Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-05-24
The Tobacco Trade-Poley Of CounterUaiiiag Duties

The Tobacco TTqde-Poiiey of CounterUailing Duties
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Messrs. Editors proceed reply to the objections
urged against counterynug duties in the particular case
under consideration.
The first objection, as was mentioned in my last COM
monty urged against them, that If the consumption were
increased the production would be augmented in proper
uOnal geographically m greaterso as TO render II i'm
possible that there could be any OF prcen the latter
the price would fall. To this view Of the question
there many objections Let it be promised however
that when these letters written the traders were op.
pohensve Of much greater production in the West than
actually exists that under the present circumstances can
exist. The prohibition by the British Government restrain
ing the Of indictments aud in the manufacture
Of Tobacco 10 certain degree, has materially affected the
demand for Western Tobacco for which purpose II yas
so far superior 20 Virginia and Maryland This must de-
press Western Tobacco in the Market and tend greatly TO
etard it, production Another circumstance exists at pre-
sent, which did not appear then, whchFmust in great
measure prevent the augmentation Of Western crop.
alude to the duty Cotton Bagging. The principal To.
bncco growing Western States, Missouri and Kentucky
are the principal Hemp growing States Of the Union In
fact they enjoy almost monopoly Of the rado-he duty
protects this interest This Tagging almost exclusively
used by the Southern planters in putting up their crops
and by law Of Congress- has the preference in the uses
Of the Nayyn provision introduced through the agency
Of Col. Thomas H. Benton The culture Of Tobacco
will Boz abandoned for hat of IIcmp-tho latter Of the iva
being much the profitable. In fact, they already
changing their cultivation IN the above Indicated
There still another circumstance which diminish
the cultivation Of tobacco In these States nudo "a
the regulation recently introduced into the British Corn
Laws, O allowing the wheat Of the ". States be- carried
through the Canudus the moderate duty Of 3 quarter
% bushclshcnco muy be exported otter being
iurcd into flour, and be privileged TO enter the British port
ns colonial produce The States u Kentucky and Missouri
are in fine wheat aiitudehuvo coil Of unsurpassed fer
unyand may thus find market for oil the grain they ma,
produce This again will lessen the cultivation Of iobacc,
| in some dogroc-porhaps in a very great degree
The large crop O the West recently sent 10 market no
| a fair index u the production Of that country.
The supply from this immense production has actual,
brought tobacco IN the least below the Of 10
productonso that is culture must rccodc Thocrculnn
Of the London and Liverpool merchants state the supply
being about sufficient for 1.-TWO years" consumption. W.
may judge Of the effects Of Ibis circumstance from the inu
enco observed IN crop almost every year. oxor
csed by rise or fall Of price.
From these facts; hrstThe prohibition by the British
Government Of the extravagnnt oi msdcamsRs o
fous kinds, and u rafcr IN the manufacture q tobacco
for which purpose the tobacco peculiarly appro
professionally: The protection given 70 the hemp grow
ers by provision Of the lost tariff act Thirdly The priv
lego granted by the British Government TO tho Canadiar
provinces Of importing u s. wheat Of the moderate duty
Is per quaorond lastly, the immense supply of western
tobacco in foreign markets have been induced 10 conf
70 the conclusion thet the Virginia traders, IN their con
above alluded TO- have ovcnaod the probable increase
production IN the
But even admitting muc greater production In the Yves
tern States, still these materially aectte Va To