Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-11-16
INTERNAL REVENUE.
Annual Report of CON-
missioner Mason.
DECREASE OF TOBACCO TAX
Quantity of Spirits in Distillery Larg-
est of Any Fiscal Year.

WAsHINGToN, Nov l6.-The annual re-
port Of John w Mason, commissioner OF
internal revenue, states that the total In
ternal revenue receipts for the last hscal
year were sl40 ,5l6, an increase OF s.
40, no, over the receipts Of the previous
year The receipts of the first three months
OF the present fiscal year were s3s, ,742, ,6ss,
an increase of s797 ,9O5 over the receipts OF
the corresponding period Of the previous
year The cost of the collection OF the past
fiscal year was S., 2l9, ,604, or 2.SS per cent OF
the receipts, against 2s3 per cent for the
previous year. The estimated expenses
for the next fiscal year are &, ,522 $50 Dur
ing the year six hundred and ninety-eight
stills were destroyed, and 81 were removed,
involving the arrest of 37s persons.
Taxes from Tobacco.
The taxes collected from tobacco during
the last fiscal year aggregated SS2, 6,S'o,
q decrease compared with the previous
fiscal year of 81, ,l62, ,720. This decrease is
due to the reduction by the act Of Oct. l,
1890 of the tax on snuff, chewing and
smoking tobacco, Jan. l, 1891, from to 9
cents pound and TO the repeal Of special
taxes relating to tobacco May l, 1891. Tho
tax on cigars and cigarettes was not
changed, and the collections therefrom
were increased 81 1856, $50 during the last
fiscal year.
The increase of taxed snuff over the
fiscal year 1890 was Is $50, ,SS4 pounds; the
increase Of tobacco and snuff exported was
42S9 pounds, and the increase of tobacco
and SNUFF imported and withdrawn for
consumption was l65, 70l pounds.
The increase during the past fiscal year
of taxed cigars was 3s7, ,O02, ,7S4; the de-
Of ~. Tod nd ~
cigars imported and withdrawn for con-
sumption 29,740,729.
The increase of taxed cigarettes was
45l ,2S4 ,0S0, and of cigarettes exported 35,-
22a 200. The decrease of cigarettes i'm
ported was 594,575.
Claims for Rebate.
The amount of claims for rebate on
tobacco and snuff under the act Of Dec. l3,
$780, allowed and paid, is Ills, ,202; the
amount rejected sl954, and the amount
outstanding Sl49,3. The commissioner
recommends the repeal of sections 1854 and
1898, revised statutes, providing for the
use of caution labels on packages of
tobacco. He says these sections are un-
necessary; they 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 1919 and
3sl9 respectively, n decrease of 1892 in the
number operated. The quantity Of spirits
Q15, ,962, ,3S9 gallons) produced and depos-
tied in distillery warehouses during the
last fiscal year exceeds the production in
1890 by 6,6S6,4sl gallons. The increases
were as follows: High wines, AL ,49S gal
Ions; rye whisky, ssoSl2; alcohol, 905,373;
rum, l26, ,5Oi; gin. 9O,g3S; pure. nentral or
cologne spirits, l,333,507; miscellaneous,
1881 POP; total increase, 9,220 $50 gallons.
There was decrease in the production of
Bourbon whisky OF 2,543, 1863 gallons. Net
increase, e,6sS,4j1 gallons.
Quantity of Spirits In Distiilery.
The quantity of spirits in distillery
warehouses June 30, 1891, is the largest so
held at the end of any fiscal year. This
stock on hand has grown from 81 600 600 in
1883 to nearly 1i3,oO00O0 in 1891 The in
crease during the last two years was 49,
100000 gallons The quantity of spirits in
distillery warehouses September 30, 1891,
was 04,sl0, ,s92 gallons, or more than $780,
900 less than the quantity so held June 30,
1891. The reduction during the same period
In 1890 was $500, 900 gallons. The increased
reduction is due to decrease in production
during July, August and September, 1891,
rather than to increased tax paid with
drawals. The quantity Of distilled spirits
ia the United States, except what may be
in customs bonded warehouses. on October
l, 1891, was l52, ,9i5, ,773 gallons, distributed
as follows: In distilleries special bonded
warehouses l0S, ,539, ,49S gallons in hands of
wholesale liquor dealers, IA 400, ,275 gallons;
in hands of retail liquor dealers, 81, ,OOO, 900.
The amount Of grape brandy used during
the year in fortifying sweet wines was 1885,
557 gallons. The commissioner announced
his purpose of substituting weighing for
gaughing in most cases in ascertaining the
quantity Of distilled spirits subject TO tax.
Our Oleomargarine Production.
He has contracted for 230O scales of
weighing brass with poises and barrel
hooks. The cost OF these scales, the COM
missioner thinks, will be soon more than
made good by reduction Of gaugers' fees,
and large addition TO the tax collected,
due to greater accuracy. The total pro-
duction Of oleomargarine during the past
year was A, ,3g2, 400 pounds, the largest in
the history OF oleomargarine operations.
The increase in production over last year
was IL, ,06s, ,377 pounds; in receipts S29l 632
Statistics show that great strides have
been made in the production and con-
sumption of oleomargarine in the Neither
lands, olco oil to the value Of $40, on, 600 be-
ing imported from the United States dur
ing the calendar year 1880, and an estim-
ated total output Of oleomargarine Of 1885,
900 pounds being produced during the
same period, OF which nearly 12s,OOOO0O
pounds were exported TO England, Bel
GUM, France, Spain, Portugal, Sweden,
Norway, Denmark, and the Dutch, English
and Portuguese colonial possessions The
report says that the number Of sugar pro-
ducers wlo Love applied for license is 9o6
The production this year by licensed pro-
ducers will probably not exceed the fol-
lowing estinsate: Cane sugar, 165, 600
pounds; beet sugar, 100000 sorghum,
100000; maple, lO,Do,0oo; total estimated
production, 5O2, 900, 900 pounds.
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