The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-06-02

Tonsaao As AZ INpusrm Mueh has
been said aud writton about The tobae-
co trade duung the past tive or six
years, but excepting when public atten-
/ tlou Is called o. some case 81 fraud np-
on the revenue, or to some unique al
yertsement in the newspapers. few per
sons ever think Of the important part il
plays in the exchanges Of the world or
stop to enquire how many mouths are
dependent on 1t for their daily pabuum
/ Many are aware that this and other
! Governments receive a large revenue
from this source, aud believe that ours
in particular Is cheated out Of as much OF
more han it receives; but the number
Of those is small who know. or perhaps
care, that this country exports annually
an average Of 100000 pounds, or II
the six years between July lst. 1859
and jane 30th, 1865, be taken as ba-
sis, ~~lS3, Il. ABS pounds Of crude and
manufactured tobacco; and that the do
nestle consumption, including both
crude and manufactured, is not far from
100 100000 pounds, and including i'm
ported, rather over than under one
thousand million cigars The statistics
OF the Treasury Department show that
exports Of leaf tobacco from this coun.
try 1880 TO 1867, amounted TO 7,l4l 452
hogsheads Of the average weight Of 1900
pounds each, and OF manufactured or
plug tobacco, 2S3,165, 765 pounds, OF
this vast number Of hogsheads there
were remaining, including the receipts
OF 1866 and 1867, IN the principal Euro-
pean markets, namely London, Liver
sooi and Bremen, on the first Of De
cember last, only 1886.
During the four years and ton months
from September 1st, 1862, and June
3Qth, 1867, the taxable tobacco produc-
ed in the United States amounted TO
205,O42, 1853 pounds; snuff. omitting
1865 ., ,l09,93S pounds: cigars, 1867
omitted, l, 1872, ,743, ,S67
The revenue derived from the whole
period, was from each source as follows.
from tobacco $45, ,254, 500, 70: snulfs 9
476e53, 10; cigars, $lI, 955, 929, ,58: total,
sos, 6S7, 4S3,0l,or about 6.33 per cent of
the whole internal revenue tof the whole
time.
To realize the magnitude and import
ance Of this trade attention need only be
directed to the annual statements Of
transactions in New York, Baltimore
Cincinnati, Louisville and st. Louis;
and when the probable needs and eapa-
bilities Of these places are taken into ac-
count it will readily be seen to what an
extent the traffic is likely to be increas-
ed hereafter
The number OF operatives engaged in
the various manufactures of tobacco in
1860, as shown by the census Of that
year, was 26,856; but it may be presum-
cd that this estimate does make allow
anoe for the large number thus employ
ed, who, by their isolation and other
causes, were IN some measure beyond
the reach OF the agents of tho Census
Bureau.
Fifty thousand persons are probably
engaged in making tobacco, snuff and
cigars in this country at the present
time.
From this brief resume, then, it can
not fail to be observed that whatever
may be the opinions Of men as to the
benefits or injury derivable from the
inordinate use of this luxury, so long as
it continues to be, rs it now is, one Of
the leading staples in the commerce of
the country 1t will be entitled to, must
of necessity, receive the encouragement
and support Of the Government.
Internal taxes and impost duties
should be so adjusted as to offer the
least hindranee To the fullest expansion
OF each and every department of the |
business Industrial 4meJ1caa.