New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-26
HIGHWINEs. q
of a farce.

HIGHW1NES.
1t il a question among business men why an
article of so much Importance in commerce as High
wines should be selling at price so FAR below the
cost of its production. The original cause for 1t was
undoubtedly the supply that was for some time afforded
by fraudulent distillaton. which impaired confidence
in its vane and since then the fear that the property
so manufactured might be seized by the Internal
Revenue Department for the non'payment OF taxes
But these causes no longer exist, inasmuch 40
fraudulent manufacturing has ceased and proper pre-
cautions Lave been taken to prevent its resumption.
while it will be seen by the following order lately pub
shed that the Department does not intend to subject
innocent holders to loss
WASHINGTON. July Ia. 1865.
Until otherwise ordered it will be the policy OF the
Government not enforce its right to forfeit property
in tue hands Of innocent purchasers Tor value Oh ac
count OF the frauds pcrpetratcd BY It's producers
WILLIAM ORION. Commissioner.
Tie measure o, the value Of "Highwines therefore
is now the quantity hand tie rapdity Of Its consump
ton: and the of its production On those points the
following statistics will instruct our commercial readers
No diseries in the country are at present running
The Western dstleres entirely ceased about the LIST
OF pril last and portion Of their manufacture De-
tween is of January and ho last Of April went into
bond and so remained until it shipped to the sea.
board. and thence exported
MOVEMENT AND STOCK OF HIGHwrNEs, JULY g. 1865.
NETWORK.
Jan l. 1904 Stock on hand. bbls 80 O0O
Manufactured by city distilers since then 800
Receipts since then to July ], ls65.......... 3toN
Total number OF bbls Observation-Disclosures" 40 osV
raJ-c, s,oot ON hand July 1855 - 10000
Total consumption past Is months bbs. $50
Being average consumption per month";. oso
Average consumption per day .-.-.-..- GO
CINCINNATI.
Stock on hand Nov. 20. 1854. per report Of
Internal Revenue Inspector. bbls. 4sOOJ
Received since then from AL sources. 47.329
Total number Of sa32s
Deduct shipments to July |. 1865. 1916
Consumption 90 bbls per day, 1913 daysll, $50 1895
Stock July l. .bbs. 1924
BUFFALO. -
Stock on basd July I. 1865 bbls. 10 $50
Deduct held by Rectihers included in
above. -..lJW 80.
Held by Government. .........-..... $40 ''N
Total number Of bbls. ................-.... s'%5s
CHICAGO
Stock on hand May 90 65 per actual count bbls % 5
Receipts since then 20 July |. 1850 i'o's
ro,,lbbl,...........................a7,l5 i
Deduct sSipments;frOm May 20 to July /, sa. s1s,
Held by Government and notIlikely to reach
the market for several months 3dOOl3ss'
1t will be seen by the foregoing statement that the
stock Of the whole country did not exceed on the LIST
uly instant d. 900 barrels all Of which is held in the
cities of N,w.York Chicago Cincinnati and Buffalo
The cities of Philadelphia Boston Baltimore Albany
Troy Pittsburg and ST. Louis axe nearly bare OF the
article and they are all dependent on the four first
named cities for their supplies. Chicago and Cincln'
natl have only enough meet the wants OF the West
and South. est, for q very short period OF tpe ID
the first OF the month the southern States were opened
10 its introduction and is impossible to estimate the
large quantity they will need Taking oil these iae'
into consideration, and the certainty of so speedy
an exhaustion Of the entire stock there seems
20 be no good reason for the price "
Hirhwines ruling a, only 10 cents a gallon above
the tax when it cannot be produced at less than fo
IS TO 10 cents gallon at the present cost OF VIC mate
rial of when IL Is manufactured. III the yearly con-
sumpion of the country be great us 1t was In leoO
viz - COO 600 of gcloHs being equivalent to about
400 600 barrels It is easily seen that the present.
stock must soon entirely disappear. IL Is probab.s.
therefore that there will be early appreciation In the
nree of this important article Of consumption; saos,
fact ma will enable our dstilleres TO recommence IN
ming and orr Government realize the large revcnus
that was anticipated by Congress when the preseh. "
WAS imposed A large amount OF property mas o''"
conG.cated belonging to those dstiilers when na.s
tempted 10 dcfraud the Government OF that
hut such n detective system has boeu adopted I" WI"
undoubtedly put IN end to further attempts VI JUG