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The "per capita" consumption of tobacco 

 in the U. S. has increased from 1.6 Ibs. in 1863 

 to between 5 and 6 Ibs. at the present time. 



At the present time the United states collects 

 about 70 million dollars annually from domestic 

 taxation on manufactured tobacco ; and, in ad- 

 dition, about 25 million in import duties. The 

 actual total income from tobacco in 1912 was 

 96 million dollars. For the fiscal year ending 

 June 30, 1913, tax was paid on the following 

 "withdrawn for consumption": 



Cigars weighing more than 3 Ibs. per thous- 

 and, 7,699,037,543. 



Cigars weighing less than 3 Ibs. per thousand, 

 1,033,778,160. 



Cigarettes weighing more than 3 Ibs. per 

 thousand, 18,194,311. 



Cigarettes weighing less than 3 Ibs. per 

 thousand, 14,276,771,160. 



Snuff, Ibs., 33,209,488. 



Tobacco, chewing and smoking, Ibs., 401,- 

 362,620. 



In France, Spain, Austria, Italy and other 

 countries the government has a monopoly over 

 the manufacture and sale of tobacco products. 



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