The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-30
TOBACCO AND SPIRITS.

CITY INTERNAL REVENUE OFFICERS REPORT
HEAVY FALLING OFF IN REcEIPrs-NAEKED
DECREASE OF MANUFACTURE IN BgEwERrrs
AND TOBACCO FACTORIES.
The returns OF internal revenue In this city for the
year just ending furnish some interesting statistics,
particularly in reference TO the manufacture and sale
Of tobacco and sprtuous and malt liquors. The effects
Of the recent strike Of cisarmakers and OF the opera
tons OF the Police Department against saloon Keepers
can be oost understood by comparison of receipts by
the collectors in October, November and up 10 tho
present date in December with those OF tho months
Immediately preceding These, IL will DO scen show
decided falling of in the revenue which, If 1t TO
90 without interruption, would result In heavy
deficiency in the estimates. There has been a
steady decline In both branches Of business
Notwithstanding tho fact that during the
fall and holidays salcs arc, always greater
than At any other season Of the year. There are at
present, according TO the books OF the internal
offices, e32o retail and 5e2 wholesale liquor dealers
IN this city. Tho former required to pay $25
special federal before the LIST OF May and the
latter 500, independent oil Tho State Tho
entire number OF brcweres ia the city is ninety ninc
producing annually 1920 900 barrels OF thirytwo gall
Ions each OF malt liquor There arc no dstillcrics
within the Corporation limits hut thcre Is one in Kings
county and one in Queens county, from which there
withdrawn the LIST oflast January 800 900
GALLONS OF spirits.
EFFECT OF TIE cIGARMAEEgs' STRIKE
The traffic IN tobacco, including cigars and SNUFF, in
Now York, Is Of most extensive proportions. The gov
eminent exercises general control over the move
mcnts OF the and Leaf commodity, regulating its
yansicr and shipment and preventing It's bong sold
for direct consumption without the knowledge OF its
proper officers. In this all the fluctuations in
n frada ure al n At ma
sworn returns have to be made monthly. There are
1906 cigar manufacturers and twenty mani iac-
turors OF tobacco New York who pay special lax
OF $40 tax OF 50 each 1000 cigars and twenty
four cents per pound man uiactured tobacco is also
collected. Stamps representing tho amount stated
issued for packages registered IL appears that
In October and November several extensive factories
made no returns, INDICATING tho cessation oil work. Out
about io.iy applications Tor new licenses have been
considered favoraoly--thc number oil establishments
opened by companies consisting oil worKngmen lately
STRIKE the greater portion OF when reported
10 be IN u thriving condition lhe lnttor located
on The eastern side OF the city. For chewing ana
smoking about four hundred thousand pounds OF
tobacco are manufactured monthly and three million
cigarettes.
SECOND DISTRICT.
Mr. Marshall Is. Blake is collector in tho Second
district which takes IN the greater portion OF tho
cily below Twenty fourth street. In this division Is
located nearly all tue State ana savings banks and
bankers, which ara required to pay tax OF one
twcntyIourtn OF one per cent monthly on thoir de-
posts ana dividends Settlements arc MADE SENT
annually, IN December aud In June, ana consequently
these periods the receipts the Second
unusually heavy. There are, however, IN the lower
wards many large tobacco establishments, wholesale
wine merchants ana rectilers aud u snare OF re-
tail liquor Dealers VINO have elt severely the Efforts
Of the police raids. Though the cutting of Of sales
sprituous liquors by retail IL directly iet by
revenue agents III New York in the OF brew
ers anu tobacco manufacturers yot 1t Is considered
certain that dIsticrs III ONO, Virginia and Kentucky
must keeny experience tho depressing ELECTS OF tho
cniorcenent OF the state Excise law here, ana which
necessarily rcGucc Ia small figure the imam
clal resources Of the general government. TINS de-
nciency vs., vi course entirely independent OF trans
actions III imported liquors and cigars IN bond.
The sales ol stamps Tor beer ana cigars Ia the Second
district cannot be iaKcn criterion OF the actual
consumption IN The locality. Large quantities OF Don
commodities are shipped 10 other points, and, as a
matter OF convenience. stamps Tor imported cigars
almost exclusively purchased AZ Mr. Blakc's ollce
Inc receipts during the past SIX months are as iol
lows
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