Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-26
INTERNAL REVENUE,
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CosIMIs-
sIoNER RPART1CULARLY.IN IN
rEREsT1NG.
THE VIRGINIA FEATURES.
Aggregate Collection for Last Year
s4,oe7,7ss.
THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY.
Facts About the Growth and Manu-
tacture of the weed-C1gars and
C1garettes-The Number of Facto-
ries in This state-Thc Liquor Bus
1ness-Destruotion of Illicit Dis
tiIleries.
Aggregate Collection for Last Year
s4,oe7,7ss.
INDUSTRY.
tilleries.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. November 25.-
(Special.)-The annual report of the Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue. just made
to the Secretary of the Treasury, con-
tains much Of interest to Virginia. The
report shows that the aggregate collec-
ton of internal revenue in Virginia for
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1902, was
81, 097, ,7SS, out of total throughout the
United States of s271, 1,s67, $50. The collec-
t1ons in the Second Virginia District,
Asa Rogers collector, were s2,710,S41, and
in the Sixth District, Park Agnew col
lector, Sl,3S7,446. During the year there
were reported for seizure in Virginia
Illicit 1istilleri'es, 7,13S gallons Of spirits,
and property valued at s6,597. In the
Sixth Virginia District flftX-seven stills
were destroyed. During the year 1902 q
total of 1904 stills were seized and de-
stroyed throughout the United States,
being a mucn smaller number than in
any year for ten years.
There were presented for rebate OF
tax on tobacco under the act of March
2, 1901, total Of 462 claims from the
SAAS
Sixth District, an aggregate of about
81, 600.
There was-an increase of 1S,S76.76
pounds in the quantity of leaf tobacco
used in the manufacture of taxable TO-
bacco throughout the United States du.
| ring the fiscal year, and an increase OF
5000, GOO pounds in the quantity OF DO
| mestic leaf tobacco produced as com
pared with the previous year.
Tobacco Products.
The farmers and tobacco-groWers IN
the United States annually produce more
than 6SoooO.GO0 pounds of raw leaf TO-
| bacco, and last year more than ouo'eV'Vt
| pounds were exported. During the yeai
| 296,37S,074 pounds of tobacco We're tlanu, "
| featured, and 1858, 317 pounds Of snuff
The total number Of cigars manufacturer
| were 6.e14, 4,639012, and 2,72S, 53,697 ciga
| rettes There were throughout the coun
: try "A ,931 cigar manufacturers. which IN
I cludes 1854 manufacturers of cigarettes
| The total number of cigar manufactu1.
! ers for whom accounts were rendered FOL
| the calendar year 1901 was A,931. Wllcf
| includes 1854 manufacturers of cigarettes
| The total number of cigars made weigh.
| ing more than three pounds pei
of 573, 721,O75, when compared with tbs
| production Of 1900.
The total number Of cigars made weigh
| ing not more than three pounds pei
thousand was 775,24S,236, an increase Of
| 1854. .321, SIS cigars, as compared with the
| production for the previous year.
The total number of cigarettes made
| was 2,72s, ,153697, showing decrease OF
| $50, ,562, ,60S from the previous year.
| The average quantity Of unstemmed
leaf tobacco used in making 1000 cigars
weighing more than three pounds PEI
thousand was 1888 pounds: in making
| 1000 cigars weighing not more than three
| pounds per thousand. 4.51 pounds.
Manufacturers used 5,174,530 pounds o.
unstemmed leaf, or It's equivalent il
| stemmed leaf, scraps, and cuttings, ir
| making 2,72297s.16 cigarettes tax paid as
weighing not more than three pounds pei
! thousand, or an average use Of foul
pounds per thousand, and used 41.22;
| pounds of tobacco material In making
| 5,174,530 large cigarettes, or an average
| Of eight pounds Of material for eacf
| 1000 cigarettes manufactured.
Producers of Tobacco.
| The States of Missouri. North Carolina
! Kentucky, Virginia, Ohio, New Jersey
and New York, IN the order named, were
| the largest producers of both chewing
and smoking tobacco.
| The total production by States pro.
ducing not less than 100000 pounds each
! per annum, was as follows:-