The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-04
INTERNAL
REVENUE
INCREASE

Washington. Dec 4.-The annual report
OF Commissioner John w. Yerkes OF the
Internal Revenue Bureau, Treasury De-
partnent, shows that the receipts OF the
bureau for the year ended June so, 1902
were 1924 us. s76. an excess OF H,2Sil9S over
the collections for the fiscal year OF 1904.
Using as a basis the collections for the
first three months OF the current fiscal
year the commissioner estimates that the
receipts from all internal revenue sources
for the fiscal year ending June 30 1905,
will aggregate s242 100000. or nearly 5000
ooo IN excess Of those for the last fiscal
year
During the last fiscal year there was
collected from the tax on distilled spirits
s12e 5l2. CPS; on fermented liquors Sis'iosoSs
and on tobacco si6,e5s'sl0.
The leading states IN the payment of In
ternal revenue taxes for the past year are
Illinois. New York, Indiana. Kentucky,
Ohio and Pennsylvania.
In 1904 the total production OF distilled
sn,rits was 1S9 so, ,2l4 gallons; IN 1905, l5S-
go g79 gallons. In 1904 In round numbers
rs 400 00o gallons OF tax paid spirits were
withdrawn; in 1905. III, ,o0o There has
been an increase i'm the amount OF tobacco
and snuff manufactured and In the pro-
duction OF beer
The amount OF colored oleomargarine
producted shows an increase over 1904
Commissioner Yerkes discussed the
rargir7F- spirits at -reetifying houses.
the free stamps used. clerk hire, etc, and
recommends legislation fixing charge OF
% cents per stamp FOR each stamp issued
TO rectihers or wholesale liquor dealers
for use upon packages prepared and sent
out by them From this source the COM
missioner estimates that an Increased
revenue Of from $4,000 10 $500 600 would be
produced. The commissioners also recon-
mends that a tax OF 25 cents per gallon be
imposed on all sweet wines fortified
through the use OF grape brandy.
The cost OF collecting the internal revc-
nue. last year was "a 29s, and the COM
missioner estimates that tho cost for the
fiscal year will he reduced.
The internal revenue receipts for the
last fiscal year are given az follows
From spirits. Sl35 sis,5l3 an increase
over 1904 OF sl4s 4e7. Tobacco, s45, 5,s69 e10; in
crease. 81 0o4101.
Fermented LIQUORS. $50 Se055s: increase,
81. .227. .Oe4 Oleomargarine. sos. AS; increase.
Si2l .Ss1.
Mixed -four. Sisis: increase. ss2N
Adulterated butter SSa3s. increase. s9023.
Process Of renovated butter. sl567sS; In
crease, SbSSl.
Miscellaneous. tl,4n,1aS; decrease. s1.2s1.-
3p
There was an increase az 5i57,9W pounds
in the quantity Of leaf tobacco used In
the manufac cture Of taxable tobacco pro-
ducts. and an Increase of 80 016, 773 pounds
and "a decrease OF 2S94.633 pounds. respec-
lively. I'm the quantity Of domestic leaf eX-
ported and foreign leaf imported. and an
increase OF 40.iS32 251 pounds I'm the quality
OF domestic leaf tobacco produced. as
compared with the previous year.
The duties and taxes collected from to-
bacco during the fiscal year ending June
~. 1895. amounted 10 SIS. .8is 522.
The duty collected upon imported leaf
manufactured amounted 10 SIS Sss 940 and
that collected upon imported tobacco man
ufactured entered for consumption
amounted 10 1872 s72.
The quantity Or rObacC0 manufactured
during the last year II given ss follows:
Plug. isS.S7e250 pounds: twist. S.7s3.2ii
pounds: hne cut. chewing. ~ lbi .O03 pounds:
smoking tobacco 1871 $40 pounds. The
number OF cigarettes manufactured WAS
about i0.Sii. .Oc0cO0 The quantity Of grain
used for the production of spirits during
ths last fiscal year was 20 325 bushels
which is en- increase % e.2So. .si2 bushels
over the year 1905.