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
