The Portland daily press., 1891-11-16
FACTS FOR DEvOTEES OF The WEED.
With Something Concerning
"oIeo" and Sugar Growing.
Uncle Sans Liquor Business Dur
ing the Past Year.
Figures from the Report CT the
Revenue commissioner.

WASHINGTON, November 15.-The an
nual report of John w. Mason, commits
sloner of internal revenue states that the
total internal revenue receipts in the last
fiscal year were $140. .035, ,416. an increase of
$344,719 over the receipts of the previous
year. The cost of collection the past fiscal
year was So. GOA or 28S per cent of the
receipts against 2.S3 per cent for the previ-
ous year. The estimated expenses for the
next fiscal year are $4,522,5S0 During the
year 69S stills were destroyed and 81 re-
moved, involving the arrest of 37S persons.
The taxes collected from tobacco In the
last fiscal year aggregated $32, ,756, ,270, de-
crease, compared with the previous fiscal
year, of S1,162,72O. This decrease is due
to the reduction by the act of October /,
1890, of 1.-THE tax on snuff. chewing and
smoking tobacco. January l, 1891. from
eight to six cents per pound and to the
repeal of the special taxes relating to
and cigarettes has not changed and
the collections therefrom have increased
S1,386, $50 during the last fiscal year. The
increase of taxed tobacco and snuff over
the fiscal year 1890 was 1850, 884 pounds.
The increase of tobacco and snuff exported
was 4,2S9 pounds; the increase of tobacco
and snuff imported and withdrawn for
crease the past fiscal year on taxed cigars
was 387, ,O02, ,7S4. The decrease of cigars ex-
ported was 40,966, and of cigars imported
and withdrawn for consumption, 29.740,-
100. The increase of taxed cigarettes was
45l, ,2S4, ,0S0, and of cigarettes exported. 3d.
ed was 594.S75 The amount of claims
for rebate of taxes on to-
bacco and snuff under the
act of December Is, 1890, allowed and
paid. was $1,118,2 ,202; the amount rejected,
1884; the amt unit outstanding. $14,973.
The commissioner recommends the repeal
of sections 1854 and 1898 of the Revised
Statutes, providing for the use of caution
labels on packages of tobacco. He says
these sections are unnecessary, require
manufacturers to incur needless expense,
and add to the petty penalties with which
the system is overburdened.
The total number of grain, molasses and
fruit distilleries registered and operated
during the year is 4049 and 1919 respective
ly, decrease of 238 in the number regs-
tered, and 1892 In number operated. The
quantity of spirits (115. .962, ,389 gallons) pro-
duced and deposited in the distillery ware
houses the last fiscal year exceeds the pro-
duction in 1890 by 6,686, ,38l gallons.
The total production of oleomargarine
during the past year was A, 1892, 400 pounds,
the largest in the history of 0leomargariDe
operations. The increase in production
over last year was II, ,0cS, ,377 pounds in re-
ceipts, 1921, ,632 Statistics show that great
strides have been made In the production
and consumption of oleomargarine in the
Netherlands. Oleo oil to the value Of ten
millions of dollars was imported from the
United States during the calendar year
1890. 1t Is estimated the total output of
oleomargarine, 165,000,000 pounds. was
produced during the same period, of which
nearly 128, ,000, 600 pounds was exported to
England. Belgium, France, Spain, Portu-
gal. Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the
possessions.
The report says the number of sugar pro-
ducers who applied for license was 906.
The production this year by the licensed
producers will probably not exceed the fol-
lowing estimate;