The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-29
THE OUTPUT OF SPIRITS.
NORTH CAROLINA LEADS IN THE:
NUMBER or DISTILLERIEs.

Brandy Is tfstics
of the business.
Washington, July 2S.--The almost to-
tai failure OF the grain crop in several
Western states, with injury also TO
wheat and other grain crops, causes Of
ficials of the internal revenue depart
ment of the government to believe that
the output of whisky for the present
fiscal year, which began June 80, 1901,
will be more limited than in recent
years.
The shortage of corn and the conse-
quent increase in price. together with
the possible increase of the price of
wheat, will make the cost of producing
whisky to distillers more than In re-
felt in the South as much as elsewhere
cannot be predicted.
Kansas has comparatively few dis
tilleries of any kind, owing to her pro-
hibition laws. For the fiscal year
which ended with June 30, 1901, there
were only two grain distilleries in OPP
Grafton in that state and one fruit dis
tillery Nebraska, another one of the
states affected by the drought, had
only one distillery of each kind in OPP
GRAFTON during the fiscal year named.
Missouri, on the other hand, had forty
eight grain distilleries and thirty-five
fruit distilleries in operation that year.
1t is a rather curious fact that OF
the 4,014 distilleries registered in the
United States for the fiscal year which
ended June 30. 1901, about one-third of
them were in the state of North Caro-
lima. That state during that fiscal year
had 6SS grain distilleries and 65S fruit
distilleries registered. Virginia had the
next largest number of distilleries reg
istered, 81 being for grain and $50 for
fruit, a total of S31. Kentucky was
third, with 52S. California fourth, with
209, Tennessee fifth. with 40. OF the
209 in California, however, 20S of
them were for the production of
fruit brandies. North Carolina, as will
be seen from the figures, has a multi
tude of small distilleries, but their out
put is exceedingly limited. OF the 6SS
grain distilleries in North Carolina,
635 did not have a capacity exceeding
five bushels, thirty-three had a capac
ity for less than ten bushels, thirteen
for less than twenty bushels, six for
less than forty bushels, and only one
distillery in the state could exceed sixty
bushels of grain a day in it's operations.
In Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Penn
sylvania and Ohio are the states where
the gigantic grain distilleries are oper-
ated. In Illinois, for instance, there
are distilleries with capacities for 10000
bushels of grain, which make up 10000
gallons of whisky each day.
The various states hold records for
the production of various kinds of
HnnnrG KaOftipkX n laaHq fha
world in the production of bourbon
whisky. During the fiscal year men
toned, the total output of bourbon whis-
ky was 10, All 1923 gallons, of which Ken
lucky produced all but about 100000
gallons, or a total of about 1880, 600
The North Carolina distilleries made
none of this whisky. neither did those
in Georgia or in South Carolina. In
the production of rye whisky, Pennsyl-
vania holds first place. In the fiscal
year mentioned, the total production of
rye whisky was 14.296,56s gallons, of
which Pennsylvania produced 1904, 1877,
or nearly one-half. Maryland was SEQ
ond, with 3,0S4, 1874 Kentucky third,
with $500, 900, and Ohio fourth, with
about 1000, 900 gallons. Georgia, South
Carolina and North Carolina contribut-
ed nothing to this output. 1t is in al
cohol that Illinois holds first place by
iOllk OuuS lOldi output liB thC
year was TO- 735,771 gallons, of which
Illinois production was at least $780,
900. Indiana came next with 1,33l,37S
Nebraska third, with S30,540. Illinois
also leads In gin and high wines of all
kinds.
Illinois chief record is made in the
production of pure. neutral, or cologne
spirits, which costs a good deal of
money and are used in medicines, art
and for drinking. There were produced
during the year 24,173.61 gallons of
this class of wine, OF which Illinois
turned on 20, 27S 500, Nebraska coming
next with 1,09S, S96 gallons.
Indiana's record is in the production
of miscellaneous spirits Of all Kinds,
corn whisky and various other whis-
kies. OF the total of SO, 405, 522 gallons
Of that class OF spirits, Indiana pro-
duced 12,995.7S7, and Illinois about
5000, 900, Ohio being third with 5,271, 426.
The total quantity of spirits produc-
ed during the fiscal year mentioned
was 105, 484 500. OF this amount North
Carolina, with all her distillers. pro-
duced a total of .4S7 gallons. ILL
nois, with only twenty three distilleries
registered, produced 33.S61 900; Ken
lucky, with a total of 523 distilleries,
turned out about 23,000,000; Indiana,
over IS, 900, 600; Ohio, over 5000 900; and
Pennsylvania over 100000. Georgia's
output of spirits was 205,4O1 gallons.
That state had during the year 141 dis
tilleries registered, 65 being for the
operation OF grain and rs for the oper-
alton of fruit. South Carolina produced
1881 gallons, and had 43 sdistilleries
registered for operation. AZ for grain
and I for fruit. The government dis
tflleries in South Carolina are located
largely in the northwestern part OF
the state, IS being in Greenville and
IS in Pickens county.
The figures given show that the gov
eminent distilleries are located largely
in a few states. Some states buy all
their w1niskeys from outside and man
ufacture very little. Arizona has only
one distillery, Idaho and New Hamp-
Iowa and Nebraska have only two
each. Rhode Island has only three,
and a number of states have only four
each. Massachusetts, has a monopoly
of the states which manufacture spirits
and moasses. During the year there
we're only ten molasses distilleries in
operation In the United States, of
which Massachusetts, had z, Kentucky
l. Louisiana one. and New Hamp-
shire /.
II is stated at the Internal Revenue
Bureau that the number of fruit dis
tilleries in operation each year. de-
Ponds largely on the fruit crop. When
the crop is plentiful, a large number
Of fruit distilleries are operated.
MAKING MONEY AT BUFFALO.