PRESS RELEASE Office of Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  --  September 16, 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 (09/08/05 through 09/14/05)

            Avg. Portfolio Book Value:  $      2,969,234,850.41

            Avg. Yield:    3.319 percent.

Unclaimed Property Division (09/08/05 through 09/14/05)

            Amount Returned To Owners:      $     246,300.61

            Number of Accounts Returned:                        728

Banking Division (09/08/05 through 09/14/05)

            State Receipts:            $ 276,175,846.32

            State Disbursements:   $ 140,388,777.96

            Electronic Transfers:                    30,186

            Checks Issued:                            34,681

            Checks Cleared:                          40,244

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