The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-02
APRIL REVENUES
SHOW BIG LOSSES
Receipts From All Sources Fall
$Sl,9S9 Below Same Month
in 1912.
SPIRITS ON THE ToBoGGAN
Decline in Revenue From Dis
tillery Products Indicate Dis
couraging Situation.

with the sole exception OF receipts
from the manufacture OF beer which
were 5000 more in April, 1918. than I'm
me same month of the preoedjup vn,,.
revenues from all other SOURCES showed
large shrinkages the past month. no
compared with April year ago. Tho
Nv. s"Iihkase Tor the month. as com
p,leu yesterday by Deputy Collector
McGavock. was sS1.9Sp.99 rho fol
rsSeipts Tor tho month were SASS 6sO oS
me iiGurcs are OF special signiticnnce
since they evidence state of affairs
~ a' Icas. one or two industries which
give good reason for concern Sinc..
last MAY there has been stead, a.
ci'he IN the receipts from manufnc-
tured spirits. and the Latest flp,,res
from this industry show no Imnrovo'
nl'h. mo shrinkage in the March re-
rroNinately $4,000. The lose In ~,
ts compared with April. 1919 wn, sAs
SG77O. VAS $40
heVehhe officials yesterday we're nm
apie 10 account for the steady decline
49,, nc teTenue receipts from spirits.
W. ak ieeo that the situation had n dis
coufasing look. The shrinkape 10 80
,ll"uteu ny some TO n decline in the
iocai shipping business. due to rnstrin
mons brought about by the Webb-I<en-
"a" ana 10 increasing competition
from distilleries in other districts Tnn
present disorganizcd state or ,i,a NJ
''''I"s business In this district wo,,ld
' 70 'ehu color to such Il view.
NiGnrcttcs Show Decline.
me hrst time In many months
last month fell below the tnSes ' 80,
'e"ted from the same source i'm ~
a"' month OF the preceding van,
me totaI collection for the month ~.
-Sa,'of."o' Il shrinkagc of s2l.USo.sS,
r,' IMPAIRED with the receipts in
" ~. hn
inent Is only temporary. however ni,n.
we general tendency Is in the directJo,,
OF steady Increase March showed
an approNimate increase from the man
ui"o'uIc or cigars and cigarettes OF
approximately $4,000
April, like March. showed l,rye ia
c'eases IN the tax received from chew
me ana smoking tobaccos The not
Hoss LOT the month in this department.
""s ~ "o"I.2 20. The loss in March was
80; '"", 9io'ooo Tho situation shows
signs of Improvement. ana viz
me opening OF several LARGE ,ohao
COMMUNICATING enterprises i'm the nom
iu'ure, Is expected to become AGAIN
normal 'Saii
m Beer Holds ITS Own.
me receipts from the manufacture,
OF peer lone show no decrease rhc
revenue from this source in Ricbr,o1
- small compared with that from, mo
Splli' ana tobacco manufacturing In
ous'ries' but the demand for tho amber
coiored JOY fluid appears constant ,rto
,otai tax from manufactured beers In
Nprii was S1.946-just $500 better then
inc record of April. 1912.
together with the $4,000 shrinkape
rePortea Tor the first three months OF
1913. the loss this wear I'm rcvnnuo,
rom all sources. compared with the re-
Selpts or the same perod i'm 1912. 10
niue less than s132,O0o. Unless con
aitions show radical Improvement. the
uuI,'ne' it appears. viii continue and
VIII result in large deficit for tho
years total business The Ricbp,o,,d
once collected during the twelve
months ending June 80, 1912. more than
S''ooo,Ooo. Present Indications are thar
me hscai year ending next June will
taIl considerably under this figure