The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-12-09
INTERNAL REVENUE.
Operations of the Service Shown
in the Annual Report.
Receipts for the Fiscal Veal Esti-
mated at $3.50, 900, 900.

The annual report of John w. Mason.
COMMISSIONS: OF Internal Revenue. which
has just been submitted to the Secretary OF
the Treasury. contains a mass OF in terest
ing information in regard to the operations
of that service. The total receipts
for the last fiscal year from all
sources were $l46, OBS, At, IN increase
fiscal year. The cost Of collection Tor the
past fiscal year was "a. $40, 604, or 2.SS per
cent. of the receipts. The cost for the pre-
vious wear was 2.S2 per cent. Of the coilec-
tious. The estimated expenses for the next
fiscal year are 81. 522, $50. ,
During the, year 69S stills were destroyed
and ninety-seven were removed, involving
the arrest of3IS persons.
The aggregate amount OF taxes collected
from tobacco during the last fiscal year was
$50, 1856 $40. The decrease OF collections for
the last fiscal wear as compared with those
for the previous fiscal year was 81, l62, 12O:
This is due to the reduction, by the act OF
October !. 1890, Of the tax IN snuff. chewing
and smoking tobacco January !, 1891,
from eight to six cents per pound. and to
the repeal Of special taxes relating to to.
bacco May !, 1891. The increase OF taxed
tobacco and snuff over the fiscal year 1890
was Is. $50 1854 pounds; tho increase of taxed
cigars was S7, 0O2, 7s4, and tho decrease OF
cigars imported and withdrawn for consump-
ton was %, 40, re. The increase Of taxed
cigarettes was 451, 2s4, 0s0, and Of cigarettes
exported was S5,2242O0.
The total number Of grain, molasses n
fruit distilleries registered and operated dur
Ing the year is 4049 and 1919 respectively, a
decrease of 1881 in the number registered
and q decrease Of 1892 in the number
operated.
The quantity of spirits, lis, 1882, $50 gallons,
houses during the fiscal year ended June 30,
1881. is more than the production of the year
1890 by 6,6s6, 461 gallons
i The quantity Of spirits in distillery ware
houses June so. 1891, is the highest quantity
so held at the close of any fiscal year.
The quantity of distilled spirits In the
United States, except what may be in Gus.
toms bonded warehouses on the LIST day OF
October, 1891, was 152, 945, 77S gallons.
The commissioner announces his purpose
of substituting weighing for gauging in as
certsining the quantity OF distilled splri1s
subject to tax. He has contracted at the
expense of the United States for $500 scales
Of weighing beams with poises and barrel
hooks.
Tables in regard to the production of
oleomarearine show an increase from year
to yearin the production both for consump-
ton at home and abroad. The total produc-
ton of oleomargarine during the past year
was A, 1872, 400 pounds, being the largest IN
the history of oleomargarine operations.
In a chapter on sugar the commissions
details the action of the bureau in providing
for the payment Of bounty as authorized by
the Tariff act. The number Of sugar pro-
ducers who have applied for license is 1876
and their estimated production is 613, 1915, $50
pounds, Of which 57a, 400, $50 pounds is cane
sugar.
On this subject the commissioner says:
ssThe above estimate Of production was made
by producers early in the season, and Is
considerably in excess Of what may be
expected. In making their estimates for
the year the producers naturally placed
their figures high. It is what they hoped to
make il oil conditions were favorable" He es-
Inmates the bounty to be paid on cane sugar,
Sc. 9l2, 500; ON beet sugar. 5000 600; on sorg-
hum sugar, $40, 600; on maple sugar, sl16,2So,
total, S., 62S,7 $50
The commissioner estimates that the re.
.ceipts from all sources for the current hsaal
year will aggregate $50, DOC. OOo.