Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-08-13
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From the Plough, Loom and Anvil
TOBACCO.

The Tobacco Inspection Warehouses in.Neac
York-Apaihy Of Planters- Canada Re
ciprocity Bill.
A visi. to the New York Tobacco In
speclion Warehouse fronting on East River,
under the management and supervision Of
the proprie,ors, Messrs. Pearce and Jarvis,
prompts us to say that, as connected with
en- importan, branch Of agricultural indus
try, the buildings are large, substantial edi-
fees, covering iweniy-four lots Of ground,
and are some five or six stories high. They
are capable of storing about nine thousand
hogsheads OF Kentucky or Virginia tobacco,
end the arrangements for examining, samp-
ling and conducting the business seemed 10
be perfect in every particular. Mr. Pearce,
the senior partner Of the concern, is Ma
lylander, and was for many years extern
sively engaged in the tobacco trade from
Baltimore to Europe, and resided for some
Lime in Germany, for the purpose of per-
feeling his knowledge of that trade and in at
tending to the interests of house he was
connected with in this country. About if
teen years ago, he was induced to remove
70 New York, for The purpose Of aiding
gentleman Of considerable enterprise in es-
tabishng all inspection, which was got up
under many disadvantages and. sacrifices,
but which has proved to De emineniy use
ful, popular and conducive to the convent
encc of all Who are concerned in the vend-
ing and purchasing Of leaf tobacco, the trade
IN which is every year increasing and grow
lng more important.
Although the inspection and warehousing
ARE moi now regulated by any legal enact
,ments, and consequently, no. compulsory !;
yet all the tobacco arriving at the port for
sale is regularly sent to the establishment,
where i, is sampled or inspected, weig he'd
and marked with care and accuracy, and
stored until called for by the manufacturer
or shipper. The merchants we understand,
find this safe, cheap and satisfactory mode
of manag ing this important article of their
trade; and the establishment has now be-
come indispensable in facilitating its opera
sions.
- The Tobacco received annually varies from
nine TO ten or twelve thousand hogsheads,
principally the growth of Kentucky and VIr
.ginia more than one half of which is taken
out for home manufacture and consumption,
and the residue exported to various parts Of
,ihe world.
II is somewhat remarkable that The Mary
land planters have not, as we are told, turn
ed their attention, if only in the way of ex-
pertinent, 10 the New Y ork market for the
sale, in part, of their tobacco, which is suit
ed for shipment to those countries in EH-
rope with which SO important and extensive
"a trade exists. |. is believed by many that
If an agency or agencies were established in
4haigreat commercial metropolis of the States,
for the sale of Mary land tobacco, the high
est prices would be realized. Baltimore
seems to have monopolized the entire trade
in Mary land tobacco, with what advantage
TO The grower he should best know. The
greater the competition and the difficulty of
combination among purchasers, the better
for the planter. But, unfortunately, instead
of policy that will compel the consumer
10 60 to the producer, to ask what he aoiH
take, the whole policy Of our government,
and the whole tendency OF free trade," as i,
is understood, is compelling our producers
10 60 to foreign manufacturers and consul
mers, to say and to ask, ''Here, sir, have
brough, all my produce to your very door,
until the toll and charges have nearly eaten
up the grist. Pray, my dear sir, tell me
achat you wiH gracious7y g;ve me for what
remains, and let me 60 home, to come again
next year and place myself in the same pre-
Jicament."
Here, while the British are levying on
American tobacco duties TO the amount Of
some Sl5,OOO,O00 or $2O,OOO,OOO, Canada
is asking, through her agents and ministers,
only to open our gates wide enough for the
free admission of her wheat and corn and
what says the American planter? No.
word-dumb as an oyster even giving con-
sent, as far as silence can do it; and were
Major Jones, or some committee of sgricul-
tune, even to hint at the humbuggery that is
going on, they would be forced to strike it
from their report, as being political mat
Ter! -! on which clodpoIes have no right
TO express an opinion. AS if men associated
TO guard the interests of agriculture were
not bound in all their deliberations to des-
pise the morrow and sordid calculations of
political demsgogues, OF whatever party, and
TO watch for and defend themselves against
the aoiles as well as the force Of foreign
powers. But il is understood tina, the Bri-
fish Envoy's-entertainme are magniG-
cent; and then he's-so courteous so con-
descending All, what wise-what a
proud people we are SO vigilanl SO self
respectful!
We learned that the receipts of the last
year 1850 al the New York warehouses
were nearly $4,000 hogsheads, and that the
stock on hand at the inspection on The lst
of January, 1851, was $500 hogsheads.-
The deliveries in 1850 for home consump-
,ion and expectation to foreign countries,
amounted 10 1880 hogsheads.
CELEBRATED RACER DEAD.-The cele-