Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-28
TOBACCO IN ENGLAND.
Firm a London Letter.
LoSDoN, l07, FENcuuRca srsgEr, !
january H., 1872.

LoNDcS, l07, FENcuvRca srsEEr,
january ~, lSie !
SiR-At tho commencement OF ls4I, the stock %
Tobacco IA Europe was II 800 hhjs. below an
ave age OF the nine years cndng iih 1889, aud
1909 less than in 1870 ard rs the erop in Amcric,
was not expected to exceed that At 1889. prices
generally, werc well support, a curing the Spring,
but circumstances ovosug early receipts at the va.
| rious tcpois Ia the Unued States the shipments TO
the Comment were made IN accordance, and arriy-
nc moro rapidly than usual, led to the impres son
that he supplies would he more extensive than he.
fore Iecrcscned, and being known that oxiraord-
nary efforts had been made to produce n laree crop
iorrsn orders were wlthhCli. and htd Il not be,n
| Tor the probability OF ruptutc with ihc U States
prices here, would have reeeded earlier than they
did, but the political position OF the two Countries,
'nd the uniOyoJ1ble weather for the growing crop
caused much uncertainty IN the MINDS at all con.
cefnec, anu OF intervals some luctuatinn IN price.
IN 'ne month OF lne the op mon gaining ground
that the production would bc extensive, and later
ndyices confirming the tact, pricrs gave way, and
% WAS with great difficulty three oorcovs OF Ken.
lucky were sold a. 2Ss % PCS per iOOb-. manifest
wciShi Others were ord rcd 10 this and 10 Fhreisn
oorts. On he s1mpns OF the new crop jhcrc was
every DIS oSit.on 90 effect Sales but lee, To The
absence q q Foreign demand Kentucky Lcai vas
neg ecicd oud nominal IN value, whilst ihc only de-
scfpuon that met ouycrs were the superior classes
OF Strips ard Virginia Lat aud the tnifkct conf
nucd to decline until the close OF The year. This
inspections N Ni,.i /, end - New Ore1ns exceed
Cd the former year Only SSH hhds, vet the export
TO EJfNpc was - S6j hhds. more, aud 10 has been
tins IN conjunction with the certainty If a large
crop having been secured lat year. which has de-
pressed rr'ccs 100 cd European markets, and c,usei
the SOCK 1 tins port 10 De greater thin since 1886,
md /, ~! Sc found that the excess IN the export
from America has been IN Kentucky, which IS chiefly
deposited here, as mi-ht have been anticipated by
tho disposition o. the supplies du-in The season.
TIC present stock N Europ, is 1887 hhds more
th'n last year, ans s2l6 hhiS. above M average OF
'bs previous n'rc yc'rs, including 1870 IN Foreign
ports % Is Sbug hats more than icsi Vca-. bu; 4U2l
hhds. less uYor the same AVERAGE: IN the Uni.td
Kingdom 10 Is 60 Is htCs. more than les, yca- ami
sO5I hhos urou The average. l. this pot the took
Is 10 Is hhis o-1us; - COS hajs. as, ycor AM
IN reference 70 toe pr'rNstUn8 Df C.ch growth snu
demo nna''on # tie 10 S55 hhds importc' in ISII
o. vii be sccn that t~o th rds were kcutu,ky,
winch nearly equal n GUo ant the to.sl importation
" OH crowihs during tc former yeor, aud that
there on'v an excess m Nirs MIA cf about $50
binds. Toe impUt,'ion in 1910 was iOS6 thds. Of
N~n'u'tv Lot, 2l9S Strips, 5iSl hhds. Of Virginia
s'''' ii'' uhd-. 90 S.rrs and 90 bhrs. Of M,ry-
md 'o,e hc- Is 3,5 h1ts. IN IStl. 1872 hhJ< OF
heoitoN" Let S6j7 ahis. Siri's. 5755 uhts VIZ
ciaA Leaf. 1857 hhs,. Strips - hbdS. Maryland:
Together 1855 hhts.: brio, an increase oi 1915
hhd@ Kentucky L"if. l46l hbds ~ Strips 274
hhHs. 81 Vagina LAT 60 hhjs. Strips, aud upon
ths tcth tnr 'riaton Gj27 hhls ard on the average
'i9R- Tie Deliveries tr ExnWt-t'on were $40
hbd' les han The ione- year. aud 972 hhds. upon
'hH ave-7sr, re c'eara~-rs for Home Trade were
~ hnds. less, bu' l0i hids more upon The aver.
age. n"f nc removals under hCud. l62 hhis more
~ e-l ~ O. tie avtr1cc. saevins an Increase OF
loo hnts upon The total deliveries and Is hlaS
uron tie ave ase Of trc rrcvi1us nine wears The
q'' ny ~ The -ro1 has proved inferior 20 thar OF
90 l'fW'- yer, and ite Qu'n:iiv OF Che fine Ken
N'tY LAT is small Rra held ai-1rr than meets the
views o, those wh' would uu- rlse iu lr.i-ra ION
oI i're-n Orders hg;iton thetxcess 1T Kert., Ky
S'ins au impression prevails that large oatntity
wii ue OF hand wa-n ;hs fresh Supplies arrivc. un