Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-31
CIGARETTE faxes
INCREASE IN 1928
Levies on Playing Cards and
Stock Transactions Also
Show Gains.
By the Associated Press.

~ the associated Press.
Sale last year Of 105,925.765.65
cigarettes and 52,241. 404 packs of play
ing cards coupled with the returns from
transactions on an active stock market
enriched the Treasury to the extent Of
S446,567.86 for the year. The figure
was disclosed yesterday by the Internal
Revenue Bureau in its report on excise
tax collections.
The stamp tax on capital stock sales
and transfers produced $50. 327. 800. OF
Which $27, 240.966 was collected in New
YORK. The figure was an increase OF
approximately $10,o0O,000 over 1927
collections in that State Illinois was
second. paying $l,136,5sO, an increase
OF $646,000.
More Cards are Sold.
The total tax on playing cards
Si27,454 over 1927. There also were
1882, l92 more packs sold in 1928 than
the preceding year.
The tobacco tax of SAIL ,016,098 was
$23.588,218 more than the previous year
An increase of 8.737 ,597,632 in the
number of cigarettes sold resulted in
the collection of S317,833,335, or $685.
2l2,562 more than in 1927. The number
Of cigars sold in 1923. however, decreased
by 131 $685. The collections on
cigars amounted to $22,8l6.533, or a de-
crease of $827,826 Snuff, cigarette
papers and such items produced a re-
turn Of approximately $70.300,000, a
decrease OF about $1,800,000 in IL
months.
The stamp taxes. exclusive of the to-
bacco taxes, totaled S54, $50. 99l, an in
crease of $12,954,155 over 1927. OF this
amount taxes on bonds of indebtedness,
capital stock issues and such papers
amounted to $l5,526,879, an increase of
$l.039,657.
Sale of produce for future delivery
brought return of $3,578,345. an in
crease of APPROXIMATELY 100000. New
York led in the tax paid on bonds of
Indebtedness and capital stock issues
with $8,701 ,444, an increase of approXi-
mately $4,000. Illinois was second
with $1.243,495 an increase of approx
mately 100000.
North Carolina Pays S193,342,474.
North Carolina paid the largest share
OF the cigarette tax with $193, 342.474, or
an increase of $18.480.206 Virginia
was second with $58,993, 738, an in
crease of $7,456,138; New York third
with S27,291 ,905, an increase of $780,
600; New Jersey fourth, $1,000, 262. an
AtNt SeaoC VA VO,OA1,UuU, anu california
fifth with $l2.05l ,409, an increase of
1921 900.
Pennsylvania led in the manufacture
OF cigars, paying $6,783,577, a decrease
of approximately 100000. New Jersey
paid $3,151, 318 in this division. an in
crease of about 100000, while Florida
was third with $780, 84, an increase
of about SCI 900. All other States
showed decreases. Delaware's cigar tax
dropped off from $207, 1000 to $4,000.
while New York paid $2,194.391, a de-
crease of nearly 100000, and Maryland
dropped from $485, 900 to $171 900.
Ohio paid more than three-f1fths of
the total playing card tax, with a total
OF $3,411 ,305. This was an increase of
approximately $2l 900 over 1927. New
Jersey was second, paying $89O,S33, an
increase of approximately 100000 Wis
consin was third with $402.575, an in
crease of $4,000, while New York in
creased her playing card tax by ap-
proximately $4,000, aggregating $685.
OFT. Illinois was fifth with $13l, 7i2, an
increase of $l25,0OO.
During the year taxes were collected
on 9,443,337 gallons of non beverage
distilled spirits, an increase of zoo. 900
gallons, and also on Al ,445 gallons of
spirits of wines rectified, a decrease of
$4,000 gallons as compared with 1927.
The amount of these taxes was not
given.