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


tween the privileged districts OF The different DE-
Srecs and the interior OF the country; 'i. ts IT,
sulalion, al least, prevents the arrival ol orcish
tobacco, OF which only small quantity is s!n'i@-
@led into France. ana always Is sofa mere ~
very high prices. According 10 The varion' PAGES
| oil manufacture and 10 the different IKE! prices
the Reggie gains on every kilosram OF topacco
that is sold 80 Confines 10 francs IA D. GEMS.
The importation o; foreign tobacco Tor private
use is prohibited
l. In B,igium. until now, the manufacturing
oi tobacco Was saheci 10 no iaN h,i' '''is nc
ncnl the Chamber IcIiheratcS on law WHEN Oh
purposes 10 lay i lax Of manufacturing oi 80
francs per 100 xii. on all foreign ana domestic To-
bacco Of every kind and quality lhat IS nahac,
tured there: besides which there Is, ny inc 'aiii
still in force, duty on al lolei- 'opa,eo' lioi
example. on ccn.ncf oil ieii lopdCe" nom '!ic
United States, l.. silherSrosnrh .t,'ai''i''cs u
at least 1000 kill oil imported foreign 'ooicco may
I've put into the magazines under allowance oil a
creti, for The manufacturing lax Tor account vi
the manufacturer For any smaller quanlltv, Inc
duty must be paid in cash. There IS inilhcf
debi,duly laid on the tobacco amounting 10 w
centimcs on the Kill OF cigars and OF ~ cell!ihes
on the Kill OF all other manufactured tobacco
TIE value of the imported leaf tobacco IS -
100000 10 100000 rix dollars; among whlch
there are $4,000 cenincrs irom The =. States
Belgium herself produces about Il ooo ceh'hefS'
5. The kingdom OF The Netherlands mas no
tobacco Reggie; but the taxes Tor license are 81
high that thereby this branch OF manufacturing
is indirectly buIthened The nnport duty on 10
reign leaf tobacco is about 10 slbcrgroshen per
centner; the annual import from Tue United
States amounts on an average 10 10000 centneis
leaf tobacco; the domestic produce IS oS,oou
centners.
6 Russia had in the year 1899, III manuiac-
lures of tobacco, with about 6OO latorefs-mahu-
featuring I,7l2520 Pui 0io0,OoO centners) lobac-
ca. of sundry kinds The duty on the consump-
lion amounted 10 2,G70,GtD rulels paper mo-
ney. The import oil leai tobacco was about 81
001centners, among which 300 ceniners were I'M
ported from the United States. The inland pro
duce NAV amount TO about 2l0.0U0 cenlners. The
import dniv on leaf tobacco is IS thalcr, u sgr
per centner.
The tobacco trade is, in Russia, since some
years subject TO a strict control OF the Minister
of Finances in order 10 secure the State income
from this branch OF industry, which in the last
wears has greatly augmented, against celrauda-
ton. According 10 the existing regulations only
tobacconists and the merchants Of the tirsg and
second Guild, are permitted 10 do wholesale bs!-
ness in American and Turkish tobacco which
has been imported from foreign countries. 10
the retail dealers and TO other private persons,
this kind oi wholesale business is risidly plohi-
bited In order that the former in their trade, ana
the Crown in It's income may not Nc injured, thiS
Minister has lately ordered the Exchequer Courts,
closely 10 watch that the wholesale business OF
tobacco be only carried on By s,ch merchants
and manufacturers as have 4 right thereto ana
the real dealers who sell tobacco shall be forced
Invariably 10 pat small band (banderelle)
around the small packages of tobacco which they
sell They who act contrary 10 this regulation
shall. without mercy, suffer punishment accord
ing to law.
!. In Portugal the manufacturing OF tobacco
has. from the time Of Pombals been considered
as a monopoly OF the Crown, and used by leasing
it, The necessary leaf tobacco is imported from
the BraZiS. and ony small part Of il 800 cent
ner) from the United States: The cultivation of
tobacco in the country is prohibited. The profit
OF the monopoly was in former times secret of
privileged class OF persons who took il in lease, and
who gained millions By it, Not earlerlhan III the
beginning of the present century did competition,
foreign, raise the rent 10 $4,000 thaerS. From
1921 TO 1923. annually, 2,250000 thalcrs rent
was paid, and now the income oil the Crown, from
this monopoly, has risen 10 nearly 10000 Tha-
lerS. The present consumption OF manufactured
tobacco OF every kind is about 10000 ccntnerS,
and notwithstanding the high price. is increasing;
the consumption Il stdttu u pe oIiN
20, 900 cen,nels The punishment, on smuggling
is very severe but does not al all prevent il, a.
almost 1000 per cenlum can be gained by it,
3 Also. the Government OF Spain has, since
| 730, treated manufacturing Of snull and cigars
as MONOPOLY. Until 1896, the State prolited /
from ii BY lis OWL manufactures: then ii was |
given in lease for 100000 lhalers. and for the |
lease now in contemplation, a rent OF 523oooo |
hales, and besides that onehalf on the nett profit
is asked By Inc report made by the minister of
finances OF Goth February last, it appears, that. |
on an average Of the last iivc years, annually. I
s 92o, o53 lbs of leaftobacco which cost . ,6s3,-
81 reals, Q,5ls, 900 lhalers,) gave only 43S9 50?
lbs Of manufactured tobacco, and that, formerly, /
the expenses ofmanulacturingandseli amount !
cd 10 3995 $50 reals To the aforementioned |
want Of leaf tobacco in Spain. the United States
supplied only 100000 lbs The importation oi
tobacco is prohibited to private persons.
O. TIE Csrman Cc'oaI-honss league. The
manufacturing OF tobacco and the tobacco trade
is iay free business. oay subject 10 the gene
raj tax of trade By lis own cultivation, the
Zollverein gets about4Oj,000 cenners of leaf to-
bacco; and by importation, they received in