, 1843-03-25
From the Missouri Reporter.
The Tobacco Trade.
(NUNBER ~
Addressed to the Citizens of Missouri

, last war. 1915. to show thai the trade,
as il exists al present, in Missouri, il
conducted upon n plan somewhas.
similar to what it formerly was IN
that State. u the writer finds that
; it is desirable for him 10 continue his
NUMBERS, he may, from time TO time
furnish them. .-sa4I
Up 10 1915, Virginia grew the
principal pars Of the Tobacco for the
consumption ofthe world. The course
Of the trade then was different from
what it is now. Small inspections
were established on the principal wa
ter courses in the State. from about
10 to 90 miles apart. 70 these,
Planters carried their cTeps-none or
very few were sufficiently large to
induce heavy dealers 10 resort to
them; consequently merchants w.
chased tie tobacco at these Inspec-
ton. and paid for it in goods. or ship
ped on account Of Tie Planters. The
law OF the State required all Tobac-
co TO he INSPECTED, and such as was
rot in good order, was considered as
refused and not permitted 10 be car
RED out Of Tie State. That which
was PaSsed could alone be sLipped.
ard the tie is-Eed for n Logsbead Of
Possfd Tobacco, was purchased N &C.
ru'd nee with lis face ut j fixed vaf-
u,; ,lias akirg nn dig;cieEc+ m The
psicc. Is The purchasers seldom saw
the Trbacco. The.e3T oi,aceo notes
.iiorded . tird OF circ.Iation. No
"iif ntor was pgi ID 10 the q~ualits Of
l"t:cco' andile on'v ohjcc, OF tie
VI nter Wa Ia get lis tJlacco pass
I'd. 1i's vas tie crsfom Esreraly
h~loa-t'n ut leStale. AT lie. cle $ ,
o. 4 c list war. tie system 10 Vir. ,
-n.la bran IL b. altered. A d;stinc- :
lot MAS made ~ the quality of Tor
The rurrtas, r.. their p,in>
cF:nl lns, ,ctions. Ri hm. nd, Pe,ers.D
wci,. Hud Lyncirtur.h. sometimes
"n're lofse d@ilgts per kun.ircd. |
HE ilarter< hcaiin. his. were in.
ured 4" a'ardnn The sm Ter lnspec.--
lens ard 10 carry ,h,i r crops To Tie |
lhove 70 nn'd towns; and whio
here attending The sale If their To.
oacro, w"rld see frrm 100 to 600 y
ilidsnopened and so.d-nutice III
- paid-the crder-ihe kind,
most in acknowledgements wifI,rus
,hasers, and thus. ottain inform.in
o guide them in the prepar,iionF of
heir u G etdnng c,o, s. From, I'M,
OF intSRa tim beiaeen
Il Merchant krea,unprove.
have be. n made since ,8,5;n
he quality OF Virginia Tobacco. Al.
honalh her s'Hhas become morce Z
ausred:~
The concentration Ct the almost
n,ire crop OF the State at these In
peciions. mduced dealers 10 make
obacc",a DISTINCT business brought
from Europe, and has Fl.
ally established a casss Of merchants
f the first Standing. directing all
'eir capilul and .aleS Is to this trade.
will at once be lSrceived, that
reai advantages have resulted both
the Planter and Merchapt. by the
of this system Tobacco
US brings foreign capital. hhich il
'ecie.) INTO the State, and the usual
lnual income TO Virginia Haniers,
this commodity. is about four
cf dollars. / lave thus al.
ded 10 the trade, as al first remark.
.to show that the system in Mis-
uri, is now nearly such as i, was in
Irglnia' prior to 1915. Are not
ldIngs 10 be fund from 10 to 90
les apart, on the principal rivers in
Stale! Is not tie tobncao sc2es.
y purchased by the merchants who
SIDE a, these snail Inspections. or
ped 10y them On acccup, of the
1t Is. excepting where
sheries have been established; and
Is the course Of the purchasers
these s,emeries9 The crops are
released lnose. and generally at the,
me price. TIE whole trade is con-
eted neatly rs i. formerly was ia
ngn'a; and Under the present avs.
~. tie cr'p at Missouri cannot in.
'rr III qnal,iv and manaqeneua nj.
lie ,nil Of Missouri is caeah,e
producing The finest tobacco of
5 State in the Union. This the
= vel managed crops made there
clearly demonstrate. Ina word,
'e'in''e, nn Argument Ia shew that
t'esen' sy-'em Is rot calculated
bun, he crop of the State. int"
I notice which it should commnnd.
| write aeair. ! shall in the next
show, 'ha, the tobacco should