Milford chronicle., 1883-08-10
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
sI44,553. 3G8 Collected During the Past
Year at a Cost Of About 50, 10000.

The Commissioner Of Internal Reve
nue. has written a letter to Secretary
FoIger in regard to the operations OF hi
office, in which he says:
The offices of all the collectors of in
ternal revenue, 126 in number, were
carefully examined before the close o.
the last fiscal year ending June 30, 1888
and the entire collections of internal
revenue for that year, amounting to $l44,
553, 1868 have not only been accounted
for, but paid into the Treasury of the
United States. The collection of this
vast sum cost the Government about
S5, 10000, a percentage of 81 and the
money was disbursed without any loss to
the United States.
The comparative statement of the re-
ceipts during the fiscal years ending
June 80, 1882 and 1888, shows receipts
as follows:
In 1882, s146, 523, ,273 in 1888, s144,-
500, 1865, being a decrease of 81, 1868, ,9O7;
The total receipts from the spirits was
in 1882, 500, ,S73, ,40S; in 1888, S74, $685.
IT'S, being an increase of 81, 495, 1867.
The increase was mainly from spirits
distilled from grain, "a, ,274, ,3l4; from re-
tail liquor dealers Especial tax, Sl69, 232;
from spirits distilled from fruit, S32, 1856,
and from wholesale liquor dealers Especial
tax S16, 897. The total receipts from
tobacco were In 1882, S47, ,39l, ,9S9; in
1883, S42, 104, 250, being a decrease Of
s., ,287, ,739.
The decrease was mainly on chewing
and smoking tobacco, S2,S97, ,339; on
cigars and cheroots, 81, $50, 637; and on
dealers in manufactured tobacco Especial
taxi, 1850, 723. The total receipts from
fermented liquors were in 1882, SIG, 1885,
900; in 1888, SIG, 900, 615, being an in
crease Of S746, sos. The increase was
mainly on ale, beer, and porter, S745,
365. The special tax on brewers was
decreased S10,939.
The total receipts from banks and
bankers, not national, were: In 1882,
So, 253, 458; in 1888, SO, 748, ,994, being a
decrease of 81, ,504, 464. The decrease on
bank deposits was 81, ,069, ,894, and on
bank capital, S431, 066. The total mis-
cellaneous receipts were: 1882, $780,
497;1SS3, 81, 43O, 721, being a decrease
Of S4l9, 766. There was an increase of |
S105, 973 on penalties, and a decrease Of |
S516, 055 on bank checks, friction matches |
patent medicines, etc.
The following tabular statement is an |
estimate of the annual reduction of in
.ernal taxation, under date of March 3,
1888, on the basis of the receipts for the
fiscal year 1888:
Objects of Taxation. Annual Reduction.
Capital and deposits of banks and
bankers not national. ........... S5,249,179
Snuff, chewing and smoking tobacco 2,906, 1856
Cigars ....................... 1922, 1926
Cigarettes ........................ 694, ,052
special taxes Of peddlers Of tobacco
and Of manufacturers of and deal
ers in tobacco, snuff, cigars, &C.. 1,136, ,405
stamp taxes on bank checks M 2,318 455
Friction matches. ................... 3,272 25S
Patent medicines, perfumery, cos
metics, &c. c..................... 1875, ,39t
Total ........................ $50, 6,677, ,s61
Add capital and deposits of national
banks, paid directly to the Treas
urer. Observation-Disclosures. 5,959, ,7O2
Total reduction. s42, ,637 ,56s