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Show The Wiue Trade. New York, 12. The annual internal inter-nal revenue report for 1S78 is published. pub-lished. The wines, sprite and malt liquors imported during the year have greatly fallen of)'. The importations of champagne Bhow a slight increase, there being 109.223 cases in 1S78, an increase of 2,556. The decrease since 1873 in the business in foreign wines, in bulk, is ascribed partly to the depression de-pression following the panic, and to the development of new sources of supply in the vineyards ot California, Ohio and Missouri. The following figures a fiord a fair idea of the recent development in California wines: During the year the arrivals by the Paciiio Mail company's steamers were SS2.365 gallons, and by clippers ol Sutto.i & Oo's line, 335.S76 gallons. The receipts by railroada are not in excess ol 25,000. Tuia gives a total receipt of California mines by New York during 1S73 of 1,243,241 gallons. |