Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-07-08
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
Correspondence Of The Richmond Enquirer.
EEw YogX, July >, 1859.


Yesterday having been the first Gay of July,
entered the government fiscal year winch ex-
tended from June 80. 1855, to June 80, 1853.
The Secretary Of the Treasury complies the
statistics of the United States for the year to
that date including tables of our imports, ex-
ports and navigation. 1t Is too carly yet to
state with any reasonable degree OF accuracy,
the total amount of imports and exports for the
past fiscal year. New York Is the chief port
ut which we receive our imports, while New
Orleans is the principal exporting city. We
find no difficulty in arriving at the figures, so
far rs this city is concerned, but before reliable
tables can be given We must wait Tor returns
from all the other sea ports of the country. One
fact is established, and that is, that both our i'm
ports and exports are largely in excess OF those
for the fiscal year ending June, 1888. Our en-
ports Of produce has been less in breadStuifs and
provisions than they were the previous year, but
We have in Il measure balanced the deficiency
by the export Of specie.
The receipts for custom dues ut this port,
during the past fiscal year at the Office of the
Assistant Treasurer in this city amounted 10
$50. G1q.S 500 against So, rs, ZIG, in the previous
year, and against about S43, 600, 900 in 1857.
The total deposits Of gold at the United
States Assay in this city for the past fiscal year
amounted to 500, 600, 600, ofwhich SlSj. 000, 600
consisted OF United States bullion, and about
$40. 600, 900 of foreign coin and bullion. The
deposits and purchases of silver for the same
period amounted 50 $3j, 900, 00o.
The stock of tobacco in the inspection ware
houses on the first of July inst. embraced 10, lj5
hddS.. CHIEFLY Kentucky, } against s ,S94 in 1858,
SLIGO in 1857 aud i, 904 in 1856.
There is q new movement on foot with re-
gard to the tobacco trade in this city. 1t is
designed TO hold periodical public sales twice
q yca:. TO come of in the autumn and spring.
something after the fashion Of the periodical
vcndue sales Of coffee, held in Holland and Of
wool in London. Boston is also about to repeat
the example in the periodical sale of New Eng
land manufactured goods, the first OF which IL
to come of, or 10 be commenced, or the llth
instant.
The first great trade sale of tobacco is an
nounccd to m in this city on the 30th
August next. and to be continued for several
consecutive days. The lots offered are to com
prise Kentucky. Missouri and Virginia leaf;
Northern seed leaf, Florida and Havana tobac.
cos. The sale is announced to take place chief.
" under the auspices of Fatman u Co., l6j
Water street, New York, who gave notice that
the catalogue will comprise 1000 hlidS. Ken
lucky leaf, partly selections of yellow banks,
suitable for fine cutting, aud partly OF heavy
shipping tobacco-about 5000 cases Conncr'
ticut, OHIO, and State wrapper leaf. The lla-
yana lots are to comprise 1000 TO 1000 bales
of Fatman Il Co.'S ilnportations, partly extra
fine, assorted lots Of the new crop, and partly
Of fine filters of the old crop. The sales are
chiefly to be made by samples. The samples
of Kentucky to be ready for examination BY
the odd and 23l August, and samples Of the
seed leaf, By the 9th and 18th August, at l6l
Water street, where catalogues can also be had
on the 22d OF August. Should this sale meet
with encouragement, 1t Is proposed to repeat II
mex. Spring.
Though this movement is discouraged 10y
MANY tobacco merchants, yet VIC cannot see
whv it NAV not prove advantageous to the
trade in the long run. II found success
full in New York, it might BE- repeated q;
least once n year in Richmond. which would
draw purchasers from all parts Of the coun-
try, and, probably, also from Europe
The tobacco trade in New York has always
been very large. For many wears, ii WIS
chiefly monopolizcl By the Scotch and their
descendants, who obtained a worldwide lame
in the manufacture Of snuff. Others, again,
crew rich As importers and traders in the arti-
cle-incrcly in snuff, chewing tobacco and c-
.ans. OF late wears, the Germans have largely
entered the trade, especially a> manufactures
of cigars and smoking tobacco; while Others
10 a large commission and shipping business
of leaf and other tobacco for "iathcriand.
Many of our mlllionaires. Of Scotch birth or
descent, the foundation ofthcir fortunes TO
their having commenced business life IL opera.
tors in tobacco and its products. Among these
arc the LorillardS, the Millcrs, the tI'Sa:S. An
dcrsons and Others. These persons, or their iininc.
date ancestors, came to the United States poo,
and succeeded by industry and tact, in making
fortunes. With peculiar shrcwtncSS the most
! Of them, adopted the plan Of investing their
| surplus earnings in real estate, which with the
| rapid growth of the city enormously advanced
in value. The business established by Il. ).
| Miller is conducted to this day in the name Of
! his widow, but is chiefly managed by her son.
in.law, Andrew II. Mickle, the late honest aud
| faithful Democratic Mayor Of New York. The
| older members of the Lorillard family, whose
names were known BY the snuff they manuia:-
tured, all over the world, have died oil, the
! head of whom LETT u very large estate. One
portion comprising several acres OF land nea'
| Munhattanvillc, Oh the upper part ofthc island
with a splendid residence, was sold by the
heirs to Bishop Hughes, who has made addi.
! tons to the house and converted it into THE
, Convent of the Sacred Heart lie has cStab-
lished a large and ilourishing female Seminary,
under the superintendent Of the nuns of the
convent.
John Anderson. the tobaccoaiSt, has 4 store
for the sale Of cigars and tobacco, at the corner
| otPiucs st. and Roadway, opposite Trinity church.
ward. The visitors to New York may rccol.
iect having seen a fine full length statue Of Sir
Walter Raleigh, with chapcau under his arm.
aud pipe in hand, rugged with his neck frill, and
other Elizabcthian ''toggery," mounted over
his front corner door, as an index to the CHAR.
| actcr Of his trade within. We admire Mr..
| Andcrson's taste for substituting 4 statue Of
Sir Walter Raleigh for a sign, in preference to
the nondcscript, and often hidcous looking
images, of negroes, Indians, and highland
%Sco,chncn, with naked legs, Kilt, tartan and
cap. Well. whether Mr.. Anderson is any rela
tive Of the John Anderson my 10 john" Of
Burns, we know not. But ~ do know, from
! all report, that he is 4 most excellent man, and
deserves to he a millionaire, as he is, and to re
side in his uptown palace on Madison Square
Mr.. Anderson had a young, handsome and
hloomin. daughter, in every sense, including
that most uncommon Of all sense in an heircss
common sense, and superior in all senses &c
the celebrated Miss Flora McFiimSy, Of the
same v%icinagc. She was the other day led &c
the altar by Recorder Barnard, Of this city
the well known criminal Judge in the Court o
Sessions. While attending to the duties ir
this lower court, in which he had TO pass daily
sentences on hardened ~violators Of law, he wa,
conducting 4 suit in higher court, where ont
Cupid sat in Judgment, and fortunately car
ried his case. This wedding in high life was Z
splendid affair. and produced n great tluttcl
and stir in the fashionable world Of Madison
Square aud Fifth Avcnuc, adjacent 10 it. II
was largely ana iashionably attended, and eve
rything was gotten up on a splendid scale d
macnit;ccucc, not forgetting the bride. her la
Il;un,,,. md inw,lS Soon after thi. oven,