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 CONSUMPTION OF LIQUORS

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The quantities shown in the preceding table include liquors consumed for all purposes, not only as a beverage, but in the arts, manufactures, and medicine. At the Eleventh Census an investigation was made to ascertain the quantity of distilled spirits consumed in the arts, manufactures, and medicine. Inquiry was made of manufacturers and wholesale druggists, eleemosynary institutions, and retail apothecaries. The num- ber of proof gallons of distilled spirits consumed in the arts, manufactures, and medicine, as disclosed by this investigation, is shown in the following table :

PROOF GALLONS OF DISTILLED SPIRITS CONSUMED IN THE ARTS, MANU- FACTURES, AND MEDICINE FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1889

Returns received from —

Alcohol

Cologne Spii'its

High Wines

Whiskey

Brandy

Rum

Gin

Total

Manufacturers and wholesale drug- gists.

Eleemosynary in- stitutions.

Retail a p o t h e- caries

Total

5,425,791

30,092

1,289,269

1,334,033

4,374

114,641

54,737

883

20,372

879.282

59,222

1,085,396

100,482

6,599

159,793

87,378

841

101,362

84,937

779 136,579

7,966,640

102,790

2,907,412

6,745,152

1,453,048

75,992

2,023,900

266,874

1«9,581

222,295

10,976,842

The total consumption for all purposes of distilled spirits, wines, and malt liquors of all kinds during the year ending June 30, 1889, was 894,655,061 gallons. If it be desired to obtain the quantity used strictly as a beverage, there should be deducted the quantity used in the arts, manufactures, and medicine.

The total annual revenue derived from liquor manufacture and traffic may be recapitulated as follows :

Tax on real and personal property employed in liquor manufacture (estimated)

Tax on real and personal property employed in liquor traffic (estimated)

Ad valorem tax in Kentucky and Missouri.

United States internal-revenue tax

License fees or special taxes, States

License fees or special taxes, counties.

License fees or special taxes, municipalities.

Fines, States

Fines, counties

Fines, municipalities

Fines, sales of confiscated liquors, etc., United States (estimated)

Customs duties on imported liquors

Total

$1,225,805.85

10,075,120.00

32,115.70

114,450,861.77

10,390,015.60

5,011,225.06

34,155,209.25

91,299.56

378,557.75

533,916.01

123,844.96 6,7:;6,063.00

$183,213,124.51