The New York herald., 1922-01-12

official reports before prohibition be-
was not bonded by the Government
and most of the alcohol that passed
through the warehouses went directly
into the manufacture of whisky, gin
and the like.
"Of the alcoholic spirits in bond on
October 80 pure grain alcohol totaled
1868, ,SSS gallons. or about per cent.
cf the total of all spirits in ware
houses. Whisky holdings were 3S,467.-
219 gallons, rum 1904 gallons, gin
S7S,277 gallons. high wines 1914 gall
Ions, brandy 757,569 gallons and Co
logne. spirits, high grade of alcohol,
956,573 gallons.
Withdrawals Reduced.
"That the Withdrawals OF whisky
have been reduced materially under
prohibition is made clear in the official
reports. In March, 1921, total with
drawals of whisky amounted to only
1885 gallons. This is the lowest rec
ord for any month since prohibition
began In March John +. Kramer.
then Federal Prohibition Commission
er, refused to recognize any permits
for Withdrawals of whisky. In other
months. however, whisky Withdrawals
IAN well over 100000 gallons. The
peak was reached in July, 1920, when
the total withdrawn was 1,726.175 gall
lens.
1.-THE official records show that the
Withdrawals of whisky were slight i'm
mediately after prohibition became ef
fective. In the first month of wartime
prohibition (July, 1919 the total of
al whisky Withdrawals for the entire
country was but 96S gallons. The
Withdrawals increased gradually, how
ever. during the following year. When
prohibition was twelve months old
whisky withdrawals were 1,405,000 gal
Ions a month. Withdrawals continued
to increase until August, 1920, when
they started to decline.
"The present rate of whisky with
drawals is in excess of 100000 gallons
month.
"It must be remembered that all
whisky withdrawn from bond now
may be taken out only for non -bever-
age' uses This, under the law, in
cludes the use OF whisky internally
only as medicine"
Supply to Last Fifteen Years.
Commissioner Haynes says there
are 3S,000,0 900 gallons still in the ware
houses. The Washington correspon-
dent says the present rate of with
drawal is about 100000 gallons a
month. At this rate of withdrawal the
available supply would last about 100
months, or fifteen years and ten
months.
When an attempt is made to analyze
home brewing and home wine manu-
featuring certain factors are encoun-
tered. Whether home brewing is con-
fined to cities or carried on generally
no one can say definitely. There is no
way Of gauging either the quantity or
the quality alcoholic content of tho
product In measure the sane state
ments apply to the home manufacture
of wine. Some facts. however, may
he enumerated.
A recent issue of q Philadelphia
newspaper carried more than a column
of display advertising Offering malt
extract. copper cans, copper tubing,
converters intended to "age. mellow
and purify juniper berries, raisins,
prunes, &c.
Malt and hop dealers are selling
their products in small packe ges. and
the assertion is made they sold enough
in year to make 100000 harrels OF
beer
Wine Growers Prosperous.
Wine grape growers in California.
instead of being ruined by prohibi-
ton, sold in 1920 375,2S5 tons of their
product at prices more than double
those of a few years since. Grape
acreage in California has been enor-
mously increased.
1mportations of raisns and currants
have increased.
AS was pointed out yesterday, Fed