Connecticut western news., 1883-11-14
INTERNAL REVENUE TAXES.
The Reduction of S43,OOO,OOO Having
 Little Effect on the Aggregate Receipts.

Commissioner of Internal Revenue Evans begins his annual report by re- ferring to the consolidation of certain collection districts, which, he says, has been accomplished as directed by the President in an executive order dated January 25, 1883. This order involves collection districts, and will result in an annual saving to the government of about $125, 1000.
 The reduction of taxation made by the act of March Sd, 1883, the Commis- 'sloner says. will aggregate not less than $43, ,UOO, 900 per annum, including $6, 100000 tax on the capital and de- posits of national banks, which is paid directly to the Treasurer. While this IS so, 1t IS estimated that the increased revenue from distilled spirits for the current year will so augment receipts from that source as to make the aggre- gate receipts for this year at least $l2O, ,OO0, 900 should there be no further change in the internal revenue laws.
 The total receipts from all sources of internal revenue taxation for tho fiscal year ended June 30, 1883, we,e $144,- 553, ,344, as compaired with SAG, 523, ,273 AoA ohO JOaA 4OOA, hilu 11OO, AAS, S1A TOT the year 1881. During the first three months of the current fiscal year the aggregate receipts from, the several objects of taxation were $29, 9,671.17S being decrease of $s7, 926, 4O1 from the receipts of the corresponding period in the previous fiscal year. The total cost of collection for the past fiscal year was $5, l13, 734, and the total expenses of the COT Inn vrIll hof e1 to be about B per cent. on the amount collected.
 The collections from tobacco for the fiscal year from the several sources were $42, 1O4 ,249, or 30, ,287, ,739 less than for the preceding year. The increase in pro- duction of manufactured tobacco, cigars, etc., during the last fiscal year was 9, l59, 497 pounds. The increase in pro. 284, ,599,00 Of this increase; 186, 254,- 977 were cigars and 9s,364, ,O27 cigar cites. The report shows that the re- duction of tax rates made by the act of March l, 1883, will, on the basis of last revenue from tobacco during the next fiscal year of at least $25, ,OOO,O0O
 There were operated during the last fiscal year 5, 129 distilleries. The quan- tity of grain used in the production of spirits during the year, 18, GA, e77 bush els, is less than that used last year by 9,814, 1908 bushels, and is 6, 705, ,506 bush els less than the average for the last four years. This decrease corresponds very closely with and explains the de- crease in the number of gallons of spirits produced during the year, which is 72,- 235, ,175 gallons, as against 104, 149,0 gallons for the year ended June 30, 1882. The yield of spirits from each bushel of grain increases slightly each year, being 3,074 gallons, as against 3,792 for the year preceding and 3,694 for the year 1881. This increase is believed to be due merely to improved methods of pre- pairing the grain for distillation.
 The quantity of spirits removed in bond for export during the year was 5,326, 427 proof gallons; spirits trans ferred to manufacturing warehouses, 203, ,938 gallons; spirits withdrawn from warehouses during the year, 83, 29l, 19O gallons, and quantity allowed from leak age md corporations, 2,291 ,013 gallons. The quantity of spirits remaining in warehouse 'n June 30, 1883, was 8O,- 499,99 gallons, of which nearly seven tenths were Bourbon whisky. The amount of spirits in warehouse, Oct. 1, 1883, was 73,405, ,361 gallons; spirits withdrawn for export in the first three months of the present fiscal year, 752,- 389 gallons. The quantity of distilled spirits in the United States, except what may be in customs bonded warehouses, on Oct, 1, 1883, was nearly 116,OOO, 900 gallons.