Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 / From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860

by James Gillespie Blaine

APPENDIX G

The following table exhibits the amount of revenue collected at the Customs Houses on foreign imports each year, from 1789 to 1883, under the various tariff laws; also the amount of internal revenue collected each year, from the foundation of the government to 1883. The separate table gives the amount collected each year under the income-tax while in force, and the total amount received from the tax on spirits and beer for twenty-one years after it was first levied in 1862.

Receipts of the United States from March 4, 1789, to June 30, 1883.

Years. From Customs. From Internal Revenue. 1789-1791 $4,399,473.00 1792 3,443,070.85 $208,942.81 1793 4,255,306.56 337,705.70 1794 4,801,065.28 274,089.62 1795 5,588,461.62 337,755.36 1796 6,567,987.94 475,289.60 1797 7,549,649.65 575,491.45 1798 7,106,061.93 644,357.95 1799 6,610,449,31 779,136.44 1800 9,080,932.78 809,396.55 1801 10,750,778.93 1,048,033.43 1802 12,438,235.74 621,898.89 1803 10,479,417.61 215,179.69 1804 11,098,565.33 50,941.29 1805 12,938,487.04 21,747.15 1806 14,667,698.17 20,101.45 1807 15,845,521.61 13,051.40 1808 16,363,550.58 8,190.23 1809 7,257,506.62 4,034.29 1810 8,583,309.31 7,430.63 1811 13,313,222.73 2,295.95 1812 8,958,777.53 4,903.06 1813 13,224,623.25 4,755.04 1814 5,998,772.08 1,662,984.83 1815 7,282,942.22 4,678,059.07 1816 36,306,874.88 5,124,708.31 1817 26,283,348.49 2,678,100.77 1818 17,176,385.00 955,270.20 1819 20,283,608.76 229,593.63 1820 15,005,612.15 106,260.53 1821 13,004,447.15 69,027.63 1822 17,589,761.94 67,665.71 1823 19,088,433.44 34,242.17 1824 17,878,325.71 34,663.37 1825 20,098,713.45 25,771.35 1826 23,341,331.77 21,589.93 1827 19,712,283.29 19,885.68 1828 23,205,523.64 17,451.54 1829 22,681,965.91 14,502.74 1830 21,922,391.39 12,160.62 1831 24,224,441.77 6,933.51 1832 28,465,237.24 11,630.65 1833 29,031,508.91 2,759.00 1834 16,214,957.15 4,196.09 1835 19,391,310.59 10,459.48 1836 23,409,940.53 370.00 1837 11,169,290.39 5,493.84 1838 16,158,800.36 2,467.27 1839 23,137,924.81 2,553,32 1840 13,499,502.17 1,682.25 1841 14,487,216.74 3,261.36 1842 18,187,908.76 495.00 1843 7,046,843.91 103.25 1844 26,183,570.94 1,777.34 1845 27,528,112.70 3,517.12 1846 26,712,667.87 2,897.26 1847 23,747,864.66 375.00 1848 31,757,070.96 375.00 1849 28,346,738.82 1850 39,668,686.42 1851 49,017,567.92 1852 47,339,326.62 1853 58,931.865.52 1854 64,224,190.27 1855 53,025.794.21 1856 64,022,863.50 1857 63,875,905.05 1858 41,789,620.96 1859 49,565,824.38 1860 53,187,511.87 1861 39,582,125.64 1862 49,056,397.62 1863 69.059,642.40 $37,640,787.95 1864 102,316,152.99 109,741,134.10 1865 84,928,260.60 209,464,215.25 1866 179,046,651.58 309,226,813.42 1867 176,417,810.88 266,027,537.43 1868 164,464,599.56 191,087,589.41 1869 180,048,426.63 158,356,460.86 1870 194,538,374.44 184,899,756.49 1871 206,270,408.05 143,098,153.63 1872 216,370,286.77 130,642,177.72 1873 188,089,522.70 113,729,314.14 1874 163,103,833.69 102,409,784.90 1875 157,167,722.35 110,007,493.58 1876 148,071,984.61 116,700,732.03 1877 130,956,493.07 118,630,407.83 1878 130,170,680.20 110,581,624.74 1879 137,250,047.70 113,561,610.58 1880 186,522,064.60 124,009,373.92 1881 198,159,676.02 135,264,385.51 1882 220,410,730.25 146,497,595.45 1883 214,706,496.93 144,720,368.98

