, 1840-06-27
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From the Western Atlas.

From the Western Atlas.
TOBACCO BUSINESS AND TRADE
We have read with much intere,, n speech
In the Convention of tobacco planters, al
Washington. by Mr.. Dodge. who was sen,
out to the government in relation TO the To.
bacco trade. From this speech we gather
numerous facts which we shall present in a
condensed form.
In Denmark, Sweden, Russia, Norway.
Belgium, Prussia. Baden. Wurtemburg, Ba-
varia, Grand Dutchv of Hesse, Electorate of
Hesse, Nassau. Saxony. Hanover. Brunswick
Mecklenburg Stre!itz. Mecklenburg. Schw-
erin. Hungary. the Swiss Cartons, with the
exception Of that of the Wants. the Hanse
Towns of Bremen. Hanbnrg. Luhec. France.
Island If SARDINIA, The Roman STATES and
the Swiss Canton of Valais. too1ccn may be
cultivated. In England. Spain. Portugal.
Tuscany. Parma. and tie Continental States
oil Sss:ainIa. Its uuirivauou Is prohibited.
In France. Austria. the Roman States.
Naples, Island of Sardinia, Poland and the
Canton of VaIais. the cultivation is restrain
ed, but not prohibited.
Of the "a States first named. 90 Of them
secure to the subject the right of manufac-
turer and sale (as well as cultiva,ion) with
out any special tax, save that. in some few,
manufacturers and vendors must pay for a Il.
cense, which is imposed on all branches of
industry. In Prussia. Electorate of Hesse
and Saxony, a tax is laid on such lands as
are appropriated to the cultivation of tobac-
CO. And in England, the manufacture and
sale are subject to taxes and restrictions that
are both very numerous and very burden
some. .
rr In all these "a StStes importation and ex-
portation of tobacco are free to all, subject
10 the duties on import and export.
Ia France, Spain, Parma, the Island and
Continental States Of Sardinia. the Roman
States and the Austrian Domilions, except
ing Hungary, a State Rsgie has been estab.
lished:-Or, in other words, the government
monoplizes the import, purchase. manufac-
lure an sale of tobacco, all of which goes
on under agents appointed by them. In all
these sercn states individuals are forbidden
to import, manufacture or sell tobacco.-
In many of the governments entrepots, to-
bacco can be imported and exported for ac-
count of individuals, but for consumption it
can only be sold to the Reggie.
To Portugal, Naples. Tuscany, Poland and
the Swiss Canton Of Valois, the government
farms or lets Out to companies or individu-
ais, the right. to import, purchase, manufac-
ture and sell tobacco.
In the States, where competition is free,
the tax Oh tobacco consists in the duty on
imports las also, in some Of them, on ex-
ports) and in the license to which The trade
and manufacture are subjected in common
with all other branches of industry. Besides
these impositions there is in Russia, Saxony
and the Electorate Of Hesse, a land tax; and
in England, besides the entry duty, there is
a special license for the manufacture and
sale.
In those States, where the right is farmed
out the government is paid in rent, besides
in some of the farming States, deriving some
revenue from duties.
The state Of the tobacco trade between
the United States and Europe is as follows
RUssA.-Inported annually $50 hhds.-
Duty 200 per cent advalorem. Revenue de.
rived from it $4,000. Our whole import
of domestic produce into Russia S976.OOO:
duty free imports from there into U. S. $500.
So that the consumption of American pro-
duce in Russia is only half the amount that
we receive from Russia free of duty.
HoLLxNp.-Direct importations about g..
900 hhds yearly; consumption $500. Duty,
trifing. but inequitable. Maryland tobacco
pays Ia cents per 1oD lbs; while Virginia
and other American tobaccoes is admitted at
S Is, Brazil 8 As; and tobacco from the
Ukraine and other countries Of Europe II
35sG CO . 7Esf-
BELcrux.-Imports 5000 hhds. Consump-
nAa Duu TN Ihe. nm Mopy 4
and 9s % cents, Virginia and the other
States % %. East India comes in at 10
cents; and Brazil at I6 is. t
GREAT BRrrArs.-Import $4,000 hhds.-I,
Consumption 10000; which yields a gross ]