The Portland daily press., 1886-11-15
internal revenue Report.

Joseph S. Miller, Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue, says in his annual report that
the total receipts from all sources Ct internal
revenue taxation for the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1886, were S116,902 $50, against
$112, ,421, ,121 in 1885; $121 $780, O39 in 1888; and
S141, ,523, ,273 in 1882. The statement of with
drawals for consumption during the past
year as compared with the preceding year,
shows large Increase in all articles Of taxa
tion except snuff, of which there was de-
crease of S195,747. The principal increase
was in cigars, cigarettes and spirits distilled
from grain. The cost of collection during
the year was S4 299, ,4S5, about Sc per cent Of
the amount collected, against S4,455, ,430 in
1885, or about 3.9 per cent of the amount col
lectcd. The receipts during the first three
months of the present fiscal year were S2S,-
9O4,904, an increase of S23e, AL over the re-
ceipts during the corresponding period of
last year. The increase was mainly on to-
bacco and fermented liquors, although there
was a small Increase in receipts from spirits
distilled from apples, peaches or grapes The
principal decrease was in the tax on spirits
distilled from materials other than apples,
peaches or grapes, and in special retail
liquor dealers.
it is estimated that Sis, ,OOO, 600 win be col
lected during the current fiscal year from va
rious sources of internal revenue. Commits
sioner Miller says his Office is much embar-
rassed by the presence of the new source of
revenue, olemargarine, and the entire abb
sencc Of any StatiStican information to the
quantity manufactured. The number of
factories engaged in its production, and the
number OF wholesale and retail dealers of
the same. During the year 564 Illicit
stills were seized and the persons employed
therein arrested. The seizures were prin-
cipally in Georgia, North Carolini, Tennes-
see, Kentucky and Virginia. The amount
spent in detecting and Furnishing persons for
violations of the internal revenue laws was
S42,56l. Property worth S2S6,9S2 was seized
for violations of the law. The number Of
bureau employees has been reduced from go
TO l95. and amount Of salary from $2S4, ,591 to
S24S,SlO without diminishing the efficiency OF
the ofiice The number of stamps issued
during the year was $3.50, ,06l ,O29 and their
values $13l, 112,3 ,305. The aggregate amount
OF taxes collected from tobacco during the
last fiscal year was S27,9O7, 1862. This in
creases internal revenue taxes imposed on
imported manufactured tobacco and snuff
and OH cigars and cigarettes The increase
Of collections for the last fiscal wear over
those for the previous year was from manu-
1actured tobacco, Se65, ,O25 cigars and ciga-
retts, $5Si, $50; special taxes, $50, Cos.
The production account shows an increase
in manufactured tobacco Of lO798 266
pounds; in the number Of cigars and cigar
cites of 433, ,247;' in tobacco exported of
29,59,2 $50; The number of cigars imported
during the fiscal year was 73.139.O79: the
value of manufactured tobacco Imported.
S6S,939; number of distilleries registered
during the year was 6,242, and the number
operated 6,034. of the latter 5,O75 were fruit
distillieries. The total spirit-producing ca
pacity of grain and molasses distilleries in
operation September LIST last was 1Ss. .747 gal
Ions per day, against 282 1928 a dav Sentem.
Der 1, 1880. The number of grain distilleries
registered during the year was l,I32, Of
which $50 were operated decrease of 81 in
number registered, and increase Of 80
in the number operated, compared
with the previous year. The decrease
occurred in class of distilleries
having smaller capacities for production
there having been falling of "a in number Of
alstlllerles oI thls class registered and of five
leries there was an incrsase Of ii in the sum-
| Der registered, an increase Of 81 in the nnm-
Der operated. The quantity OF grain used
in the production Of spirits during the wear
was 1885, ,332 bushels, an increase Z of
| 1880, ,129 bushels over the amonnt nsed in
| the preceding fiscal year, and is > 00S a61
bushels less than the average for the last
nine years. The number of gallons of spirits
| produced from grain during the wear. go
| 4,SS0) shows an increase OF S7,5l0. .iS2 gai-
Ions over the product Of the year ended lime