The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-11-05
pERY INCREASED
Over Eight Million Dollars During October
Report of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue for the Year.

Over Eight Million Dollars During October
Report of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue for the Year.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-The monthly
statement of the public debt shows
that at the close of business on Octo-
Der 80, 1897, the debt less cash in the
treasury amounted to 81, O20, 56S, 9G1, an
increase for the month of So, AL, 1873.
This increase is principally accounted
for by decrease in the amount OF
cash on hand.
The debt is recapitulated as follows:
Interesting bearing debt $s47, 1866, 800.
Debt on which interest has ceased
since maturity, 81, 1871, $40.
Debt bearing no interest, $S79, 62S, :
500.
Total, 81, 22s, 1920, 800.
This amount, however, does not in
clude $3.50, 456, 953 in certificates and
treasury notes outstanding, which are
Offset by an equal amount of cash in
the treasury.
The cash in the treasury is classified
as follows: Gold, S19O,Ss7, 256; silver,
$500. S51, 94S; papers, $113, AL, 900; bonds,
discussing officers balance, ETC., $1S,-
4S9, 756; total, 1881, 5000 against
which there are demand liabilities
amounting to 1923, 913, S57, leaving the
net cash balance in the treasury $2O7,.
756, O99.
The report of the commissioner Of
internal revenue for the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1897, shows the total re-
ceipts from all sources to have been
$146, 619, 593, a decrease as compared
with the fiscal year 1896, of $S11, O22.
Important changes in consumption
are an increase of 81, 1888, 472 in the
receipts from distilled spirits, as
compared with 1896, and de-
crease of practically the same
amount in the receipts from
fermented liquors. The cost of collec-
ton for the last fiscal year was So, S4S,
$50, decrease over 1896 of 1921, 1922.
The total production of distilled
spirits, exclusive of fruit brandies
during the last fiscal year was so, 1885,
64S taxable gallons, a decrease in pro-
ductiOn as compared with 1896 of "a,
123, O55
There were also produced 29s, 921 gal
Ions of apple brandy, 1921 of peach
brandy, 1,496, 1856 of grape brandy, and
varying amounts of other fruit BRAN
dies, making total of 1913, 427 gal
Ions, or an aggregate decrease of $780,
425. The quantity of distilled spirits
gagged was 246, O96, 921 gallons, de-
crease of 90, 237, S41 gallons.
During the year 3,156 distilleries Of
all kinds were operated, decrease of
3,O29.
There were produced 81, 428, 1923 bar.
relS of beer, a decrease as compared
with 1896, OF 1, 396, 42S barrels. The re-
ceipts from the taxes on tobacco, Gig
ars, cigarettes, ETC., were $50, no, 279, a
decrease of 81, 331.
The monthly statement of the con.
troller of the currency shows the cir
culation of national bank notes on Oc-
tober so to have been as follows:
Total circulation of national bank
notes, $3.50, O47 ,635.
Decrease for the month, $146, 265.
Decrease for the year, $4, $50, O22.
Circulation based on United States
bonds. S2O3, 926, $50; decrease for the
month, $1,146, 24O, decrease for the
year, $12, 5S3, O64.
Circulation secured by lawful money,
$50, 120,685. Increase for the month,
$999,977; increase for the year, 81, 1885,
/ O42.
United States registered bonds on
deposit to secure circulating notes,
1927, 742, $50; to secure public deposits,
ST., 075, 500.