The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-10
BILLION AND a HALF FOX DRINKS

The regular annual estimate Of the I
nations drink bill, as made By the /
American Grocer, indicates an iacraas-
ing use Of stimulants in the aggregate.
AIS well as per capita This gain is
greatest in tine alcohol G beverages. no. /
tably in beer, he per oapifa Use III |
which increased DIG gallons witain
one ysar, while that IL spirits was on
ly Gee gallons more
Tie total estimated retail cosf Of
81 mulants to consumers for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1901. was ST.
49s,G22, T15. OF walcl 1927. 72T, $50
went for alcoholic drinks The annu-
al average cost fer fige yeas 1900
1904, was 81 S6424S.336.
The record shows a PSF capita ex-
penditnre for all sorts OF sfinulants
BY the si,752.000 inhahitangs Of the
United States in 1891 OF 1883. orr
safG5 fer each family OF I'VE persons
That Il equivalent to one glass Of beer
every DAY for each one OF the popula
tioa certainly far from an immoaeF.
Iate use of alcoholic stimulants.
The per cap Ia coct III coffee tea
and cocoa WAS s2,7o, against S15.G3 tor
alcnoiic beverages, us compared with
2.Gl spent far non-alcohol.c sdmulanaB
and 1894 for spiritnous malt liquors id.
1895
From tle tables q tho quantities Of
Iliqror consumed Compiled from tie
Official report Of Tie bureau Of sta
tistic, United States department Of
I commerce and labor Il Is shown chat
the use of whisky has steaily in
creased from 1.0t gallons per capita in
1886 TO las gallons in 1901, gain in
nine years Of over 461a per cent.
The consumption Of wine for the
same period shows an increase of 100
per cent, beer, is as per cent. all all
coholic drinks combined, III 4-5 per
cent.
Coffee shows q per capita gain Of
Ass per cent snce 1896. tea about
tae same, being la3 pounds in 1895.
agains. 134 pounds III 1904.
Il Is apparent thac til NE Of the
milder stimul4ats, wine beer. coffee
ana tea has not been able ID check
the increased use Of spirits, of witch
fhe quantities Withdrawn for cansunp.
ticn have risen from 70,72J,745 gallons
In 1896 to l21101 .997 gallons in 1904.
4 The quantities Of The four leali1g
/ be7u-agel c.pspmed in the United
States IN 1891. as estimated By the
American Grocer, were as follows.
i Gallons
Coffee ,........ 1858. s55. Is
Beer ........,......s 1884. ta1, S2s
Tea ..........~ 475,0gQ0o,
! Spirits and wines 4.... 1860. 79i
The total revenue Of the Unites
States government in 1901 from splr
ituous ana mali liquors, licenses. etc.
waa ISl SOS, iTA-a per capita tax d
2-2G al 1880 ftr every family.
J The CONSUMPTION III nasF. iii c3m
pared With cahee and measured Il.
!. the number Of gallons consumed
, aipws Il 70 he second us a bevarag
Z n FAVOR with consumers. The cor
sumption in 1904 was The Il gacsf O
record, Or 1928 gallons Per capita,
9 gain over 1901 Of EOS gaii4rs. ~
d consumption from 1882 to 1885 ave.
r agel 1911 gallons annually rising {
y 1852 gallons per capita from 1886 /
S 1890 inclusive
n The re.atige average retail cost pc
gallon Of beer IS so cents; COTE, /
e cents tea, 10 GEMS The tax On bea
e returned a revenue ID 1904 Of si9. 0ss
n 459.
a On the basis Of 50 cents par gallo
il fer domestic beer (of which /, lS9. 30.
b. 25o gallons were consumcd) ana SIX
n. for imported tof VIII Oh i.S37,O75 IA
Ions We're cnreredl, consumers pa
RS for beer in 1904 total Of $74e,51.
a. 200.
ID Vast as seems an expenditure
N nearly one and one-half billion Dc
ID lars for gtimulants, of which IS p
IL cent Is Tor alcoholic drinks, II cons
he tu.es about one-eght of the total {
If. pendture Of the nation for food al
=. dfink.--New YorW World.