Disposition of Tobacco the growth of the United States in 1840 and in 1850, with the Home Consumption at each period.
| Years. | Growth.lbs. | Exports.lbs. | Consumption.lbs. | Rate pr.Head. oz. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840 | 219,163,319 | 184,965,797 | 34,543,557 | 32½ |
| 1850 | 199,532,494 | 122,408,780 | 81,933,571 | 56 |
TABLE IX.
Statement showing the Exports of Tobacco from America (United States) in decennial periods, from 1820 to 1850, and in 1855.
| Years. | Quantity exported. hogsheads |
|---|---|
| 1820 | 66,000 |
| 1830 | 83,810 |
| 1840 | 119,484 |
| 1850 | 145,729 |
| 1855 | 150,213 |
TABLE X.
ANALYSIS OF TOBACCO BY POSSELT & REINMANN.
| Nicotina | 0·06 |
| Concrete vegetable oil | 0·01 |
| Bitter extractive | 2·87 |
| Gum, with malate of lime | 1·74 |
| Chlorophylle | 0·267 |
| Albumen and gluten | 1·308 |
| Malic acid | 0·51 |
| Lignin and a trace of starch | 4·969 |
| Salts (sulphate, nitrate, and malate of potash, chloride of potassium, phosphate and malate of lime, and malate of ammonia) | 0·734 |
| Silica | 0·088 |
| Water | 88·280 |
| Fresh leaves of tobacco | 100·836 |
TABLE XI.
Return showing the quantity of Chests of Opium exported by the East India Company between 1846 and 1858.
| Years. | No. of Chests.[40] |
|---|---|
| 1846-47 | 22,468 |
| 1847-48 | 22,879 |
| 1848-49 | 33,073 |
| 1849-50 | 35,919 |
| 1850-51 | 32,033 |
| 1851-52 | 31,259 |
| 1852-53 | 35,521 |
| 1853-54 | 42,403 |
| 1854-55 | 49,979 |
| 1855-56 | 49,399 |
| 1856-57 | 66,305 |
| 1857-58 | 68,004 |