Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-05-01

NorEs. The total receipts from custom du-
ties in France for one year 0848, y according
to official returns, were 146, 900, 900 francs,
of which sc, 900, 900 were derived from to-
bacco, nearly all grown in the United
States.
The Austrian Empire contains 36,5l4,-
397 inhabitants. The annual yield (aver-
age) of tobacco in Austria is estimated at
I79, 900, 000pounds. The only places where
the plant is permitted to be grown are Hun
gary, Galicia, the Tyrol and Venice. In
I Hungary it is the leading staple, the annu-
al crop reaching as high as 6o, OOO, OOO
pounds. Of this one-third is sold to the
Austrian Reggie, one-third to foreign coun-
tries, and the remaining one-third is con-
sumed at home. The average annual I'M
portations from the United States is from
two and a half to three millions of pounds.
The Reggie clears profit of ten cents on
each pound of raw tobacco, and the annual
revenue to the Government is s., 800, 900.
In the States composing the Zollverein
the annual crop of tobacco is estimated at
l55, 900, 900 pounds. The revenue derived
from American tobacco is about 81, 800, 600
per annum.
Belgium produces annually about ,3OO,-
900 pounds of tobacco, and imports from
10 600, 900 to IL 10000 pounds.
Holland produces from 4 ZOO, 900 to s.
900, 600 pounds, and imports annually from
80 ,OOO,O 900 to $4,000, 900 pounds. The
tobacco factories in this country are stated
to give employment to cone million opera
tives"
Bremen imports annually from 30, 900,
900 to so, 600, 900 pounds of tobacco, most
lof which is manufactured in that city and
re-exported to foreign markets.
Hamburg imports only from 200, OO0
to 100000 pounds annually, most OF
which, after being manufactured, is re-ex-
ported.
The annual tobacco crop of Russia is a
bout 25, 900, 900 pounds.
The annual consumption of tobacco in
Spain is about 5000, 900 pounds, one-third
of which is imported for the Government
factories from the United States.
In Portugal the culture oftobacco is pro.
hibited by law.
The quantity of American unmanufactur-
ed tobacco annually imported into the prin.
cipal commercial countries of Europe may
be thus stated: For each inhabitant O
Great Britain II ounces; for each inhabl
tant of France 10 ounces for each inr...,api
tant of Belgium p pounds; foc each inhabi
tant of Holland p p mounds; for each inhabi
tant of the Esansc Towns 5 pounds; for eacl
inha.Jltant of Hanover p pounds; for eac
Iinhabitant of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. an
Mecklenburg- Strelitz 2 pounds for each in
habitant of the States of the Zollverein
pound; for each inhabitant Of Russia
ounce; for each inhabitant Of Austria
ounce for each inhabitant of Spain 3 ounces
and for each inhabitaat of Portugal 1 ounce
Tbs esaa aq e quantity Of tobaceo annual
u.lseAaf f QUANTITY OF tobacco raised i
the United States in 1850 was 1919, 752, So
pounds
The average annual quantity of Amer
can tobacco imported into Great Britain du
ring period of three years QS51.52-5
was "A, 543 1874 pounds on which there wa
levied an average annual duty of $1S, 554,
100. The average annual quantity impor
ted into France during the same period wa
1860, 900 pounds; into Holland IS, ego,
600 pounds, ON which the average annua
amount of duty was $24, 915; into Belgium
4, o24, 600 pounds, on which the average an
nual amount of duty was $40, 600; and int
the Hanse Towns 80, 637 ,667 pounds, OF
which was paid an average annual amount o
81, 645,91.