Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-12-09
NO. so.

penseS for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1882, are 81, ,S95, $50. During the fis-
cal year 911 ,002, GA stamps were issued
the value of which was $134 S42, $50.
The total amount of collections from
tobacco, for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1880, was S3S,S70,140 This
amount includes the collections of in
ternal revenue taxes imposed upon
imported manufactured tobacco, snuff,
cigars, and special trxes paid by manu-
facturers of and dealers in leaf and
manufactured tobacco, and is less than
the receipts from the same source for
the fiscal year Immediately proceed
ing, by s., ,264, ,S62. The decrease on
tobacco and snuff was So, ,S01 ,246, of this
decrease s, ,533, ,720 was on chewing and
smoking tobacco, and S267 ,526 on snuff
The increase in collections from
cigars and cigarettes was s., 1896
The increase of productions, manu-
factured cigars, etc, was 1863, ,47G
pounds. The report continues: The
entire receipts from manufactured to-
baccO, including snuff, for the year
ended June 80, 1880, were 81, ,SO4, ,763.
This is S3, sol ,246 less than the receipts
| from the same sources during the wear
ending June so, 1879, and $3.50, ,108
less than the receipts from the same
sources during the fiscal year ending
June so, 1873, when taxes on snuff
were collected at the rate of 80 cents
per pound land on manufactured tobacco
at "a cents per pound. These collections
were made from 1866, ,30S pounds Of
snuff, and 132, ,3O9, ,527. pounds smoking
and chewing tobacco. Had there been
no reduction in the rate of interest on
snuff and tobacco, the number of
pounds which reached taxation during
the last fiscal year would have yielded
revenues of $33, ,023 sos; or $11, ,21S,741
more than was collected.
The total collections from cigars
cheroOts and cigarettes, for the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1880, were $14,-
922,0SS; this is $2,3S9,636 more than
the receipts from the same sources
during the previous fiscal year,
owing to the large increase
in the collections from cigars
and cigarettes. The total collections
cites amount to $50, ,726,S $50, which is
only 81, All ,610 less than collections
from the same sources for the previous
fiscal year. To fairly determine the
facts of reduction of the rate of tax
on manufactured tobacco, including
snuff made by the act of March l. 1879,
a comparison should be made of re-
ceipts Of two entire fiscal years. In
1873 when the rate of tax on
snuff was 80 cents per pound and the
rate of tax on chewing and smoking to-
bacco was "a cents per pound and
when the tax was uniformly collected
on all classes of manufactured tobacco,
including snuff, at 16 cents per pound,
leaving out all collections made from
cigars and cigarettes, as no charge was
made in the rate of tax on cigars and
cigarettes, by an act of March l, 1879,
this comparison shows falling off Of
receipts from chewing and smoking to
baccO and sruff, due to a reduction of
rates, of 81, ,579, 108. The apparent in
crease in the consumption of manufac-
tured tobacco, or in quality, placed on
the market, the tax paid is not thought
to be due to a reduction of the cost
of tobacco to consumers, for the rea-
son that there has been no reduction
in the price Of tobacco paid by cOnsum-
ers, excepting perhaps a slight reduc-
ton on the very lowest grades of
and chewing tobacco. The
true cause of the increase in the con
sumption is to be found in the general
revival of business during the last two
years, more and better pay to labOrers
and an increase of means to purchase
with.
The quantity of spirits, 90, ,355, ,27O gal
Ions produced and deposited in distillery
warehouses during the year, ending
June so, 1879, exceeded the production
of the previous year by Is, ,462, ,694 gal
Ions. The product for 1879, as was
shown in last years report, having been
greater than for any previous year.
The increase in production for the fis-
cal year of 1870 over the production of
the fiscal year Of 1879 is distributed
among different varieties known to
the trade. The causes which in addition
to improvement in times have led to
this great increase in the production
of distilled spirits Gen. Ranm says are
the amendments of internal revenue
laws which have secured first, the in
crease in the bonded period from one
year to three years; second, the allow
ance for loss by leakage while IN the
warehouse; third, relief from the pay
ment of interest on taxes while IN
bonded warehouses, aud fourth, allow
ance for leakage of spirits while in
transportation for export or to manu-
featuring warehouses.