The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-08-30

but an insignificant item in any Future mercaniiie
transactions. therefore, i'll considering tho COM
mond il the centre and Dutlel for the period COW
crng the next twelve m ontbe, regard must be had
only Tor the tobacco noIF in tho country and ready
tho first years of the 'ebellion and kept hcrc by
the blockade. Thus, .fter due examination of the
subject am satisfied that the stock of tobacco in
virginia and North ca rolinn ranges between thirty
i've thousand and f orty-fyo and fifty thousand
s1ggea a0gsnya and iAbSut aeha of this has been in
erent points in the wo sfSsthS9sp situated at diff
it is of course still tho t"ns,t;ons pS pal
Lynehbarg, Petersl, urg, Danville or othes towns,
but take it for grant ed that the dearth of money
has stimulated plan ters to send it in as rapidyio
the means Of tran sportatioa at their command
would allow.
STATE OF TIE TRADE IN R-cE.oND.
OF the receipts and state of the trade in this
city can speak with accuracy. The staple, to-
bscco, rs pouring in brskly by the different lines
which hast public work runs through the finest to-
baceo4growing region III Yirginia. BY the 1st OF
next October It may BIO safely said the whole stock
Will have found MS way to market.
sEanRooK's WAREHOUSE,
the only tobacco warehouse Of any capacity worth
considering left by the great evacuation fire, was
opened for inspection on June 90. Between that
time a and yesterday, including yesterday morning,
greater portion of which were made during the
latter portion Of July and thus far on the current
month. pntii tne middle of July transportation
dition of the public lines Of communication.
Hitherto am told that two "brcaks" q week have
suaiced, but the largely increasing quantity OF
tobacco coming in has made three each week nee
essary, and hereafter they will be made each Mon
day, Wednesday, and Friday. About ono hundred
and twenty hogshcads are broken each day.
CHARACTER OF THE TOBACCO.
The most of the tobacco coming in, and to come
IN, is OF the grade known as shipping" nearly
g. tobacco manufacturing I'm nyiD Dry
been worked up since the rebellion, and since
consumed.
THE COMMANDING PRICES.
The prices commanded by tobacco are equally
satisfactory to the planters and merchants, as
those obtained for wheat, and referred to above
common leaf, s12@s14; good leaf, S169slSn fine
English shipping leaf S2o@s36.
THE VIRGINIA CORN CROP. i
The corn crop of this State will be good one
for the area OF ground planted, which, it may be
the most prosperous times no corn was raised here
for exportation and for this reason the crop does
not come properly under present consideration.
country am permitted to conclude there may be
barely trade enough the approaching fall and will
ter to keep the market alive but certainly nothing
like sufficient to meet the "great expectations
the merchants are indulging, or to Justify the
rents they arc Obiging themselves to
pay for their Richmond etores, warehouses and
dwellings,. b
SuI MERCHANTS OF THIS METRopoIIs.
It is true hat the number of Richmond mcr-
chants has bet,1 reduced fully one-half since the
year 1860; but it must be remembered the bases
or trade, the resources OF Ito country, in fact,
nave been reduced in mueh greater proportion.
In addition to this, many Nortnorn merchants are
opening houses, and others may reasonaE.v De ca.
pected to follow. In what have herewith Wr.tten
you have the results of brief though close obacrva
lions and Investigations.