Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-02-07

lions OF livres ($6 4oo0oo.) In 1891, the National
Assembly again suppressed the State monopoly
promoting the importation OF foreign manufacture
| ed tobacco, and levying heavy duty on leaf
| tobacco from abroad From this time, till 1910, The
| trade continued free, and also the manufacture
| but under continually increasing taxation and
schackles. The import duties were increased On
the raw article; the manufactured article was taxed
licenses Were required for the manufacture and for a
etail and after all the income from this source in 1909
did not reach the sum OF S3O000O0 In 1910, Napo-
leon by imperial decree established the State mo-
nopoy but in lieu of the ancient system he introduced
the actual practice OF entrusting TO special admins
aton resie> the manufacture and sale Of tobacco in
le name and tor the benefit OF the State Successive
laws In 1916 and 1910 continued and confirmed the
system Since the decree Of 1910 the present time
lne state revenue from this has been steadily
n"a wonderfully ncre asinq The total quantity sold by
s'le asgds from July 1911 to 81 December is a. was
9o,o'I 9|3 kogrammes tl22 976 900 lbs J and the net
proceeds OF sale going into the State Treasury was alS
,loo or ABOUT 80 SASSY per annum Ia 10 5t he net
| ,hcolne from ule tobacco monopoly WAS Sc a24 goo
In 1850 had reached the sum Of 50 356 4SI will,
| slight Tetiograde movement in 1923, 1926 1927 In
1881 there was sna falling of from the last men
toned sum-. Since that date the income has annually
increased. In 1886 it was Sll ,l25 9O8 10 1870 i,
was $]4 O22,23l. In 1645 the net income Yves ST.
0542l5 From July, 1911, to 81 December, ls4s. be
administration, in behalf OF the State, effected the sale
OF olo,oS@ IA kilogralnmes Il ,l37, 1868 lbsl of
topacco, which has thrown into the national treasury
a III expenses paid the aggregate of 1893 3l4 500
ne expenses amount to about 311 Of the gross re-
eeipts. ne fegle will not render its detailed account
% 1as operations during ls49, till the commencement of
s .u is already ascertaned that the profits will
prove TO have exceeded Sl7,2OOOOO.
Ahese SATISFACTORY results attributed to the superior
character OF the French manufacture French snuff is
universally ADMITTED 10 be better than can be procured
10 any other European State. The French maputac.
iurers employ not only the indigenous plant but by
luoclous mixture OF exotic leaves by more skIIfui
preparation, by improvements in the manufacturing pro.
cess, they succeed in giving to French snuffs that
peculiar and fine aroma which distinguishes them and
when foreign manufacturers much envy but strive
IN VAN to initiate. There ten tobacco factories in
FRANCE, located in the cities Of Paris Havrs Moraix Ly
ons, Io!onse, Bordeaux, Tonners, MarsellIes Stras-
oug and Lille The Indigenous tobacco used in the fac
torres Is produced in the departments of Lot Lotet
Garonne, HE, Vilaine, the Lower Rhine the North
and Pas-de Calais Foreign tobacco is obtained from
al quarters OF the globe-Europe, America, Ash and
AREA. The regie has its agents for the purchase OF
ieaf tobacco in Greece, Holland, the United States,
IN Mexico, Brazil China, and AIeers
Dnrng the year l849. its purchases amounted to %.
40 Wy kogrammes, 81 537 &c lbs of which near
~ one hall was produced in France viz: II O5l 1926
kiioerammes. OF This amount, 1871 G45 kogrammes
laZl 69 bs) were grown the French possessions on
me Northern coast OF Africa. In lS43 this tobacco
OF Aglers, Inquired TO the amount OF 2Il 1856 kogram-
mes. 1t is said to afford in certain cases an ex-
ceilent substitute for Grecian tobacco They are cu.
tVatIng 1t this year, in AIgers, with especial care
ana encouraging prospects. 1t is hoped that it will be
come one OF the most profitable and important produce
tons OF the colony. CosMnpnrrTs