Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-06-28

T. According to the official statements which
the United States had collected, the annual export
oitohacco in the last report amounted TO OlO,000
centners annually, Of which Germany exclusive
OF Austria) took 10000 cenner. or &C. per cent.
G.. The manufacturing of tobacco and the sale
Of tobacco is a monopoly of the Slate, or subject
10 heavy tax in Austria, France, Belgium,
Russia, Portugal and Spain-and is no, burIhened
in the German Zollverein.
d. The import duty reduced 10 centner OF The
Zollvercin Of the United States Leaf Tobacco is
In England, 100 ihalerS
In Russia, 80 thalers 81 SGT
In Austria 9 thalers, Is sgr
In France, prohibited.
In the Zoilvcrcin, ) lhacrs. Is SCR.
One centner of Leaf tobacco costs on an average
6 10 thalers.
r. As The German Zollyercn used in 1884 on
" lis i22 cenners; and in 1912, PAS, 7l9 centncfs
of foreign leaf tobacco, the consumption has,
within eight years, increased 6I6 per cenlum.
T. The consumption OF tobacco in the Ger
man Zolyerein is, consequently, CATER deduclinS
the export,) 5S5 900 centners OF 900 lbs an
nually, making per head IS lbs.
c. In the Kingdom OF Prussia alone, the con-
sumption Of leaf tobacco amounts Ia ST lbs.
head, and if las according 10 experience may be
expecled) the consumption i'll TIE cher States
reaches that quantity, while II continues 10 IN
crease in Prussia, the German Zclivercin Will IN
stead of 235.000 ccntners OF United States leal
tobacco. after few years, want looooo cenlners
(Signed0 [R
REMARKS.
This statement, evidently prepared Tor Amer
can eyes, is in many respects incorrect The
CONSUMPTION OF tobacco in Holland and Belgium
is vastly under estimated. 1t is here given n
$4,000 cen,ners annually-say 10000 hhds.-oi
the growth Of the United States, when il more
than doubles this amount. IL varies blll little, as
REMARKED in my letter Of March 81, from ) lbs.
per head which for 100000 inhabitants would
be 81 900 hhds
Baron Won Rheden remarks: As The German
Zollveren used in 1884 only ,l22 cehtncIs and
in 1872. 2ls 40 centrers OF Foreign Leaf looac,
co the consumption has within Syears Increased
GO per centnn." This would he wonderful
augmentation in consumption, il il had actually
occurred. But such is not the fact The oiiier-
ence in the imports Of the two years is no doaol
correctly stated. Nothing, however, IS mention
ed ofhc accession of States 10 the Zolvereln since
lS3i-Hesse Cassel. Brunswick and Frankfort,
with population of 100000 alone, and that, IN
proportion TO its extent, the largest tobacco consul
ming population in the League.
II is quite true. that tobacco is not burtnenea IN
The German Zollvcrein' as ii is in France, Aus
tria, &c But il is 'burlhened" more lnfnlteiy
more, than il is in the remainder OF Germany the
Austrian part excepted; and burthened as heavily
as it dare Je, while the League is incomplete
The League collects duty of $ 80 on the lou
lbs OF leaf tobacco The acreage duty OF The States
on, OF the League-Hanover, Oldenbursh, the
Hanse Towns and Mecklenbergs, does not ex-
coed so cents on the 100 lbs. They are therefore,
with all the generosity of The League, Oh which II
| wishes 10 make merit, more than five times as
much So and this circumstance should never be
lost sight OF by the people of tie U. $, in any ne