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including Burley lugs. The quantity of tobacco of the 

 growth of the United States required for exportation to 

 the Netherlands was, 18,791,146 pounds in 1891; 

 17,188,641 pounds in 1892; 18,168,278 pounds in 1893; 

 18,974,661 pounds in 1894; and 20,651,086 pounds in 

 1895. Black, fat and heavy tobacco, and a small per- 

 centage of light tobacco, are the types required for con- 

 sumption in the Netherlands. 



Belgium likewise takes one special type, known as 

 Belgian Cutter, which is a short leaf of a mottled, or 

 piebald color, and of fair body, without fat or oil. The 

 general quality and structure are such as have been 

 noted as characterizing the German and Dutch Saucers, 

 except that the grade is lower. It is used in Belgium 

 for cutting purposes. Belgium also buys largely of 

 Burley lugs. The export of American tobacco to Bel- 

 gium was, 18,108,975 pounds in 1891; 16,644,542 

 pounds in 1892; 12,509,366 pounds in 1893; 17,695,375 

 pounds in 1894, and 25,104,707 pounds in 1895. Most 

 of the tobacco taken belongs to the low grades. 



Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The tobacco con- 

 sumed in these countries is for the most part grown in 

 the United States, but rehandled and prepared for their 

 markets, mainly in Bremen. A bright mottled, or red, 

 fleshy, sweet leaf, not fat, prepared in Germany from 

 the product, usually, of Virginia and the Clarksville, 

 Tennessee, districts, is a great favorite in Denmark, 

 Norway and Sweden. In addition to this, many of the 

 heavy Clarksville types cured with fire are largely con- 

 sumed in these countries. The leaf is dipped in sweet 

 preparations of licorice and sugar, redried, repacked 

 and shipped to Norway and Sweden, where it is said to 

 be "first chewed, then smoked and then snuffed." The 

 direct exports from the United States to Denmark 

 vary from 138,567 pounds in 1893 to 430,976 pounds, 

 in 1895. 



