The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-11-21
lltTERNAL REVENUE FIGURES.

otnopsis Of the Report of Uonnalssio.er
KILLER. Showing the Operations 81 the
Bursau for the Past Year.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Il. Commissioner
Miller reports that the aggregate re-
ceipts Of tho Internal Revenue Bureau
for the last fiscal year were $3.50, eo4. 5s4,
or So, 5e7, 95S moro than the receipts for
the previous year. The total cost Of oollec-
ton was S4,1S5,7 29, . fraction less than
30 per cent. Of the amount collected.
The only object Of taxation showing a
decrease during the first quarter Of the
present year is oleomargarine, which
dropped from $14S, 62S in 1883 to S124. $50
In 1889. The commissioner regards the
general condition of the service through
out the country as very satisfactory.
The violations of internal revenue
laws reported by revenue agents we're
1853; 800 persons have been arrested On
their information; property to the value
of S137, 404 has been reported by them
for seizure, and S94, COS for assessments
for unpaid taxes and penalties. The
number of stills seized was 458, resulting
in the arrest of 2s6 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 for
travelling expenses be increased. The
total expense Of the service for the next
fiscal year is estimated at 81, 266, 500.
The increase in the quantity of
tobocco and snuff and in the number of
cigars and cigarettes for the last fiscal
year over those taxed during the preyi.
GUS fiscal year was: Manufactured to-
bacco, 1855, $3.50 pounds; snuff, 626, 6s1
pounds; cigars, 22,65s, 900; cigar
cites, 2ss, 7s9, $50. The export
account shows an increase. in
manufactured tobacco of 1878
pounds, an increase in the number of
cigars exported Of 2ee, 200, and an in
crease in tho number of cigarettes en-
ported of IS, 1903, $50. The number of
cigars imported was 9O,0s7, 407.. The
value Of the manufactured tobacco i'm
ported was $40, 353. The total number
of special taxpayers is given as $50, 1874,
of whom 1913 are dealers in manu-
featured tobacco.
The whole number of grain distiller-
les registered during the year was l, 44o,
of which number 1857 were operated,
an increase Of 40 in the number regis
tered and 2SS in the number opera
ted as compared with the previous year.
In the class of larger distilleries
there was an increase of in the
number registered and of IS in
the number operated. There were 3,126
fruit distilleries registered and 3,072
operated, an increase of 442 in the num-
Der registered and of 465 in the number
operated. The total number Of grain,
molasses and fruit distilleries registered
and operated during the year is 4, $40 and
4,S49 respectively.
During the year there were produced
s7,ss7, 456 gallons of spirits and 1,471, 1854
gallons of rum distilled molasses.
The increase in the production of
Bourbon whisky is II, 497, ITS gallons;
rye whisky, a,s7o,o7s; gin, 156,97s;
highwines, 1860; pure, neutral or
cologne spirits, 96s, Al; miscellaneous,
1,135, 069; total increase, 19, 1886, 800. The
quantity of alcohol annually used in the
arts and manufactures is estimated at
5000, 600 gallons. The average monthly
production of oleomargarine during the
fiscal year was 2,972, 002 pounds.