Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-08-06
REVENUE RECEIPTS.
They were $5,5S1,5S7 More than
Last Ytar--Wlscon sin's
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Washington L. c.. July s0.-The cont
missioner of internal revenue has just
submitted 20 Secretary Carlisle pre-
iminary report Of the operations of his
bureau for the fiscal year ended June 80.
It shows that the receipts irons all
sources of internal revenue for the year
aggregated S146,S30,615. an Increase of
$685., 537 over the receipts of the pre-
cedlEg fiscal year. The expenses APP
proNimated $3.044.o51, and the percent-
age Of cost Of collection will be 30, II
reduction of is as compared With the
preceding fiscal year. The exact cost
cannot DE. definitely started until all TIL,
accounts have been received.
From spirits the receipts were $50
G10.0,O. m increase Of SS0T,443. The
largest item OF increase under this head
was from fruit spirits. the receipts. ST.
5S4 1879, being S4SS.!S03 in excess of
last years: Retail LIQUOR. taxes in
45S. and the wholesale liquor dealers
special taxes, s4G.24:s The only de-
creases noted were tritlng.
Tobacco brought III a revenue of $50,
711.629, or S1.O0G,721 more than was
derived from this source in the preceding
year. This was 4 general Increase i'll ali
the items under this head, the largest be-
ing in cigarettes under three pounds per
Or 1901 ,493 more. than in the preceding
year. Chewing and smoking tobacco
brought in So ,22O, OPS, 1923, $40 more
than in the preceding year. Cigars and
cheroo1s over three pounds per 1000 re-
allied $12,713, 267, an increase of $221,-
800, and snuff afforded a revenue of
$752,915, an increase of $1O3,O27.
From fermented liquors there was de-
rived taxes aggregs ting $33. 1874 2335, or
$2,143,617 more than during the preceding
year. Ale, beer and similar liquors
brought in $50, 139, al, an increase of
s., O94 S26. There was q. falling off of
$3.50, IoS in the taxes realized from oleO-
margarine, the revenue from which
amounted to $1,219,432 The decrease
was general in all the items under this
head. the largest item being $112,S17 in
the direct tax on oleomargarine, while
retail dealers taxes shrunk $57,215 and
wholesale dealers tax S2652O.
The miscellaneous receipts diminished
SlS2,G0O during the year, the largest
item being $122,54S decrease in the re-
ceipt from playing cards, which were
only $259, 1853. During the past year
67,O39,91O gallons of spirits distilled
from other materials than fruit We're
withdrawn for consumption, a decrease
Of lab, 129 gallons as compared with
number of 4,042, 391. $40 We're drawn out,
which was 714,9S7,S more than were
consumed during the preceding year.
The number of cigars and cheroots with
drawn Were 4,237, 755, 943, an increase
of IS, 1888, SOB. Chewing and smoking
tobacco was taken out to the amount
of 253667, 1877 pounds, an increase of
1897 ,499 pounds.
Illinois returned more internal revenue
taxes than any other state, the total
collections there being $31, 973, 1873. New
York came next in order with sol ,62O,-
40 Kentucky stood third with S14,-
9O3, ITO; Ohio and Pennsylvania were
close together with $11, 947,724 and SILL
1868 respectively. Indiana had 81
500, 154: Missouri, 5000, 915; Maryland,
$5,969, S95. and Wisconsin, $5,012,O77
None of the remaining states reached
the IS, 1000 600 mark IN the returns