Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-05
REVENUE RECEIPTS.
They were 1884, 37 More than
Last Year-W
Good Showing.

Washington, d. c., July 30.--The COM
missioner of thermal revenue has just
submitted to Secretary Carlisle a pre-
liminary report Of the operations of his
bureau for the fiscal year ended June 30.
1t shows that the receipts from all
sources of internal revenue for the year
aggregated $146,S30,615. an increase of
So, 5S4, 537 over the receipts of the pre-
ceding fiscal year. The expenses ap-
proXimated $3,044,351, and the percent
reduction OF .lS as compared with the
preceding fiscal year. The exact cost
cannot be definitely stated until all the
accounts have been received.
From spirits the receipts were $50
61OO1O, an increase of SSO1 Alb. The
largest item of increase under this head
was from fruit spirits, the receipts, ST.
So, 1879, being $4SS,S63 in excess of
last years. Retail liquor taxes in
creased by 1921, Jos, rectifers' taxes $40,
45S and the wholesale liquor dealers
special taxes, $40, 243. The only de-
creases noted were trif1ing.
Tobacco brought in Il revenue of $780,
III. 629, or S1,0O6,721 more than was
derived from this source in the preceding
year. This was a general increase in ali
the items under this head, the largest be-
ing in cigarettes under three pounds per
IL
or 1851 ,493 more than in the preceding
year. Chewing and smoking tobacco
brought in $15,220,O2S, 1923, $40 more
than in the preceding year. Cigars and
cherooJs over three pounds per 1000 re-
allied So, ,267, an increase Of $221,-
300, and snuff afforded a revenue of
S752,915, ali increase of S103, OPT.
From fermented liquors there was de-
rived taxes aggrega ting S333, 7S4, 235, or
S2,143,611 more than during the preceding
year. Ale, beer and similar liquors
brought in S33, 139, IA, an increase of
$2,O94 ,S26. There was a falling off of
$3.50 1888 in the taxes realized from cleo
amounted to S1,219,432 The decrease
was general in all the items under this
head, the largest item being SIPS in
the direct tax on oleomargarine, while
retail dealers taxes shrunk $57, 215 and
wholesale dealers tax $26,520.
The miscellaneous receipts diminished
$1S2,6O0 during the year, the largest
item being 1922, 54S decrease in the re-
ceipt from playing cards, which were
only $259,S53. During the past year
81, 039,91O gallons of spirits distilled
from other materials than fruit were
withdrawn for consumption, a decrease
of 7,413,129 gallons as compared with
the preceding year. Cigarettes to the
number of 4,042. 391 $40 were drawn out,
which was 714,9S7 $50 more than were
consumed during the preceding year.
The number OF cigars and cheroots with
drawn were 4,237, 1855, 943, an increase
of 10, 7S3, SOB. Chewing and smoking
tobacco was taken out to the amount
of 253,667,1 37 pounds, an increase of
5,397, 400 pounds.
Illinois returned more internal revenue
taxes than any other state, the total
collections there being S31, 973, 1873. New
York came next in order with $21, 620,-
40. Kentucky stood third with $14,
903, 10; Ohio and Pennsylvania were
close together with S11 ,947. 724 and Sill
145,54S respectively. Indiana had 81
500, 154; Missouri, $3.50, 915; Maryland,
S., 96S, S95, and Wisconsin, $5,012, OFT.
None of the remaining states reached
the $5,000,000 mark IN the returns.