The crops of tobacco to come to market in the year 1851, were
    estimated as follows—­

                                             hhds. 
  Virginia 30,000
  Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missouri, about 50,000
  Maryland, about 22,000
  Ohio, about 14,000

From the above estimate it will be seen that the quantity produced in 1850 is less than two-thirds of the usual production in the States named.  The entire crop of Virginia will 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 immigration and otherwise, the domestic consumption, which was a few years ago so small as not to be considered worthy of notice, has now increased to a very important item, and affords a steady home market for a large portion of the production.

    The quantity of Maryland tobacco left for export to Bremen and
    Holland, in 1851, will only be about 17,000 hhds., which is not more
    than half the amount usually shipped to these countries every year.

Of the Kentucky tobacco contracted for last year by France and Spain, through their agents in this country, less than one third has yet been purchased, and those governments will this year require the deficiency to be made up, in addition to their annual average supply, which, with the quantity required for England, will take the entire crop, leaving nothing for the rest of Europe, Africa, South America, the West Indies, &c.  The tobacco markets throughout the world are in a much more healthy condition than has ever been known, and it is thought prices will rule very high the coming season.  In Maryland, 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 FROM 1821 TO 1850.

Exports for Year ending hhds.|Stocks in Europe, year ending hhds.

September 30th, 1821       66,850|  December 31st, 1821           —­
"      "    1822       83,169|     "      "    1822           —­
"      "    1823       99,000|     "      "    1823           —­
"      "    1824       77,889|     "      "    1824           —­
"      "    1825       75,986|     "      "    1825           —­
"      "    1826       64,099|     "      "    1826           —­
"      "    1827      100,020|     "      "    1827           —­
"      "    1828       96,279|     "      "    1828        69,485
"      "    1829       77,136|     "      "    1829        63,670
"      "    1830       83,810|     "      "    1830        50,672
"      "    1831       86,718|     "      "    1831        54,690
"      "    1832      106,800|     "      "    1832        61,868