The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-12-15
Our Internal Revenue.
ANNrlE mronr or rnr ooMMianoNRn'

The report Of the Commissioner Of
Ipternal Revenue states the aggregate
receipts from all SOURCES, exclusiye of
the direct tax upon tho lands, nnd the
duty upon circulation aud deposits Of
national banks were for the fiscal year
1871, Sii4,0lI, ,lT62t. This sum in
clu,les the amount refunded nnd allow,
ed ui drawbacks Drawbacks hayn been
allowed ON general meFohandiso under
section III, act june 80, 1864. linn tied
by the act of March 81, 1868, amount.
ing 30 SO, SS7, 81 This amount is larger
/ than that allowed for ina fiscal year 1870
on account Of the adjudication of old
claims for drawbacks on cotton goals
rendered admissible by Joint resolution
NeJ7s, approved July IA, 1870. There
was refunded during tho past fiscal year
1 for taKrH illegally assessed, aIahs>0llectel
the slJhi " S6i7,bSI, This largd increase
over the year preceding was due 10 the
adjustment Of claims that had been sns-
pended during former years Tor more
complete consideration f; for instance,
the claim of one Of the States winA
was embraced in the ahOye aggregsitF.
and amounting 60 $40, $50 for taxes col
lected ON dividends declared upon stock
owned by the State. This was the larg'
est claih t.vtr allowed by the bureau,
and was referred 10 the Attorney
ral for his advice.
The COMMISSIONER estimate OF re-
eeipts for the current fiscal year, under
the present law, is Sl25, 100000.
\ The nSunber Of distilleTias 1pther tlIaal
fr,at Registered during the last fiscal
YEAR was 1913 The number of fruit
listaleries registered WAS 7,l49. The
total number Of distilleries regis
tered was s, 49,. OF the distilleries
tothcr than fruitl 5l7 wereoperate,htbrr-
ing thegyear and of tha fruit diIillar-
ies 4,007. lhe returns b tliis Ollie for
the last fisel year Show a totl I'D
,luction ih taxlhle gallons. from mate-
RAJ ufllar than fruit, OF "a, A7g, lAd; md
! from fi4fis. ., 199, 733 total yearly pro
7 dRrhon, 66,776, 100 The total quantity
Df spirits IN the Unitel States not in in
ternAl revenue warehouses The lst az May,
1871, was IL, lS5, 7l3 proof gallons, show
ing decrease in qnaff@y tas IflsraAA
since November i5, 1870, Of 4.452,5sJ
7 gallons. TheFeceipts from splrits for
the fiscal year ended June 80 1871, were
/ S44, Isl SIS. The amount Of tax rceeiy-
cd on fermented liquors al 81 barrel
was, ihlsTl, 81, ,l59, TAO The iheresatt
over former years Is believed TO be due,
I in part az least, % the greater attention
given 20 that subject by internal rpNapue
oliicqEnaiaTipg that year This Attanttpa a
I has TeW xlel snme detects in dhe II
Which al for early remetiial irri sirtst,4
! The total receipts from tobacco for
7 the fiscal year ended June 30. 1871, were
$50, ,57S, ,097lS As compared with the
/ receipts from the same source for the
7 preceding fiscal year. tbe increase j. -, =
/ 22S, 900. The tobll amount az Gfaiiufac-
tuned tobacco represented ily the amount
Ot collections for the fiscal year ended
june 80, 1871, WAS as follows Chewing
tobacco, snuff, Sc. tciass - cents o.
OF .SGS pounds; smoking tohacS3,'
scraps, shorts, &C. tclass l6 cents So
! 5i7, ,696 pounds Add to this the quan
tity exported-l0, 62l. 0S1 pouudss aall
the excess remaining in warehanssasJeile
%. 1871. over June 90, 1870, -, 81, CIV
ing ii total product Cor tlic year Of i05,
SIS. 963 pounds. The total number Of
cigars. che-roots, &C, on which taxes
we're collected WAS ,332, s4l, ST..