Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-05-18

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nfl.cr counties Of Earepe NJ III cents pei 1oOhs
| American. The revenue derived from Americas
! tobacco 10 Holland may be estimated at about So
i 600.
Bgleiun The average direct explorations o
our tobacco 10 that country during the sad lhres
years vas 245S hog ,h.ads the importaIions from
England 10 1897 about J, 500 hog slI.ads Of A
merican tobaeco thai the total impoflsiIons int
| Belgium may be estimated at about 5t0OO no
4 heads Of our tobacco.
IL is extremely difficult 10 form any correct esii
mate Of the real consumption OF American tobacco
! IN Belgium the smuggling carried on from that
country into France be,ng very great; besides, sew
I eral hundred hogshesds are re-exportsd 10 6erna-
~ but the consumption, your tommitee believe,
may be estimated, IN round numbers, at 900 hogs
heads. The duty on American tobacco is, on NIr-
gina, dc. %! cents Maryland POI cents, and on
Stems 26f cents per 100 pounds American. These
duti.s ale Ear from being heavy but still We find,
IN this Ease, the same unjust difference established
b,t~cen the MARYLAND aud the other lobsceoes Of
out county. We likewise have cause 10 com
plain that the tobseroes OF come other countries
admitted less rte Of duly tlIaD the Amer
can Tor, on examining the Belgian tst.n. II will
be found Thai The East India tobacco il admitted at
10 ceIts. aud Brazl al l6i cents per 100 pounds
American. The revenue derived from the above
quantity OF American tobacco may be estimated al
about Sll 500.
GpIAn BnITAIs.-The average diree, e.pttta-
years has been 2s.773 gsheads. The annual av-
eraec consumption may be estimated at IL 00o hogs
heads American tobacco, which by the cAlcu Ions
IA the statement before referred render gross
niue OF l7,2T5,100. Tie duty OF shilling, sterling
per roundequa TO 72i cents, is enormous aud put
onfor the sake OF rev.uBe, there doubt thai de-
iea,s it's own object Tor IT cannot be doubted that, II
Ihis duty should be greatly diminished, Great Bd-
tain would be gamer IN the nett revenue collected
from II. inasnuch az II would necessary lead 10
pf"portionateiy increased consumption.
Great Britain should take into consideration thai
mere IS no duty LEVIED IN the United States ON any
oil her produce or manufactures vi ich can IN any
manner BIZ compared with the enormous duty Of 723
CENTS et lb, 500 per cent ON our tobaccoes
land that ihis duty weighing particularly those
sections Of our country winch have been the most
iasorby disposed 10 low rate Of duties in Ibe u
tiled States, II certainly becomes an Important
queston Ion Great Britain take into serious con
sldefalon, whether she can expect thar those sec
hons Of our county will continue To be fivorably
disposed 10 10" fatcs Of dutIes Blush produce
and manufactures should The Government Of thai
country continue 10 levy such an enormous duIy on
ore OF the principal staples o. Amer, nduslfy.l
FnANoE.-1he same observations mas be applied
% France as TO Great Brtan. In France, the
monopoly Of the Regie weighs still heavier on our
obacco interest Tor whilst IN Eng land there are Is
700 hogshcads consumed, ~ France, having great
81 population, not uch more tlan one half oil that
quantity is consumed.
By the statement already referred to- IL will be OBJ
elt'd that the rtohls resulting fon the monopoly
1atd INTO the Ffrtth teasur, by the Rcpie IN 1898
amounted to over ell ven millions OF dollars These
aete The nei piohis, aud II The expense OF The Re
tir, winch are very great, should be added 10 thai
mount there IS M doubt that the gross revenue
"onld be hheen millions Of dollars and as a CON
e'Hbir proportion al American tobat o is employ
ed p''ncipdy 10 mix with the native tobacco, IN or.
uIt he 4, A
more valuable II may therefore saicl, he estimated
lint the revenue dcfvedby France, erthci dIrcclly
u indirectly, from American tobacco alone nplounfs
70 i've ard bali millions of dollars being probably
more than double the amount of revenue Obtained
by the Unied States fom all the importation, in.
TO ls county ron France.
sfMS.-ln thai country mos oroly ofthe Re
Rie eAIsls' / he average exports hom tie l.. S. as
VIII be seen by the statement already retcred te
were, t729 hogsheahs. There were also cxpnded
tom England IN 1887, about $50 Logsheads OF
nehcan tobacco. Large quantities, it's ttesuin.
cd, are also smuegled from Gibraltar So that the
total annual consumption Of American tobacco may
be estimated Al about $500 hogsheads. Fi1m in.
ofmalIo" before the committee, II Is believed that
tie gross revenue derived from the Regie may be
safely estimated al eight millions ol dollars: and as
the American tobacco employed is in the proper
tnn oil ab 'ut hs Of tie whole the gross revenue
derived thertirom may be estimate ed al about five
millions OF dollars hom American tobacco
foRTuGAL-lo Thai country MONOPOLY by the
Farm tthtl IS, the right 10 deal IN The article under
incense sold by The Gu'ernneuD exists The d.
ieet average exp natons were only n hhds. but
The average eAporaii MS Of our tobacco from Eng
land 10 Portugal may be estimated AT about SO
hogsheads The legal imporlaIi ions into that coun
Try may therefore be est mated al about 3o3 hoes
heads annually
The nett revenue derived from tobacco tbteu ab
the Farm was, few years ago as follows:
Amount OF The lease to the +. nm or per
sons or company obtaining the license
for the monopoly, per year, s, doc. 600
Amount Of The import duty lg5 AR
But TO the foregoing there should also be
added the amount which the farm has
also 10 pay 10 the Governmen nj (n, prn
sions TO the former officers of the old
''o''eo '''"'''f''oo' "a ,677
81 600 %;
Aud. q" the quantity OF American tobacco le,a an,
consumed WAS about une-lhird Of the whole manuiac
tuted. the nett revenues from American tpbacct
may be estimated about $40, 600. Although tobac
CO can only be admucd on account Of the farm We
II is subject TO duty OF SIS Sc on American and 81
81 per 100 lbs. ON Branii
ITALY Throughout Italy monopoles of tobac
co exist enhet being Regie OF the State, o, il il
Harmed out by the Governments.
la SARDINIA, IL is R,gie. and the profts from
the monopoly mus, be very great
In the hoMAN STATES IL is also a Recic Tn,
consumption OF American tobacco may be eslitnat
ed, al about 800 hogsheads. The Profits are un
q0ostionabiy great
In TUSCANY II is iarmed out. The consumptior
OF American tobacco may be estimated at abou
$50 mus ana the piohts hom the monopoly from
that quantity at about Sli00 900.
ln PARMA. The American tobacco isrmplov,d !,
81 pi and ba