The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-11


ERs-GROSS INCOME VERSUS NET PROFIT
INSIGHT INTO THE TRADE.-Judge Christian,
Of the Hastings Court, was engaged yester-
day hearing rules against number Of
liquor-dealers, whose returns OF late under
the Moiett-regi,ter system ere regarded as
suspiciously small. The first case called
was that of f. L. Tholl, OF 700 west Broad
street. Mr.. Thoil owns the house where
he does business. He works at his trade
when he can get employment and his wife
keeps bar. For twelve months it appeared
that his returns were 1.Gl0 alcoholic drinks
and 6.240 malt. He testified that he sold
the former at 10 cents and the latter at o
total, $4,000.
For whiskey he said be paid $3.50 per
gallon; cost therefor. S45.23, estimating 20
drinks TO the @alGn. Cost OF beer, esti-
mating 135 glasses TO the keg and S2.3II
cost per ke@, Sl09.O2.
Total cost of liquors 35
Licenses and tNcs......... JS6 op
Total outso for s340 85
Total income saie..'''. RIO u"
Profit on bar one year.. 81 %
Mr.. II. Hecke, doing business on Brook
avenue. was next examined. In answer to
the Judges questions he said that his chief
income was from his grocery business. He
gave away to his customers many drinks.
He sold whi>kry at five and ten cents, ac-
cOrding to quality. Some Of bis whiSkey he
bought at ninety cents per gallon; other at
SI.25.
Judge Christian, taking Mr.. Heeke's
statements and returns, said thar, as he un-
derstood it, after paying licenses and taxes
his profit for year would be $4,000. For
the liquor which cost him ninety cents it
appeared that Mr.. Hceke got So. Judge
| Christian. in above calculation, allowed
seven cents per glass rs profit
r. f. Mander>, OF lower Main street, who
keeps grocery and sells fine alcoholic
liquors BY measure, was next examined.
He had registered for twelve months l,OSf
Dints or fractions. He testified that he
made from 100 to 200 per cent. on liquors
sold good deal OF the best quality OF bran.
dies to drugstorcs. Judge Christian made
2 calculation allowing Mr.. Mandcrs L profit
OF 200 per cent. on his sales, and said nj
that, deducting licenses and taxes, his profit
would only he $l0S.55 for twelve months.
| Hiohly-respCctab gentlemen gave Mr..
handerS fine character for honesty and
upright dealing, and believed That he bad
made thoroUghly-c0rrcct returns. Mr. N"lt-
ing, the druggist, testified that be had
knowu him to register liquor given away:
George A. Payne, Of Twenty-stventh and
Marshall, being called up before the Judge,
explained that his returns for the past
twelve months were smaller than Tor the
YEAR previous because new rivals III tue
business had appeared in his nelghhorhood
and because of considerable loss Of b'lsl'
ness consequent upon the destruction OF the
Clubhouse. Judge Christian 5 calculation
deductug licenses and taxes, was that Mr.
Payne'S profits for the year would he S9l ~
Mr.. Payne proved by Mr.. Boswell ana othe'
citizens OF Church Hill fine character io
honesty and truthfuness.
The general tenor OF the testimony wa
that the liquor business for the past twelve
months had been very bad
A number OF these cases were heard b,
Judge Christian, and without rendcrn!
any decisions he adjourned court until thl
morning.