Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-02-19
VIRGINIA. TOBACCO CROPS.

The following circular TO the Tobacco
growers Of Virginia has been prepared by
an extensive commission house IN Rich
mond, and transmitted TO their friends. The
general shorlness of the Tobacco Crops
throughout the country renders the inform
alton it contains Of value to the planters of
Maryland, who rejnst preparing their crops
Tor market, and are of course, interested in
the probable prices which will rule during
the coming year :-Baitin1ore american.
RICHMOND, Jan. 2Slh, 1851.
Our Tobacco market is active, and prices
for The last three weeks have been about one
dollar higher than they were at The close Of
The past year. Sales are from S3l3 to Sis
for fair to very good old Tobacco. Fine
old brings higher prices. The receipts Of
new Tobacco are light for The season, and
the general quality of the crop is very poor.
Sales of new Luss are from S. IS to So
rs and 81, and better prices for Lugs from
verv good Tobacco. Common Leaf 81 to
IS so; MiddIing 50 to $40 so; Fair ST.
TO ST. so; Good So to Sl3 80; and Frne
S14.75 to $3.50. But very few hogs
heads of the latter have been sold.
We Incline TO the opinion that prices will
rule through the season quite as high as
they are al this time, unless the crop should
be forced into market early and in bad ord
er, and in that event we would expect de-
cline from the present rates. We look for
higher prices for fac Tobacco the latter part
of the spring and summer than the prices
quoted above. We think the inspections
will reach 10000 hogsheads, though the
opinions of many (wh"se sources Of infor-
nation may be greater than our OWN is
thai the crop will fall several thousand
hog~heads shor, of our estimate. Great
confidence is felt in the maintenance of the
present high prices in England during the
year, and The state of The market in this
country warrants the belief that there will
be healthy demand al fully present prices
throughout The season.
While we would not advise you to hurry
your crop to market, yet on the other hand,
we would not advise you TO hold it back
for higher prices. We would urge the
importance of your prising in order tina, is
entirely safe the whole Of your crop, Lugs
as well as Leaf.
Large heavy dark Tobacco will best suit
for slemming in order that is litlle plant,
and about 300 lbs net, but all other kinds
we think i, best for your interest TO put up
in safe, dry order, from 1880 10 1850 lbs.
net.
We believe that your interest would Re
promoted by making Your lots rich. This
nay, to some extent, lessen the number oi
hills YOU might otherwise cultivate but it
would insure more weight in The crop, and
certainly command more money, by bring
ing higher prices. Virginia and North
Carolina Tobacco at this time is preferred
to Western Tobacco IN the leading Euro
pean markets and To maintain this, we think
your interes, would be enhanced permanent
ly by improving your lots to The extent thai
with good seasons will insure your max
ing good and fine Tobacco.
We suppose very full crop will be aim
ed at this wear. We believe full crop Of
good and fine Tobacco would not operate
injnriously to our Tobacco growers, for the
reason that it would, la great degree, COM
mand orders from the leading foreign mar
kels, while shor. crop might induce the
orders to be sent TO the West, which might
lead To The substitution of Western Tobacco
permanently, where our Tobacco is now
used
The effect OF a large crop Of inferior To-
bacco this year would, in our Judgment,
work injury to your interest. A large por-
ton of it would mos, likely be shipped "a
broad, which would have the effect Of swell
ing the stocks on hand, while lis poor quail
~ would render il less desirable than West
ern Tobacco, thereby causing but lIllle of
i. to be consumed, and showing heavy stocks
on hand The following year.