Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-01-19
CIRCULAR.
For the Planters Of Virginia and North
CaroIina-

In presenting ourselves for public patronage.
il becomes Necessary, and is, OF couIse. expect,
ed Of Us, after the announcement, t. gi5o our
views on the business in which We have engag-
ed, and alse TO ofsc TO our frien S a few practt-
cal thoughts that suggest themselves, especially
in regard to the TOBACCO INTEREST.
To the casual observer, the past yeac has been
one # only ordinary interest, but to those en-
gagged in regular trade, it has been fraught with
subjects Of exceedingly pleasant ontemp ta ion.
In the beginning ali was chaos and doubt. E.
merging as we we're from a scene of wild cenfu-
sion and loss Of confidence, and while the for
eign markets have Let responded to the exptc-
tations of shippers, yet all classes Of operators,
who have managed with prudence and jadgm ent,
haV, made money, and some even handsomely,
especially the Manufacturing Inter st. lie this
particular department the present will be a year
of peculiar interest. With a stock tar short If
last yeaT-all anticipating short crop "a constant
ly increasing demand-the great ease Of the mon
ey market, and the res Grafton of confidence, and,
beyond ali, the expected superiority OF the pres
emf crop, will have its dus v e. ght and We, there
Eoie, confidently look for an animated market
Again, the reputation Of the Brands of the Rich
mond manufactures III the various mar. cts, since
che Introdu"tiOn of the Fine Yellow Wrapper,
has stimulated cur buy ers TO renewed eXer iLns;
and the present will be governed by the liberal
spirit which has heretofore cha acterized them.
10 those of oar friends, therefore, who may have
$500 NOIN "NA ~C-I-
dence, send your tobacco TO Richmond. Fl. e
yellow tobacco for wrappers should not be pack
ed IN boxes, 1t produces great diff tult ia eSti-
mating weights, dc. We can as easily get fifty
to seyeuty'iye dollars per hundred tor d 4 gsheat
Of ona thou. and pounds, asa box Of one hundred,
if the quality is good. We would advise to pack
nicely IN terces, or half hogsheads, to weigh
from five to eight hu1dred pounds, and deliver
in May, Juue, July or August. Filling Tobacco,
and Medium and good, Bright and Dark Wrap
peIs, shoui1bso rised ia sig fly ocier. to veg
not lass tha1 Twelve nor over fifteen hundred
pounds.
Sun. cured tobacco has come into universal IA
yor, and viii be much sought after. In regard
to shipping tobacco some doubts are entertained
IN estimating the probable quantity Of the pres
ent crop, especially that designed Tor the Engli h
market. This Will have its effect. Suffice it,
though, to say, that while a feature Of dull ess
at present characterizes the foreign markets, vet
we have reason TO hope, from the exceeding abun
dance OF money and the pac hc relations univer.
sally tnJoyed by the ruling powers of the com
mercial world, that q spirit Of wholesome specu-
iation will arise as the present new fields for en-
terprise present themsel, es.
one word Ia regard 20 the TOBACCO Ell
CHANG We feel its Importance and aIyocatk
; its caute. We feel the interests of our friend5
and intend to maintain them. We know thJ
prejudices enormously exist in the minds of mant
Of the planters, owing to the fact Of their beiuh
entirely unacquainted with its practical workings
Ne only say this we can more devote our AZ
tention to their business and more concentrate 1,
: Efforts. Their interest We regard as onrs. Thr
Exchange expenses are paid by ourselves, cost u
the planter not one cent extra. We are mutIa-
oenrhciaries-we in facility Of labor and t&y il
: Iull expression OF the market
In regard to the market for other ~sficles O
: : country produce but little can be saiNs in fact
al is surmise and conjecture. The Vheat Mar
ket may be considered as settled for ke season
and as this and t e Tobacco Interest PnIy is EN-
more. Tie planter has abundant evidences E,
hope of reEluneratiFe prices for all lie products q
y the soil and as their prosperity IS ours we feel a
Identification of interest mutua& and shall Iabr
= for lis fulfil nent.
With these views and a d. erminatior :
:, governed by the leading featg&k & in opr ann.' y =
ment, we subm t our claims 9TH confdennn
%WI1SLIAM5 { HICKS.
EicamoId, Va, Jsn /, Etg. 5Ihi