Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-05-12
DOMESTIC.
ONVENTION OF TOBACCO PLANTF

the President, consider and recommend such inca.
sures as may be deemed most eApcdent to be adopted
to accomplish the objects contemplated by this Convcn-
The Chairman accordingly appointed the following
gentlemen:
r. w. Bowie, Chairman, WIN. J. Blackstone,
| Thos T. Someryillc John Mercer,
! John Barnes, Barucli Mullikin,
Benjamin Jones' Edward Hamilton
Thos +. Bowie, Alexander Keech.
We give the proceedings of the second day entire
Saturday, May = lao.
Pursuant 10 adjournment, the Convention rc-asscm-
bled this day at 4 o'clock
Mr.. Jeniier offered resolution, which unanI-
mousy adopted, returning thanks to the Mayor and
Common Council for rendering to the Convention du-
ring It's sttnss the use othe Chamber OF the Board OF
Aldermen.
MIR. X. w. Bowie made the following report
The Committee appointed BY the Convention Of To-
bacco Planters assembled in this city, with in
to prepare and report to this Convention such
measures may be deemed expedIcnt TO accomplish
the objects contemplated by the convention, beg leave
respectfully TO submit the following report:
! The statistical statement, respecting the enormous
duties and eXactions imposed American tobacco,
hch was laid before the Convention yesterday morn
ing and which is herewith again presented part OF
This report showing ihat Europe lcvcs a revenue of
about thirty millions Of dollars about 100000 hogs
heads OF American tobacco, which cost in the United
States about seven millions.
These duties and exactrons appear to be so enormous
that your committee have thought II necessary TO cXa-
mine them with the greatest attention, and have come
10 the conclusion that enormous they are, the fol-
| lowing facts show that there IS cXaggcration.
RussIA.-On examining the statement above men.
toned il Will be that during three years, that ~,
from the lst Of October, to Both of September, -S, the
average direct expectations from the L. States to that
country amounted 10 III hosShca,ls bat the actual
consumption III Russia may be considered as much
greater, and may be safely estimated at 3ic hogsleats
annually, the difference the direct imporlatlons
arising from the entrcpos of England, Holland, the
| Iiansc Towns Nc. The revenue derived from Anne.
rican tobacco may be safely estimated at about Sbi 600.
| lIoLLASD.-The average direct explorations OF our
tobacco that country during the three years aiorc
mentioned amounted to 1881, hngshcads, large import
atoms annually made from England In l-5I,
there exported from that country to Holland about
300 hogslcads of American tobacco so that the total
importa,ious NAV he estimated u 30 hngscads of
our tobacco, the greatest proportion OF which was alter
wards rc.cAported to Germany and other countries of
! Europe
The consumption OF Holland may BE- estimated at
about },'lj hogshrads Of American tobacco" the duty
is very r'iiing but have r'glrt IL c"mPIaIn-l-
! o' the unjust difference made brtwrcn Maryland and
the other tobaccnrs Of our country: tor whilst gnla
&c, admitted at l2t cents, Maryland tobacco IS
charged with duty of II per loo lbs. American, and
ssimIluied To Maryland; and secondly, that
of obacc"cs admitted At the same iavorh
biz rate OF duty the tobacco Of some other countries
For example; East India admitted al 10 cents bra
I'll III cents, and that coming from The | krainc
and other countries of Europe at IL cents per luo lbs
American The revenues derived from American TO-
hacco IN Holland may be estimated at about 5000.
BFLGIuM.-Thc average direct expectations Of our
tobacco that country during the said three years
2i57 horsllcads: the importaons from England in
lc37 about 3, 300 ho9shcads OF American tobacco;
that the total nporiations into Belgium may hc cs-
timatcd at about 8 Gao hogsheads Of tobacco.
II is extremely difficult TO form any correct estimate
Of the real consumption of American tobacco in Bel
gum: the smuggling carried on from that country into
France being very great; besides, several hundred
hngshrads rc.cxported 10 Germany. but the con
SUMPTION your committee believe, may be estimated
ia round numbers, At 1000 hogshrads The duty on
American tobacco is, Virginia, Nc. *. cents, on
MARYLAND 2tif cents, and stems 2b5 cents per lO0
pounds American These duties are tar iroE being
heavy: but still find, in this case the same nniis.
difference established between the Maryland and the
other tohaccnes of our country. We Likewise have
cause to complain that the tobaccoes of some other
countries admitted 4. less rate nt duty than The
American for, on examining the Belgian tariff II will
be found that the East INDIA tobacco is admitted al 10
cents; and Brazil nj 10! cents per 100 pounds Amcr!-
can The revenue derived from the above quantity
OF American tobacco may be estimated al about SILL
300
GREAT BRiT,S.-Thc average direct expectation OF
our tobacco to that country for the SAID three years has
been - .73 horsheads The annual average consump
ton NAV he estimated at l. 900 hogIeads American Ia"
hacco which BY the calculations III the statement be-
fore referred to- render gross revenue OF l'2",'On
Tn" duty of shllngs sterling per pound, cqua! 10 III
cents enormous and II put for the sake ni rcvc
nuc there is no doubt that il defeats It's Object for
j, cannot be doubted that, If tins duiy should he greatly
diminished Great Britain would be gamer IN the
nett revenue collected from il, inasmuch as II would
necessarily lead 10 proportonatey increased coisump
ton.
Great Britain should take into consideration that
there is no duty levied r the United States on OF
her produce manufactures which IN any manner
he compared with the enormous duty OF III cents per
b. or over $40 per cent on our tobaccocS: ana tha
this duty weighing particularly heavy on those sections
Of our country Which have been the most avoraby DIS
posed to low rate of duties in the United States, and
it certainly becomes an important question tor Great
Britain to take into serious consideration, whether she
can expect that those sections ot our country VIII con-
tnuc To- be avorab!y disposed 10 low rates OF duties on
British uroduce and manuac lures should the Govern
mcut of that country continue To levy such an cnor-
| nous duty Of the principal! staples OF American
industry
Fn,Icn-The same observations may be applied 10
France as Great Britain. In France the monopoly
Of the Rrrir weighs still heavier tobacco inter
css: for, whilst III England there are 5000 hogs
heads consumed in France, having greater p"pula-
ton not much than "nehalt OF that quantity IS
consumed.
Bv the statement already referred TO, it will he OBJ
served ha, the profits resulting from the monopoly paid
into the French treasury by the Reggie, in 1875, amount
cd eleven millions Of dollars These were The
nett profits, and if the expenses OF the fcge, which
are very great should BE- added TO that amount there
is no doubt that the gross revenue would be fifteen mil
lions of dollars; and, as considerable proportion of
American tobacco is employed principally TO NIX with
the native tobacco, in order 10 render the quality oil the
manuaC ured article valuable, IT may therefore
safely he estimated that the derived by France,
either directly indirectly, from American tobacco
alone, amounts 10 five and half millions ot dollars,
being probably more than double the amount OF revc.
nue. obtained by the United States from all the lmpora-
tons into this country from France.
SrArs.-In that country, monopoly of the Reg'e
exists The average exports from the U. S, will be
seen by the statement already referred to, were lI9
hogsheads There also exported from England IN
1887 about $50 hogsheads of American tobacco
Large quantities, il presumed, also Struggled from
Gibraltar: that the total annual consumption of Ame-
rcan tobacco may be estimated at about o,IoD hogs
heads From information before the committee, IT IS
believed, that the gross derived from the Rrse
may be safely estimated at eight millions OF dollars
and, the American tobacco employed is in the pro-
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