Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-12
WINE, WHlSKEY AND BEER.
of Liquor Through
out the World.

w AMI
Consumption of Liquor Through
out the World.
William +. Switzler, Chief OF the
Bureau of Statistics, under date of June
12th, has sent to the Secretary of the
Treasury, an interesting report on the
production, consumption, ETC., Of spirit
uous and malt liquors and wines in the
United States, United Kingdom, France,
Germany, Denmark, Sweden and the
Dominion Of Canada, for a series OF
years, SO far as data in regard thereto
could be secured from the official publi-
cations of those countries. 1t is regretted
that official statistics could not be OBJ.
tanned showing the product and con.
sumption of wine in Germany, of malt
liquors in France, or of the product and
consumption of spirituous and malt
liquors and wines in other civilized coun
tries, in order that complete com pari.
son might be made between those coun-
tries and the United States, covering the
whole range of such liquors.
The statistics show that the production
in the United States of distilled spirits
increased from II 900, 900 gallons in 1865
to 1900 600 gallons in 1888, and that
the production Of fermented liquors rose
from 8 600, 900 barrels in 1865 to "a, 700,-
600 barrels in 1888.
1t is also shown that the ccnsum ption
of distilled spirits decreased from 80 ,000,-
900 gallons in 1870 to 20 600 900 gallons
in 1888, while the consumption of vine
increased from Il, ,00O,t 90 gallons in 1870
to sc, ,O00,00O gallons in 1888, and of malt
liquors from 205, 900 600 gallons in 1870
to 767 900, 900 in 1888.
OF the liquor consumed in 1888, 81 per
cent, of the distilled spirits, 81 per cent.
of the wines and SO per cent. of the malt
liquors we're of domestic production.
Statistics are also given showing that
in 1888 100000 bushels of grain and
2,500, 900 gallons of molssses were used
in the manufacture of distilled spirits.
| The Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue. furnishes no information in regard
to the quantity of material consumed in
the manufacture of malt liquor in the
United States.
The total internal and customs revenue
derived from malt liquors, distilled spir-
its and wines increased from $44, ,231 $40
in 1886, to 500, ,293, ,62S in 1888.
The consumption per capita of malt
liquors increased from Sc gallons in
1910 to l2.4S gallons in 1888. The con.
sumption of wine per capita increased
from .29 of gallon in 1840 to SO of a
gallon in 1888. The consumption per
capita OF distilled spirits fell from 2.52
gallons in 1910 to l 3 gallons in 1885,
There has been little change in
the consumption of spirituous liquore
since 1876, and the greater con-
sum ption in 1910, 1850 and 1860 was
probably occasioned in great part by the
extensive use of spirits in the manuIac
rure of burning fluids for illuminating
purposes, prior TO the discovery of
petroleum, rather than to their
consumption as beverage. TIL
figures OF the products of 1840 1850
and 1860 we're derived from returns of
the census, while those for subsequent
years were obtained from the reports of
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
aud, Deirg collected under stringent
revenue laws, are probably more accu.
rate than those reported by the census
In the United Kingdom the c. onsump-
lion per capita Of epirituous liquore,
wines and malt liquors exhibited little
change from the year 1871 to 1887,
ranging from IL to 9S gallons for dis
titled liquors. .43 to ,3S gallons wine,
33 80 to 32.88 gallons beer. Statistics Of
1881 to 1887.
In France the consumption per capita
of spirituous liquors increased from .5S
of gallon in 1870 to 124 gallon in 1885,
while that Of VINE fell from 81. 80 gallons
in 1870 to 26.74 gallons in 1885.
In Germany the consumption per cap
ita of spirits remained nearly stationary
from 1870 to 1887, being l gallon in the
former and 109 gallon in the latter year.
The consum ption of beer per capita was
81 so gallons in 1872 and "a so gallons in
1887.
The following are some of the leading
characteristics exhibited, 80 far as relates
to the countries mentioned. First-The
rapid increase of the consumption of malt
liquors in he United States. Second-In
he consumption of beer per capita Great
Britain stands first, Germany second, the
United States thlrd, and Canada, fourth.
Thlrd-France is the largest consumer
of vine per capita. Fourth-Denmark
appears 20 be the largest consumer of
spirltuous liquors per capita
Owing to the absence OF precise data
in the official publications of this and
foreign countries, showing the rela,
tive amounts of spirituous LIQUORS
consumed as a beverage and in
the arts and manufactures, it is i'm
possible to afford the exact information
on this suhjest 30 often sought for by leg
islators and others, and so i'm
portant to full understand
log Of the question in it's social
bearings. An estimate, however, is arrived
at which probably closely approximates
accuracy. In 1882 the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue ascertained by special
inquiry of the severa, Collectors of Inter.
nal revenue the quantity OF alcohol used
10 the arts and manufactures during the
year en- ded April l, 1882 The quantity
was ascertained to be A 269 978 gallons.
During the fiscal year the quantity of al.
cohol Withdrawn from distillery ware
honsps for all domestic purposes was
8 072 665 gallons. There were 10 ,697 O36
gallons of domestic spirits consumed in
1887. The Commissioner states that, OF
this amount, alcohol withdrawn from
distillery warehouses for all domestic
purposes comprised 9,817,l ,l64 gallons,
and estimates that OF this amount about
5000 600 gallons were withdrawn for use
in the afta and MAMMA cfuraa which