Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-04-28
Duties paEl.
Quantll's
COUNTRIES.

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NorEs-Thc total receipts from custom du-
ties in France for one year u84s,) according to
official returns, were III, 100000 francs, OF
which sc, 100000 were derived from tobacco,
nearly all grown in the United States
The Austrian Empire contains 81, 4, 39T in
habitants. The annual yield (average) of tobac-
co in Austria is estimated Mt 40, 600 900 pounds.
The only places where the plant is permitted to
be grown arc Hungary, Galicia, the Tyrol and
Venice. In Hungary tits the leading staple, the
annual crop reaching as high as GS,O00,000
pounds or this onc-third is sold to the Austri-
M Reggie, one-third to foreign countries, and the
remaining one-third is Consumed at home. The
average annual importation from the United
States is from two and a half TO thee millions
of pounds. The Reggie clears aproftOf ten cents
| on each pound of raw tobacco, and the annual
revenue to the Government is S7,50O,OO0.
In the States composing the Zollvercin the an
nual crop Of Tobacco is about 81 100000 per
annum.
Belgium produces annually about 1900, 900
pounds of tobacco, and imports from 100000
to II 100000 pounds.
Holland produces from 4, OOO, 900 to 1000, 800
pounds, and imports annually from 10000, 900
to 81, 900, 600 pounds. The tobacco factories
in this country are stated to give employment
to tone million operatives"
Bremen imports annually from Sc, 200, 900 to
90, GOO, coo pounds of tobacco, most Of which is
manufactured in that city, and rc-cXportcd to
foreign markets
| Hamburg imports only from 100000 to p
! 900, 900 pounds annually, most of which, after
being manufactured, is re-exported.
| The annual tobacco crop of Russia is about
| %, 900, 600 pounds
| The annual consumption of tobacco in Spain
is about Q. 900, 600 pounds one-third of which is
! imported for the Government factories from the
| United States.
In Portugal the culture Oftobacco is prolrib-
| tied by law.
The quantity of American manufactured
tobacco annually imported into the principal
stated: For each inhabitant of Great Britain
| IL ounces; for each inhabitant of France 10
ounces; for each inhabitant of Belgium 81
pounds; for each inhabitant OF Holland 9 81
pounds; for each inhabitant of the Hansc
| Towns pounds; for each inhabitant of Hano-
yer 1-2 pounds; for each inhabitant Of Neck
MISUNDERSTANDING and MecElenburg- Strclltz .
pounds; for each inhabitant of Russia If
ounce; for each inhabitant of AuStria ounce !;
for each inhabitant of Spain 8 ounces; and for
each inhabitant of Portugal 1-2 ounce. The
aggregate quantity of tobacco annually raised
in these countries exclusive of their colonics)
is about 210,O00,0O0 pounds The aggregate
quantity of tobacco raised in the United States
in 1850 was 199, 752, OLD pounds
The average annual quantity of American to.
baccO imported into Great Britain during a pc
Rod of three years (IS51-'52-'53) was q, 543, :
1874 pounds, on which there was levied an aver
age annual duty Of $1s, 554, 760. The average
annual quantity imported into France during
The same period was II, 600 pounds: into
Holland 1S, 500, 600 pounds, on which the aver
age annual amount Of duty was S2l,9l5; into