National Finances

Washington Citt, Sepfc. 3.- The reduction in the public debt during August past amounted to $7,324,676. The total debt now, less net cash in the treasurv, is $1,154,123,682, and of this amount $1,008,137,572 is interest hearing debt. The net cash in the treasury is $107,673,320, against 844,760,908 on Sept. lst, 1887. The Lold fund balance in the treasury is $206,38,036, against 8194,592,280 on Aug, Ist a month ago; and the silver fund balance is $42,773,346, or about $3,000,000 less than a month ago. The store of standard silver dollars in the treasury bas increased about $2,000,000 during the pust month, and now aggregates 8247,859,402. Deposita in national banks have decreased about $500,000 during the month, and now aggregate $59,091,238. Government receipts during August aggregated $34.623,180, or $1,000,000 less than in August, 1S87. Customs receipts in August this year were $21,968,f06, or about $750,000 less than in August, 1887; and mternal revenue receipts were $10,631,908, or about $250,000 less than in August a year ago. Bond purchases up to Saturday under the circular of April 7 last aggregated $23,161,400 4 per cents, and $10,554,300 4X per cents. The 4 per cents, cost $29,452,492 and the 4f s $11,361,653. The total coinage of all denorainations of gold, silver and nickel duriug the month of Aueust was 4,769,257 pieces of the value of $5,850,418.