Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-01-02


~ ., i9oo' 80 l96 1912
Dec 81. 1880, 4o2 100 93o
We have closed another wear and tobacco# lac
been declining from February llll now, Tb, ,,on
inspected IN 1889, has proved larger than was ex
pecled and has exceeded the calculations mn,lc
year ago, full 900 hhds, 10 one cs,ima,pc ,ho
crop grown IN 1888, nj more THAI 10000 hhds To
hs false estimate, we may attribute the hph ,,,,,s
which have been paid during the frs, months Of the
year. Wild speculation was excited, which carried
the article greatly beyond ii, value iot ". bve
yer had SO mean a crop inrhis State The hiph pri.
ces given in Gf,at Britain. has caused nearly Tho
who'd crop TO be exported to hat kingdom. which
Will make the stock there an average one. The
stock on the continent is small and s III nre,s have
advanced but hule, Oar last foreign adyiees are to
the 22i oil November. which represent tobacco rs
DUH both on the Continent and in Great Britain and
the manufacturers buy very spatingly, expecting
reduction IN price. The crop of 1880 iniVnelnia.
Is large and the quality very good. We estimate the
quantity made al AS 600 hhds bnl should prices pet
very low, our inspections fo the year 1899 and a4o
will not exceed SO coo lhds Our stocks al r,,b,c.
co in Nireinia aud The Atlantic c,ties we,. n,vcr
smaller. aud must continue so for four months ia
come, nn'ess prices should advance Ont friends
expect US an opinion rs TO prices for crops The
season tins we cannot give with accuracy At any
'''he' muehless III tunes like the present when the
currency oil the country is derunged, and moneyed
arrangements so difficult 10 make VET W. do think
'h'' nh"et no circumstances can tobacco be as low
AStn 1857, Tor We look at the foreign exports for
hee years previous TO the last, and fnd an aver
age OF lo0,0UO hhds year, all OF which have been
consumed. aud actually small stock 90 hand til,
lst o January, 1889, and the export of manu(actu-
red tobacco has greatly increased in the last three
years. II The usual supply be needed. we shall have
no sun lus, although eu, crop is abundant We
have accounts from the West, which assure us IN.
cop Is large IN snae secnous, while in others il i,
not as large as the previous year we estimate the
crop at 40 900 hhls. We never fail TO urre unon
the planter, the advantage of curtang lis tobacco
crop, and faIsing none except ulon the best land.
There are many reasons now, why this course should
be promptly adopted. Our lands are mostly cur
down and worn out by the culture Of tobacco. hente
we hnd II dhenh 10 Ease as much grain as will feed
Us ana 'af the live stock required for cur use 1t is
aldct Tot which WE should be asliane1D that we are
] dependent ON the West Tor the PORK on which, we
I'VE and the hurses necessary TO cultivate our lands
We have no cou.moditv to give in exchange aud
actually pay IN specie, an Article always valuable aud
especially so. AT this time. Ought not 10 be in
dependent, having SOIL equal 10 any in this country,
and aclnnale tue most healthy and delightful! Di-
mn'sh The tobacco crop, IN prove the land aud the
ding will be changed. We know that important
| changes have already been made in many counties
"i tins region lands five years ago which yielded
barrels oi coin 10 the acre, yield len, aud
ial 81 our tobacco counties have raised lheir pork
and horses for the last three years. We say 10 all.
press on IN Tins good cause, raise not Only hogs and
houses but every hing needlu TO supply your wants
be independent the North. Soulh East and West.
and do not indulge the delnsye opinion, lhu il is
che1per TO buy lhnn raise the neces,aties OF lie.
We tender our !hanks 10 our customers and friends
Tor Tue encouragement gwen to in Our businesses
we ASK continuance Of their patronage. We sill
make reasonable advan, on lloduce