The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-08
Tobacco The Production In tn
limited States.


United States.
The following interesting statistical
article upon the production Of to-
bacco in this country is condensed
from the Richmond (Va,) Wing:
The amount Of tobacco raised In
the States and Territories of the
Union in 1850 was 199,752,6 $50
pounds. In 1860 it reached 434,209,-
461 pounds, an increase Of nearly 220
per cent. In 1850 Virginia raised
56, S03, 227 pounds, and Kentucky
30, sol, 1876 pounds. In other words,
in 1850, out Of a total product of to-
baeeO of less than two hundred mil
lion pounds, In the States and Terri
tories, these two States produced
over one hundred and twelve mil
lions. Of the amount Of 434,209 461
pounds produced In all the States and
Territories, in 1860, Virginia produced
123, 968, 312 pounds, and kentucky
los, 126, $40 pounds. In other words,
Virginia and Kentucky produced, in
1860, moro than half the tobacco
grown In the United States.
1t is a curious fact that more or
less tobacco is raised In every State
and Territory, except Dakota.
The amount raised in the New Eng
land StateN in 1850, was 1,405, 920
pounds; in 1860, 1896, 445 pounds.
Connecticut rose from 1866, 624
pounds, in 1860, to 5000, 133 pounds;
Massachusetts,, from f3S, 246 pounds,
in 1850, to 1898, 1913 pounds, in 1860.
Tho amount raised in the Middle
States, in 1850, was D, Al All pounds (;
in 1860, AZ, 531 ,517 pounds. New York
increased her production from 6, 189
pounds, in 1850, to 5,764.582 pounds
in 1860. Pennsylvania increased from
912,651 pounds, In 1850, TO 3, 181 $50
pounds In 1860. The increase in Ma
ryland was from q ,408, 497 pounds to
38,410, 965 pounds.
The amount raised IN the Southern
States in 1850 was 90,961 ,429 pounds
in 1860, 203, 642,6 SOB. OF these two
hundred and three and a half million
pounds raised in the Southern States
in 1860, Virginia, Tennessee and
North Carolina raised two hundred
millions.
The amount raised in the Western
| States In 1850 was 81, 1863, 997 pounds
in 1860, 173,758,787 pounds.
Next to Kentucky, Ohio and Mis-
souri, are the greatest tobacco growing
States in the West.
The amount raised in the Pacific
States in 1856 was 1882 pounds; il
1860, 1860 pounds.
The collection of tax on tobacco IL
Virginia for the seven months ending
| September 80 was $2,194, 1853 80
| against 1926, 614 81 for the same pc
Rod of last year, the increase this
year being 81 1868, 739 80. The Super
| visor estimates that the revenue from
tobacco in Virginia for the year com.
mencing March, 1869, and ending
March, 1870, will be at least SO. 900, 00(
greater than for the previous year.
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| SEVERAL weeks since there was re
ceived at the express Office, IN thil
city, package directed to H. Elder
| Henderson, KY" on which wa.
marked 20. 0. d., $40 70" Sale
package was very neatly gotten up
| and was represented to contain ''cheaI
IieWelry." The size, weight, and shape
of the box led the express agent Il
believe that there was something els,
/ DGSlOCS JCHGAIy III tAO D0oD
looking package, and the claimant
II. Elder, failing to give satisl aotory
replies to questions put to him, tht
box was retained In the Office unit
a few days ago, when an ole
| gentleman, Mr.. Edwards appeared
with an order from Mr.. Elder, dated
Greensboro, KY, October 10, and also
an order from the shippers Of tht
package, Golay & Co., New York, fol
the same, when the same was giver
up to Mr.. Edwards, in the presence
of two policemen, who Immediately
took possession of the package anC
opened it. Instead of finding jew
elry, they found neatly executed pho
tographs of various national bank.
notes, greenbaeks, &C., ranging from
fifty cents up to one thousand dollars
Henderson Reporter.