Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-01-07

close of the season the demand was unsatisfed,
and the commission agents were without a SIM
gle hogshead. In January the crop commence
ed to arrive, and theAquotations for inferior to
good common were 81. 76a$8, and good and fine
reds $9a$12.. Receipts were suspended in the
later part of January, but early in February the.
new crop began to appesr, and the competition
bout so cts. In April prices further advanced,
and Inferior to good common was quoted at SIS
a$9; and good and fine reds $11a$14. In the
last week Of this month the competition among
buyers drove prices up to $9a$1O for inferior
and good common, and $12a$14 for good and
fine reds. In that week lot of Is hhds. very
fine sold at an average of $40. 33, and another
of very superior quality at $32 33-believed to
be the highest prices obtained for many years.
In the following months, viz: from May to Au-
gust, prices continued steady at the last named
quotations, which were realized as long as any
reached the market. In the first week of Octo-
Der the first hogshead of the new crop (of 1857
appeared. Some scattering parcels Of old crop,
detained on the route to market were also re-
ceived, but a large decline had taken place, and
qualities lately worth $l6a$1S, would not now
bring over $12.. From this time to the end of
the year there were some few hogsheads of the
new crop received, which were sold on private
terms, but understood to be much below the
closing rates paid for the old crop. The few
hogsheads that have come in indicate that the
new crop will prove of very satisfactory quality,
but the impression Of both buyers and sellers is
that the prices of the coming year will be much
below those obtained: for the crop of 1856. We
wish to be understood as giving only the opinion
that prevails at present, The receipts of Ohio
Tobacco this year are 1900 hhds. In 1856
they were $4,000 hhds. The estimate of the
crop to come to market in 1857 is set down at
about Il, 900 hhds..= - b a:s& r. -
KENTUCKY ToBAcco.-Thei business in this
description of Tobacco is constantly on the in
crease. The quantity inspected this year in
Baltimore is 582 hhds. more than in 1856, and
1913 more than in 1856, which shows large
steady increase, Notwithstanding the short crop.
of 1856. The receipts this year, as shown by
the Baltimore inspections, are about 500 hhds.
Prices have been well maintained during the
season, and reached their height in April and
May, when few hhds. of choice segar leaf sold
las high as $21 per 100 lbs. for export: In Juue
and July the shipping demand was less brisk,
and it finally ceased altogether for the Bremen
market, as the dealers there objected to the light
colors of last years crop. The description which
finds most favor IN this market is that grown in
Mason county, from which it takes its name,
and it is particularly to thatkind that attention
is more generally directed. The present crop
in that county, we understand is well matured,
and of a suitably dark color for all segar pur-
poses. On this account we may look for a brisk
demand for Mason County Tobacco for export,
and in all probability prices will be fully equal
to those obtained in any other market South or
North. AT present the stock in factors hands
does not exceed $50 hhds. Prices for the last
month or two: have assimilated themselves to
those of other markets and other descriptions,
and at the close we quote them firm as follows,
viz: common frosted Tugs $7a$7. 80 planters
Tugs, old crop, $7.75a$9; inferior to common
leaf $9.50a$ II fair leaf $11.5Oa$12 so; fine
$l3a$15, and choice SIG ,,v,
from the State Of Virginia is brought to this mar
ket for sale. i:si ~,
INSPECTIONS OF TOBACCO IN BALTIMORE IN
4 l. E<<, THE YEAR 1857: Hhds.
Amount rorooin;np in Tho E,ro