PRESS RELEASE

Office of Missouri State Treasurer
Sarah Steelman


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  --  April 07, 2006


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 (3/30/06 through 4/5/06)


            Interest Earnings:                   $            2,159,076.06

            Avg. Portfolio Book Value:   $     2,837,611,352.68

            Avg. Yield:                                         3.967 percent*

                      (*Interest shown here is slightly lower than actual earnings because interest calculations are based on 30-day monthly cycle.)


Unclaimed Property Division (3/30/06 through 4/5/06)

            Amount Returned To Owners:      $       71,830.59

            Number of Accounts Returned:                       210


Banking Division (3/30/06 through 4/5/06)

 

            State Receipts:                            $ 449,557,640.10

            State Disbursements:                   $ 479,363,541.98

            Electronic Transfers:                                     93,748

            Checks Issued:                                           112,819

            Checks Cleared:                                         101,585

                      (Note: on March 31, the state received federal money to fund transportation projects and paid state semi-monthly payroll. On April 3, the state received federal money to fund Medicaid payments. On April 5, the state made payments to Medicaid providers.)


As of close of business April 5th 2006, cash balances were:

 

            Budget Reserve                          $   230,142,785.27

            General Revenue                        $   226,868,705.22*

                      *The GR balance includes a $225 million cash flow loan from Budget Reserve.

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