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type that has given the Clarksville tobacco its most dis- 

 tinguishing characteristics. 



German Spinning fillers are of the same character of 

 tobacco as the wrappers, differing only in grade, and 

 consist of very fat, clean and heavy-bodied lugs, which 

 are also supplied from the Clarksville and upper Green 

 River districts. 



Germany also takes most of the Spangled tobacco of 

 West Virginia and Ohio, and also that of Maryland. 

 This is a leaf of full breadth, moderate length, and 

 small stem. It is deficient in oil, ha? a medium strength 

 in texture, and in color is yellow, yellow spangled with 

 red, red spangled with yellow, and fine red. It is cured 

 with open fires, but has a mild, sweet flavor. The fine 

 yellow and yellow spangled go to Bremen, where it is 

 rehandled, and packed in lighter casks, and sent to 

 Russia for consumption. A portion, however, is taken to 

 Austria and England, the two latter named countries 

 taking also the red spangled. England takes the fine 

 red. Germany takes all grades for consumption or dis- 

 tribution, mostly, however, dark tobacco. It now 

 takes about 500 hogsheads of bright fillers. Very little 

 of the French and Italian types are taken; and only 

 scraps of these types which are used in the country for 

 smoking tobacco. Germany is also a large market for 

 Burley lugs, and for seedleaf for cigars. 



Next to the United Kingdom, Germany is the best 

 customer for American tobacco. Tobacco is sold in an 

 open market, and is not a government monopoly. 

 There were 48,055,408 pounds sent to that country 

 from the United States in 1891; 53,116,734 pounds in 

 1892; 61,235,195 pounds in 1893; 51,632,897 pounds 

 in 1894; and 54,184,621 pounds in 1895. 



Russia takes some Maryland tobacco directly from 

 this country, but nothing else of consequence. South- 

 ern Russia is supplied from Greece, Turkey and North 

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