A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 856 pages of information about A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents.

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 856 pages of information about A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents.
56,102,267.49
For the military, including river and
harbor improvements and arsenals 34,324,152.74 42,670,578.47
For the Navy, including vessels,
machinery, and improvement of
navy-yards 13,907,887.74 16,021,079.69
For interest on public debt 50,580,145.97 51,386,256.47
For the District of Columbia 2,892,321.89 3,499,650.95
Miscellaneous expenditures, including
public buildings, light-houses, and
collecting the revenue 47,986,683.04 54,728,056.21
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For the current year to end June 30, 1887, the ascertained receipts up to October 1, 1886, with such receipts estimated for the remainder of the year, amount to $356,000,000.

The expenditures ascertained and estimated for the same period are $266,000,000, indicating an anticipated surplus at the close of the year of $90,000,000.

The total value of the exports from the United States to foreign countries during the fiscal year is stated and compared with the preceding year as follows: 

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For the year For the year
ending ending
June 30, 1886.  June 30, 1885.
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Domestic merchandise $665,964,529 $726,682,946
Foreign merchandise 13,560,301 15,506,809
Gold 42,952,191 8,477,892
Silver 29,511,219 33,753,633
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The value of some of our leading exports during the last fiscal year, as compared with the value of the same for the year immediately preceding, is here given, and furnishes information both interesting and suggestive: 

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For the year For the year
ending ending
June 30, 1886.  June 30, 1885.
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Cotton and cotton manufactures $219,045,576 $213,799,049
Tobacco and its manufactures 30,424,908 24,767,305
Breadstuffs 125,846,558 160,370,821
Provisions 90,625,216 107,332,456
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Our imports during the last fiscal year, as compared with the previous year, were as follows: 

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For the year For the year
ending ending
June 30, 1886.  June 30, 1885.
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Merchandise $635,436,136 $579,580,053.80
Gold 20,743,349 26,691,696
Silver 17,850,307 16,550,627
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