PRESS RELEASE Office of Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  --  August 19, 2005

State Treasurer Sarah Steelman’s

Weekly Office Performance Report

            JEFFERSON CITY—Below is a weekly accounting of the activities and performance of the three divisions of the Missouri Treasurer’s Office.

Investment Division (08/11/05 through 08/17/05)

            Avg. Portfolio Book Value:  $      3,087,928,568.34

            Avg. Yield:    3.272 percent.

Unclaimed Property Division (08/11/05 through 08/17/05)

            Amount Returned To Owners:      $     149,507.60

            Number of Accounts Returned:                       418

Banking Division (08/11/05 through 08/17/05)

            State Receipts:            $ 225,295,056.04

            State Disbursements:   $ 353,029,663.33

            Electronic Transfers:                    64,786

            Checks Issued:                            46,915

            Checks Cleared:                          46,203

            (Note: On Aug. 15, the state made a distribution to schools, paid semi-monthly payroll and made MoDOT contractor disbursements.)

Contact: Mark Hughes, director of policy and communications (573) 751-7595
Email: mark.hughes@treasurer.mo.gov.
An electronic version of this release is available at:
http://www.treasurer.mo.gov/newsandevents.asp