Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-05-27
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET,

Sales III Tobacco py ". VI. MARTIS " "a; r. Is til
hid at Sc 81; W W MichanX. | at II -; r Fl Il VA
AT 10. ! NJ II and At 3D. W Gillian. | nj IS; Wm
= nj ; and 3 so; f. Drom"oolc, > at { 50; " n Sui
10 80: 4 Hall, / at o. Y Klng. / at9 50; VIM Have,
9; W NJ Snced, al ) 50; Col. JnO Lewis. 8 al ; 81 an
5; W d Colcy. | AT Is; in" X Garland, l at 10; VI,
Haui., 3 n, 10, 10 50 and IS, J VI Norwood, 5 al ! IS (:
9 80 ana l3; NJ Boobitt, Il nj 10; p Thorp, | at 9; NJ
Iiams. 5 hhiS. = al 4 -, = st Gu and al 6 rs; 4 Mose.
al S, L AMI / %; " Z Bullock, ? at Is and /:
Bmncn, ! at . 81, 5, { 50 and 9; F. A Lewis, 3At 20 /
: q; 5 Buchanan, | AT IL 25; G Robertson. ! at II 81
Lett, | al /; Jno Hhrgrove, ! at %; } 4 Orglin. 81
IS g RotwelI, , at 9 50; P H Jnyner. 2at 5 20 ana 9
and i IS; j G Davis, 2 al 5 so and I So c II Oliver, 5
q IS and IS; " Hendrick, . al 6 So y Burw,il, a,s;
p Braswel, | at9 %; Dr. K Hicks, ! al6 q; Pruc,
at IS and 10 50; Rev F H Mcclure. Rata o.; " HW
Dsonanr, . at 4 50 and 7 IS; T n F Aston. | AT 10 %;
Lyon, | n, d 25; Jas Lyon, Sr., at6 80; Jas Sewari
! 80; Or D F. ~j!egcts, 5 hhds, 2 at 8, 5 50, ) OF Il
aud 10; Jno H Bullock, , al ) 40 and 7 90 p + Boisss
ter, | At 5; Mrs n Turner, 3 at ) so. 6 so and 7 50; VI.
Lyon. . at I IS and !! 49,; n + Aston, ! ht6; " Be-
n, 5 TO- r Pope ! al 3 90; W ii Boyd, , al 8 81 al
2 hhds, +. r. Lyon, al b so ani nj Ii 50-th- lac.
Cosby il Wiuirccr-l HID, J } Kelly at IL; ! } f Naa
=. 10 80. Ii and II 81; 3 ) 5 Cooper. at 9. 10 and 1884
Green, | 1T Ii " II House a; 10 so; | f + Lyon i q
tle last Ii hh!s 10 Jas Thomas, 1T hhds J y Az
Z IS. II, IA and 20 50-thc three las, 10 T Il 5 Had.
Tor their Twin Brother" b:anJ.
We stated in our last report that we would Give crl
rom letters Ia regard 10 The scarcity of plants.
We have many letters from different parts Of the co.l
speaking nj the scarcity Of Tobacco plants; and, as We
not give extracts from all, We have taken some from .tl
ferent counties.
"MzcELESBuae, MAY l9, ii
''The prospect for Tobacco Planting Is the wor,i. IN Il
10 plants | have ever known in al experience of 81 yr.t
| have seldom known, l~pcrhaps never a crop 10 ii
want of plants; but this must be a failure on TINT ace
this year-the thing is inevitable. | know In all nv ri
burhuud hut three persons who will have enough, and i
who will have comparatively none. Many talk 81 sid
their tobacco lots In corn, as they can hope for NJ n
sncc from their neighbours. The present state of the VI
or ls that which must favor the increased dcprcdlr ]
The miserable lIltie insect which has bern, and il i |
lroying the plants and II n speedy change does n \
place, there will be almost a total failure. Few hlis ;Ii
anv; and among these, rery fer have planted aur aE1
tjmating. Tobacco buyers will not, | know, b-.,r Il
statement. Planter though | be, | kuow they ~ N
~croakers, and have frequently cried wolf" when her
NJ wolf; bat il is not the case now. have never m
50 much from the ny before, and am not peculiar II
respect. I'll nerce that the depredations arc more cIIf
than The oldest inhabi;ant" has ever witnessed"
"MEcKLESBusG, Mar
Tobacco, ! think, must rise. from the present pos; 4
a crop. shail cay nothing about the scarcity OF pG
buyers will nat believe anything that is said and so
hear enough from others" L
WARREN CousTY, n. c., M9y
"There is a gloomy prospect for a crop OF To5lccg E
planted This year, owing 10 The scarcity of plant. 81
want OF seasons" 1
"GsASvILLR, n. c., Ml Z
I'VE have planted scarcely any Tobacco, and Of Ytf
have planted, hall has died, and plants are dying /
patch. Three-foutths Of the planters have not pAatk
hrsl plant, and not one ln five will be able 10 plant lnri Z
IN this nciyhborhood Ia good Time. il it proves 10 be 4
able from lhis lime 4
"6RASviLLs, n. C., Nh X
"Tery lille tobacco has been planted, and there ia =
raj complaint about plants: few persons have pl"nrr +
il may yet turn out, depends entirely upon the seas1E'g
now until the middle Oi June One thing is ct's Il
crop will not be planted salty this year, and the prcs 4
present crop now on hand cannot DO affected 8. +
sometimes happen by an ,afi. prospect for al o't.
crop" I
"WARsry, w., I
"Plants are very scarce, and what there Is cannotoe
ed for the want OF rain. 1
"FaAHKLIs, Il. C.. MAJ Y
W. have "A great scarcity vi plants 10 thi- nriEhea
with no plants yet ari.h i