The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-06

There was produced during the year and In
po WoS sS so the record; n nj.
exhot fully all the spirits that were consumed ana
exported during the Two years. that for year 1869
tne consumption and expectation exceeded that OF
1865 to the extent OF 81, 1884, 40 gallons.
These figures are presented not for the purpose OF
showing the true amount Of production and con-
that PRIOR to the law Of July 20 1858, the ,vern.
meDt did not collect q tenth part Of Its tax on
distilled spirits
Alter July 20, 1893, AND prior to June 30.
1863 period OF eleven months, the
number OF gallons Of spirits shown by
the records or this once TO have been
produced, and the tax paid thereon
Wa .,.................. 80, 104, o41
And Of brandy from irult during the same
period. Observation-Disclosures. sT1, 1877
Total on which the tax was collected. $685. 1853
pr0ane1a d IN ha i1e n same Rerod and rs
Showing production In eleven months or e2I
Being At the Yearly rate Of 80, 10, 4ee gallons.
Inc Following tahie SHOWS the receipts for disted
spirits ana fruit brandy Tor the four Years ending
June 80, Is69:--
rear. Sniyftq g,oo,y,,
1885,. f2e 1857 1888 49s
1867. ..................... 2s,2s6,26s g6s, us
isss. '...'................. l@4l9'os2 s71sSs
These figures show simply the gallon tax. They
do not include the capacity tax special taxes
Of distlers rect,ners, liquor Dealers &c. which are
rate OF tax for those years was 81 per gallon until
July 40 ise', when II was reduced TO 80 cents.
ing June 20, 1852 the has been collected on all
the spirits which have gone into consumption, or
That Oil manufactured which the tax was unco!-
iecied, have been placed In bonded warehouse; and
not doubted that the results OF the current year
| willveriy the accuracy Of this opinion.
hEsuBvEfs AND CAPACITIES OF DisTILLyR1Es.
ACCORDING t0 the plan OF surveying distii cries
originally adopted by this bureau, the average fer
mehtihg perioh seyenty-nine hours There nave
been surveyed and operated, under the law Of July
20 1865 by THIS plan, sra dstiIieries Theae dfpti-
ieres nave total I1asniug and fermentnQ capacity
or l50 1856 bushels OF gram In twenty-lour hours and
spirit producing capacity OF 4T3 $50 gallons for Tn
same PERIOD The pumber OF these ulstlleres no n
In operation al. with producing capacity OF
245,il9 gallons eeen tweniyour hours when 0perat-
ing 20 their ful extent. The number now undcr
temporary suspension is 40, with a producing ca
pscity OF 2jO,zb2 gallons eacn twenty four hours
VIII renew operations during the wintar moulus
One hundred now running have resumed with the
approval o. the government, since the list OF Sep
tenlber last.
Having become convinced that the average fer.
nenting PERIOD Heretofore established was mncn TOO
great, and was means Of fraud upon me feyeuue
have ordered q resurvey OF all distilleries In the
United states. This work II now Progressing upon
the basis OF foryeight hours FOR the average fer.
time, though, under necessary circumstance aud
conditions, longer time may be given.
By tins resurvey the following result Is obtaned:--
The present capacity OF the Sc4 diseres, seven.
ty-nine b0urs' fermentation, 473,666 gallons for
every twenty-f0ur hourA
by the resurvey, at forty-cight hours fcrmenta.
ton the capacity for each twenty -four hours est-
mated at e,1,342 gallons
The present capacity Of the 80 distilleries now