600 



DECUS, ^'ARCOTICS, ETC. 



Yirgini-i 30,000 



Keutuoky, Tennessee, and Misscnri, about . 50,000 



Maryland, about ..... 22,000 



Ohio, about ..... 14,000 



From the above estimate it will be seen that tbe quantity produced in 1850 

 is less than two-thirds of the usual production in the States named. The en- 

 tire crop of Virginia ^\ill be required for home consumption. About 15,000 

 hhds. Kentucky, and 5,000 hhds. Maryland will also be wanted for home use. 

 Owing to the increase of population by immjgration and otherwise, the domestic 

 consumption, which was a few years ago so small as not to bo considered worthy 

 of notice, has now increased to a xery important item, and affords a steady home 

 market for a large portion of the production. 



The quantity of MaryLmd tobacco left for export to Bremen and Holland, in 

 1851, will only be about 17,000 hhds., wMch is not more than half the amount 

 usually shipped to these countries erery year. 



Of the Kentucky tobacco contracted for last year by France and Spain, 

 through their age ..is in this country, less than one third has yet been purchased, 

 and those governments vrill this year require the deficiency to be made up, in 

 addition to their annual average supply, wliicb, with the quantity required for 

 England, will take the entire crop, leaving nothing for the rest of Europe, 

 Africa, South America, the West Indies, kc. The tobacco markets throughout 

 the world are in a much more healthy C')nditian than ha^ ever been known, and 

 it is thought prices will rule very high the coming season. InMar;\iand, while 

 the production has been not more than half an average crop, the price is nearly 

 three times as high as usual ; so that the planter will receive more for his 

 diminished crops than in ordinary seasons of plenty. 



QUANTITY OF TOBACCO EXPORTED ANNUALLY FPwOM 1821 TO 1850. 



Exports 



for Tear 



ending 



hhds. 



Stocks in 



Europe, year ending 



hlids. 



September 30th, 1821 . 



. 66,850 



December 31 st. 



1 821 . 





J? 



5) 



1822 



. 83,169 



M 





1822 . 





y> 



J» 



1823 ! 



. 99,000 







1823 . 







?J 



1824 . 



. 77,889 



?> 





1824 . 





J) 



J> 



1825 . 



. 75,986* 



?> 





1825 . 









1826 . 



. 64,099 



)> 



1826 . 





jr 



75 



1827 . 



. 100,020 





»> 

 >> 



1827 . 







>) 



1828 . 



96,279 



»> 



1828 . . 



69,485 





iJ 



1829 . 



. 77,136 



>> 





1829 . 



63,670 



)» 



>> 



1830 . 



83,810 







1830 . 



50,672 







1831 . 



. 86,718 





)? 



1831 . 



54,690 







1832 . 



. 106,800 





) J 



1832 . 



61,868 





?? 



1833 . 



. 83,153 





M 



1833 . 



50,543 





ji 



1834 . 



. 87,979 



J5 



1834 . 



53,413 



fJ 

 )> 



5> 



1835 . 



. 94,353 





)> 



1835 . 



57,458 



)> 



1836 . 



. 109,042 







1836 . 



68.918 



7> 





1837 . 



. 100,232 



)> 





1837 . 



38,703 



M 



fJ 



1838 . 



. 100,593 







1838 . 



31,067 



>> 



>J 



1839 . 



. 78,995 







1839 . 



38,715 



>) 



>> 



1840 . 



. 119,484 



)7 



)> 



1840 . 



37,623 



J> 





1841 . 



. 147,828 



J> 



>) 



1841 . 



50,880 



5> 





1842 . 



. 158,710 





1842 . 



62,496 



June 30 (9 ms.) 1843 . 



. 9^,454 



)? 



>' 



1843 . 



91,196 



» 



(12 ms 



.) 1844 . 



. 163,042 





)? 



1844 . 



88,973 





5> 



1845 . 



. 147,168 





5) 



1845 . 



91,213 



JJ 



>J 



1846 . 



. 147.998 





)) 



1846 . 



100,774 



J) 



JJ 



1847 . 



. 135,762 







1847 . 



88,858 



j> 



?5 



1848 . 



. 130,665 





?> 



1848 . 



80,391 



V 



V 



1849 . 



. 101.521 





)) 



1849 . 



70,527 



JJ 



>> 



1850 . 



. 145,729 



J? 





1850 . 



66,777 



It is a curious fact that, notwithstanding the variety of climate and soil in 



