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UNITED STATES

THE PUBLIC DEBT OUTSTANDING PEINCIPAL OF THE PUBLIC DEBT OF THE UNITED STATES VARIOUS YEAES, JAN. 1, 1791 TO l&iO, AND JULY 1, 1850 TO 1898

Year Amount Year Amount Jan. 1, 1791 $75,463,476.52 July 1, 1870 $2,480,672,427.81 ISOO 82,976,294.35 1880 a 2,120,415,370.63 ISIO 5:3,173,217.52 1890 b 1,585,821,048.73 1820 91,015.566.15 1894 h 1,668,757,127.68 is;30 48,565,406.50 1895 h 1,701,033,661.25 1840 3,573,343.82 1896 h 1,787,990,491.40 July 1, 1850 63,452,773.55 1897 h 1,8:32,074,708.90 1860 64,842,287.88 1898 b 1,798,066,921.90

a In the amount here stated as the outstanding principal of the public debt are included the certificates of deposit outstanding on the 30th of June, issued under act of June 8, 1872, for which a like amount in United States notes was on special deposit in the Treasur)' for their redemption and added to the cash balance in the Treasury. These certificates, as a matter of accounts, are treated as a part of the public debt, but being offset by notes held on deposit for their redemption, should properly be deducted from the principal of the pub- lic debt in making comparison with former years. b Exclusive of gold, silver, currency certificates, and Treasury notes of 1890 held in the Treasurer's cash, and including $14,133,560 bonds issued to the several Pacific railroads not yet redeemed.

Money money in the united states, in the treasury, and in circu- lation, on the dates specified [The difference between tlie amount of money in the country and the amount in circulation represents the money in the Treasury. Currency certificates, act of June 8, 1872, are included in the amount of United States notes in circulation in the tables for the years 1873 to 1891, inclusive ; since 1891 they are reported separately. The tabic rejjresents the revised figures for each of the years given.]

Year Money in Monev in Population Money Circulation United States Circulation per Capita per Capita 1860 $442,102,477 $435,407,252 31,443,351 $14.06 $18.85 1870 722,868,461 675,212,794 38,558.371 18.73 17.50 1880 1,205.929,197 973,382,228 50.155,783 24.04 19.41 1890 2,144,226.150 1,429,251.270 62,622,250 34.24 22.82 1894 2.42.4;U.7sl 1.6(0.80'<.708 68,307,000 35.39 24.28 1895 2,:)9>i,('i, 47:1 (� .'.I.s7s,(til0 84.33 22.98 1896 2,;347,:'.in;,(l06 1, 506,434, itOC) 7i,;)90,oo 32.88 21.10 1897 2,497,405,572 1,640,209,510 72,937,0(H) 34.24 22.49 1898 2,637,4:33,375 1,837,859,895 74,522,000 85.89 24.66