rees.

There is a considerable increase of consumption of American tobacco
in Europe, as well as in the United States, which should encourage
the planters of Virginia and North Carolina to cultivate this
article more abundantly than they have done for several years past;
and, since the home manufacture has increased so much, and the
Virginia tobacco is preferred in many parts of the European markets,
they may safely count on getting good prices for many years to come.

It is not in the power of Virginia to make any three years together
more than 56,000 hhds., even with good seasons, and 30,000 hhds.
annually of this will be wanted by our manufacturers.

The planters, then, should enrich their lands, and aim to make full
crops.

The increased consumption in Europe is three per cent., and in the
United States four per cent. per annum.

The crop of the United States from 1840 to 1850 inclusive--say 11
years--averaged about 160,000 hhds.; this embraces the large crops
of 1842-43-44.

The consumption of Europe from 1829 to 1838 was 96,826 hhds.--it is
now 130,000.

An account of the quantities of unmanufactured tobacco, manufactured
called negro-head, and cigars, imported into the United Kingdom in
1850:--

Countries from whence imported. Unmanufactured Manufactured
United States of America 30,173,444 1,191,001
Venezuela, New Granada and Ecuador 895,523 527
Brazil 12,138 56,802
Peru 8,649 6
Cuba 589,627 153,819
British West Indies, including Demerara
and Honduras 26,169 3,242
British Territories in the East Indies 14,500 25,332
Philippine Islands 12,233 51,210
Hongkong and China 2,706 2,340
Turkey, Syria, and Egypt 140,361 2,882
Malta 13,028 7,818
Italy, Sardinian Territories 431,939 17
Gibraltar 7 3,063
Spain 307,641 1,100
France