The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-12-06
INTERNAL REVENUE
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COMMISSIONER DOUGLASS kkPoRfs zss.es
TOTAL RECEIPTS FROM ALL SOURCES STA ,075. 456
THE RECEIPTS FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL
YEAR ESTIMATED AT 800. 10000.
The report of the Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue shows that tue aggregated receipts
from ual sources for the year ending with June
last, exclusive of the direct tax upon lands
and the duty upon the capital, circulation, and
deposits Of national banks. were fl1,075, 456.
This amount includes sums refunded and al
lowed on drawbacks. The total amount
tobacco, and general merchandise. There /
was refunded for taxes illegally assessed and
collected, $685. 67. 80
DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINE, AND FERMENTED
g8s1 LIQUORS.
The receipts from the several sources relat- |
Ing t9 dssed gsts 81 the as
in the receipts from the gallon tax on distilled
spirits was $1O,013, ZIG, aud from the special
tax on rectfers and dealers in liquor. 1,O94.-
264, making a total incrssss from
tax on distilled spirits was raised from
50 to 20 cents per gallon, August 1. 1872. To
this fact is due the large increase in receipts
from this source. The large increase in re,
ceipts from special taxes is doubtless owing in
great part to an earlier and more thorough col
lection Of special taxes since the introduction
Of the present system of paying them by
stamps. A part Of this Sill 600 600 increase
was, however, offset by the loss Of nearly $4O0.
600, during the last year, by the reduction OF
the value of STAN 70 for spirits; other than tax
paid stamps, from IS cents to 10 GEMS each,
under the ct of June 6, 1872. and by the
| further loss of q little over 5000 OOO BY re-
peal, under the same act, of certain taxes re-
lating to spirits, lesying balance of a little
more than 81, 500 600 increase in receipts from
i all sources relating to spirits. The prcduc-
| ton Of splits during the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1873, was in taxable galons: Total
produc lou frJm materials other than fruit.
s6S 236 567; total production from fruit. 81. 9l4
500. Total, ST., Isl 1867.
The tax collected on spirits withdrawn from
warehouse during the fiscal year 1872 Was
$S2 457. 2S5. The tax collected on spirits. with
drawn from warehouse during the Fl seal year
1878 was e41, 1O2 921 The tax on spirits with
drawn for, export during the fiscal year 1873
was 81 651 04i II the tax had been collected
on spirits withdrawn for export during the rs
cal yeaF 1873, as vas the case during the fsc Il
Il year 1872 the receipts for the fiscal year 1873
| would have been increased SIC, 65l Oh, thus
swelling the recsipts from spirits withdrawn
from bond for the fiscal year 1888 to $42 153, :
962. A comparative statement, Therefore, OF
the receipts on account of all spirits sitndrlwn
from bond for the two years under like circum
stances, would show an increase Of 81 296, To6,
or over 81 per cent in the receipts OF the fiscal
year 1873, over those for the preceding fiscal
year. The act Of June 6, 1872, authorizing the
withdra al OF spirits from distillsry ware
houses for export. without payment OF the tax,
has been in operation since Angus l, lS72,
7 under regil atoms in this office, approved by
. tn, Secretary of the Treasury. ss
II The tax received on imitation wines during
the year ended June 30, 1873, was 1851 81
FERMENrED LIQUORS.
The tax received on fermented liquors, al
81 per barrel, for the years 1872 and 1878, wat
IS O09 500 70 and $50 1898 81 respectively.
! The number of brewers engaged in the m anu
1 focture of ferneu. ed ljuu0fs durinukt q fac
= year ended June 80 1873 was 3 554. distributed
. as follows. Alabama 5, Ariz ma Is, Arkansal
l, California 201, Colorado "A. Connecticut 81
{ % strict OF Columbia 49, Delaware 8, Dsknta
. Ford g. Georgia z, Idaho Is, Illinois $40, In
diana 15S, Iowa ia Kansas S., Ken lucky So
Louisiana II. Name 8, Maryland "a, Massschu
9 setts 80, Mi higan 202, Minnesota l33, Missis
= | eippi 3 Missouri 100. Moatana 81 Nebrssk
= 81 Nevada n. New Hampshire S New Je ss
& 81, keS Mexico New York 4Sl, North Caro-
y lima 2, Ohio z96 Oregon "a. Pennsylvania SOC
:, Rhode Island 6, South Carolina4 Tennessee Z
e Texas SO. Utan 80 Vermont Q, virgioia 10
2 Washington Territory IS, West Virginia q
!: Wisconsin. $50, Wyoming Is. g
The number of breweries reported for 1S7
was ,42l. 8s e hsl
{ The increase in the receipts of the last ove
: the preceding year will re seen to be, In mum
10 Der Of breweries 13s, in aggregate OF tax pal
,e $500 S54 IL, an average per brewery OF $165 8
ari - 81 TOBACCO.
Of The total receipts from tobacco for the fiec
e year ended June 80, 1878, were $34, 1856 80
m Compared with the total receipts for the fisc
le year ended June 80, 1872, here was q decreas
y: Of col eeLioDs on manufactured tobacco of a
al descriptions, of 81, 172917 There wss an il
~ crease in the total receipts from the manufas
y ture AID sale Of toJac, o, snuff, aud cigars.
It. all their forms, the receipts from the san
e sources for The preceding fiscal year. Of $3.50
IS 132. One hundred and sixteen millions, foi
al hundred and fifty thousand, nine hundred AZ
OF thirty four pounds. are given as the acsu
ad product Of the year, SO far As such produc
lie have been reported, and showing All iLcrea
ny over the annual production reported for Il
ut precs ding Hscal year OF $780, 79 pounds. II
on number of cigars, cheroots, etc, on whit
Zee ended June 80. 1878. was 500, 1874 GAG shoail
10 an excess over the number report,
ne for the preceding fiscal We
'es Of 279, 1898 GA Apprehensioas were entt
's- tanned by persons favoring the contiauauce
m the former system OF export bonded wal
ne houses that there would be a large falling of
10 che quantity of manufactured tobacco shipp
ay | to foreign countries under the present syste
ier These predictions, however. have not be
na- | verified by actual results, which show tn,
be notwithstanding considerable time was
say quired fully to introduce the change and
nc mi iarize shippers with all the details of {
ltli law and the regulations under which su
"a, shipments are now made, instead of there !
uid ing any falling off, there was an actual incres
on OF some 544 O64 pounds of exported tobac
Enc during the last fiscal year. the consolidate
Dut of the different rates OF lax on different class
len Of chewing tobacco has seemed to realize
Inc practice all the friends OF this measures p
VS. dicted OF good results. No branch Of the br
re- ness seems to have experienced any inconv
aon fence or suffered amy dimiDution in the amos
Of business formerly done under graded
in consequence of such uniform tax. Noto1
has there been large increase geners
in the production ard sale of j ma
ap factured tobacco, but it is believed I
ecs Increased business has been done with
10y sonabIe amount OF profit to the manufact
T ers. The Law in its present operation
~. thought to act equally and impaTlially.
lgns requirements have become better understo
OF There has been a more general acquiesce
anu in these requirements dur ng the last fiscal
aos, than ever before. There have been fewer
~ lations of law and regulations, fewer seiza
' -. and fewer prosecutions reported. ~
snvl MISCELLANEOUS FIGURES AND SUGGESTION
past The decrease from banks and bankers
ded, adhesive stamps is due to the legislation
~ ct proved June 6, 1872 The class entitled
,taa tic1es and Occupatinns - formerly taxed