The Washington union., 1857-04-29

The cultivation and produce of the Palz tRhenish Ba
varia) amounts to about half of that of Baden.
As compared with other crops, the cultivation of to-
bacco would appear to the traveller to be very large
plantations, but the vast extent Of tobacco ground in
some parts of the Badish panate las Seckenheim
where they reach for miles, belong to hundreds of diff
ferent persons generally speaking in the Baden and Ba
varian panates tobacco is cultivated only in detached
and small pieces of ground few of the principal
land owners raise from $50 to 200 cwt per
not than cwt and Others again not more than 5
and even down to cwt
The tobacco is not put up in hogsheads, in merica
it is put up in strong bales The finer sorts and @
put up in boxes, and exported to Spain, England &c
Common tobacco for inland consumption is mostly sold
and despatched in loose state.
From 1874 to 1882 the prices of tobacco, with few
exceptions, remained about the same the lowest at ~
FORMS and the highest Is forins, per 80 kilo
During the years 1882 50 the export of cigars princi
pally to the United States had become great as
make the cigar manufacturers early and important pur
chasers Large purchases also made for the Reges
of France and Austria The latter alone bought 100 900
cwt which, of course, produced great rise ia the
ket prices up from IL forms rs iorins per so
kilo and since that period, tobacco, like cotton and
public funds has become article of speculation
The average prices for the last five years may be quoted
follows
Say for 1851 II to 22f. per SO kilo.
1852 to Is :"
1858 10 TO IA a. .'
1854 IL to 25 I" q
1855 10 to 80
1856 l3 to AZ :. ''
The whole Of the last crop disposed before the
close of the year Between Carsruche and Brchsal the
prices from T6 to % forns The st-rate tobacco
Of the patnate sold from 33 to AZ forms per so
kilo
According to estimate about onchalf of the produce
is manufactured and the other half exported England
SPAIN and Switzerland and to Austria and France
1t is quite clear the growing of tobacco profitable
for it is known that average it costs the planter
not twelve forins per SO ko and In further evil
dence of the fact is the constantly increasing breadth of
land devoted to the cultivation Of that crop.
The consumption of foreign tobacco in the Grand
Duchy cannot be correctly ascertancd there being
statistical account of it, but have heard the quantity
timated at rs, 900 cwt. per annum.
The present high prices Of tobacco in the face of good
crops caused in great by the active export
demand. The shippers of cignrs to America and who
have mostly their manufactures large and
ready purchasers and for the better kinds pay high prices
The Austrian Reggie very important customer and the
Baden cigar manufactures for 100 900 Of cigars The
improved export trade has increased the demand for
bacco of foreign growth.
In Baden and Rhenish Bavaria there no other taxes
the cultivation of tobacco except land and ground
taxes, whilst the duty on foreign tobacco is
On tobacco forms pr. so ko.
On manufactured tobacco 19t do do
On cigars ----- 35 do do
1t is supposed not unlikely, should Austria unite
with the Zonvercin in 1860 or 81 proposed, that
duty home produce will be levied If tobacco should
tria be extended to the Zouveren it would seriously
njure this branch of industry. The planters, manuac
tuers and dealers in tobacco in Baden and the Pfslz
have sent strong petitions to the several German
mens against any interference in their vorte staple
and they entertain hopes that their representations will