The largest export manufacturing trade was 
to Asia, the cigarettes exported there having a 
value of 214 million dollars. 
The consumption of manufacturing’ products 
of tobacco in the U. S. has increased continu- 
ously since 1868 when it was 1.6 lbs. per head to 
the present time when it is 514 lbs. per head of 
the total population. This works out at about 
16 Ibs. per head for each male over 16 years. 
The consumption of tobacco in the U. S. is high- 
er than in any other country and has increased 
more rapidly. For the past 40 years the con- 
sumption per head in U. S. has increased 240% ; 
in England 56% ; in France 24% ; in Germany 
23%. From this fact different deductions 
might be made. It may be that the Americans 
smoke more because they are fonder of tobacco. 
than Europeans; or because they get better 
and cheaper tobacco; or because they can bet- 
ter afford to buy tobacco. The greatest per- 
centage of increase in the United States is in 
the consumption of cigars. 
The manufactured products are classed as 
(1) cigars, (2) pipe smoking and chewing to- 
baccos, (3) cigarettes, (4) snuff. To each of 
these separate chapters will be devoted. 
(For references see Chapter XV) 
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