Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-26
TAXES IN THE INTERIOR.
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS
FALL OFF $22, ,e6s, BOG.

Figures Which Tell to What the Re-
ductiOn is Attributable and How IL
is Divided Among the States-Post
Once Returns 40 Per Cent. OF
During the Last Quarter.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-The Commits
sioner Of Internal Revenue furnishes to-
day statements relating to the transac-
tions Of his bureau for the fiscal year end
ed June 30, 1884, and comparisons with
those Of the preceding fiscal year. From
these it appears that the aggregate re-
ceipts for the fiscal year were S121. 590. .OS9
net decrease, as compared with
the preceding year, OF S22, 1868, ,3O5.
These sums are made up as follows: Re-
ceipts from spirits, fruit. grain. and other
materials. including also special taxes
$i6,9O5,3o5, an increase of 81, ,536. SO: TO-
bacco, in all forms, $26, ,O62, ,399, a decrease
OF Sl6,O4l, $40; fermented liquors of SIS,-
Oo4,904, an increase of S1,1S4 S3S:
taxes under laws now re-
pealed, S24S, 1856, a decrease of S10,625, IA:
penalties Of $2S9. .144, a decrease Of SIG. .6j9.
There were withdrawn for consumption
during the year !, ,137, ,056 gallons of spirits
dlstllled from fruit, a decrease of 116, ,222
gallons as compared with the preceding
fiscal year; TS,479, S45 gallons of spirits
were distilled from grain, molasses and
other materials, an increase of 2.971. .O6e
gallons; 3,455,619,017 cigars. an
increase of 227, ,730,025; 9OS, ,123,-
$40 cigarettes, an increase of
26S, lO1,9S7; 5,602,645 pounds OF snuff,
an increase of ,273; l6S, 593. .419 pounds
OF tobacco, an increase of 3,5I6, ,233; aud
lo,99o.6l9 barrels of fermented liquor, an
increase of 1,240, 727 barrels.
The following statement shows the ag-
gregate receipts from internal revenue by
states and Territories during the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1884:
Alabama, $S5,39S; Arizona, S2,7l4: Ar
kansas, $9l,009; California, S3,3S4. .765:
Colorado, $l95,999; Connecticut, S42S.37O:
Dakota, $9,664; Delaware, $210,327; Flor
ida, Sl7S,562; Georgia, 1919, ,741; Idaho.
S2,634; Illinois, $23,520, 4S4: Indiana. $5,-
6lo,9l2; Iowa, 81, 757 ,4l6; Kansas, $751;
35l; Kentucky, $1S.5S3,172; Louisiana,
500, ,l64; Maine, $50, 500; Maryland,
$3,l46, 49l; Massachusetts, 81, $50;
Michigan, 81, ,4l9,3S0; Minnesota, $493, ,4S2;
mississippi, $50.449; Missouri, $6, 473, SOC;
Montana, Sl25,369 Nebraska, S1.5I5,816:
Nevada, So, ,S27; New Hampshire, $500, 1876:
New Jersey, $3,477, ,222; New Mexico,
$69,l39; New York, $l3, ,760,3Sl; North
Carolina, $1,I60,966; Ohio, $13, 3,520 264;
Oregon, $l2S,275; Pennsylvania, S7,SS8.-
''.0S' A-INutS AoAetlAu3 F4pOstOOs COubu CLEO-
lima, $93, 500; Tennessee, 81, ,249, ,975; Texas,
$2lO,l49; Utah, $4,560; Vermont, $3O,004;
Virginia, S3,232, 1875; Washington Terri
tory, $6,93S; West Virginia, $560.328;
Wisconsin, 81, ,993, ,755; Wyoming, 81 POP.
POST OFFICE RETURNS.
Returns received at the Post Office De-
partment from 159 letter carrier post
offices, which produce nearly one-half Of
the postal revenues, show that the gross
receipts for the quarter ended June so,
1884, were $5, ,169, ,052 or $780, 5 7-10 per
cent. less than the receipts from the same
offices during the corresponding quarter
of the preceding year. Upon this
basis the receipts from all post
offices during the quarter would
aggregate $4,000, 900, and the receipts for
the year would be about $4,000, 600 less
than the receipts for the previous fiscal
year. Sixteen offices show increased re-
ceipts. The diminution is attributed to
the reduction of the letter rate from 3 to
2 cents, and the result Of the years busi-
ness, which is better than was expected,
is highly gratifying to the financial officer
of the Post Office Department.