, 1843-05-13
From tie Missouri Repo,ter.
To Tie PlQnLers Of Missouri:

To The Planters Of Missouri:
The undersigned. Inspectors Of To-
hacco, at the warehouse in the CITY Of
St. Louis, would respectfully call the
attention Of Planters in this State and
of the upper Country, particularly.
TO the changes which have taken
place in the laws upon the subject Of
Tobacco Inspection. Before, the
laws required the Inspectors to signi-
ty their opinion of the quality of To,
haccu By four different grades. name
ly: crossed, thirds, seconds and frs:s;
now, they have only two grades.
namely: passed. and refused. Tohac-
co entitled 10 the grade passed. is
such as shall be found packed ii hogs
heads measuring 81 inches IN the
stave and of 40 inches In diameter.
containing 500 pounds nett tobacco.
and on opening contains tobacco as
sorted, free from luCs or ground
leaves, and in such order as in their
opinion will stand a sea VOYAGE with
out decomposition. All tobacco not
coming under the above head. and of
course refused, will be such as opens
ladly sorted or mixed with ground
leaves or lugs. and in too soft order
10 ship without getting into a high
sweat. The planters will at once
perceive that their to5accomust some
times be refused, although of good
quality.
The undersigned would also call
particular attention 10 l2 hhds.. pur-
porting to he tobacco. recently receiv-
ed from a house in this city and s1id
IN have been shipped 10 them from
Glasgow. The same, IN oIcn;rg,
was found to contain nothing but
trash and stems. resembling more tic
sweepings of n tobacco stemmarv
than any thing in the shape Of that
valuable staple. If this shipment
was made with a view 10 have i re-
turn OF prices unfavorabie 10 St. Lou
Is rs Il tobacco market, We beg The
planters 10 pause before they suffer
themselves to be CuIled by such mran
statagems: and although it does not
come within the range of our duty.
as mere inspectors. 10 interfere, in
any way. between buyers and sellers.
we would respectfully ask the plan
iers TO institute a comparison be-
tween the prizes given in ST. Louis
and at any other point in the United
States, not excepting the far fained
Baltimore. Competition. at this time,
is such among the buyers. that the
planters have nothing t" fear in tie
way Of price; and the rules Of selling
are such, that Tie planter can either
confirm or reject satisfactorily Civ.
ing him his option tq sell here or re-
ship to some other market.
The charges al this Warehouse
will be found rs moderate rs at any
other in the U. States. 81 25per hid,
end drayage from the river, 25 cents,
Of it comes that way.) Is all the Plan
ter has to pay. He need not employ
an agent to sell for him, as one of the
Inspectors CTS as Auctioneer, and
who VIII see that the specie is ready
for the Planter as soon after the sale
as the note can be made out, and that
only takes a few minutes.
Much more might be said in favor
of ST. Louis as the best market. and
it is to be hoped that the Planters
will not suffer themselves TO Le di,
verified in their shipments from their
w and chief commercial City,
without better cause than at present
exists. VOOLFOLK & REA.
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