New-York tribune., 1874-11-20
ABSTRACT OF THE REPORT.

be very rapidly developed.
ABSTRACT OF THE REPORT.
THE AGGREGATE RECEIPTS FROM ALL SOURCES IN
EXCESS OF THE EsTIMATEs-A CONSIDERABLE
INCREASE IN THE TAX ON SPIRITS WITHDRAWN
FROM BoND-AN INCREASED ACTIVITY SHOWN
IN ALL OPERATIONS RELATING TO BONDED DIS
TILED sPIRITs-PRosPERrTY IN THE TOBACCO
TRApE-INCREAsE IN COLLECTIONS SINCE THE
NEW SYSTEM WENT INTO OPERATION
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-COmmissioner OF
Internal Revenue Douglass in his report to the secre
tary OF the Treasury that the aggregate receps
from all sources exclusive OF duty upon the capta'
circulation and deposits OF National banks and coec-
tons made by under the act OF May g. 1872 ior
the fiscal year ended juno 80, 1874 were so2o4o sS
exceeding his estimate $26A,fB o. This amount lh-
Sludes sums refunded and allowed on drawbacks HIS
estimate OF the receipts for the current nsca year,
under the present law slo 100000 The total amount
OF drawback on sprS. tobacco. and general merchan-
disc for the fiscal year se and for 1874
tsI495. No spirits exported for the oenent OF
drawback during the ended June 3d. 1874 and the
suautity Of tobacco exported for the benefit Of the
drawback very slight In comparison with the quantity
exported bond 1t is evident therefore, that where
the privilege of expectation before payment Of tax has
been accorded exporters have avaed themselves OF such
privilege almost 10 sne % ou e amounts
refunded during the last two hsca years tSr taxes IL
is ss949 receipts from the several sources re-
lating distilled spirits for the fiscal year 1874 were
OF net decrease OF $26552S1 from those for
1875 There increase of 993 from spirits
distilled from materials easr M than SPpes oT
from those articles, aud decrease OF s2,294959 on
sa apd no% The sgSege
tI597O7 and the aggregate decrease IS sSl49S9 from
tables show that while there very consider
able increase in the tax on spirits withdrawn
quite large falling of in the receipts from brandy the
taxes Of dealers and recfers stamps other than
fax.n maid dgfQm
of June 1872 The decrease in the tax on brandy IL
- 3 10 at 's the receipts u@
last four exhibits the fluctuations to which
on brandy were s6ii s5 in 1871 81 236OO6 n 1872 s5i
S9 in 1873 s204 Gi6 and In lsI4 s50S60 the annual
product with the annual yield OF fruit from which
The apparent loss In special and recti
ner due 10 the fact that since the adoon Of eee
OF cOsee e by saer Sa each
essOE S July aS August OF
Now the time Of payment is TO large extent aDtiei
the receipts from special the tax list
573 about the average OF the receipts Tor three or
& sSs oa9S ana R hp2 1914 70
more more %sTe sI tbn in Hnr Is72. and collections which
were formerly made in the first quarter of the official
immediately preceding IT, This being the case, more
correct method probably OF asoertainng the increase
by a comparison by special tax years. Such cOmpari-
receipts from recters and dealers In liquors for
special tax years ended April 30 1S3 and 1874, shows
that iDstead Of there beng 1904 ap
sSere Grs was S an actual increase ., s7s9als from
those two sources alone; what Is here
and dealers also applicable to all other special taxes,
aggregate amount OF which returned In the special
tax year OF 1874 was s672Sss more than the amount
turned in in the preceding special tax year Inc act OF
June 1872 so far as II relates to spirits dld not 60 Into
operation until Aug H. 1872 During one entire month,
theD OF the fiscal OF lsS the value OF warehouse
of 10 cents their present value under the
This accounts wholly or In part FOR the decrease in
Aug 1872 OF which. assessed at that time,
were not collected prior to tue last hscal year The
amount OF S59 less was received from those sources
iD 1874 than IN 1873
PRODUCTION OF SPIRITS DURING THE PAST FISCAL
YEAR.
The total production from materials other than fruit
was 6s,SO5 374 gallons; total production from fruit,
1e66ss aggregate production from all sources 69572O62
taxable gallons During the last fiscal year 1850 fruit
dstileres registered aud 2,s4 operated and 700
detilIeres other than fruit registered, and 665
operated. While the figures show an Increased activity
appears the quantity produced during the year 1874
as compared with that produced during the year l873
relatively greater than the quantity withdrawn for all
purposes during the year 1874 as compared with the
quantity withdrawn for all purposes during the year
1873 leaving balance OF 1587,709 gallons In warehouse
June 3O 1874 which Is 29O47 gallons more than was
n 3SS on Sa1e 80 & s saa uns p wdfs Ss
rst quarter OF the present year the demand for distilled
spirits has been active, and the quantity withdrawn
from warehouse upon pay OF has exceeded
the quantity deposited so that the balance remaining In
". ~,
gallons decrease of 324O6lS gallons, compared
with quantity warehouse June 80 1874
good prices obtained for spirits in the home
have had the effect of diminishing the expectations
removed from the warehouse for export, and uDac
rounted for, June So 1884, was 2,l450 0l0 gallons the
quantity remaining unaocounted Tor Sept 3O 1874, was
I,ez774 gallons decrease or 1O9I2& gallons during
three months ended Sept So 1874 The receipts from all
sources relating to fermened liquors were 1915 the
number OF bre gers engaged, 2,524.
THE MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO.
The total receipts from the manufacture and sale OF
tobacco snuff and cigars. IN all their forms $685.
s2s75 g. showing. compared with the previous fiscal
year. a decrease of N,14s427 AS compared with
quarter OF the preceding fiscal year. the collections
made for the first quarter of the fiscal year show
decrease 10 the amount OF s6s7l2S CO. This decrease
not unexpected, owing TO the large Quantities OF
tobacco put upon the market In consequence OF the
closing the bonded warehouses by Of June g.
t2 and the increased stimulus given for two three
months 70 the movement Of plug tobacco by the adop
non OF uniform rate OF tax at 20 cents per pound by
amounting 10 N1i,eC all Of which place during
ehe months OF October and November, 1873, |
mn1Saoeey os hy the result OF the financial
ing named was Sa tra% daf ts
month OF Noyember, 1873 up the present time there
mas Deen s,esoy increase Of collections this
largest amount ever collected In anv one dpart".
tobacco was collected during the first Quarter of the
current n ,e5 az nsca n yssI which reaches he Of
continue 70 made for the remanins tbrs.
The receipts from this source viii for hs c
Rpt fiscal year. in round nsmeers, sss0nosc Tsk"s
4e amount q taxes collected a. basis Tor comnntsns
te produce Of tobacco the Year ede3
June 20 l57A me resef " as fseisws: TuSeoeo 81 ain
Soserpaoasi sa1ed - = cents Per peuad ia Scs "a
oand: tssi % assss o. wS sx S Hs. ps1 p.S s
0eunoe; adding ehe tobaceQ -, 6hGDped n bond .~s