Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1889-11-23
DEP ARTM ENT FIGURES
Gle INTERNAL REVENUE REPORT
FOR THE PAST YEAR.

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1huse of the Previous Year by over six
and Half Million Dollars - Secret ny
WINDOWS Sil,er Policy.
rWashiastor telegram
Mr.. Miller reports that the receipts
Of the internal revenue bureau for the last
fiscal year were ) 3 S94, 53A, or s., 81,
! 9jS more than the receipts for the previous
year. The total cost of collection was
/ "A, 1Sj, 12j, fraction less than 3 rer
cent of the amount collected. The only
object of taxation showing decrease
during the first quarter of the present
year is oleCmargarine, winch dropped
from $.z8,6?3 in 1888 to 1924, $50 in
/ 1888.
The violations Of internal revenue laws
reported by revenue agents We're 1888;
GjJ persons have been arrested ON their
inform alton; property to the value of
Sl3T, 40i has been reported by them for
seizure, ana $94, 6O6 Tor assessments for
unpaid taxes md penalties. The number
of stills seized was 1876, resulting in the
arrest of 23j persons and the death of one
and the wounding of two officers of the
service. The report recommends that the
force be increased from twenty to thirty
and that their allowances fos travelling
e penses be increased. The total expense
of the service for the next fiscal year is es-
timated at "a, 26 $50.
The increase iii the quantity of tobacco
/ and snuff and in the number of cigars and
cigarettes for the last fiscal year over those
taxed during the previous fiscal year was
Manufactured tobacco, II, 335, 639 pounds;
| snuff, 62i, 631 pounds cigars, %, 65S, $50;
cigarettes, 2SS, 1872, 260 The export &C
count shows an increase in manufactured
tobacco Of lis, lt3 pounds, and increase in
the number of cigars exported of 2i7, 100,
and increase in the number of cigarettes
exported of C5, 900, 80 The number OF
cigars imported was 90, 0S7, 407. The
value of the manufactured tobacco import
ed was So 353. The total number of
special taxpayers is given as $50, l34, of
whom 500, 013 are dealers in manufactured
tobacco.
The whole number of grain dstilleries
registered during the year was ], 40, of
which number l. 261 were operated, an in
crease Of 40 in the number registered and
of 23S in the number operated as COM
pared with the previous year. In the class
Of larger dstilleries there was an increase
of 2 in the number registered and of IS in
the number operated There were B. 1876
fruit distilleries registered and 3,012 oper
ated, an increase of 442 in the number
registered and of 4G5 in the number oper-
ated. The total number of grain, molasses,
and fruit distilleries registered and oper-
ated during the year is Z, 1915 and 4, 349
re spectively.
During the year there were produced
81, $751; 456 gallons Of spirits and l, Al 054
gallons of rum distilled from molasses.
The increase in the production of Bourbon
whisky is IA, 407 Ia gallons; rye whisky,
$50, 07S; gin, 1885, 9B8; highwineS H.
059: pure. neutral or cologne spirits,
963 AL; mis- elIaneous, 1875, 069; total
increase ~, go, 800.
In regard to the use of alcohol in the
industrial arts, the commissioner says that
in view or the fact that the special tempt
ton to demethylation is to secure a cheap
alcoholic beverage, tn importance of sep
arating methylated spirits from all stocks
of such beverages is very great. 1t IS
a,so ually important, he SAYS, to keep
methylated spirits out of the hands of dis
til'ers and rect iers who uss stills, as it is
impossible to 9methylate spirits without
the use of stills He estimates the guam
titv of alcohol annually used in the arts
and manufactures at 5000, 900 gallors.
The quantity of fruit brandy of all kinds
withdrawn froW distieries during the
year to be deposited in special bonded
quantity Of distilled spirits in the United
States, except what may be in customs
bonded warehouses on Oct. /, 1882 was
1902, $50, 932 gallons. The average monthly
production of oleomargarine during the
fiscal year was 9, 91!, 002 pounds
The feature of Mr.. Window S silver policy,
as it will be set forth in his report to Con
gresS, is to stop the coinage of silver dol
lars and to issue certificates against silver
| bullion. As subordinate propositions it is
unknown whether the secretary intends to
recommend the issue of certificates at the
coinage value of the silver bars Of
at their market value; whether they are tC
redeemed at the coinage or the market
value Of silver, and whether the new series
Of certificates stall circulate co-ordinately
with the Gu or whether the latter are to
be withdrawn. 1t is only possible that
Mr.. WINDOWS plan OF treating the silver
embraces the issue of silver bullion certi
Gcates. This idea is by no means a new
one, but the secretary is said to have
a somewhat complex though novel method
Of developing it, with which he wishes tC
surprise the financial world. Some Of the
less important reasons for issuing certifi
Gates against the bullion purchases of til,
government are that the expense anC
the expense OF transportation would b.
lessened that the expensive recounts o.
the immense number of silver dollar
would lie avoided that inasmuch as bu
. q small percentage of the silver dollar
already coined arc IN actual circulation /
is perfectly futile to Keep on coming Jnem
and that by having the silver in bars tht
government could more readily sell it TO
| manufacturing purposes ANY scheme
2 that will not increase the government
monthly purchases OF silver is not likeI,
r TO be satisfactory TO the silver imitation
, lists. 1t is probable, therefore, thcugl
It can not lie officially confirmed, tina
Mr. Window intends to recommend
considerable increase in the monthly pur
chase Of silver, ana to satisfy those whit
: fear further increase of depreciate
currency by issuing currency on a basi
approximating the market value Of silve
that is to say, certificate dollar shall
represent, not a silver dollar Of il2
grains, but quantity OF silver that wou
lring ~ in the market This would per
haps be a dollar Of between 500 aud 60
grains.
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