The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-11-16
INTERNAL REVENUE STATISTICS.

Over Six and Half Millions Paid by Indi-
ana I'm Year-Sugnr Production.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 15.-To-night Inter
nal Revenue Commissioner Mason made
public his report for the fiscal year ended
June 80, last. In Indiana the collections of
internal revenue amounted to S6,524. 7222.
Cigar manufacturers accounts were re-
ported to the number of 623 and they
consumed 1,5O5. .102 pounds of tobacco, man
ufacturing 62.390.0T cigars and S40.340
cigarettes. There wero seized 230 gallons
of illicitly distilled spirits valued at $3.50.
There were presented 1,15S claims for to-
baccO rebates by Indiana dealers and 1852
of these were allowed and paid. aggreRating
S37,546. During the year there were begun
sixty.six prosecutions for violation of the
rctaii liquor license law and one for viola
ton of the OleOmargarine law. There are
now pending twenty three prosecutions.
The report shows that the total receipts
of the Internal Revenue Bureau for the year
were Sl46.OS6.4l5. Tho Commissioner esti-
mates the receipts for the current fiscal
year at Sl50, 100000. Receipts from taxes
on spirits during the past fiscal year were
SS3, ,335, sos; from tobacco and its manufact-
nres. 49, 196,210; from fermented liquors,
s2s. .565, ,l29: from oleomargarine SLOT, .24,
The cost of collecting these revenues was
Si.2I0.604. Dnring the past year q total of
7.5 Illicit stills were seized or removed.
Tho quantity of grain used In tie
production OF spirits during the past year
was 26.347,64l bushels, an increase of 1.l44.-
40 over the amount used In the preceding
year. The number of gallons of spirits
produced from grain during the year was
ll4.11o,017. an increase of 6,o59, 951 gallons
over the product of the preceding year
During the year 1,7S4.312 gallons of rum
were distilled from molasses. making the
Iotal product of spirits during tie year
lis. .962, $50.
The Commissioners reports that 73O persons
III the United States intend to maDufact-
ure sugar from sugar cane during tho pres
ent fiscal year, under the provisions of the
bounty act which made the bounty paya-
bic on sugar produced on and after July j,
1891. These producers estimate the prOduc-
:ion for tho year at 572, l06,sS0 pounds Oh
about 100000 acres of land. Beet-sngar
producers estimate production OF f29. 10000
pounds OH T. l4t acres planted. and sorghum
cane producers estimate production of
2,5O0,O0O pounds from 5000 acres OF cane.
The Commissioner estimates tho produc-
tiOn this year by licensed producers as fol-
fOws: Cane sugar, 60,OOO,OOO pounds; beet
sugar. 25.OOO,O00 pounds; sorghum, 100000
pounds; maple sugar 10, 900. 900 pounds; total
estimated production, 10000 900 pounds.
His estimate of bounty TO bc paid during
the year is as follows: On cane sugar. 49,
9l2.500; on beet sugar. S50O.OO0; on sorghum
sugar, $4,000; on maple sugar, Sl76,25
total of 80. 62S, $50.
Commissioner Mason embodIes in his re-
port a great deal of interesting information
in the way of statistics, respecting the pro
duction. consumption and sugar revenues
in this and other countries. BY these ta-
bles 1T is shown that the United States is q
large consumer of sugar: the people using
more per capita than those of any other
country except England. The annual per
ca apita consumption in tho United States is
62 25. against II AS pounds in England. In
the last fiscal year We imported 3 1883. AZ. 325
pounds of sugar. valued at Sl05. .66l, ,43l. and
produced 5l2, ,26l, $50 pounds. or about one
eighth of the amount consumed.