Total $5,073,240,329.60 $3,098,575,330.71

From Distilled Spirits. Years. From Income Tax. | From Fermented Liquors. 1863 $2,741.858.25 $5,176,530.50 $1,628,933.82 1864 20,294,731.74 30,329,149.53 2,290,009.14 1865 32,050,017.44 18,731,422.45 3,734,928.06 1866 72,982,159.03 33,268,171.82 5,220,552.72 1867 66,014,429.34 33,542,951.72 6,057,500.63 1868 41,455,598.36 18,655,630.90 5,955,868.92 1869 34,791,855.84 45,071,230.86 6,099,879.54 1870 37,775,873.62 55,606,094.15 6,319,126.90 1871 19,162,650.75 46,281,848,10 7,389,501.82 1872 14,436,861.78 49,475,516.36 8,258,498.46 1873 5,062,311.62 52,099,371.78 9,324,937.84 1874 139,472.09 49,444,089.85 9,304,679.72 1875 232.64 52,081,991.12 9,144,004.41 1876 588.27 56,426,365.13 9,571,280.66 1877 97.79 57,469,429.72 9,480,789.17 1878 50,420,815.80 9,937,051.78 1879 52,570,284.69 10,729,320.08 1880 61,185,508.79 12,829,802.84 1881 3,021.92 67,153,974.88 13,700,241.21 1882 69,873,408.18 16,153,920.42 1883 74,368,775.20 16,900,615.81

Total $366,911,760.48 $979,232,561.53 $180,031,443.95

APPENDIX H.

IMPORTANT CROPS.

The following table exhibits the aggregate production in the United States, for a series of years ending wih 1882, of certain crops which contribute largely to the national wealth. The total acreage, the yield per acre, and the value per acre, are given in each case.

CORN. Yield per Acre. Value Years. Bushels. Acres. | Value. per Acre. 1849 592.071,104 1859 838,792,742 1866 867,946,295 34,306,538 25 $591,666,295 1867 768,320,000 32,520,249 23 610,948,390 1868 906,527,000 34,887,246 25.9 569,512,460 $16.32 1869 760,944,549 1870 1,094,255,000 38,646,977 28.3 601,839,030 15.57 1871 991,898,000 34,091,137 29.1 478,275,900 14.02 1872 1,092,719,000 35,526,836 30.7 435,149,290 12.24 1873 932,274,000 39,197,148 23.8 447,183,200 11.41 1874 850,148,500 41,036,918 20.7 550,043,080 13.40 1875 1,321,069,000 44,841,371 29.4 555,445,930 12.38 1876 1,283,827,500 49,033,364 26.1 475,491,210 9.69 1877 1,342,558,000 50,369,113 26.6 480,643,400 9.54 1878 1,388,218,750 51,585,000 26.9 441,153,405 8.55 1879 1,754,591,676 62,368,504 28.1 1880 1,717,434,543 62,317,842 27.6 679,714,499 10.91 1881 1,194,916,000 64,262,025 18.6 759,482,170 11.82 1882 1,617,025,100 65,659,546 24.6 783,867,175 11.91

WHEAT. Yield per Acre. Value Years. Bushels. Acres. | Value. per Acre. 1849 100,485,944 1859 173,104,924 1866 151,999,906 15,424,496 10 $333,773,646 1867 212,441,400 18,321,561 11.5 421,796,460 1868 224,036,600 18,460,132 12.1 319,195,290 $17.29 1869 287,745,626 1870 235,884,700 18,992,591 12.4 245,865,045 12.94 1871 230,722,400 19,943,893 11.5 290,411,820 14.56 1872 249,997,100 20,858,359 11.9 310,180,375 14.87 1873 281,254,700 22,171,676 12.7 323,594,805 14.20 1874 309,102,700 24,967,027 12.5 291,107,895 11.66 1875 292,136,000 26,381,512 11 294,580,990 11.16 1876 289,356,500 27,627,021 10.4 300,259,300 10.86 1877 364,194,146 26,277,546 13.9 394,695,779 15.08 1878 420,122,400 32,108,560 13.1 326,346,424 10.15 1879 459,483,137 35,430,333 13 1880 498,549,868 37,986,717 13.1 474,201,850 12.48 1881 383,280,090 37,709,020 10.2 456,880,427 12.01 1882 504,185,470 37,067,194 13.6 444,602,125 12.00

