Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-26
INTERNAL REVENUE.
Ihe Commissioner Furnishes Some Interest.
irg Figurcs About his Department

IBy telegraph to the Dispatch
WASHINGTON, July 25.-The COMMITS.
sioner Of Internal Revenue furnishes To-
day statements relating to the transactions
OF his bureau FOR the fiscal year ended jane
80, 1854, and comparisons with those OF
The preceding fiscal year. From these it
Appeals that the aggregate receipts for the
fiscal year were sl2l ,j90,039, a net decrease
a compared with the preceding year OF
S22,sf3,305. These sums are made ND rs
follows: Receipts from spirits fruit, grain,
and other materially, including also special
taxes, S1G,905.3s5, an increase Of $685.
GlO; tobacco in all forms, S26,0G2.399. a de-
crease Of slG,04l.s49; fermented liquors,
Sls,OSi 1854. an increase OF Sl,1Si,33S;
taxes under laws now repealed. $685.
laG, decrease OF S10,G2j,744; pcn-
alties, S2S9,144. n decrease OF Si6,Gjq.
There were withdrawn for consumption
during the year l., l31,0jG gallons OF spirits
distilled from fruit, decrease Of 1922
gallons as compared with the preceding
fiscal year; 7S.i79.Slj gallons of spirits
distilled from grain, molasSeS. and other
materials. an Increase Of 2.01i,060 gallons;
3,Sj,Gl9,0l7 cigars, an increase Of 22I, $780,
OBS; sCS.l23,G40 cigarettes, an increase Of
2GS,l0l ,9S1; j.G02.G45 pounds OF snuff, an
increase Of 3lS,213 pounds; los, j93, il9
pound, Of tobacco. an increase 6i 3,5lG,233
pounds; and lS.99S,Gl9 barrels Of fcrnent-
ed lqbor, an increase Of l.2f0,727 barrels.
The following statement shows the az
grcgatc receipts from Internal revenue by
states and Territories during the fiscal year
ended June 30. 1881: Alabama, 2Sj,3gS;
Arizona, S2,7i4; Arkansas. l,009; Cali
fornia. 1884. 1Gj; Colorado, Sl9j,099;
Connecticut. si2s,37O; Dakota, a9.GGi;
Delaware. S2l0.327; Florida, Sl7S.jG2
Georgia, s379.74l; Idaho. @2.GG; Illipois,
S23.52O, 4S4: Indiana. Sj.GlS.jl2; Iowa.
s2.1j7,ilG; Kansas. SlG7.3j1; Kentucky,
SIS,5Sl.1 72: Louisiana, $3.50, Maine,
SG.51s; Maryland, S3,146.4y Massachu-
sets, S2,396.jg0; Michigan, 2l.419.3S0;
Minnesota. si93,GS2; Mississippi, SJ0.fi9,
Missouri, SG.473,S0G; Montana, Si2j,SG9;
Nebraska. Sl,jl5.SlG; Nevada, S3,S27;
New Hampshire, $3.50, 1856; New Jersey,
S3.i77,222; New Mexico, SG9.l39; New
York. Sl3,7G0,3S4; North Carolina, 81
1GO.9C6; Ohio, 3,j20. 2G4; Oregon, Sl2S,-
30 Pennsylvania, S7,SSS. 700 ; Rhode
Island, Sl30, i6S; south Carolina, S93,SgG;
Tennessee. Sl.2i9,97j; Texas, S2lO,li0;
Utah. $3.50; Vermont, S3,0Ji; Virginia,
1892, 12G; Washington Territory, 3G,93S;
West Virginia, SjG0,32S; Wisconsin, 90
$500; Wyoming, Sl,202.
The returns received at the Post
Office Department from $50 letter.
carrier po.t-otliceS, which prod.ce near
" one half Of the postal revenues, show
that the gross receipts for the quar-
ter ended June 80. 1884, were sj.lG9,-
Cj2, or S3j0,3lG g 40 per cent? less than
the receipts from the same offices during
the corresponding quarter Of the preceding
year. Upon this basis the receipts iomall
the pOst-otliccS during the quarter would
aggregate about Sll,000.0 600. and the re-
Ceipts for the year would be about $1,000
COO less than the receipts for the previous
fiscal year. Sixteen offices show increased
receipts. The diminution il attributed to
the reduction Of the letter rate from three
TO two cents, and the result Of the years
business, which Is better than was eX.
pected, is highly gratifying to the finnn.
cial officer OF the Post. Office Department.