The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-18
INTERNAL REVENUECASH
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
COMM lSSIONER.

The Receipts for the Present Fiscal
Year Estimated at $142, 100000
The Aggregate for the Last Year
$13o,9e4,434 - Oleomargarine the
Only Taxable Object Yielding De-
creased Revenue.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17-Hon. John W.
Mason, commissioner of internal revenue,
has submitted to the Secretary of the Treas
ury report Of the operations Of the inter-
nal revenue service for the fiscal year ended
June so. 1889.
The aggregate recsipts for the last fiscal
year were $3.50, ,s94, 4S4, or 1885,, ,o5S moro
than the receipts for the previous year. The
receipts for the first three months OF the
present fiscal year aggregated s34, ,6S4, ,526, an
increase Of So, ,470, ,807, as compared with the
receipts for the corresponding period of the
last fiscal year.
THE PROBABLE RECEIPTS,
Commissioner Mason says IL this ratio OF
increase is maintained the receipts of the
present fiscal year will amount TO over S142.- =
10000 He does not. however. think such
will be the case, and estimates it at S135,- =
100000. The increased collections were
mainly on spirits distilled from materials
other that sppses, peaches or grapes.
The only object of taxation showing a.
decrease during che first quarter of the
present year is oleomargariue, which
dropped from S14S, ,623 In 1888 to s124, ,730 in
1880
The total cost Of collection during the last
fiscal year was 81, ,1S5. .729, fraction less
than 81 per cent of the amount collected.
CONDITION OF THE SERVICE.
The commissioner says he regards the
general condition of the service throughout
the country as very satisfactory. One
thousand, two hundred and fifty-three vio-
lations OF the internal revenue laws were
re orted by revenue agents during the year.
$50 persons were arrested and property to
the value Of Sl37 ,404 reported by them for
seizure and $4,000 for assessments for
| unpaid taxes and penalties. The number
| OF stills seized was 456. resulting in the
| arrest of 236 persons and the death of one
and woundlng Of two officers Of the servica.
THE NEXT YEARS EXPENSES.
He estimates the total expenses Of the
service for the next fiscal year at "a. 266. 500.
The increase in the quantity of to acco
and snuff aud in the mum 1er of cigars and
| cigarette for the last fiscal year over those
taxed during the previous fiscal year wass
Manufactured tobacco, IL ,535, ,636 pounds.
snuff, 626,631 pounds; cigars, 22,65S, ,99Ot
cigarettes, 288, 789, ,260.
The export accounts show an increase in
manufactured tobacco of 11S, 1873 pounds, an
increase in the number of cigars exported
Of 266, 200. and an increase Of the number
of cigarettes exported OF 65,909.950.
IMPORTS OF CIGARS
The number of cigars imported during
the year was &c. .097, ,407 The value of the
manufactured tobacco imported was
| 0,000.
The total number of special Taxpayers is
given as $50, 134, OF whom 59O,0l3 are deal
ers in manufactured tobacco.
The whole number of grain HstilIeries.
registered during the year was LAO, of
which number ], ,267 were operated, an in
crease of l40 in the number reg stored, and
of 23S in the number operated as compared
with the previous year. The larger in-
crease. 10th in the number registered and
in the number operate |, occurred in the
class of dlstilleries having smaller ca
pacities for the production Of spirits, there
having been an increase OF l42 in the mum.
ber OF distilleries Of this class registered
and ITO in the number operated
SPIRITS PRODUCTION.
The number Of gallons of spirits produced
from grain during the year (S7.8S7, 456 gal.
lons) shows an increase of 19, 400, 800 gallons:
over the product (6S, 1888. l61 gallons Of the
previous year, and is 4, 16l, $50 gallons more
than the ave age produced (63, 726, ,306 gall
lons) for the last ten years.
The quantity OF rum distilled from mo-
lasses during the year Q,471 ,054 gaIlons)
shows decrease Of 420, 1872 gallons from the.
product of the previous year 1881, ,246
gallons, and Is 6,5l0 gallons less than the,
average production 4, ,SS7, ,564 galions) for
the last ten years.
TAKING FRACTIONS OF GALLONS,
Commissioner Mason renews the recom-
mendations Of his predecessor in regard to-
the expedency OF taxing all fractions of
| gallons Of distilled spirits, and expresses the
hope that legislation will be had TO effectu-
ally remove all opportunity for evasions of
the existing law on this subject
Eighty-nine million. three hundred and
| ffty-eight thousand, five hundred and ten
gallons of spirits were produced and depos-
tied in distillery warehouses during the
fiscal year. and 75.9l0,735 gallons were
Withdrawn during the year. There were
withdrawn for exportation 2, ,59O, ,235 gallons.
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