Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1861-03-14
THE TOBACCO TRADE.

OxLErs' MONTHLY ToBAcco CIncu-
LAR-LoxDoS, Feb. 4, l86l.-In the early
part Of the month just ended, and upon the
wnsie, prices were rather IN favor Of buy
er' than otherwise, but more recently and
unusually large business done amounting to
o.lsss than 3 200, hhds Of all kinds. The
most prominent purchases were of Yves.
tern Strips, estimated at 1850 hhds., the
, 81 being in about equal proportions.
western Leaf, Virginia Leaf, and Strips.
ihese transaction. do not pppssr to have
eeenof speculative character; in the or.
binary sense Of the term. but TO have re-
suited from enlarged iavsstnen,s on the
part Of manufactures, who deem it prudent
to ley 10 stocks. sfssr-ha,inf failed 10 make
any important impression on the marke, bv
delaying the purchases unusually made al
the opening Of new season.. in portasi,n.
I, is. probable too, that jhi. decisive policy
may have besnl suggested in some shape.
to the usual course Of supply, owing 10 DO.
litical agitation in the United States. Such
ideas, however, do not appear to have had
existence elsewhere. or they would have
sho xn themselves in a more general move.
ment. especially in good tubscco, Of which
the, position remains unchanged.
Western strips ere The only srtIcle on
which any advance has been established,
the principal sales were at 8 10 lie for
firsl class parcels, making the more recen,
ones 10 mark IA to l-2c above the earlier,
and a corresponding; or even latger, ad-
vance was paid on the lower dualiies.-
The market closes with 6rmbess. and .napy
parcels are understood 10 be Withdrawn
from sale. -, :: :s1-,. = a..
We annex the usual quotations: II -.
Western Leaf. SO te$l6
Stemmed. -....... ...... .r.l4 10 ~
New YoaK ToBoceo MARxEr.-The FOL-
lowing is from the Circular Of Mr.. RAIDER:
Business continues very much depressed;
few of our manufacturers srs working;
stocks previous to the commencement Of
the crisis were pretty heavy and ere but
slowly absorbing, and consequently but
very light demand for segar leaf. On the
other side. the advisee from the Island Of
Cuba fully confirm the failure of the crops
there. which causes the ligh, supply Of
Spanish leaf in first hand 10 be held very
firmly; the more so and one months fair de-
mand would clear the market pretty well
whilst but light additions at best can be ex-
pected. Havana filters range fran % TO
3oc for common, 80 to 500 for good, and
3S 10 42ac for fine. 1000 bales Gibara
lately arrived will be shipped to the Pacific
and some 5000 bales Cuba were taken for
consumption q, % to 24c;fine Jisuani would
now. bring IS TO 26o. OF Ysra We have
meme LEFT, 83l bales were sold at somewhat
higher pricss, and further arrivals would
meet fair demand. -.
Transactions in domestic leaf were chief
ly confined 10 export sales good demand
Tor the Mediterranean, Canada and Gar
many having taken considerable. Of the low
er grades out OF the market. Good Ken
lucky Tugs are somewhat scarcer and rather
higher. For other grades the demand is
light and prices nominal. Medium and
filler seed leaf are still in good request iof
Germany but stocks Of these grades are
getting low and an inclination to advance
will probably check further movements Of
consequence. or the last srops q large
part has heed bought on speculation, but
the reported prices are tending to higher
rates than those ruling till now, and il is
doubtful whether exporters will be able 10
advance their views sufficiently to leave an
Quite. for the ordinary grades.
LornvrLLE MARxET.-rhs Journal Of
the 25lh quotes sales Of Tobacco a. from
So to $l2, ten hogsheads having been sold
the day before at those and intermediate fig.
urss. That paper says the price nov be-
ing paid for good and fine tobacco. is two
dollars higher than Of the same period last
year. The Kentucky buyers seem to have
plenty Of money and confidence. During
the month Of February. 10 the above date.
l 1868 hogshsads had been sold in Louisville;
since the first Of November last, the num-
Der Of hogsheads sold was .3.34l.. -.
John Schmid, & Co.,in ihsir Circular give
he following table Of Louisville prices:
Lugs, ordinary sound. 81 50@$3 10 So 5Oa$3 25 |
Good ordinary. 3 759 a IS 1850 400 |
Common leaf 49,. 80. A 759 9 30 4 O0l9 5 90 |
Good leaf.......... 6 5OGs 8 30 s Boa 7 90 |
Fine leaf............ & 50(II2 90 pOGI 10 90 |