The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-12
The TOBACCO TRADE.

THE REVENUE DERIVED FROM DEALERS IN
THIS CITY-THIEE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED
AND FIFTY-FoyR THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED
AND sIxrY-Two DOLLARS AND EIGHT CENTS
RECEIVED FROM CIGAR MANUFACTURERS, &C.,
IN TWELVE MoNTHs--PRospEcTs FOR 1877.
The money derived from the sale Of cigar and
cigarette stamps and the government duties collected
tobacco and snu by tho usrnai collectors
OF the Second, Third Fourth and Thirty-sccond dis
rics Of this city during The past year has been
sideraby In excess Of the collections OF former years.
and shows conclusivey that Now YORK takes tho lead
all other cities OF the world tho tobacco trade In
the four districts there has been Increase in the
number OF manufacturers OF cigars and it has been
particularly noticeable that the production OF cigar
cites has multiplied rapidly that tins branch OF the
trade gives promise OF beng IN tho future source OF
great revenue to the government In two districts
the manufacture OF this article of tobacco
specially by some of the eauing firms, and largo
quantities being exported to Germany aud other
States of Europe, whore they have become great
favorites.
In tho matter Of cigars the Third district takes tho
lead SURPRISING in the numbers annually made and
the revenue paid any other district in the Union the
Collectors books showing that last year ghth of
the total amount collected cigars throughout tho
United States was derived from tho manufacturers OF
this district the amounts received from the sale Of
stamps being as follows:--Cgars, SILL, 500 10;
cigarettes, $l7,4 92 tobacco, 1896 069 30; snun,
S17,079 49, Total, S2,04ll 1856 49, THIS district en-
braces the Seventh TENTH Eleventh, Thirteenth anu
Fourteenth wards, and tho Collectors shows
that 900 manufacturers Of cigars arc congrega,ed
within It's limits Some of the firms employ but ono
two hands, Others thirty ana forty the leading
VOL thc vcur nd forc un
men. The total number vi persons who make
u livelihood by making cigars and cigarettes ia the
district is estimated at 10000, Or one third OF
tho aggregate employed IN the business IN tho city.
Tho Journeymen cigar makers work by the thousand,
Tor which thcy get from So 30 10 So ana great
majority are skilled workmcn goodly number earn
from 50 to "a per day, The average, however, Is 81
The cigar makers OF tho district mostly Germans
Italians, spuniards Cubans, jews and Russian but
TWO per cent being native born.
THE TENEMENT HOUSE SYSTEM
Owing to tho frequency OF ''strlkos' by the
cigar makers IN past years the manufacturers suffered
severely, anu they devised various plans by which
more firmly attach their help 90 them and
idenco between ''boss' aud iourncymen. Many Ut
tcry iaed but finally two or three OF more ar
sighted firms hit upon n scheme. which was adopted
afterward by othcs, and 1t seems, alter iour years.
trial, to gvc satisfaction OH all sides, ana prevents In
measure the troubles that annually occurred This
was accomplished by renting tenement houses aud
placing in them cigar makers and their families. thus
alIording them sure shelter aud permanent work To-
weighed each week and delivered to them ut
their homes and Is returned by them "a the factories
made up into cigars by this arrangement Journey
man has incentive TO work and learns his vile
children help HIM, all thereby contributing to
increase the weekly wages, which coud not otherwise
be done II the workman employed the fac
tory rooms The major portion OF the small uac-
turcts Of the district make their goods IN tenement
houses, and II has but indeed that tho Col.
ecor has found any evadng Of the revenue laws. In
all such cases the delinquonts have been arrested,
their goods contscated aud they themselves turned
over tho officers OF the law
TUX SECOND DISTRICT
This district lies the southeastern section OF tho
city and comprises the Third, Fifth, SIXTH Eighth,
Ninth Fifteenth and Sixteenth wards. Between 800
and 400 are engaged IN tho manufacture OF cigars
cigarettes IN THIS ostrct. Tho largest firm pro-
duccs nearly !, 900, 900 cigars per month and the
smallest 5,OO0 Tho exportntiOn OF both cigars and
cigarettes to Europe extensively carried on from this
the business has greatly increased during
tho past year. The sale Of stamps by the Collector
tho year ending December 81 was as iollows-
Cigars, 1916 SAT "a cigarettes, $74 $50 49, tobacco
$lS6921 7O snun, $6,3S0 II Total, 1854, 439 a. The
total number OF men making IL livelihood by the TO.
u number menuiacture cigars on their premises pay
Ing the regular special license of $40 per Their
make IS principally sold to saloons, country dealers
ana to larger manufacturers.
THE FOURTH DISTRICT.
This district, known the champion brewing district
OF The United States, lies the upper portion of tho
city ana takes III the Twelfth, Eighteenth, Nineec
Twentieth. Twenty first and Twenty-seco wards II
contains nearly TOUR hundred cigar manufacturers
largo and small, within Its limits. and claims have
the most extensive cigar firm in the Union rho
record that this house 80 cigars TO
market last year, $50 900 having been
in one month"; December, and 2,47646O in January OF
this year The following were the Collectors receipts
from the sale OF stamps during tho year Cigars
Sls3, 100 ID, cigarettes, $7d tobacco Sass 50
Total, $780, 73 93 a number OF frms were es
tabsncd during the latter part OF the year. an
business Is expected TO follow during the pres
ent year.
THiRry.sECOSD DISTRICT
This district formed by iho First, Second and Fourth
wards. with the headquarters at No. SO Cedar street,
contains go cigar manufacturers aud SIX tobacco
manu- iacturers large portion OF the duties on I'M
ported AID cigars Is paid 10 tho Collector OF
this district, whose receipts from tho sac OF stamps
last year foows:-Cgars, $500, 255 90; cigar.
eics S26,Da2 II tobacco, SOIL SIS II snun $3.50 49,
Total, $9I2, 992 0j.
REHABILITATION.
The total amount collected ut the four districts
during the year iollUws.-
Districts.
thirty
Second Third Fourth. second
Cigars. .$3lJ,s47 $l,4ll599 $ls3,7 100 $500, 25j
"A 7s M; on,