reason why they should not try.” _Greece._—The production of tobacco in Greece is about 4 million _okes_ (of 2¾ lb.) annually. Patras, in 1878, exported 300 tons to Holland, Austria, and Turkey, at a value of 25–30_l._ a ton. The values of the exports from Syra, in 1879, were 3503_l._ to Great Britain, 2325_l._ to Turkey, 88_l._ to the Danubian Principalities, 236_l._ to France, 554_l._ to Austria, 436_l._ to Egypt, 1605_l._ to Russia; and in 1878, 1528_l._ to Turkey, 1875_l._ to Great Britain, 93_l._ to the Danubian Principalities, 441_l._ to Austria, 334_l._ to France, 266_l._ to Russia, 39_l._ to Egypt. In 1884, Nauplia exported 13,000_l._ worth of tobacco; and Calamata, 2400_l._ worth. The value at Patras was 45_s._ per cwt. Syra imported 439_l._ worth of tobacco and 305_l._ worth of tumbeki from Turkey; but exported 10,459_l._ worth of tobacco to Turkey, 697_l._ worth to Great Britain, 17,723_l._ worth to Egypt, 200_l._ worth to Russia, 120_l._ worth to Roumania, 2963_l._ worth to Italy, 1176_l._ worth to France, and 200_l._ worth to Austria. _Holland._—There were 4117 acres under tobacco in Holland in 1878, which produced 3,132,875 _kilo._ The imports of tobacco into Holland in 1878 were as follows:—Maryland, 5249, Kentucky, 500, and Virginian, 107 hogsheads; Java, 87,998, seed-leaf, 100, Sumatra, 33,671 packages. In 1876 and 1877, there were 5900 and 3993 packages respectively from Rio Grande. The exports of leaf from Holland in 1879 were 3,900,000 _kilo._ COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE IMPORTS OF THE VARIOUS KINDS OF TOBACCO DURING THE FIVE YEARS 1879–83. ───────┬─────────┬─────────┬─────────┬──────────┬─────────┬───────── │ │Virginia │ │ │ │ │Maryland.│ and │ Java. │Seed-leaf.│ Brazil. │Sumatra. │ │Kentucky.│ │ │ │ ───────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼──────────┼─────────┼───────── │ Hhds. │ Hhds. │Packages.│ Packages.│Packages.│Packages. In 1879│ 7,234│ 85│ 102,791│ 192│ 1,548│ 44,477 1880│ 4,775│ 147│ 34,037│ 1,007│ 339│ 52,151 1881│ 2,989│ 151│ 81,225│ 454│ 1,098│ 59,468 1882│ 3,405│ 26│ 103,384│ 905│ Nil.│ 73,444 1883│ 4,240│ 976│ 30,975│ 2,500│ 675│ 10,111 ───────┴─────────┴─────────┴─────────┴──────────┴─────────┴─────────