro.s In;;, morís than compeumited tor the loss, and ihe quartcrl.y luiluucc shows a pro fit of over $1,500,000 in favor of the currcnt fiscal year. Unrrency Statistics. The Comptrollor of the Currency l'urnishes the lollowiug cxbibit of the issue and retirement of national-bank notes and tender notes, under the acts of June 20, 1874, and Jan. 14, 1875, to October, 1877. N&iiODB-bant uoto.s outniandlng wljon art of June 20, 1874, was passed $340,894 182 National-bauk notes issued from June 20, 1874, to Jan 14 „1876 $4,734,500 National-bank notos redeemed and retired between game dates 2,7(17,232 Increaso from Juno 20,1874, to Jan. 14, 187!5 t l,m;7,208 Natlonal-bank noten outstanding Jan. 14, „ l76 $351,861,450 Isatioiial-bauk iiotes redeejiifd and Tetired from Jan. 14, 1875, to date $58,866,036 Natioaial-baiik notos surrendpred bctwern same datea.. ,459,800 Total redeemed and surrenderod $67,325,830 Naüonal-bank notes ieeued bctweer same dates 31,356,335 Decrease from Jan. 14, 1875, to dato. . . 35,969,501 ÏTational-uank notes outetanding to date $315,891,949 Grcenbaeks on deposit in the treasury June 20, 1874, to retire notes of insolvent aud liquidatiiif; banks 3,813,675 Grccnbacks depositcd from Juuc 20, 1874 to date, to retire natioual-bank notes.. 72,256,145 Greenbacks on deposit at date 14,436,552 GreenbackB retired under act of Jan. 14, 1875 25,085,068 Greenbacks outstanding at d:-.te 356,914,932 National-Bank Cii-culation by States. The following statement by the Comptroller of the Currency shows, by States, the amount of national-bank circulation issued, the amount of legal-tender notes deposited in the United States treasury to retire nalional-bank notes, f rom June 20, 1874, to Oet. 1, 1877, and the amount remaining on deposit at the latter date : States gfl f 11 ï? and Tcrritories. „S oLa 5a fit $& SB Maine $ 1,123,781) $ 041,200$ 111,899 New Hanipslrirc. . . 493,468 38,200 4,320 Wnuont 991,970 593,147 40.900 Uassachuaetts 8,8 0,603 5,5iO,6(X)l 262,132 KhodeMand 219,060 617,3851 Sonnecticnt ! 1,147,320 l,314,84o !8,058 New York j 6,60(1,280 17.330,791 3,199,500 New Jersey 1,079.355 1,004,000 1(2,504 Pennsylvania 4,784,780 0,083,397 1,412,712 Delawarc 84,175 Maryland 194,010 1,349,180 215,840 Dist. of Cohlmbia. 8I5,9i!0 820,664 171,294 Virginia 324.100 1,485,772 2'.7,085 West Virginia 44.370 935,360 191,007 Nortli Carolina... 363,660 809,185 320,780 Bouth üaroüna... 27,700 953,380 134,210 Oeorgia 219,720 635,400 142,215 Florida 45,00(1 illabarna 107,000 94,500 87,063 Mississippi , 1.421 Louisiaua 122,130 2,735,000 750,699 rexan 116,100 229,310 24,113 irkansas 90,000 90,000 1,668 Kentucky 2,319,640 1,774,500 663,788 IViincasce 313,200 724,860 160,808 Missouri 159,470 4,005,7211 864;i61 Dhio 1,166,380 3,323,981 1,361.647 Indiana 1,682,970 4,258,539 822,358 Illinois 1,006.425 6,871,000 1,475,308 Miclligau 400,620 1,858,300 '233,873 ffisconsin 161,900 1,106,899 233.087 [owa 720,440 1,964,462 410,008 Minnesota 602 520 1,438,221 280,848 Kansas 30,000 748,471 271,317 N'cbraska 27,000 233,080 119,620 Novada 3,209 i'oloniuo 246,600 224 183 51,961 Utah 357,991 48,468 Montana 45,000 2,610 Lcgaï-tcnder notos depowitod prior to Jnnc 20, 1874, and remaining at thatdato 3,813,675 Total $36,090,835 $76,009,820 $14,436.552 The Four l'cr Cents. Tho want of immetliate snecesa in ncgotiatiug the new 4 per cents in Europo is admitted by the Syndicate, but olaimcd to be temporary only. European investoia refuse to invest in so low-priced a security so long as there is even a remote contingency that the Enropean war may involve greater nationsthan the present combatants, and so créate a great demand for capita! and high rafes oí interest. The 4 per cents, stand in the way of the 4 per cents. Many of the former are cbañging hnuds in London, and at so low a price as to prevent the sale of 4 per cents, at the figure put upon them. But the 4is will soon disappear. Tlie New York Sun reporta that people wlio subscribcd.for the 4 per cents, seem more anxious to sell out and forfeit their 2 per cent, deposita than to pay in tlie remainder of their subscriptions. The cause of this is said to be the increase of interest rates, cali loans conimanding 7 per cent.