Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-07-26
THE TOBACCO TRADE.

On tuesday last Lynchburg hrm sold
thirteen hogsheads of medium shipping tobac.
co at the following prices: One hogshead at
ST. three at sll.75; four at sl35G two at $3.50,
and three at sl3. On Wednesday there were sales
of leaf tobacco at all the warehouses in Lynch.
burg. Those at Lynchs and Liberty were not
reported. The price obtained at Martins ranged
from $685. to s23, averaging sl49l at Fields
from s5.l2a to $3.50, averaging about sl2.-
There were nine hogsheads sold at Martins and
thirteen at Fields.
The latest weekly report of the Louisville tobac.
co market, is annexed;
The market during the week has iuctuated
somewhat on the lower grades, with a temporary
depression wednesday and Thursday on the pre-.
vious advance noted at the close ofthe week Prices
however, are pretty steady for all grades, and we
notice to-day heavy shipment direct from ware.
houses to London of large lot of strips The
sales of the week sum up $50 hhds, of al grades,
including lot OF Owen county cutting leaf at $40
$50, and SOL. The sales to day were l6S hhds, in.
Guiding Is hhds. rejected, with 900 reflections du-
ring the week. Among the sales to-day % hhds
sold under IS, and 81 hhds. for So to 50 90, and
the residue at prices ranging from $40 to eos IS,
and only two hhds. in the break sold under a.
The following il our classification Of prices during
the week:
Common lugs light. ................S4 26a 6 70
Common, heavy. 6 bOa 8 so
common leat. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 9 Goa 9 10
Meulum leal. ..''.,,...............lU bUal2 w
heavy good leat.. ..................A 50al6 %
Heavy good tine. ...,..,.............l8 00a20 90
Heavy good. extra. ............,,...,22 50a33 80
Bright leaf suitable for wrappers. .35 00a60 90
Bright leaf suitable for cutting. .. .25 O0a5l 90
Bright leaf, manufacturing. ..........43 O0a55 90
We copy the following from the Petersburg IN.
der Of Monday:
Much interest is now u lnifested by the holders
OF tobacco as to the amount of, and when such
taxes are to be paid 1t Is the opinion Of the
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue, at Washing.
ton, that the law does not warrant the assessment
Of tobacco, except when the article il about to
be sold as the tax only accrues upon sale, or re.
moval for consumption, or delivery to Others than
agents Of the manufacturer or producer. II, how.
ever, the assessor or collector believes that the
owner is attempting to remove the article from
the State, without the payment Of the taxes,
then the tobacco is TO be seized ana condemned.
Under no other circumstances IL the tobacco liza.
bic to assessment and the holders OF the weed
can retain their present stock, on hand, az their
convenience or interest may dictate free Of taxa.
ton. This Is liberal Interpretation Of the Reve.
nue. Law, and will, we doubt not, give general
satisfaction TO the holders of tobacco In Vir.
GINA.
To refresh the memory and for the convenience
from the Revenue Lev, bearing upon the sub.
jsct:
If manufactured, sold aud delivered previous to
September lst, 1862. No duty,
If manufactured, sold and delivered
bstWee7. September, 1862, and March
3, 1868,
On chewing tobacco valued over thirty
cents per pound, tax 10 c. per b.
On chewing tobacco valued IN.
der thirty cents per pound, tax 10 cts. per lb.
On smoking tobacco, free of stems,
valued over thirty cents per
pound tax Is cts. per ID.
On smoking tobacco, free ofstems,
valued under thirty cents per
pound, tax 10 cts. per Id.
On smoking tobacco, with stems
10, tax s cts. per ID.
On smoking tobacco, all stems,
tax . cts. per Id.
Bettreen March O. 1868, and June 30 1854.
On chewing tobacco, all qualities,
tax Is cts. per Id.
On smoking tobacco, free of stems,
tax 10 cts. Per ID.
of stems, tax 6 cts. per ID.
Betireer jane go 1864, and March 8, 1865.
On chewing tobacco, manufac.
tured, tax 30 cts. per ID.
On chewing tobacco, fine cut and
Efforts, tax o6 cts. per ID.
On smoking tobacco, free of stems,
tax % eta. per lb.
On smoking tobacco, with stems
In tax % cts. per Id.
On smoking tobacco, all stems.
tax l5 cts. per Id.
After March 3, 1856.
On chewing tobacco, manulac.
tured, ell qualities, tax 40 cts. per h.
On chewing tobacco, in twists, not
pressed or sweetened, tax 30 cts per 10.
On smoking tobacco, all qualities,
tax % cts. per ID.
On smoking tobacco, all stems,
tax 10 cts. per ID.