The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-19
THE BREW ERs' HARVEST.

THE BREW ERS' HARVEST.
NEARLY THREE MuLIoN BARRELS OF BEEA
AND ALE BREwED IN THIS CITY AND vIclN-
ITY DURING 1S76-INTEnEsTIx0 STATISTICS
CONCERNING GREAT INDUSTRY.
The past year. although fraught with financial dis
tress and general stagnation in business throughout
the Cnion was one Of exceptional prosperity to the
major portion OF the brewers Of city and vicinity
For four in succession the brewing SUI
ierea severely from The hard times bad debts
casioned by the loose credit SYSTEM the rso the
price OF hops and malt that many large firms became
bankrupt and the strongest houses had NO incon.
siderable difficulty In pulling through. In May
year OF the main barriers to prosperous seasou
was removed by the decline in the price Of hopa For
months previously tho most inferior quality com.
manded fortyhve cents per pound, and American and
Canadian malt from twenty to twenty-five per
higher per bushol than In good times. The gen.
eral reduction In prices had It's effect the hop
ke and the great brewing houses realizing advau.
tagcs DO gained laid In immense supplies, paying
twenty five cents por pound for the best hops and
ten and fifteen cents per bushel for the
finest brands OF malt Tho result Of this wise foresight
Is by the receipts of the internal COL
lectors for tho districts and this city
for the year ending December l, 1876 showing, u
does ale and beer have been brewed than has
been recorded tor years. The demand, too has been
In previous seasons, and rs the brewers
have abided by their compact not 10 sell to delinquent
creditors closely possible to the cash
system, all have cleared expenses and have goodly
bank account as tho net result Of their labors.
Tho number OF boer and ale brcweries In suc.
cessu operation in the FIRST second Third and Fourth
collection districts, and tho Filth district OF New Jer
sey known as tho Newark district, Is 15S. Ofthi
large number fully 70 are devoted exclusively to the
manufacture Of aie so to beer and rs 10 beer.
The capital invested, including real estate is estimated
at So 600. and Tho annual revenue derived from
them by government is close IN the ncighborhood
Of So, 246 600
THE CHAMPION DISTRICT.
The Fourth district OF this city, comprising the
Twelfth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth, Twenty
first ana Twenty.sccond wards, Is the champion brow
ing district of the United States. Two.thrds Of the
beer and ale nuacured in this city last
produced by It's brewers. Afty in number This 10
shown by the official record OF the Collector the
ceps monthly LOT revenue s as 'oong up TOR tns
represent ,067 975 barrels OF beer and ale, 81 being
charged by tho government On each and every barrel
sont TO market Each barrel contains, average,
four kegs, or 4,271 800 kegs Tor one years brewing,
which least 200, COO kegs In excess OF The four
preceding years Eacn brewer OF the district
factured from 900 CO. 900 barrels, and the largest
firm of he ny-Gvorge Ehret-produced loo, 600 bar
various orewerics OF this division Is 500 Tho
Der OF wagons used In delivering Is estimated Ut 500
brewers are II. Claussen 4 Son, J Rupert, Eckert 4
Winter, Burnheimer L Schmd, Charles Clausseu and
}. c. Lyman Co: There Is also large number Of
whom made money during the year.
FIRST DISTRICT.
which embraces Kings, Queens, Richmond and SUFFOLK
counties, u next IN Importance to Inc Fourth IN The
amount OF beer and ale manufactured last year.
Tucre arc sixty breweres within limits, which in.
clude several Staten Island firms The average
product from 500 up 10 A. 600 barrels OF ale ind
beer the total receipts by the Internal Revenue Col
ecor from the sale Of st.nps beng 5000, 3o4-an IN.
crease OF than SAC, 900 over 1874. Lehman II
Son manufactured 49, 900 barrels the highest reached
by any OF the other firms in the district The brewers
OF this well and widely known, and their
various brands not only in steady dcmaro in this
urban cities. Between 1,4o0 and 1900 men, $500
horses and 450 wagons are in constant employment IN
the Distribution ale and beer. This district
| oud in importance to the Philadelphia division.
SECOND DISTRICT,
Ninth Fifteenth and Sixteenth wards is noted us the
which the largest alo brewers OF the city are
congrcgated. Out OF the whole number OF estabisn-
this district the brewing interests
but three manufacture lager beer while tho remaining
make ale speciality. THIS nine includes tne fol-
Henry Ferris l. Sons, Flanagan Wallace, W. Xirr,
| II. L. Kerr, Shook h Everard. NJ h d. smith and
Macy Il Russell or these the first named firm brewcd
1000 barrels of alo during the year just closed and
averaged from 5U0O to as 600 and 90 GOO
barrels Tho total recvpts of tho Internal Rsvenu s
Collector for the year from the sale OF beer stamps was
$40S 2s3 A. About onethird OF this amount, however,
was received IRON Albany and Hudson brewers, who
annually store largo quantities OF their brands THIS
city and buy their revenue stamps from tina collector
OF the district, An army OF men and horses arc em-
poyed year round in these great establishments
which, Tor capacity and quality, stand unrivaed In
| THE THIRD DISTRICT,
| lying the cast SIDE and taking IN tho Seventh,
| Tenth, Eleventh. Thirteenth, Fourteenth and the
Seventeenth waras, has Its fu share Of brewers, but
mono brewed than 10 600 barrels Of ale or beer
during the past year This district Is specially devoted
10 the manufacture of weiss beer, fifteen out OF the
twenty-one brewers combining their operations TO this
district The receipts Tor beer stamps from January
| 10 December 81, 1876, were but $39, 3lS TO-
| NEWARK DISTRICT
follows closely In Importance the Brooklyn district
In tho amount Of beer brcwed during the past twelve
months There fifteen large breweries within it,
limits the propretors OF which reapcd rich harvest.
Among those who have gained almost national repu-
ne sebaK Brothers Kroesier Kastner Hensier.
Trelz Whackenhuth, Adam Co. and Feigenshan.
OF whom sont 10 the market between 20 600 and
So OOO barrels beer The great alc firms Of Balan
| tine & Co and LYON L. Sons manuac from So OW
to 900 barrels each, and the total revenue derived
from oil Was 100000. The capital invested IN The
bocr and business In tho district Is estimated ~
over SO. 100000
The steady increase in the Importation Of foreign
beer ale and porter has tended TO open the eyes OK
the home brewers and various mcthOds have been
devised counterfeit the movement but without sue.
The beer thus brought to this country is used
mainly IN the largo hotels and by wealthy families,
and consists mainly Of Dublin stout, Guinness and
Aisopp's Bavaran beer and brands from other parts
OF Germany also extensively used In this country.
The duty imported beer, ale and porter last year
| was $lS3, H.
Considerable stuff called 'London" and "Dubln
porter IS manufactured In this city, and finds ready
sale over the counters OF OF saloons One cs-
tablishmcnt IN the Second district heavy busi-
in the porter nc and others 10 various sections
OF the city reap large profits In the same business
REcAPITULATfoy.
Beer manufactured during the year.