Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-02
SteDf1ensOn & BRO.
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
Interesting Facts Regarding Product
of Spirits and Tobacco.
7th st. Wharf. Telephone Main 745.

The annual report Of the commissioner OF
Internal revenue, which has just been made
public, shows that while the total produc-
ton Of distilled spirits in the fiscal year
1904 which ended June 80 last, was some
what smaller than the previous fiscal year
there was little change in the amount OF
consumption. On the other hand, the use
or tobacco, both cigars and plug, by males
and snuff, be females, has largely in
creased.
John W. Yerkes, commissioner Of internal
revenue. reports that the receipts Of the
bureau for the last fiscal year were 1892,
900, 204.63, this being something like $1,000
coo greater than the collections of the pre-
ceding year Commissioner Yerkes esti-
mates the collection for the present fiscal
year will be about S230OO0,O0O.
The collections during the past year were
principally from three sources, as follows:
Distilled spirits, 1923, 564, 242; fermented Ii
quors, $48 2OS, 1872, and tobacco $44 655 sos.
Illinois led all other states in internal reve-
nue. taxes paid to the United States. This
is due to the fact that majority of the
immense whisky distilleries are located in
Illinois.
The leading states in the payment of In
ternal revenue taxes for the past year are
Illinois. New York, Indiana, Kentucky,
Ohio and Pennsylvania. Among the states
paying the smallest amounts are Arkansas,
Idaho, North and South Dakota, Vermont
and Wyoming.
OF the sixty-six collection districts In the
territory of the United States subject to in
ternal revenue laws the fifth district of IL
iinois reported the largest collections, the
receipts from that district amounting to
$3i, O59, 315N. The district of Hawaii is the
lowest in point Of collections, its receipts
amounting to $44, $50. 50.
The four states having the largest pro-
duction of distilled spirits during the year
just past were Illinois, Kentucky Indiana
and Ohio.
In regard to fermented liquors the states
WI
New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Wis
consin.
Pennsylvania, New York. Ohio and New
Jersey, in order named, produced the larg-
est number of cigars weighing more than
three pounds per thousand
Virginia produced the greatest number of
little cigars
The states of New York, Virginia, Louis
lana and North Carolina show the great
est production of cigarettes.
Missouri, North Carolina, Kentucy and
Virginia, in order named, were The largest
producers of both chewing and smoking to-
bacco.
There was an Increase of 276 in the num-
Der OF tobacco and snuff factories last
year as compared with the previous year.
There was decrease of 3,1S1 $3.50 pounds
in the quantity of plug and twist tobacco
manufactured, and an increase of 3, 22S, $50
pounds in smoking tobacco.
The largest number of cigar factories are
located in New York, the total number
whole number in the entire country.
Commissioner Yeries has the following
about wood alcohol:
Unless. by legislative enactment, tile use
of ethyl alcohol free of tax in the arts and
should be granted, then this
Office submits for your consideration the
of the imposition. through neces-
sary legislation, of a tax on wood alcohol
to an amount sufficient to place the two
articles. wood and ethyl alcohol. on basis
Of equality