The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-16
A RESERVOIR. OF WHISKEY.
WHILE WATER rs SCARCE NE HAVE
MORE SPIRITS THAN EVER.

| corsruississer Mason Gays the stock On
Hand Exceeds "a, 600 .oeS Gallons More
than SIS, ooo. 900 Collected from whis-
key, and Nearly $50 100000 from To.
b.cco Du,sse tho Fast rear-laree Is-
crease In the Production OF Oieensrgn-
rine--s,urar Production Under the Bounty.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 15.-The annual report OF
| Mr. John W. Mason. Commissioner OF Internal
| Revenue shows that the total receipts for the
last fiscal year from all sources were Sl46.-
OBS, 41U, an increase OF 81. 440.710 over the re-
ceipts for the previous fiscal year. The re-
CENTS for the first three months OF the present
fiscal year were $3S. 7420aS. an increase OF
S797, I,O5 over the receipts Of the correspond
ing period Of tho previous fiscal year The
cost of collection for the past fiscal year was
S4,210G04. or 2SS per cent OF the re-
celpts. Tho cost for tho previous year
was 2.S2 per cent OF the collections. The
estimated expenses for the next fscal
year are s4,5o2.5s0. During the year 800 stills
were destroyed and 90 wero removed. involv-
ing the arrest OF 3TS persons.
The aggregate amount OF taxes collected
from tobacco during tho last fiscal year was
49,. 787. 40. decrease OF $l.182.720. This Is
due to the reduction by the act OF Oct. I. 1890.
OF the tax on snuff. chewing and smoking to-
bncco. Jan. 1. 1901. from to q cents per
pound. and to tho repeal OF special taxes rc-
lAtinR to tobacco. May I. 1901. The tax on
cigars and cigarettes was not changed. and
the collections. thcrefrom wero increased
81, S82s5O during the last fiscal year. The
increase Of taxed tobacco and snuf over fiscal
year 1890 was 1880. 1884 pounds: the increase
OF tobacco and snur exported was 1850
pounds. and the increase Of tobacco and snufr
imported and withdrawn for consumption was
18S. 701 pounds. .''-.
The increase during the fiseal year OF 1901
Of taxed cigars was 3S7.OO2. 7S4. and the de-
crease OF cigars exported was 4O.9o6. and OF
cigars imported and withdrawn FOR con-
sumption 2Q.740.720. The increase Of taxed
cigarettes WIS 451 .22S4 .O6O. and Of cigarettes
exported, 35.224. 200. The decrease OF cigar
cites imported was 5o4,875. ...
The amount OF claims for rebate OF taxes on
tobacco and snuif under the act OF Dee. 10.
1900. allowed and paid. is $1.116.2O2; the
amount rejected. $1.0S4. and the amount out
standing, $14.973
The Commissioner recommends the repeal
Of sections 1894 and 5000. Revised Statutes.
providing for the use Of caution labels on
packages Of tobacco. He says that both OF
these sections are wholly unnecessary: that
they require manufacturers to incur needless
expense, and add to the petty penalties with
which the system Is overburdened.
The Commissioner Gays that there Is nothing
to report in eonneetion WITH the tcSit Innate
this law effective several amendnents will IS. e
factories. and also duly authorized factories
where there II any serious violation q the Jaw.
asTuT the pss ssss
1885, 1893; The total number Of grain; molasses;
and rut disterieso rregisteSsad and
The I HSm bmS1 snss
warehouses during the fiscal year ended June
1887 saons e. R hs ys sns 1885, gsSSq Sy @
gallons There was On increase OF spirits
q *. Gnsd ss % s ss noS for Ts ss
aas %sEis9Ssis 81
est quantity so held at the close OF any fiscal
The quantity Of distilled spirits In the United
sandea waat on wss
;sfs s SsS sSssin Il
sstisss; il hands q retail LIQUOR dealers:
Tie AVERAGE ssesk q
lia9oT dealer In the United States is estimated
during the past fiscal year was 1g3.557 the
ssve w a sli5p per Is
that ebout double the above quantity OF grape
wna SH nss The for ss OF
The Commissioner announces his purpose
Of substituting Weighing l4r gaugnK IN a asGer
taining the quantity OF distilled spfits subject
The total production Of oIeomargaripe during
the aTses ssfr IN The history Of
operations. ,exceedipE the largest previous
IN pssSSssios
va 1S RSSSRdtS at IN are ss
strides have beer, made in the preduc-
Ssns Sse 81 t tS h he yt ned
masted total output Il oieomsrsaII9s II r. tfo
e eeaads S sere q e Rpssnd RlsS@
b sn@s se snd the sH Satsh and PotS
| guese colonial possessions The farmers
S ndt INT te s s oHS s tat s Ts
them who made high grade OF butter. which
Food prices the year ,Sunda fHa
axe al tas milk sSsf cows
Ina chapter on sugar the Commission,er
s78.3SO pounds. 81 which sig 403.3aD pounds
| Is cane sugar. In making their. estimate for
the year: the mmssionei says the producers ace
eps Sd.fsd .ssls
favorable. Tho production In Louisiana Inst
| year, which was larger than usual. was 49,
65B.026 pounds. as reported by applcsnts for
Coming cr S viii Vii not Be any larger The pro-
RSeSsSy Hst 30 IN s: s q la .6 SSo S 81;
,s%inaE Sest Sugar. lang sSpSRa
gW0S0o: maple. iolS!l.0lsS,SS;; I'D total est
duetion Of the year ending June 80. iSe5 is
500; on beet sugar. $50O,o0o; ~ ssasyg q NJ.
faI II This a nn,ntry the renopt saws
Is large consumer Of sugar, the people using
try except EpgIa1a., p the last fiscal year we
value Of $1O5. GBl .43l. and produced 81, 26I,;
$50 pounds The amount Of sugar produced
In the United States Is about one-eighth Of the
amount consumed.
The COMMISSIONER estimates that tho 70:
eepts from all sources i0r the current fiscal
that fha racotut ghail raAch this figure. thpYa