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FINANCES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



balance of the States, with, the exception of 

 Maryland, which is returned $501,765.27, paid 

 less than $500,000 each. The District of Co- 

 lumbia paid $146,689.24, which is more than 

 the revenue derived from the same sources in 

 New Hampshire, Vermont, Minnesota and 

 Kansas combined. 



Licenses. The total amount derived from 

 licenses for business, exhibitions, &c., was $7,- 

 178,205.26. From retail liquor dealers' licenses 

 the amount collected was $1, 612, 736.25 ; from 

 retail dealers, $1,336,345.95 ; from wholesale 

 dealers, $21,229,787.01 ; from wholesale deal- 

 ers in liquor, $176,764.76 ; from commercial 

 brokers, $204,098.26; manufacturers, $471,- 

 091.45; physicians, $232,774.04; from ped- 

 dlers of all descriptions, $264,111.54; lawyers, 

 $129,186.20 ; hotels, $238,081.82 ; brokers of 

 .cattle, $106,337.29 ; and money brokers, $98,- 

 678.05. The amount derivd in the District 

 of Columbia from this source of revenue was 

 $104,937.47. 



Manufactures and Productions. The gross 

 amount of taxes received from manufactures 

 and productions was $75,403,386.60. Of this 

 New York contributed $16,814,455.90 ; Penn- 

 sylvania, $9,585,964.65; Ohio, $9,453,335.95. 

 Illinois, $8,338,949.33 ; Massachusetts, $8,- 

 250,872.92; Kentucky, $3,061,489.64; Indi- 

 ana, $2,549,890.66 ; Louisiana, $1,893,911.41 ; 

 Maryland, $1,842,728.42; Rhode Island, $1,- 

 340,387.28; Maine, $882,980.14; and the Dis- 

 trict of Columbia, $71,341.33. 



/Slaughtered Animals and Gross Receipts of 

 Steamers, Express Companies, &c. The total 

 amount of revenue derived from slaughtered 

 animals was $695,201.68 ; from gross receipts 

 of steamers, express companies, &c., $2,895,- 

 998.63 ; from sales by auction, &c., $138,- 

 082.43 ; from legacies, $310,836.18. 



From Fermented Liquors. The receipts from 

 fermented liquors, such as ale, beer, cider, &c., 

 was $2,223,719.73. To this sum New York 

 contributed $780,255.78 ; Pennsylvania, $310,- 

 287.98; Ohio, $209,685.97; Illinois, $155,- 

 570.21 ; and District of Columbia, $9,216.13. 

 The First District of Illinois paid a tax on 

 fermented liquors of $100,379.64, a greater 

 amount than was paid by any other district in 

 the country. 



Cigars. The amount derived from cigars 

 was $1,255,424.79. Of this sum New York 

 paid $365,461.47 ; Pennsylvania, $292,784.07; 

 Ohio, $115,650.60; and Massachusetts, $97,- 

 547.27. 



Iron. In the manufactures of iron Pennsyl- 

 vania takes the lead. The total amount col- 

 lected in that State on this article was $955,- 

 880.97. New York paid $606,988.49 ; Massa- 

 chusetts, $480,180.51 ; and Ohio, $208,546.46. 

 The Twenty-second District of Pennsylvania, 

 on its manufactures of iron, was taxed $212,- 

 281.98 a larger sum than was paid by any 

 other district of the country. 



Rock and Coal Oil. The revenue derived 

 from these two kinds of oil was $2,255,328.80. 



Of this Pennsylvania paid $1,335,156.66 ; Netf 

 York, $243,430.39 ; Ohio, $241,136.82. 



Distilled Spirits. From distilled spirits 

 there was received $28,431,797.83. Illinois 

 contributed the largest amount, $7,262,433.15 ; 

 Ohio comes next, $6,442,408.03; New York 

 next, $2,194,425.94. The Fifth District of Il- 

 linois paid a tax of $2,601,342.62, a larger sum 

 than was paid by any other district. 



Paper and Manufactures of Paper, Leather. 

 &c. The amount derived from paper and 

 manufactures of papers was $901,914.17; from 

 leather, $3,697,433.87 ; from all kinds of to- 

 bacco, $7,086,684.74; from manufacturers of 

 wool, $3,007,885.73 ; from manufacturers of 

 wood, $lr,679,940.25 ; from sugar produced 

 directly from the sugar cane, $1,267,616.28 ; 

 from manufacturers of cotton, $1,835,027.75 ; 

 from raw cotton, $1,268,412.56 ; from cotton 

 cloths and all textile fabrics before they are 

 prepared, $1,713,148.76; from cigars, $1,255,- 

 424.79; from gunpowder, $155,302.07; from 

 incomes on interest of United States securities, 

 $75,373.93 ; and for miscellaneous manufac- 

 tures, $6,285,076.32. 



The increase in the number of National 

 Banks based on Federal securities has been 

 large during the year. From October 22d 

 to December 17th the number increased sev- 

 enty-five, and the circulation more than $16,- 

 000,000. 



The number of these banks, and the amount 

 of their capital, circulation, and bonds depos- 

 ited with the Treasury on November 25th, 

 was as follows : 



National Banks. 



The conversion of the old State banks into 

 National banks was becoming very rapid, and 

 the prospect is that nearly all the former will 

 merge themselves under the new laws. Ill 

 the cities, these banks held stock enough to 



