NOTES 
_ The “per capita” consumption of tobacco 
in the U. S. has increased from 1.6 lbs. in 1868 
to between 5 and 6 lbs. 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“withdrawn for consumption” : 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 38 lbs. per thous- 
and, 7,699,037,543. 
Cigars weighing less than 3 lbs. per thousand, 
1,0338,778,160. 
Cigarettes weighing more than 3 lbs. per 
thousand, 18,194,311. 
Cigarettes weighing less than 3 lbs. per 
thousand, 14,276,771,160. 
Snuff, lbs., 83,209,488. 
Tobacco, chewing and smoking, lbs., 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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