The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-07-07
CHEAPER GRADES HARD HIT
Will Stand the Tax On
Higher Grade Tobaccos But the Low
er Grades viii Be in Little Smaller
Packages.

Today the advanced taxes on to-
bacco take effect. The increase on
manufactured tabacco is mainly on ciga-
rettes and small cigars of the cheaper
variety, and in the east will affect many
people. The advance on tobacco not
manufactured is six cents per pound
and as a result smokers will pay more
for their smoking and chewing.
As there are no cigarettes made In
this state the increase will not affect
and as supposedly the same law pre-
vents any smoking of such none will
be affected. The smaller cigar made
out of cheaper grades will be hit by the
increased tax. Several manufacturers
say the advance in tobacco manufactu-
cred may not worry the consumers as
to the larger and better grades, but
their profits may be made some smaller.
Some time ago, it was stated the
tobacco trust would not reduce the
size of their package of smoking to-
bacco. The Spanish-American war
brought revenue tax with the trust
reducing the size of their packages, and
after the tax was removed kept them
at their same old size. AS a result it
had been intimated the packages now
would remain at this same size.
But it appears this is not to be so, as
all packages of smoking and chewing
tobacco will be smaller. Thus, it is
stated the smoker who has been buying
a package weighing one and two-thirds
ounces will hereafter get but one and
one half ounces in his package.
The following explanation will be
read with interest, taken from New
York dispatch to the Sun of Baltimore,
a place where large quantities of to-
bacco are manufactured.
Consumers of cheap cigarettes and
of the inexpensive grades of tobacco,
will find after July LIST, they will get
less for their money owing to the new
revenue law which goes into effect on
that day.
'"That makers of low-priced cigaret-
ties, many of whom are on the east side,
will feel the effects of the new con-
ditions keenly, for they will have to
pay an increased tax, which will affect
their competition nth the larger com
panies. The present tax on cigarettes
is 81 cents on those which sell for So
a. thousand or less and $1.08 on those
which sell for more than So a thousand.
The new regulations as promulgated
by the department of internal revenue,
place a. common rate of $125 on all
cigarettes. This, as it will be seen,
adds "A cents thousand to the cheap
cigarettes and II cents to the more ex-
pensive varities.
"The American Tobacco Company,
hoo uOG1uCu UCd1CI0 GudG dIUGI July L
their cheap cigarettes-th scent pack
ages of which contain 20 of the white
'olls-will be packed only Is to the box.
The small manufacturer, in order to
keep up with game, will also have to
reduce the number in each box.
"There has been an increase from 6
to s cents pound on all tobacco, and
stamps have been issued which may be
used on ounces and fractional parts
thereof in accordance with the new law.
The old packages of smoking and chew
ing tobacco came as follows in ounces:
l, IA, 2, 27a, 3, 3A, 4, 8 1-16. The
new sizes will be 1, IL, IL, ~, up to
ounces, when the increase is 2 ounces
at a jump to l pound. This viii mean
the man who has been getting l 2-3-
ounce packages of tobacco for cents
at retail, will in the future get ~
ounces. All the little cigars have been
raised to 1925 thousand. -