Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-06-25

:, .r,,c, ,,s, wear disposed Of 80 7l3 hoSsheaas
The states composing The German ComlciI ,i,;a
Ieao1,o look abont $4,000 hogsieaos .! . NJ
amoI,nt. the German States moi ciiinia :, 700 non
eao,l,.-coutaining in the assr gale, ''voo'oV'
-. ;nb,bi,ants-9 .00D hngsheads ana Tue -,
mander was rc-cxported 10 Russia oMeu.n ~ ~
Vorway. Denmark, &c. Hamburger d'Sp p,:.e u
| CIT; housheads-l,0 600 OF winch. Il - 60, III
49, consumed in Holstcin 300 IN t4e sla.es "
,ho T canlle-and the remainder i'll i1aiio''ismi;
Me,.klcnberg, &c Antwerp, Ams,eiuah' , Ti'u
pn,,erdam dispoSed OF 81. 59l hoSshcaaS' ln ~.
States Of the League purchased Oh t'i'n ~,
& oo2 if their imports amounted TO no more 'ii''i.
j, 203 hoesheadS. Taking the pop,iia.lon -
Pploirun and Holland at G.0o0,o0o: ana sn.ns sod
each nhabitant three pounds Wnich y suli NM
10 he the annual consumption OF llie ne H"PJt pa.
duced in the United states, ana u o'I - also
more are accounted Tor. SWllAeliaha ''ihe. 49,,
ahnn, OoO hoosheads What becomes oi 'ne
rema ming SOS hogsheads impo!cui, mo An.ms'p
and the Dutch ports ii is impossihie ~ i1 W.,
corract idea II is contended Ill i.nslai''' ''''' a.
much tobacco is snugocd into thai count! d.
dn,v and that il arrives from l'lsillES anu
Gc,end If the entire surplus received III 'ne
Netherlands from the foregoing estimate "'i
;llcily transferred TO the British ii,"ihe.h Ill,
would amount 10 only onc-thiil Oh .'ld' ,,or
paws duty-but ii is probable, at as lelSe F in,o
ton of ii finds lis Wa. 'iho"S"
France, as into England. ,,ls,;on in
Tbe laraps, bacco-consunlnS Popl.id''o" ~
r,,r,,a i Thai in the Western States oil German
AZ i scen the Hanseatic Towns the Mechicii.
h,,ros and Hanover and Oldenhur@ LOOK ias'
800 from tho United States something llhe ''hee
and a oua,ter pounds for each head; OF o.her ae-
scrin,i1ns Cuba and Sonth American Vse .I
Win Thai reared on their own soil, al lea>l 'iicc
onar,ers Of pound more-in all, four pounds Il
head This large consumption may W '''i'.'u
ned in The first place to the moderate u''y le' ieu
upon the article by the different GoVerhiics, ~
the second, from the general abllity Oh nun NC.
TO crafty their wants; and, IN the thifu rum .ne
contieuity to the scaboard. by when the eAPe I
of a heavy inland transportation IS a'oiuGu,
s,me canses operate in Belgium ana floiiaiu'
whore The CONSUMPTION may bc set down al lhfre
and fourth pounds head-three pounds U. D
and fourth of other descriptions lnthc ,Gerfha-
mic Association" high duties, the poverty OF 'he
pcople the cost of freight, and the diiilcuiy he:c
fore of obtainin. supplies regularly nave iiihieo
the consumption TO three pounds hcaa, Nequal 10
Two hounds American Is il-lo0 oil u. 3'ate>,
, 5.;.la0 ounces OF other foreign @loWtn-aha TWO
noun,i, olthe reproduction tPrls>iaando lher states
nfthr Zollyercin. Sow, ior,hc purpose OF extend
ing the consumption OF the tobacco produced III
the J;oite1 states the latter Governments: Il ~
rif TREATY has been rruroscd by winch certain ai''
,,.s nj their manufactures are 10 pass through our
Custom Houses on better terms than those of other
countries. Without at,he time being aware thai
such an ohjcc, was nconiempla'ion, in one ofmy
las,leers stated that di6crential duties were be-
meath a grcatnaton as liberal its views, and ee-
waited in lis sentiments, touching commerce, rs that
of the United States. lnmy letter. Will en-
dcavor 10 show, that while such policy would
dclosa!c from our high position, in the estimation
Of the world, our tobacco interests would lo' "
in the sighcs. degree Advanced thereby
Yours, truly, AGRlCol.A.