The Washington herald., 1908-08-09
MANY NATIONS LOVE
MY LADY NICOTINE.
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cheap american or Cuban tobacco. mixed
with colonial Owing 70 the small labor
cost Of manufacture and ingenious use Of
materials. a fairly good cigar can be
bought for 1 cent and from that price 10
10 cents and upward for the finest Ha-
vanas.
Tobacco Grows in Russia.
Tobacco has been successfully culti-
waited in the southern districts Of Russia
( for a long period. and a leaf Of excellent
quality is obtained In 1888 there were
about I75.090 acres in tobacco. yielding ap-
proxImateIy 10000 tons The cultivation
is limited 20 Southern Russia. the Cau-
casas. and Turkestan. the following prov
inces producing nine-tenths Of the total
output. Chernigov. Kuban. Poitava. Tam
bov. Kutais. Taurida, Bessarabia. Samar.
and Voronesh- The raising Of tobacco is
mot encouraged by the Russian govern
ment except in the measure that farming
Of every kind IS fostered By the ministry
Of agriculture
During 1907. $4,000 cigarettes were
sent abroad. representing a value Of
SS5S. .s35.
CUstom-house statistics offer no infor-
nation as 70 the countries with which
the tobacco trade is carried on. although
/ It is understood that practically all Of the
leaf tobacco imported comes from Turkey.
II appears that practically no American
leaf tobacco IS consumed IN Russia al
though cigars are. Of course, imported.
Manufacturer maintain that the Ameri-
can plant gives c0arser leaf than does
the native, and attribute 10 that fact the
unpOpUlarity OF American tobacco in Rus
sia-
Most Of the tobacco consumed in Russia
is in the form Of cigarettes. which are
either purchased ready made or put to-
gether by the smoker Pipe smokers. Of
whom there are comparatively few. usu-
ally smoke the same sort Of tobacco sold
for the manufacture Of cigarettes This
is a light. finely shredded article. with an
agreeable, although not very strong. fla
v1r- Cigars are little used. and in most
cases the Cuban IS preferred 20 the Rus
sian make, which has less taste TIE
chewing Of tobacco is almost exclusively
confined 70 sailors Except IN the case Of
the c5arsest grades. Russian tobacco IS
very. carefully prepared. only the choicest
I leaves are used. and all extraueous mat
/ ter. such as sticks and bits Of paper. Is
carefully excluded The government
Ievies an excise duty Of 90 peg cent. Of
the price Of sale on all tobacco. cigarettes
cigars. &c. nlsnufa ctured in Russia II
. IS estimated that the revenue drawn from
this source during she present year vii
amount 70 S75.555.45a- indicating a total
consumption Of nearly so. coo Co.
The price Of the Russian leaf. as il IS
: delivered 10 the Uanufa cturer. varies from
3 20 50 per Pood ia5 pounds. according
% the quality and the abundance OF the
I crop. Foreign leaf tobacco imported into
Russia paws a duty OF S14 per p1od-
+ No p-sr0unced effort IS being made 10 in
crease the exports Of Russian tobacco.
American Leaf in Hamburg
For many years Germany. particularly
4 through Hamburg has been large i'm
porter Of tobacco from The United States.
such as IS designated Virginia. Ohio.
+ Maryland hurley. seed leaf. &c These
tohacc0s are very popular here, and there
I IS always a large demand for them
I From 1877 70 1877 the imports OF AmerI-
/ can tobacco have gradually increased
/ Although seed Leaf tobacco has somewhat
decreased II It's imports since 1904. the de-
cline IS merely due 10 the advance in the
I prices Of this article in the course OF Jhs
/ last few years
! While Germany is producing tobacco. Il
cannot be said that The government IS
encouraging its production with view Of
using the domestic article iG substitution
/ Of American tobacco. and the Industry IS
T not receiving any governmental aid. OF
4 German tobacco there Is scarcely any ex-
I ported 20 foreign countries. 50 that f. can
. be said that the Official statistics OF ex-
+ ports Of tobacco from Hamburg are actu-
/ ally figures representing re-expotted ship
ments.
{ There Is. so far. no other tobacco sub
stiruted here for the American product
and the latter VIII always remain popular
/ and in demand as long as the prices range
7 within a reasonable limit
Tobacco Trade in India.
/ The imports Of cigars amounted 70
HISS pounds. valued al Sl5.2s7- A limit
/ ed amount Of tobacco raised IN Virginia
I and a few Key West cigars were imported
from the CZre5 States. and some tobacco
Z and cigars were imported from Cuba
/ The importation OF cigarettes is lncreas-
/ ing, notwithsta1di1S a number Of cigar
I cite factories have been started in India
during Jhe last two years The Imports
I Of cigarettes in 1eG7-S amounted 70 S.6341q2
I pounds. valued al s. go e31- against zele34I
I pounds IL 1851. valued at s1.532. - The
government report does not give the coun-
I try OF origin L s generally understood
/ however. that the bulk Of cigarette i'm
I ports come from the United States. which
. are cheap, attractive. Of good bouquet. 90
and nicely puC up Egypt comes next
7 but her cheaper class OF cigarettes are
: not TO be compared. in point OF attractive
ness. 10 the American article
! India exhibited AT The exposition held
F in Calcutta last year a great ISriety Of
homemade Cigarettes but the best and
/ highest priced shown were inferior 20 the
/ cheapest cigarettes imported from the
+ United States Indian manufacturer Of
/ cigarettes are improving their machinery
and style" and VIII no doubt in time be
able 10 make a presentable cigarette.
( Europeans living in India, however, sci
/ dom use native-nade cigarettes