Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-10-14
95,93s 95,93s 95,93s

Thus il will be that our stocks LIST Oct. 1859
are 2O,26S Hhds. greater than same date of 1858,
and 42,057 Hhds. greater than in 1857, and 57,3l5
Hhds. greater than in 1856. Our large crops of
past few years having run ahead of the consump-
ton, until we have accumulated a heavy stock,
which is embarrassing, and will embarrass trade in
this staple, until we have another Succession of
short crops; until prices reach low point that
will enable our Tobaccos to compete successfully
with the growth of South America and other coun-
tries. The Western crop of 1856 was about 40, 900
Hhds; of 1857 about 100000 Hhds., 1.-THE largest
crop ever raised in the West) of 1858 about 50, 900
llhds, and we estimate the present crop of 1859
from the most reliable information we can gather
from private adviccs) at $4,000 Hhds. The aver
erage crop of the West is about 65 900 Hhds., and
we see how far we have exceeded it in past few
years The Virginia crop of 1859 is variously es-
timated at from S5, 900 Hhds. to 100 900 Hhds we
place it at 10000 Hhds., which is the largest crop
ever grown in that State The crop of 1858 was
about 10000 Hhds. The average crop of the Old
Dominion is about 10000. Our prices for the past
four years have been in descending scale as our
Stocks have been in ascending one, and this is
regular law Of trade For example-the crop of
1856, 1.-THE frosted crop when the Stocks LIST Oct.
were only 3s623 Hhds., sold loose Sound crops) at
from 10 to lie round, priced crops at from / 0 to
l cents; the crop of ls57-the Stocks running up
to 53,SSl Hhds-prices dropped to &c loose and to
DC priced The crop of lS5s-the Stocks being
still greater) 1860 Hhds.-prices were to cents
loose, and to SC priced buyers say generally that
past two years were Improbable, prices having
opened too high.) Now in the fall of 1859, with a
Stock of 05,93s Hhds., the heaviest Stock since ls-
40 fourteen years, with crop but little short of
last years and fifteen thousand Hhds above the
average with Virginia crop of Ii, 600 Hhds lar
ger than last years, and 10000 Hhds., or 80 per
cent larger than the average crop in that State
With all these influences to contend with, it will be
seen that prices the coming season must rule lower
than for some years back--how much lower, you
can best judge from the figures and statements be-
fore you.
We heard the leading member of one of the lar
gest Tobacco houses in New Orleans say a few days
SINCE that the real value of the present crop is Sc
and lie Qeaf and lugs) loose, and priced crops in
] PiOlOittOh' ihVoO piiOtS We DellSN6, DtION
the present views of both buyers and sellers.
! We have aimed, in discussing this subject which
is matter of much interest to large portion of
our community, to be as plain as possible, and have
avoided encumbering this article with any specula-
tons as TO the effect the anticipated stringency OF
the money markets in the early part of next year,
may have upon prices of all articles of produce,
but have given you plain figures and facts, from
which you can with case make your own cacula-
TONS
The present Stock of Western Tobacco in the
United States consists mainly of Tugs and low
grades of leaf, which are at present almost unsafe
able, except at exceeding low rates, whilst fine
grades of old Tobacco being scarce, command full
prices, and may be expected to do so until the new
crop commences togo forward freely. In this con-
nection we again suggest to our planting friends
the proprety Of przing their crops in keeping orde,
and to avoid the hard priziag, which brushes and
destroys the beauty of the leaf and mpairs its use
fulness. These faults of management have injured
the reputation of the GAINESVILLE Tobacco in the
past few years as much MS "sandy cottons' have
hurt the character of American Cotton abroad