Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-15
WHISKY AND CIGARS.
Internal Revenue Commissioner Miller
Submits his Annual Report Which
Is Full Of Interest.
Our whisky and Rum Producing ca.
paclty Now Is 1Ss,7i7 Gallons per
Day--In so Il was 2S2, 1928.
va smoked in 1850 SOC, ,sss More Of.
gars and Cigarettes Than IA 1888
or AM PREVIOUS Year.
INrRRNAL REVENUE.

" AfAtANN tANt AVN ~ ht
~tener OF internal revenue has subnIped
his annuM report to the sscssssvFry5'ot the
treasury. Th6'-sJtEf receipts from All
sources OF internal revenue for the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1856, were ellG,-
o92 $3.50, as compared with Ia,f2i,i2l
for the year 1885. si2i, $780, Sg for the
year 1884, eat 55s8il for the year
1888, and Sil6,b2S 97S for tho year
1889. The statement OF Withdrawals
FOR consumption during the past year as
compared With the preceding year shows
a large increase in ali articles OF taxation
except epuh, OF which there was de-
crease OF sl9674T The principal In
crease was In cigars, cigarettes and
spirits distilled from grain. The cost Of
collecting during the year was n, 2ea, 4s6,
being per cent. OF the amount
collected, Collections during the
previous year cost Sl,455, $50
about $40 per cent, OF the amount col.
lected. The receipts during the first
three months Of tho present fiscal year
were s2S 1904, 00t, an Increase OF S2S0,44l
over the receipts during the correspond
Ing period OF last year. This Ia.
crease Is mainly on tobacco
and iermented liquors, although
there was an increase in recclpts
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 tax It ia
estimated that tho sum OF slla,0 900
viii be collected during tho current
| fiscal year from the various sourcesoi
| internal revenue. In making this
estimate Commissioner Miller saws his
office Is much embarrassed by the pres.
ence OF the new source Of revenue, cleo.
margarine, and the entire absence OF any
statistical Information ms 10 the quantity
manufactured, thu number OF factories en-
gagged IN rs production, and thenumber OF
! persons or firms engaged Ia sulliug the
same as wholesale and retail dealers. II
/ was estimated that receipts from the last
fiscal year would be not less than ell6.-
100000, while the actual receipts exceed
that amount by 81 POP 500 The estlmat-
cd expenses for the next fiscal year
amount TO 81 26G,4i0 Of which
Sl,9000 900 ~ tor salaries and expenses OF
collectors, 1880, 900 for salarius and ex.
penses OF revenue agents, surveyors,
gaugers, store keepers, etc, aud s26B,4i0
| barred on 'rlf6 ts,nnavv "a s,,scs
probable collection The estimate for
the commissioners Office includes the
/
| division and the increase OF the force
rendered necessary by the oleomargarlne
| law. The number Of stamps iasu d during
the year was $50, 06l ,029, aud their value
was Sl8s, ll2 800 The aggregate amount
| OF taxes colleeted during the last nscs3
wear was s27 ,007 862. The increase 81
collections for the last fiscal year over
| those for the previous year w0sl from.
manufactured tobacco, $4,000 cigars
aud cigarettes, S5Sl 500 special, S58, 6Ds'
The production accounts show an In
crease n manufactured tobacco OF l0,-
79s, 9B6 pounds. in the number Of cigars
and cigarettes Of 4S8 b07 2H ia
tobacco exported 20 369, 220 pounds
IN number. Of cigars imported
during the nscal year ended jane
80, 1886, the increase was 78,l89O1s,
The value Of tho manufactured tobacco
imported was sos $50. The number OF
distlilercs Registered during the year
waa G2i9; tho humber operated, 1894
rho total spirit producing cnpac
lty OF the grain aud molaseos
| distillcrles Ia operation September
Ill last was 1871 Rallons per day
1 The producing capacity Of slmiisf dis
/ ,lllories opefated September l. 1880, was
2ge 02s gallons day The number OF
: grain distIlleries REGISTERED during the
/ year was 1882, u which number $50 were
, Dperate1. The num0er Of gallons OF
1 spirits produced from grain dur
! inc the year 1920 shows
an increase Of Z. 8l0,is2 gallons over the
/ production OF the year ended June 80,
4 1885, ami is s73 605 gallons less than the
I average production for tho last nlae
wears. The quantity Of spirits $50 S4ll-
! $50 galons) produced aud deposited
Z Ia dstillery warehouses during the
q wear IA more than the production
Sof the year 1885 by 5,420,0l7 gallons. The
quantity OF spirits G9,006, 900 gallons
Withdrawn and the tax paid from dis
r tlllery warehouses; during the year IL
more than the quantity Withdrawn
: from distillery warehouses; during
{ previous fiscal years by j,
i lt7,07g gallons. II 10 the quantity
. of 9e7,J0 gallons Gas stated by the chlei
y OF the bureau Of slatistios) OF domestic
7, spirits imported and reimpnftad curing
2 the year upOp the payment Of cust0m'
- equal 20 the Internal revenue TAX
!. be added the quantity virtually
y withdrawn from dislillery warehouses
= during the year II Is found W B LOO, Ao'
y gallons more than during the previous
year. The quantity OF distilled epiriss r.
moved ia bond for export during the yeal
was 5. Gao $50 taxable (psooD gallons a.
CO compared with 1861 1888 gallons with
IN drawn for export during the preylon.
year, being net decrease OF 1904 OBJ
n. gallons. $500