Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-04-30
STATISTICAL. OFFICE. April 81, 1856.

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principal commercial countries of Europe, With
the preparation Of which was charged.
The tobacco interests OF the United States
having been treated of in detail in connection
with those of other staples in the report on the
Commercial Relations Of the United States with
nll foreign nations. recently transmitted from this
Office and now in course of printing. u brief and
condensed statement seems alone necessary TO
be submitted ut the present time.
| have the honor to be. sir,
Very respectfully, your ob't ser'vt.
EDMUND FLAGG
Superintendent
Hon. w. l.. MARCY, Secretary Of State
Statement respecting the tariff duties, Testric'
tons. prohibition and custom house regulations
applicable TO american Tobacco in the princi-
pal commercial countries Of Europe.
BREMEN.-( Tariff duties two-thirds of per
cent. Import duty is levied at the rate given
in the invoice value, with the addition of freight
and insurance charges. All foreign vessels lam
erican excepted) must be entered st this port by
licensed ship broker: the exemption in favor of
American vessels having been conceded by the
Bremen Senate in 1852.
GREAT BRITAIN. --t12 cents yer pound. and 3
per cent. additional lob cco, snuff and cigars
prohibited 10 be imported into Great Britain,
unless in Vessels Of not l,+s than l2O tons burth-
en- and into po.ts approved by the comlni, sloners
OF Customs. These ports are London, Liver
pool. Bristol, Hull, lanoa ter, Cowes Falmouth,
Whitehavrn. Plymouth. Newcastle. Southamp-
ton, Preston, aud SwaIsea.i England; Aberdeen,
Leith, and Greenock, in Scotland; and Dublin,
Belfast. Galway, Limerick, Londonderry, Newry,
Sligo, Waterford, Wexford. and Drogheda in Ire
lind. Duties Mi xe from all countries and in all
bottoms.
BELeuM--tSl Sc per 22l pounds. lin The d.
rect uaa' hotween the United States and Belgi
uu, the vessels of both nations equazed by
treaty. In the indirect or triangular trade there
are DETERMINATIONS though frequently suspended
by belgium.
SARDINIA. Government monopoly 1.-The an
nnal revenue cannot b. calculate |, rs thu Itali
an states are grouped in official returns of com
merce.
AUSTRIA. Government monopoly wv hen
Imported by the permission of the government the
dutyis 81 81 per 10 pounds, besides 81 cents
j per pound for IL license to import.
SWEDEN Is SO cents per pound The duty
is over 100 per cent, and mportations from the
United States are diminishing annually.
NORWAY. IA cents per pound. Owing to a
difference IN the weights and measures in use in
Norway,the duty is about 33 per cent less than
in Sweden.
PoRruGAL- Government monopoly. 1.-The
raw articles for the factories of the government,
are derived chiefly from Brazil about half mill
on pounds per annum being received from the
United States.
FRANCE Government monopoly. by the
terms of the treaty of June -, l322, American
produce, if Imported drec, TO France in United
states bottoms, l. admitted on The payment of the
same 1,.;es as apply TO similcr importations from
countries out of Europe, In French vessels. The
origin of the merchandise must, however, be duly
authenticated anl certified by the Collector of
the Port Of Expectation and by tn" French Con
sui. American tobacco is purchasedb by the Com
msSioners of the Reggie for the government fac
tories, nnd il admitted either in French or Amer
lean vessels free of dnty. In foreign vessels the
| duty is = So per 100 kilogrammes (22l pounds J
| / he monopoly was established in lSl0by Imperi
al decree.
HOLLAND (25 cents per 22l pounds. If i'm
ported direct from the United States. admitted on
The same terms, whether in American national
vessels.
SrAIN.--(Governmen monopoly. Admitted
at the port of Malaga in American vessels Mt a
duty OF 20 cents, and in Spanish at duty of Is
cents per pound. The privilege of the tobacco
monopoly in Spain is rented to individuals aud
yields revenue of abont SiO00,00O per annuin.
STATEMENT
EXHIBITING THE QUANTITIES OF AMERICAN To-
BACCo EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES
INTO THE COUNTRIES DESIGNATED; ToGErH,
Err WITH THE AMOUNT OF DUTIES PAID THERE
on DURING THE COMMERCIAL YEAR 1855.
. Countries Quantities Duties paid.
treat britain ..-...... @A3Uu0 Sls,g7ije
)averago annual revenue
France. 40s660oo? from Governmcntl
Holland ..,............ l1l2i0O0 sol G9aOOO
average annual revenue
spain I5240o0? from monopoly.
) ...........s4 oooooO
Belgium. ,............. 100000 1898 749
no data from which to
ascertain amt of Z.
Sardinia. ....,....... a3iiooo venue derived from
monopoly