POTATOES. Yield per Acre. Value Years. Bushels. Acres. | Value. per Acre. 1849 65,797,896 1859 111,148,867 1866 107,200,976 1,069,381 100 $72,939,029 1867 97,783,000 1,192,195 82 89,276,830 1868 106,090,000 1,131,552 93.7 84,150,040 $74.36 1869 143,337,473 1870 114,775,000 1,325,119 86.6 82,668,590 62.38 1871 120,461,700 1,220,912 98.6 71,836,671 58.83 1872 113,516,000 1,331,331 85.2 68,091,120 51.14 1873 106,089,000 1,295,139 81.9 74,774,890 57.73 1874 105,981,000 1,310,041 80.9 71,823,330 54.82 1875 166,877,000 1,510,041 110.5 65,019,420 43.05 1876 124,827,000 1,741,983 71.6 83,861,390 48.14 1877 170,092,000 1,792,287 94.9 76,249,500 42.54 1878 124,126,650 1,776,800 69.9 73,059,125 41.12 1879 169,458,539 1880 167,659,570 1,842,510 91 81,062,214 44.00 1881 109,145,494 2,041,670 53.5 99,291,341 48.63 1882 170,972,508 2,171,636 78.7 92,304,844 43.84

HAY. Yield per Acre. Value Years. Tons. Acres. | Value. per Acre. 1849 13,838,642 1859 19,083,896 1866 21,778,627 17,668,904 1.22 $317,561,837 1867 26,277,000 20,020,554 372,864,670 1868 26,141,900 21,541,573 1.21 351,941,030 $16.33 1869 27,316,048 1870 24,525,000 19,861,805 1.23 338,969,680 17.06 1871 22,239,409 19,009,052 1.17 351,717,035 18.50 1872 23,812,800 20,318,936 1.17 345,969,079 17.02 1873 25,085,100 21,894,084 1.34 339,895,486 15.52 1874 24,133,900 21,769,772 1.11 331,420,738 15.22 1875 27,873,600 23,507,964 1.18 342,203,445 14.55 1876 30,867,100 25,282,797 1.22 300,901,252 11.90 1877 31,629,300 25,367,708 1.24 271,934,950 10.72 1878 39,608,296 26,931,300 1.47 285,543,752 10.60 1879 35,150,711 30,631,054 1.15 1880 31,925,233 25,863,955 1.23 371,811,084 14.38 1881 35,135,064 30,888,700 1.14 415,131,366 13.43 1882 38,138,049 32,339,585 1.15 369,958,158 11.45

TOBACCO. Yield per Acre. Value Years. Pounds. Acres. | Value. per Acre. 1849 199,752,655 1859 434,209,461 1866 388,128,684 520,107 746 $ 53,778,888 1867 313,724,000 494,333 631 41,283,431 1868 320,982,000 427,189 751 40,081,942 $93.82 1869 262,735,341 481,101 569 32,206,325 66.94 1870 250,628,000 330,668 757 26,747,158 80.83 1871 263,196,100 350,769 570 25,901,421 73.84 1872 342,304,000 416,512 821.8 35,730,385 85.78 1873 372,810,000 480,878 775 30,865,972 64.19 1874 178,355,000 281,662 633.2 23,362,765 82.94 1875 379,347,000 559,049 678.5 30,342,600 54.27 1876 381,002,000 540,457 705 28,282,968 52.33 1877 440,000,000 1878 392,546,700 542,850 723.1 22,137,428 40.78 1879 472,661,157 638,841 739.9 1880 446,296,889 602,516 740.7 36,414,615 60.44 1881 449,880,014 646,239 696.1 43,372,336 1882 513,077,558 671,522 764 43,189,951 64.18