Weekly national intelligencer., 1853-03-26
Average
Exp. Hect. Prod. Hect. price M. @.

1t would seem from the table annexed showing amounts
of crops and prices for the year 1885, that the above
order indicating average prices per met quintal has
changed slightly during the last twenty years lille ct
yiaine takes the place Lot heading the list Nord and
Lot ct Garonne exchange places also.
The four northern departments, Nord Pas-de-C alias
Bas Rhin and He ct Yaine excel in quantity the four
southern departments Lot Var, Bouches du Rhone and
Lot ct Garonne, excel in quality.
The departments thus cassed in reference the
qualities Of the tobacco they produce in NJ yiyiens
port on the inquest of 1885, g. and'7.
For snuff tobacco Lot Nord, Lot ct Garodne, Bouches
du Rhone Ile ct Viaine, Var.
For smoking tobacco Pas-deCalas Bouches du Rhone
Bas-Rhin.
Of all the indigenous French tobaccos that of the de-
parment Of Lot is most esteemed. tsleaves juicy
have fine color and much body Its sap has the flavor
Of aniseed but this disappears with time and especially
during the process of fermentation 1t is used for
the manufacture of smoking tobacco Although (says
the report the tobacco of Lot is the best which our soil
produces, approaching in character than any
other to that Of Virginia. it cannot supply the place of
the latter in manufactures 1t does not possess
that penetrating and agreeable which distinguishes
the Virginia weed.
The tobacco Of Lot ct Garonne similar in some re-
specs that Of Lot but is less juicy and LIABLE unless
the process Of manufacture be very carefully conducted
to smell Of tan. The tobacco of this depart
men and that Of Nord and of lille Vilaine employ
ed in the manufacture of snuff alone.
The department of Bouches du Rhone produces tobacco
which is used in the proportion Of one-hrd for the
facure Of snuff and twothirds for that Of smoking
bacco.
France " Ii is" says the report, light, of a fine
color, and has bad taste but il wants both the
and the deicacy ofjuice which mark the American smok
ing tobaccos Ii the reimbursement of St Omer espe
ciay, in this department. which exces in its light smok
ing tobacco The other three arondssements yield nfe
rior qualities perfectly suitable either for the
facture of snuff Of smoking tobacco having enough
body for the former use and much for the second
They are valued however because all the other tobaccos
Of France still less than these ft for smoking The
leaf In these arondissement is small and very narrow Ii
rarely arrives at complete maturity the fear of autumn
winds causing 1t to be gathered too early.
The tobacco Of Bas Rhin comparatively Of inferior
quality possessing peculiar disagreeable taste It's
superior qualities however the st and ID owing TO the
size OF its lea its ghness and color is adyantageousy
employed when not used in too large quantities In the
manuacure OF oordinary smoking tobacco For this pur-
pose IT IS valuable TO the rege Its inferior qualities are
much valued for the manufacture Of the cheap tobaccos
dodcs eahne which enter largely into the consump-
on OF the eastern departments and the place az which
could not be uppied but at great expense the -sg
now give series Of tables, compiled with much care
and tending to throw light upon the subject Of the culture
of tobacco in France
TABLE III,
showing for each Of the six Departments the
per metrical quinta 22057l lbs ayordupoisl Of in
digenous tobacco at the of its delivery by the
planters the rege with the increased to the
per quintal up the of its manufacture from
expenses Of transportation and storage pay
waste the road by drying &C., based upon the crops
OF five years (trom S44 to 1913 and including the lst
ID and ID qualities, merchantoble tobacco, and th
4th quality or understandable tobacco