| Show I Postal Deficiency Revenue Increase Woahingtoa28 The pOEiuffice de partmcnta report shows the defi cency for the first nine months of the fiscal year ending June 30th to be 2199642 Tne estimated deficiency defi-ciency for the year is t2600000 or less than any previous year since 1867 The internal revenue bureau has I prepared a comparative statement showing the receipts from the several specific sources of revenue for the fiscal year ending June SOtb 1879 ana laiU owing to the reductio from 24o to 16o per pound on manufactured manu-factured tobacco the receipts from this source fell oQ 3534150 owing to the abolition of the 32c rate tax on snuff and the establishment of a uniform rate of 16c per pound the receipts from this source decreased 267329 The heaviest increase under un-der the tobacco division was from cigare 2091412 The lota revenue in 1880 from tobacco in ail shapes was 38870140 against 40 135007 in 1879 showing a decrease from those sources ef 1264 862 The total revenue from spirits m 1880 wa S61185 568 against 57U284 in I 1870 an increase of 8615 224 the main item of this increase being from distilled spirits taxed at 902 pea gallon 8174899 The revenu from retail liquor dealers licenje also shows an Increase over 1879 01 269247 On fermented liquors there was an increase of revenue in 1880 of 2100486 From the sale ol stamps of all descriptions in 1880 there was derived a total revenue ol 7668 394 an increase over 1879 of 962010 The total receipts of the department from all sources for the fiscal year ending June SOib 1880 worn 123 931919 against 113449621 ia 1879 showing total increase from internal revenue of 10532298 |
