The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-30
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Tho fnct ia well known that in four European
countries. France Austria. Italy aud Spain,
the tobacco trad" H. II Government monopoly.
the tobacco heinz imported. or. II domestic
tobacco. exclusively sold to the Government to
hc Ia turn rctai!cd 10y Il n Il profit somewhat
In the sam" way that hostage stamps are sold
The French revenue from tobacco ~ nearly
iOO,OnOOuO francs wear. or about SNUNOO.-
600. The rcvcnur FROM tho Italian tobacco
monopoly was lSs 600 uGO l,r' last year. or
about $3i5OO.OuO II iSimpo. sjhIc tOSt@t" with
cxartncss the revenue OF the Spanish CoV"ru-
mcnt from its tobacco monopoly this year. hut
In other years II has been put nt about luu,-
uOO,uoO uesrtRs. or $2O.0Ou.UOO. thourh ~"
loss during the past year OF III" two chief 10.
hacco-pro lurinG colonies Of Spain. cuba amt
the Philippines. may not unrca~onably be sup
posed to bc II reason for the falling oil in rove
nue. from this source. a. tn" pu"chas" Of toe
hacco by the Spanish Go ,crnmcn' hcu"ciurth
will he in an open market and not under con-
dtions dtstInctlvcIy favorable to III" Govern
ment as sovereign
Though all countries do NOT maintain a
Tobacco monorolN, thor" are few rtyli2ei
able measure OF their financial support from
taxes lad upon tobacco in som" way or other
nus, nus, Tor ,ns,amrei me customs mniin9 ON
fll.UOO,OOO year. or S;,I.OOU.UUO. which Is
ncnry as much ~ France derives from It's
sales OF tobacco i'll the French Republic
Russia imposes tobacco taxes which vi"ld n
}5,00I,0 900 parcr rubIes Tor lSS@ tirrmanH
derives nrgr revenue from it, tobacco sales
many he ng one OF the countries in which ria"
nse OF tobacco is most general, following in this
particular Be GUM Brazil and Turk"y. the
three great tOhRcco-using countries
When It comes TO- rcyenu" Of ruhl!c chnrar
ter from tobacco. Uncle sam. though mating
no pretenres to any Government mnnopo ri
tIC
countries, and is far ahead Of most of
them. with every present Indication of II fur
Their large Increase from tobacco revenues III
Cuba ana Manila in the future. Duriug the
fiscal year OF 1871, before the imp,-ttgn"r tho
were $40 lHHUU0 and last wear they were
s srsSsoS can n% tax has m2T HS"9 i'm
estimated revSnu" from this sourr" this year
il SlN,:'2o,wW Th"r; is nis2 auoiner ltrm 81
Ia the tax nron "hcrlot or small cigars. which
amounts to about SiOO.WlDa year. and under
the increase of % rcr ""nt ia tn, taH", u
| manufactured tobacco and snurr. This hriuIs
no tn" tota from that i"lu la So .iDrLO0D "N-
ettos the whole wears tax b, ing r"rrpsrntrd
by tho Comm ~siuncro Of Internal Revenue At
S4S, 800. 900 FOR last year
not exhaust tn" benefit whlch the Go"rrumcnt
derives from tobacco axes hcinG such Unly as
ar" imposed iy til" Internal II"vruu" Depart
ment and exclusive of thGs" icv.rd hy the
rr Tra5H n D.Earta"H' at thH custom h2n;is
United States for the ten mouths ending Nav
|, 1889. were to the value Of Si.IrUUOO. aud
cigars and cigarettes to tn" IalN" Of Sl.IOp. 600
were imported The general rate Of tan on to-
bacco il 81 cents a pound. and wien IA" rev
cnurS from the Custom House ar" atd ri to
those of tn" Internal EnN"uun Department il
is seen that the proceeds OF tobacco taX"s in
the United S'Rt"s are c"rta MY a. large. col
I"ctivrly. as those imposed in lEgtHud. and
probably exceed them. too. To SOM. extent. j.
Is estimated that tn" coiie"tiv" tnS"S Of all
lr4vernmcnts on tobacco amount t" S'io",uU"-
600 in u year.