Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-16
MASON'S BUREAU.
figures from the Books of the
Internal Revenue.
ESTIMATED INCOME FOR THE YEAR.

Big 0utpufS from the Still and Beer
Vat, and Heavy Stock Left Over
Product OF Cane, Sorghum and Beet
sugar and the Bounty That VIII be
Called for-Our Consumption of the
Article Per Capita-A Qualified Con-
frmation of That Reported Move on
Hawaii.
WASHINGTON, Nov 16-The annual re-
port of Internal Revenue Commissioner
Mason for the fiscal year ended June 80,
1891, has been made public. The report
shows that the actual receipts of the
bureau for the year were SAG, ,035, 415 The
commissioner estimates the receipts for
the current fiscal year at $50, 900 900. Re.
ceipts from taxes on spirits during the
past fiscal year were SS3, 335, 1868; from
tobacco and its manufactures, s. }, 796, go:
from fermented liquors, s2s, sos, 129; from
Q eomargarine, S1,071, 924; and from mis-
l!aneous sources, $780, l27. The cost of
collecting these revenues was 4,2l0,6 ,604
Daring the past year 795 illicit stills were
seized or removed.
Grain Turned Into the "Demon."
The quantity of grain used in the pro-
duction of spirits during the past year
was 26.347,6 bushels, an increase of
IA, go over the amount used in the pre-
cedinS year. The number of gallons of
spirits produced from grain during the
year was ia, l1S,017 gallons, an increase
of 6,559, 957 gallons over the product
OF the preceding year, and 2S,624,-
1l3 gallons more than the aver
age product for the last ten years.
During the last year LIS, 3l2 gallons of
rum were distilled from molasses, making
the total product of spirits during the
year lis, ,962. 3S9
Stock of Tanglefoot on Hand.
An inspection of the tables presented in
Commissioner Mason's report shows that
the quantity of spirits remaining in ware
houses June 80, 1891, is the largest on
hand at the close of any fiscal year. This
stock on hand has grown from 81 200, 600
in 1883 to 6S 500, 900 in 1889 to So, 1c0, 600 in
1890, and finally nearly Il3 000, 900 in 1891.
Production of Sugar.
The commissioner reports that i3o per-
sons in the United States intend to manu-
facture sugar from sugar cane during the
present fiscal year under the provisions of
the bounty act. which made the bounty
payable on sugar produced on and after
July !, 1891 These producers estimate
AHC but year al lNO SSU
pounds on about 220, 600 acres of land.
Beet sugar producers estimate produc-
ton of q, ,el0, 600 pounds on 1874 acres
planted, and sorghum cane producers esti-
mate a production of 2,500, 900 pounds
from 5,oo0 acres OF cane. The commits
sioner estimates the production at only
SOC. 0o0,o0o pounds in all.
Amount of Bounty To BE Paid.
His estimate of bounty to be paid dur
ing the year is as follows: On cane sugar,
ss,9l2, 500; on beet sugar, 500, 900; on sor-
in his report a great deal of interesting
ghum sugar, 10000; on maple
sugar, SIG, 259. total, s9,62S 80 Com
missioner Mason embodies informa-
tion in the way of statistics re-
specting the production, consumption and
sugar revenues in this and other coun-
tries. By these tables it is shown that
the United States is large consumer Of
sugar, the people using more per capita
than those of any other country except
England.
Per Capita Consumption.
The annual per capita consumption in
the United States is 62 Is pounds, against
74S pounds in England In the
last fiscal year we imported
3.4S3, AZ, 3225 pounds of sugar, val
ued at Sl05. .66l, ,l3l. and produced 512,-
.6l $50 pounds. or about one eight b of the
amount consumed OF the amount i'm
ported, 661. .44S.051 pounds were beet and
2 S2i 994 PSI cane sugar