Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-16
INTERNAL RlYENUB
Commissioner John Y. Mason
Makes His Annual Report.
Uncle Sam Is Doing Quite Business
With His Neighbors.

WARRINGTON, Nov. l5.-The annual re-
port Of John W. Mason, comrnissionsr OF
internal revenue, staIes that the total inter
| nal revenue r. ceipts for the las FISCAL year
were Sl46 e35 ,4l6, an increase OF SS,44o.-
7l9 over the receipts Of the previous year.
Cost Of collection for the past h:cal year
| 2.2l0 604 or 2.SS per cent OF receipts
sgsinss 2 sS per cent for previons year.
Estimated expense for the next Ascal year
-. .522 $50, During the year 6ss stills
were destroyed, 81 removed, involving the
arrest Of 37s persons. Taxes collected
from tobacco the last fscsl year aggregate d
| $32, ,756. .270. . decrease compared with
that Of the previous year OF sl,l6S. 720
This decrease 10 due to the reduction BY
act Of October /, 1890, Of the tax on snuff
| chewing and smoking tobacco, from JAN
uafy l, 1891, from to 6 cents per pound
and to repeal special tsxes relating to
tobacco May l, 1891. The tax on cigsfs
and cigarettes 10 not changed, and the col
| lections theYeffom have increased 81 $780,
$50 during the last hscal year.
The increase Of taxed tobacco and snuf
over the h,csl yesr Of 1890. wAs l5 ESQ.,
ss4 poun.s; IT crease Of tobacco and sIuh
exported, was 4,2s9. pour ds; Increase Of
, tob ,cco and snuff imported aad withdraw
for consumption was l65 60l pounds. 70
crease Of the past ascal year on taxed eigs'r
kDS7 ,002 1874 the decresse OF cigars exported
was 40, ,966. Of cigars imported ard with
drawn for cnnsuuplcp, % If0. 129.
The inc,este Of the t,xsd cigarette .
was 45l, ,2s4 .0s0. and OF ei gsrettes exported
rs 224, at0 The DEGRADE of eigsrsUts
imported YES 53i s75 TIE smount oI
claims for r. bate of taxes On iobscco ard
SNUFF under the sct of December IL, 1880,
allow ed and psid was 81 rs 202 (; the sm u.
rel cted Si,984; the sm7unt outstanding 6
sl4973 The comm i,tione. recommends
The repeal OF sec;ions 49, "a q d 33 ) of
the revised statutes providing sor the use
Of caution labels on packages OF tobscG0.
He ssys these secii>r sre unnecessary !;
they r.quire mar ufscjur.rs to ipcur De'
less xpense, and add TO the petty psD1liiss
with which the system is oyerbufdened.
The total lumber of sraln, molssses and
fruit oisiilleries registered and operated
curing the year is 1919 ard 1919 respect
lively. q 6ecfeesA of 32S in the funber ses-
isteyed and of 1892 in the number operated.
The quaaGly Of spirits ll5 962 .3S9
gslons) produced ard deposited ID distil
lery warehouses tn. last fl 'rai yesr 1ceeds
The production in 1890 By 6S6 4Sl gal
Ion. The quantity o, spirits 10 distillery
Ssrelt uses Sep: 80, 1891. was 10i $40 1872
galo,s, II ore than 200 900 lees than the
| quantity 80 held June 80, 1891.
The quantity of distilled spirs in the
United States, except wha. may be in Gus
toms and bendei warehouses, October /,
1891, was 152 945 773 gallons, The
sm Junt Of grsps brandy used during ite
year 10 forufying sweet wines ITas 1873 90
gAilons.
The commissioner announced his pu-
pose of subs,itu ing weighing for suaging
in most cases IN ascertiiniDg the quaniisy
of distilled spirits subject to tax. lie has
contracted for 2300 scales o. weighing
beams, with poises aud barrel hooks
The co ct of these scslrs, the e3mmissioCsr
thinAs, j., De to1n more than made good
by The req io1 Of saugers fees aad ihe
large ad iition 10 the tax collected, dus to
grestsr sccuracy. The totsi production
Of oleonsrgAIi1e duriag the past year was
A 392, 400 paurd,, the larges 5. in the hs.ory
of oleomsrzsrine operations Iucrtsse IN
the PRODUCT U over Isssyesr wss IL Cos 377
pour d.; in receipts 1921 ,632
Statistics show great strides made in the
production and consumption of olecm Irgs
rine in the N th.risnds. Olso 10 the value
of Sl0,0o0,000 was imported from the
Uri'ed Stste. durirg the year OF 1890
The estimated total output ef oiso
margarine was lG5 000,t0 pounds
produced during the same period
Of which nearly l2S COO 600 rounds
exported-to Englsni, Belgium, France
Sp,iP, Portagai. Sseien, Nor~ay. Dem
msrs, aud Du ch, Eeglt.h sld Portuguese
1lonIsl p1sse 'sions.
The report fsys ht the number of sugar
producers who applied for lcenses was 906.
he production this esr by licensed pro-
| dncers vii, probably noI exceed tie follow
ing estimate Gaze eugar. 465 600, COO
roants: beet sugar, ,25, 600 eco; sorghum,
81 COO, ,0o0; maple, 100000 The COM
mi -sieBtr estimates the amount OF bounty
| to be paid for the PRODUCTION Of the year
| ending June 30, 1892, will be rs follows !:
On care sugar, Ss,9I2 500; beet sugar,
| $500. 600; sorghum sugar. $40, GOO; maple
sugar, 4l75,250. The people of this coun-
Try use more sugar per ospiss Ihsn thoss
Of any couBtry excep: kDglsnd. Ii the
last fiscsl yesr We impaired 8 483 442 325
pounds Of sussr. ats value Of Sl06 66l, ,43l,
ard produced 512 381 $50 pounds.
TIE commissioner Ieoomms nds certain
changes in the law regarding the msnufsc-
ture Of opium, to mske it m9ie edecovs.
He estimates the receipts from al source S
for the current fiscal year sssrf gate $780,
0l0,Co0 This estimate tskss t0f, granted
| q considerable iLc. sse in the collection
from disnlled spirits, fermented liquors and
cigars. A probable reduction OF the tax
| ON manufactured tobacco and souf from 8
to G cents pei pound, wilt decrease the re
ceipts from this source So coo 900 annually