38 CIRCULAR 249, U. $8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
TaBLE 14.—Exzports of dark air-cured tobacco from the United States to principal 
importing countries, 1923-89 '\—Continued 
GREEN RIVER, TYPE 36 
. 9 |Average| Average F 
Country to which exported | 1923 1926-28 | 1929-33 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 3 
1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 
pounds | pounds | pounds | pounds | pounds | pounds | pounds | pounds | pounds 
United Kingdom____-______- 5, 345 | 4,97 2, 755: | 1, 901 || 1,627 |" 15473 |= 2; 892 | — 4. 869 260 
INetherlands@aste=aaa ee 3, 104 186 84 0 172 11 0 0 0 
Belgium" 23a ee 2, 092 865 698 | 1,032] 1,510 506 494 158 23 
Ireland (Irish Free State)_--| 1,451 255 384 169 215 82 i7Al 46 162 
British West Africa 4_______- 244 |} 1,842 276 93 63 39 Bi 31 40 
Breneh Africa 5== 2. = = 119 606 168 188 114 14 36 50 30 
Othercountries 3,886 | 3,976 318 43 9 47 38 28 54 
TPO tales sts see ee ee 16, 241 | 12, 708 | 4,683 | 3,426 | 3,710] 2,172 | 3,662} 2,182 569 
| ae a | ee | ree | 
Percent |Percent | Percent Percent Percent |Percent |Percent |Percenit | Percent 
United Kingdom___________ 32.9 39. 2 58. 8 5ba0 43.9 67.8 79.0 85.7 45.7 
INetherlandSeee=== aaa 19.1 iL) 1.8 .0 4.6 5) .0 0 .0 
Belo UIN ey eee Some ees 12.9 6.8 14.9 30.1 40.7 23. 3 13.5 lew 4.0 
Treland (Irish Free State) __- 8.9 2.0 8.2 4.9 5.8 3.8 4.7 PAT 28.5 
British West Africa 4________ 15 14.5 5.9 Qi 17 1.8 .8 ora 7.0 
HreneheAtricate.. = ae 7 4.8 3.6 ono Sak .6 TOR} PAS a 
Other countries ____________ 20) 312 6.8 he so 2.2 1.0 | 133 9.5 
BLACK FAT, WATER BALER, AND DARK AFRICAN 6 
1,000 -| 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 
pounds | pounds | pounds | pounds | pounds | pounds | pounds | pounds | pounds 
British West Africa 4________ | striae 783 | 4,515 See SeAS5 5,172 | 3,849 | 3,235 eid: 
FEN CATT Cayo aoe eee | ene 693 2, 278 2,694 | 2,740 | 2,602! 2,476 | 3, 200 1, 651 
British: Guiana aa | ee 88 200 52 72 102 151 151 150 
SpanishPAtrica aes eee eee 58 278 284 294 46 141 97 89 
PROLGUSUCSEPAGT Cals oer Ce ee 26 288 273 392 346 351 274 241 
Glenn any. eee see ee ae ee | eee 57 254 268 389 169 41 0 0 
Ofhericounthicss== ee | eee 330 761 997 995 1, 075 828 817 690 
Oba eee ae See ee ee oe 2,035 | 8,574 | 9,680 | 10,067 | 9,512 | 7, 837 | 7, 774 5, 532 
Percent |Percent |Percent |Perceni |Percent |Percent |Percent |Percent | Percent 
IBTItISHMWieS FeAUTI Gasser | meee 38.5 52a 52.8 51.5 54.4 49.1 41.6 49.0 
TibmemGanwainn ens 2 Yee |e 34.1 26. 6 27.8 Pfs F 27.4 31.6 41.2 29.8 
British’ Gian aaa ees eee | eee 4.3 2.3 5 aif ie 1.9 a9 ed, 
SPanishvAtrs Cay ane ites as oD 2.9 3.2 2.9 2.9 a 1.8 LD, 1.6 
Portuguese Africa §_________ | tere ae ia 3.4 2.8 3.9 3.6 4.5 345 4.4 
Germaniyii ese oe eee | eee ae 2.8 3.0 | 2.8 3.9 1.8 off .0 .0 
Othercountrics = sseee er | nee 16.1 8.8 10. 4 9.9 Tile 3 10.6 10.6 1255 
1 The export statistics are on the basis of a crop year beginning October. 
2 Prior to Jan. 1, 1927, One Sucker included with Green River, and black fat, water baler, and dark 
African included with ‘‘other leaf.’ : 
3 Preliminary. 
4 Includes Gold Coast, Nigeria, and other British West Africa. 
5 Exclusive of Algeria, Tunisia, and Madagascar. 
6 Black fat, water baler, and dark African are composed principally of fire-cured and One Sucker tobacco, 
which have been treated with oils and greases, packed in boxes, bales, and tierces, and subjected to heavy 
pressure. Approximate percentages are two-thirds One Sucker and one-third fire-cured. In some cases a 
small quantity of flue-cured might be substituted for that portion of one of the other types. 
7 Includes Canary Islands. 
§ Exclusive of Mozambique. 
° Beginning May 6, 1938, the United States trade with Germany includes Austria; for comparable figures 
in earlier years add those for Austria and Germany. 
Compiled from Monthly Summary of Foreign Commerce of the United States and official records of the 
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. 
CiGar TOBACCO 
All types of cigar tobacco are air-cured, although the use of char- 
coal fires to prevent houseburn is common. They are classified 
according to the principal use to be made of the tobacco, that is— 
filler, binder, and wrapper types—but all are used for other purposes. 
For instance, select grades of filler types are used occasionally for 
