Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1879 — Revenue Receipts—lnteresting Facts. [ARTICLE]

Revenue Receipts—lnteresting Facts.

A Washington telegram says the total receipts from internal-revenue taxation during the past year wore $113,448,830. The revenue came from six different sources, namely, the tax upon whisky, highwines and distilled liquors ; on manufactured tobacco, beer, and oth 2 fermented liquors; on the capital and deposits of banks; from the sale of adhesive stamps to be placed upon bank cheeks, perfumery, watches, patent medicines, and other things, and from a few other smaller sources. Tho 'ollowing table will show the exact amount obtained from each: Distilled spirits $ 52.520.284 Tobacco, cigars and snuff 40,135,002 Fermented liquors 10,729.320 Banks and bankers 3,198,883 Adhesive stamps 0,237.537 Miscellaneous sources 517,802 $113,448,880 l The increase in the production of distilled spirits within the last year has been greater than in any year since a record was kept, being more than 20 per cent. In tho fiscal year 1879 the production ivas $71,892,858, while in 1878 it was but $56,103,053, making an increase of $15,789,800 In one year. The amount of distilled spirits remaining in warehouse at the close of "the fiscal year of 1878 was valued at $14,008,773, while the amount remaining at the close of the fiscal year of 1879 was $19,208,603, an increase of $5,119,830. The increase in the exportation of liquors from this country during the last few years has been very remarkable, and from a mere trifle five years ago it has grown to be one of the largest branches of exportation. We are sending liquors to the countries from which we imported them five years ago. The following shows the value of liquors exported dqring the last five years: Fiscal year 1875 $ 587,413 Fiscal year 1870 1,308,900 Fiscal year 1877 2,529.528 Fiscal year IS7B 5,499.262 Fiscal year 1879 14,837,737