The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-05-12
MISCELLANY.
the coSsrnrrios APPARENTLY DrcnEAsls

THE CONSUMPTION APPARENTLY DECREASING.
1t has recently been stated by the press OF
two or three cities that there has within the
past year or two been a great decline in the
sale and consumption Of beer in their rcspec-
tive localities and that consequently many Of
theif brewers were in a bankrupt condition.
The business Of beer making has been large
ly carried on in our city, and our brewers EN-
joy the reputation of producing superior ar
s,ce, not only among the beer consumers here
tut in other parts of the country. In many
other cities it is no infrequent thing to see
placard in beer saloon calling attention to
The fact that Newark Beer" can be obtain
ed within.
The statement that the sale Of beer has
largely decreased recently here as well as in
other parts Of the country 1T first glance
seems almost incredible, and yet such is the
fact. We have twelve hundred saloons in the
city where beer is the chief article of sale,
and large class of both German and Ameri-
can consumers. There are many Summer
gardens at which large quantities Of the fluid
are sold during the warm season. and yet not
withstanding all this, the beer making and
consumption in this city has for two years
past steadily and rapidly declined and some Of
the brewers have met heavy losses in consc-
quence.
A visit to the Office of the Collector Of In
tcrnal Revenue for the district to which this
city belongs shows this, and interviews with
our leading brewers confirm it. The follow
ing figures obtained at the Collectors Office
will show the rapid decrease as the Govern
Inent feels 1t in the collection Of the tax upon
tho sale Of beer.
The number of barrels sold in this district,
which comprises Hudson and Essex counties,
in 1878 was 555,522, The number sold in 1874
was $685. 06, showing decrease in a single
year in this one district Of two counties OF
SO, barrels, the decrease in 1874 being
about one-fifth of the total of sales for 1873.
A keg is one-fourth Of barrel. As beer is
usually sold each key win average 100 Ave-
cent glasses, 80 there are 480 glasses in each
barrel. There were therefore rs, 070, 100 few
er glasses drank in 1874 than in 1873 and ST.
25S, sos less spent by the consumers of beer
manufactured In this district.
Tb;. dec,;re has on,v hear ~ rrocrcs. Ear
.ha last thrsa vaors p,av;ors !, ,,,at r.r;od
,,,o la 80 ,,,.,t ,;,,,,os Il, a..
rapidly increased from year to year. Three
years ago the business Of beer selling may be
said to have reached its zenith, since which
time it has been rapidly diminishing. Be-
tween one and two wears ago we had in this
city twenty-sjx firms engaged In the manufac-
ture of ale and beer---chiefiy the latter--many
with extensive brewer:es, and almost all pre-
yious to that time doing large and MONEY!
making business. Within the past year more
than one-third Of these have either gone into
bankruptcy or closed up their establishments
k--.so they were RAPIDLY losing money.
Much snsX ,a,;on ,,as hoo, ;ndu,oed ~ con.
d. -. s,,.,cs e t,,e ,o,,.
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