Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-11-24


The first noticeable thing is rather
encouraging to the prohibitionists, be-
ing decrease of$4, ,014.93 from the for
mer years, representing sales of 4,340
barrels less, the sales of the two years
being S,435 barrels as against 400. .775
barrels.
The average tax paid per month of
the last year considered was $32, ,588.95.
For the six months from November to
April, including both the payments,
and consequently the sales, were below
the average, and for the other six
months above the average. 1t will also
be seen that the three greatest beer
selling, and, therefore beer-drinking
months are June, July and August
the hot season. While August was
the chief beer month of the present
year, followed by July and June, the
month Of June led in 1891, followed by
July and August. While the total
beer consumption of the past twelve
months was less than that of the for.
mer twelve, the quantity sold and pre-.
sumaoly drank during the three warm
months Of this year, exceeded that dis.
posed of in the corresponding beer
months of last year by 5,258 barrels,
and in August last the enormous quan.
tity of 49, 1864 barrels of beer was sold
In the revenue district. This Is l,6Oe
barrels per day.
These figures do not represent the
drinking of beer done In this district
for, besides that manufactured in the
81 breweries of the district. and mostly
consumed within its bounds, there is 8
large consumption Of favorite brands
made in other districts, to say nothing
of imported brands which are stronger
being what Is known in this country
as ale to distinguish it from lager.
The brewers sell three grades of beef
at So ST, So, per barrel, and allow re.
bate of 81 per barrel to the purchaser
If he is independent of the brewery
A great many of the saloons really be.
long to the brewers, who fit them UP
and pay the state tax for men who un.
dertake to run them and sell no beel
but that made In the brewery Of the
man or company that has fitted out
the place and secured itself by chattlt
mortgage. 1t is part of the brewery
business to get saloonist or grocer un
der pecuniary obligation, and thus
compel them to sell only the beer of 9
certain brewery. Many of the outlying
groceries and saloons sell beer largely
by measure, whereby the purchaser
gets five or six glasses for dime In 9
pale or pitcher. These dealers usually
sell the third grade, costing $6 per bar
rel. The very few who are Independent
demand and obtain the full rebate offs
a barrel, so that it costs them but IS
but the vast majority, under obligation
to a certain brewer, are only given {
rebate of 40 cents per barrel, or ten
cents per barrel, or 10 cents on quar-
ter keg; and from the manner In which
they sell, this rebate is about all they
make.
me greater part of the beer sold II
of the inferior kinds the proportions o
each being such that an average o
about $3.50 per barrel Is reached
Considering the revenue tax he frs
pays and the rebate allowed to retail
ers the brewer gets about SIS per barre
for the stuff; the government 80 l.:
cents, and the dispenser at the bar pro
fits anywhere from 40 cents to $3.50 OF
the barrel of beer.
AS usually drawn the beer In quar-
ter keg will furnish nearly 100 ordinar.
glasses; but since the introduction anC
demand for ''schooners," or larger
glasses, the saloonist averages only
from 65 to 70 glasses from such keg
At this rate he would get say 270 glass
es from a barrel. His receipts on th'
barrel, would thus be $3.50. Suppos
ing 1t to cost him So per barrel, tn
price for the highest grade, he woult
have a profit of $3.50 on the barrel
But he obtains rebate OF 81 per bar
rel from the brewer, which increase