Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-08
INTERNAL REVENUE INCOME
The Commissioners Preliminary
Report Shows Increase
The Governments Income From'in
Source Has Grown Severei '
Millions of Dollars Over
Last Year.

Washington, July 81.--The commis~
sioner of Internal revenue has just SUD-
mitted to Secretary Carlisle a prenm-
mary report of the operations or mis- pu-
reau for the fiscal year d june ov.
1t shows that the receipts from a"
sources of Internal revenue for the yeAI
aggregated sl46, S30.615, an increase OF
SO. 5S4, SAT over the receipts OF the pre-
ceding fiscal year. The expense approx
imated 81 $40, and the percentage OK
cost of collection will be 30, a reduction
of IS as compared with the precedins
fiscal year. The exact cost cannon Dc
definitely stated until all the
have been received.
For spirits the receipts were ssO.67O,OfoF
an increase of 1907, 543. The largest item
of Increase under this head was from
fruit spirits, the receipts OF $l,5S4,Sis De-
ing s48S, 500 In excess of last years. Re
tail LIQUOR taxes increased by s2zl,Olo;
rectlhersi taxes, $40, 45s. and the whole
sale liquor dealers special taxes, s4o,a4S'
The only decreases noted were trining.
Tobacco brought in a evenue OF $5o'-
III, 500, or / ,066, 721 more than was de-
rived from this source In the preceding
wear. This was a general Increase IN alt
the items under this head, the largesi
being in cigarettes under three pounos
per 1000. where the receipts were $2,oio.l
1911, or 1851, 493 more han In the preced-
ing year. Chewing and smoking tobac'
co brought In SIS, 22O ,02s, $323,s49
than In the preceding year. Cigars ano
cheroots over three pounds per I,oos
realized s12, 713, 267. an Increase OF s'zi'.
800. and snuff afforded a revenue Oh
.752. 915. an increase of SOB ,02I.
From fermented liquors there was de-
rived taxes a~ggregating $SS,7S4,235, OK
81, IA, G17 more than during the preced-
ing year. Ale, beer and similar liquors
brought in 1913. 1s9, 141, an increase o.,
s.. o9d, 1926. There was a falling on OF
$1s9, 77S in III taxes realized from oieo'
margarine, the revenue from WHICH
amounted to 81. 2ls. 432.
The decrease was general In all the
Items under this head, the largest ite"
being s112, S17 in the direct tax on oleor,
margarine. while retail dealers taxes
shrunk $50, 215 and wholesale dealers
taxes $26.520.
The miscellaneous receipts diminished
1882, 600 during the year, the largest item
being 1922, $40 decrease in receipts from
playing cards, which were only $ZoS'oos'
During the past year 67,0S9,slO gallons
OF spirits distilled from other materiais
than fruit were withdrawn from cons
sumption, a decrease of 7~,413.129 gallons
as compared with the preceding year.
Cigarettes to the number Of 4,042. 39l ,o4o
were drawn out, which was 7l4,9S7,SoC
more than were consumed during the
preceding year. The number or cigars
and cheroots withdrawn were 4,237. 755,-
94S, an increase of 1888. SOB. Chewing
and smoking tobacco was taken out to
the amount Of 253, 667, 1877 pounds, an in
crease of 5.397, 499 pounds.
Illinois returned more internal reve-
nue. taxes than any other state, the total
collections there being $31. 1918 New
York came next in order with $21, $40, 47O,
Kentucky stood third with $14,9O3,llo
Ohio and Pennsylvania were close to-
gether with 81, 947, 724 and $11,145,54S re-
spectively. Indiana had $685., 154; Mis-
souri,, S. $50, 915; Maryland. $5.s66.o69. and
Wisconsin, s 5.O12, OF. None OF the re
naming states reached the 5000, OO(
mark In the returns.