The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-05

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The Mary Darling Silver Mine, in the Ala
mosa District, Colorado, in racen: assay, ran
$1,000 to the ton.
Recently, at Petroleum Centre, P'nnsyl-
vania, $500 barrel tank, in which 800 bar
rels Of oil were placed five years ago, was
emptied of its contents after a rest since 1871.
Thirty. seven hundred barrels OF mere camille
crude was obtained, showing that l5OO barrels
had been lost by evaporation, sediment aud
other Causes q decline Of nearly twenty-nine
per cent
Statistics of pork packing at the six leading
points during last week, SHOW further
dminution in the deficiency in the seasons
business as compared with last year. The
decrease now stands about 1900, or some
$4,000 less than it was at the close of the pre-
vious week Cincinnati ard Indianapolis
show an increase of about 20, 600 each for the
season, while sthe remaining cities show
falling off Of from As, 900 to 155, OO0-the la
ter of Chicago.
Walnut logs are in such demand that a man
who recently purchased farm Of $50 acres
near New Albany, Ind. for $40 900 received
an offer of $4,000 for 100 large walnut trees
growing the place. There are also on the
farm over 200 poplsrs, worth from $50 TO 80
per tree
The Sacramento beet sugar factory turned
out 100000 pounds Of white sugar from
beets that yielded 49, per cent, 81 per cent
more than The average yield Ut Europe. Tho
company will plant largely this year and ex-
pect larger crop Than last, which was de-
creased about two ffths by the drouth.
Spirituous Liquors.
The records Of the Internal Revenue Blu
reau show that during the six months ended
December 81, 1879. the Number OF gallons OF
spirits produced in the Unued States was &c.
100, 1892 against % 26O, 2l2 gallons for the cor
responding six m onths of 1914 falling of
2 159, 82I gallons. This decrease is enureiy
attribu abe to the seizures of distiileries
the West. Over 1900, 900 gallons Of the
quantity produced during the six months end
ing December 81, 1875, were rem wed for con-
sumption ard sale. The total number Of gal
Ions upon which tax Was paid during the
months Was 30, 466, $50, against 81, $40 S34 for
the corresponding year OF 1874, falling of OF
nearly $500 600 gallons.
OF the spirits upon which tax WAS paid
during the past six months 2, 264, 1874 gallons
were manufactured and in bond prior to the
passage Of the act Of March 3, 1875, and was
therefore liable only at the rate of 70 cents
per & ,lion. Ga January l, 1876, there re-
manned in bond 9 224 997 gallons. Of this
quantity, l, 7O5, 3O3 gallons were manufactured
and bonded prior to the passage Of the act of
March 3, last, and are liable only for 70 cents
per gallon tax. These spirits will have to be
removed prior to March g. next, or they will
be i.ble TO the decreased tax. The total
amount of spirits in bond prior to the passage
of the act Of March 3, 1875, and which, there
fore, were not liable to tue additional! tax OF
20 cents DER gallon imposed by that act, Was
1873, 6G6 gallons. OF the old stock sill III
bond l, 1873, l0i gallJns or twO-thirds Of the
eutire stoc-, arc bonded in the StaIe of Keu-
t1cky.
Notwithstanding the fact that the number
OF gallons upon which tax paid for the
six months ending December 81, 1874, was
nearly two and one-haf millions IN excess of
the hum Der Of gallons upon which tax was paid
for the last six months OF 1865 upon the amount
ofinternsl revenue received for the last-named
six months was larg ly in excess Of the
amount received for the same Fix months Of
the year preceding. Of the 26, OOO, 900 gallons
produced during The past six m onths Illinois
produced TO- 242 $50 gallons, Ohio 5 958, 4Ol,
Indiana 400, $780, Kentucky ], 542 227, Nsw
York ], 439 S3l, Mas .acbuset 1881 ,086 Cali
fornia 7l9 24J, Pennsylvania 593 O35, Wiscon-
sin 596,662, Missouri IA. 563 The small
~uantity produced in Missouri shows how
Int the distilleries of that State were
q led.
A New Tariff Bill.
Mr. Morrison, of Illinois, Chairman of the
Committee on Ways and Means, has sub
nitted to the House new tariff bill, which
in this receipts of the United States Treasury.
1t is designed to take effect on the first OF
July next, and reduces the duty on all de.
scriptions Of goods, wares and merchandise
which now pay duty in excess of thirty per
cent ad valorem. The following are few of
the changes proposed l. reduces cotton goods
from S to p cents per square yard; if
bleached, trom 81 to 81; if coiored or printed
from 81 to 5; on cotton goods valued at Is
ia fhar il
30 to 25 per cent ad valorem.
Iron in pigs, from 81 to So per ton; boiler
and plate iron, from ! tc to 14c per H.; steel
railway bars, from 14c per Id. to SIS per ton
Cigars, cigarettes and cheroots of all kinds
are fixed at 50 so per h., instead Of 50 SO,
and rs per cent al vaIorem; leaf tobacco is III
creased from IS to 40 cents per h. Ready
made clothing is fix d at 50 per ID inst ad Of
80 cents per h., and 40 per cent ad valorem
Cutfse instead OF being free is to be taxed 3
cents per III, and tea Is also to be taxed 5
cents per ID. Tin, in bars, blocks or pigs, is
taken from the tree list and rated at cents
per 10.
The new free list includes brown and white
lead, potassia, zinc, acids coal, paints, pitch,
plants, putty, gum, sponges fteestone and q |
great numbtr of other articles now paying
duly. 1t is estimated that the bill will pro.
duce an annual revenue from tea OF IS Co., !
900, and from coffes 50 OUO, 900. These are |
The only commodities upon which duty is i'm |
posed by the bill. The duties upon all lead |
ing imports which now pay duty in excess |
of so per cent ad vaiorem are reduced by the |
bill from 35 to As per cont and all the duties |
are made specific
Large reductions are made upon imported |
iron and manufac lures thereof, and bitumi. |
nous coal, which now pays IS cents per ton, |
is placed upon the free list The importation |
OF coal reaches about 500 600 tons per annum.
An income tax is proposed upon all incomes |
in excess Of $4,000. but the rate of tax has not |
been determined. The bill is constructed to |
produce tariff for revenue only, and it is |
claimed to be in the interest Of consumers, |
rather than producers. The bill was referred |
to the Committee of Ways and Means.
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