The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-30
Of ths United stases from 1859 to 1895 inclu-

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For the five years prior 70 and including 1894 the
asa and II o IN o e n
years next succeeding June 80 1851 the annual
has been about two hundred and sixty two millions
For the five years prior to and including 1851 the
sge annual value Of exports was including gold not far
from three hundred and millions Of dollars
1861 tho over three s isa
millions, also including gold. n
With the return OF al least one and half million OF
men from unproductive 70 productive avocatons and
with renewed demand for cotton and naval stores
:. greatly enhanced prices coupled with a re-
son think II safe. to estimate tho average value
Of our exports Tor the three years next sue
eeodng june 3d. 1904 at not less than four hundred mil
lions OF dollars; and experience has shown that the
demand for foreign commodities by the people OF tho
chase tho same, believe that further warranted
IN assuming that the average annual value Of impora
san h1ss hundred any %ons aO na' %
The commerce. OF Great Britain is estimated 10 be In
sreasng At the present time =. from eight 70 ten per cent
the expansion Of onr population TO thiryeght millions
U lseSa number at least one fifth In excess OF that
Great Brtainprogresson not retrogressi0n, In Amer
can commerce, should be anticipated. saf
As the average Of the present understood to be
those mportations upon which duties are Ievied--the
average having greatly Increased during the past
and other articles previously on the ree list as well as
by some additions TO- other articlcs-the Commission,
q sna Of the free list SS
e 70 estimate the amount q revenue deriyabs from
Indeed Ia view Of the facts developed by the Com.
mission In their investigations showing tho enormous
sces Of importation by Of tho war see special re-
ports on tea, coffee and SUGAR. and the almost equally
rapid increase In the consumption Of the articles
since the war, they think they may safely assign
greater revenue from customs than that above given.
Ne Of coffee in tho Unsd States
= sss than pounds IN isas bSrns The same same
period tho consumption OF sugar decreased from thirty
one 10 nineteen pounds per capita; and OF for
whole country about twenty per cent The gain in
n 1895, compared With 1864 will not probably be
les than $40 while the aggregate revenue for
SAat year from the three articles will probably ex-
soed $40 COO 000 should also be borne In mind that
- the termination Of the Reciprocity treaty, many
vases free OF duty viii hereafter be subjected 10 duty
snd thus form another element Of future increase in tho
INTERNAL nEvEsus-- AGGREGATE RECEIPTS.
We come next TO the consideration OF those OF
reyen0e refeable TO the excize internal taxation
The aggregate receipts of internal revenue for the
6sa years $685. 1864 aud 1885 arc returned as folIows
Sal 003 102 %
lIcsS9eza q
rOr Tie caen; sca ..r ihe commissioner q Inter
nab Revenue IN his report under date OF November go
80 estimated mo receipts OF internal revenue q
ne Commission January 1892 the com,nnslonsr
sm iunsr aata oDsanea nnse inc P.Dnsas,on Of ms
fiscal year win probably reach e3oo, 600 000 The Ger
Hecsses q deposit" RECEIVED at the Internal Revenue
vpon hooks Of the cashier amounted TO Sis u.s. o.
! DfsTrLlxp sPIlIs -~-.~.z. ---~-- y
OF the various sources Of revenue included under the
internal revcnue that OF distilled spirits ranks i'm
pertance. The amount Of revenue derived from this
source for the several 6sca yeas during which the Inter
"a, .. law a.. been IN operation T. :; 70
-. ........................... 3lsl.sU 80
Ssins the fiscal year iscs The tsr was uniformly
s.asy oens per salon ycs The ascal year lse4 the
lSo2 Il was q 80 per gallon, and afterwards a. or
sAs receipts from excse on distilled spirits In the
yea 1895, $500 7sa. or nearly one-fourth Of.
soaded and paying the former rate Of twenty and sixty
- average taxable production ol distilled spirits per
veog from beptember l. lSo4 % June 90 1896 a. re-
,no ~ ss@ . ms5 the
~ during the ls6o was IN sxcsa. Of 90 900 900 gal
a1u,,on Of the country. under the influence Of ths
.sd Sy ,hc commssion at from 900 70 q 600 900
ons and with the continuance OF the present rate OF
sxsse they have no reason to believe mat this amount
wl for some years come DO either largely increased
%s ssou. !. pr.s.n. rsqor.d 70 supply III. con-
Spsion Of the country, the Comm ssou estimate that
psably about 90 600 gallons required for drink
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:.ogn. q spirits sxpo.ssd from Which y rssson q the
~ssd in ~ ssv o.s vssS he. ~ scc",Srr ~ ~
n ny , oss ys ~ ~ "a ~ .s,,ons e
onsaa o.uihs S.oo..0u - - ss-so. -.
~. ~ Si.,,eS IHuor. The commiss,on AZ mani
os,v or The Opinion that he present. rate OF two dol
~ pey rsou Il In exces Of tho proper revenue standard
nd ths reduction will be for the ipteress both OF the
,.vsnue And a ths country The rrasons which have
~ "a this conclusion are m detail In The .pe
sl penort mo 6 ON isfilIed SpiritsU 10 whI.h Inc
Gonnsaon would rospectiuly ~ siteution Tfsv ac-
sr16SSlv rsor mend that the rnfe al tax on drtcd
-,xLSfS$ sSS,,sad A. one dcar ,,sr g.Iion
wh M rsfs ~ duty and WIN fhs iocrcsss A. me
s.nusI ton far ndussris prvpoess tetiuaied a.
~ Icss than ID 600 600 gaons) witch must follow ths