The New York herald., 1875-12-08

30 1874 were Sl63 1903 s3 10 ana at the correspond
ing date 0f 1878 hoy we're 1851 l67I22 55 decline OF
The receipts the FIRST quarter of tho current fiscal
year were S44 253 626 25 while for the corresponding
decrease Of $2,4l7, ,573 s5
For the months Of October and November 1875, tho
receipts were S23 936 $50 Is and for the months
OF last year they were f22, T55, Sill
me erect upon the customs receipts OF the act OF
ho ,heoruy 1870 imposing duties on certain articles
,eIen enumerated and making additions 10 the free
list cannot yet be stated with certainty Nor Is il pos
soe AZ present 70 determine with accuracy the effect
OF the act OF March 3, 1875 restoring the ten per
centum Of duties repealed by the or June O. 1872
Inc following statement of mportatons Of tho
classes OF merchandise chiefly concerned IS derived
from the Bureau OF Statistics and 10 some extent
serves 20 show the effect o. the act OF March 1875 on
the duties received -
Value OF Importaions or cotton glass
and glassware indarubbcr and cutta.
percha, iron and sec, leather metals
not otherwise provided for paper
straw, wool tncluding hair Of alpaca
&C.,, and manufactures thereof, for tho
nine months ending September so
1874 soi,ol7, 4l0
corresponding period of 1876 tincudmg
the seven months next succeeding the
act OF March 3 1879 5)................. 81 223 542
Decrease sla 6g8 874
This decrease was occasoned principally BY the fall
ing OIL III two classes OF mportattons, viz
Iron and steel and manufactures thereof S. 260 0GG
Woods aud manufactures thereof ......... 3,9II, aOs
Total. sI2, ,2o4. .274
Returns for the ioar months en- ding June 80 1875
show that OF mportations Tor that period amounting
to $50 ,005 duties have been paid s23 629 6Od
withdrawn Tor consumption, yielding lo954, Il9 OF
revenue In this amount is of course included the ten
per cent restored by the act Of March 3 1879 showing
apparent increase for four months of 81 Og5 Al 30
But in this connection there is DO considered the
ac that for the corresponding period OF the year 1874
the imporlations of the classes OF merchandise
amounted 10 $50 022 467, showing decrease mpor-
tations for the four months ending June 80 1875 Of
50 45 462 OF which - S0o37s is duo TO the falling of
OF importations Of iron aud steel and manufactures
thereof II is, therefore, difficult to determine tho
light OF roturns at hand to what cx cut the an
parent increase OF revenue resulting fron the repeal Of
the ten per cent reduction Is oset by the decrease in
mportations and consequently, in the amount OF en-
tries for consumption ON payment of duties.
Ia relation TO the twenty five per cent increase OF
duty on sugar and molasscs, under the OF March B.
1870 II is still more difficult To determine the effect on
Tho revenue Owing tho change OF classification and
of drawback on refined sugar exported together with
the fact that hardly sufficient time has elapsed to
enable comparative statement OF much value TO be
prepared, the increase OF revenue derived from the ad
dona duty levied cannot be given The actual IN
crease OF duty collected from tho time the took
effect, March 3, 1879 TO June 30 1875 81 AS OIL
but how far this increase is affected by The elias fca
tion and drawback cannot be determined with
curacy.
Pursuant to the act OF June Is 1874 admitting free
OF duty articles intended for the international EXpos
ton OF 1876 ut philadchia under such regulations
the Secretary OF the Treasury shall prescribe collectors
OF customs at the various ports have been furnished
with regulations designed to cover the subject III the
spirit and intent OF tho act. 1t is hoped that while
these regulations will afford all reasonable facilities
the Importation OF such articles may be consigned
tor exhibition from tho various natonalitics of the
world they guarded prevent frauds upon
tho revenue By persons who, under prccnce of being
exhibitors may attempt abuses of the privileges ac-
corded them
INTERNAL REVENUE.
The report of the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
herewith transmitted Congress, presents fully the
condition OF this branch OF the revenue, with csli-
mated receipts for the remainder OF this fiscal year
and explains, fully now be done, the effect of
the act of the last Congress upon receipts from the
on distilled spirits and tobacco
The following tabular statement shows the compare.
tive receipts from tho various OF internal rev.
enue for the fiscal years ending June 80 1874 and 1915
respectively
Soarces. 1874. 1875