Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-12-10

Spirits. .......... $4,000 371.7s s49444, Os9 IS
Tobacco. ........... "a, 1856 303 90 80 2i2s75. 90
Fermented liquors 1924 93sf7 sSO4, 679. ~
Banks and bankers. 3,77l,03l.46 1881 O67
Penalties, etc.,. 46l, 653.06 3S4, ZIG "a
Adhesive stamps. 1902, 376 IS G136 S44 "a
Back taxes under
pealed laws. $1,000. 6,329, 1890 764 $50 IA
Total. ........ S114, 075, 456.OS slO2 GA 746 90
There was decrease in receipts from
taxes on spirits of 1865, 261 80 /; to-
bacco. 81, 143, 427. At; fermented liquors,
$40, 258 II; banks and bankers, $685.
1919; from penalties, etc., S97, 1876. 70;
adhesive stamps, S1,565, $50 81 ; back
taxes under repealed laws, So, 564, 90l. :
sc. Total decrease, 81, 43O, 700. 10.
The number of brewers engaged in
the production of fermented liquors
during the fiscal years 1873 and 1874
was as follows:
In 1873. ,554
In 1874. 54
Decrease. oao
The comparative coin value of the
exports and imports of the United
States for the last fiscal year, as ap-
pears from official returns to the Bu-
reau of Statistics, may be exhibited as
follows
Exports of domestic merchandise. 1860 433 42l 90
Exports Of foreign roerchandise.... 16s46 6l9. 90
IOtal exports foSb, 2oJ VA. w
Imports 55I, 4O6 $4,000
Excess Of exports imports. 8 Is SIC Cos. 90
Exports of specie and bullion s &C, ss9 4O5 90
Imports of specie and bullion..... % 45i 10000
Excess of exports imports. s,,l75, 90
Total Of exports of
chandise, specie and bullion
over imports Of same. .....-....$ 57,052, 1877 90
The articles exhibiting decrease in
importation are principally unmanufac-
tured wool, 81. 1S3, 632 manufactur es
of silk, 81. 149, 29S; raw silk, $2,606,-
GIG manufactures of silk, So, 1893, 253 /;
fine linen, laces, and other manufactures
of flax, 1885. 636; cotton goods, ST.
007, 455 kid gloves, leather, and manu-.
facturers of leather, 81, 107, 52S furs,
1919, 427; hides and skins, 81 ,28l $50 ;
juse and iute butts, 81 All, 727.
OF domestic products exported the
following articles show an increase
in value, in currency: Wheat, S49,-
1853, 205; wheat -four, 50, S76, 43O; rye
and rye -four, 81, 44O, 999 corn and corn
meal, 81, 029, 500 cheese, 81. 400, 985 ;
butter, Sl39, 1852 pork 1901, 677 beef
and tallow, 81 ,576. GA; fish, 5000, 7l2 /;
leaf tobacco, $780, 46; oil cake,
S487, 79S; horned cattle, S454, 900 hogs,
1888, 435; agricultural implements,
S503, $50; timber, wood and manufac
lures of wood, 50, 233, 919.
The decrease in the expectation of
domestic products appears principally
in the following articles Raw cotton,
SIC, O19, 4s9 bacon, hams and lard, 49,
SIC, OBS; hides, 81 ,044,e 41; furs and
skins, 1891, 1876; leather and manufac-
lures Of leather, S518,976; sewing ma
chimes, $3.50, 424.
| The Secretary states that little i'm
provement is observable in the foreign
carrying trade. The total tonnage of
vessels of the United States is 4, 800, $50
tons, being an increase over the previ-
GUS year of 104, 626 tons. The tonnage
built during the last fiscal year is 432,
725 tons, which amount exceeds that OF
the previous year by 70. 479 tons.
The Secretary reviews the operations
of the revenue marine, which is repre-
scented to be in a satisfactory condition.
and rapidly increasing in efficiency.
The life saving service is also stated
to be in state of great efficiency. The
lighthouse establishment, which ex
ceeds in magnitude that of any othel
nation, the Secretary says, is keeping
pace with the demands for increased
aid to commerce and navigation.
The Secretary states that peremp
tory demand has been made upon tn,
Pacific railroads for the payment o
FIVE per cent. of their earnings, the ag
gregate amount..now due being So, 600,
COG.