Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-06-07

Our sale for April ameunted to 2i2o
bhdA Of tobacco, realizing In money some
$685. OF above amount Messrs. A. y.
Smith l. Co., sold l29 hhds., Messrs. Harrison
4 Shelby 2e9 hhds., Messrs. Haichipgs d
Grinter ia hhds., Msssrs. Smith l. furpsy
2ee hhds., Messrs. Poindcxter & Co 742 H1ds.
Prices were well sustained throughout the
month for all grades, and there were but few
reflections of bids, or shipments on planters
accounts.
The month Of May opened with increasing
receipts, which found here o firm, strong
market with an abundant supply Of eurren-
cy, and great case In our money market
Prices Auctuated to some extent but were
apon the whole on high scale. Our sales
for the month reached 22s5 hhds; in money
value some sa5o,ooo.
The sales were as follows: by Messrs A.
F. Smith b Co 22o hhds, by Messrr. Hani-
son & Shelby 900 hhd, by Messrs. Hatchings
& Grinter 55s hhds., by Msssrs. Smith b
Turnkey 4s7 hhds by Messrs. Poindexter 4
Go. III hhds Taking the whole range of
the month, the following are about fair quo
tatous of prices paid: .nsai ass
Trash AGA cents; Lugs, aa@6; Common
Leaf, cot; Medium Leaf, s@ie; Fair
Leaf Hob; Fine Leaf l4@le; Choice
Selections I7@2o; Fancy Wrappers
2o@40. ='7e tra ~ a.
In nothing does our market show more the
change produced by the war than the rela-
tive prices of lngs and choice selections. For
merly when selections commanded loc. good
Tugs were worth &C.; now when heavy Tugs
sell at Al 70 Sc. the selections Of the same
crop may touch 2oc. This is caused by the
immense production Of common, rough to-
baccos in Indiana and Illinois during the
war, under the stimulus OF extravavgant
prices, flooding the markets with low monde
script leaf which have gone into use as sub
stitutes for our Tugs. As this accumulation
Of common sstock is gradually disappearing,
we may hope to see our low grades appreci-
ate In value, and enable our planters to make
better averages on their crops round, even
without any advance on their good leaf
Owing to our wet winter, the encourage
ment of high prices, ana. other causes, our
crop has moved forward unusually early
our receipts since the beginning of the to-
bacco year being some lo,5 hhds. Ship
ments some $500 hhds, leaving 1000 hhds.
in store. We will probably receive $500
hhds more-or perhaps 1000 hhds. more
may be added to the list If our warehouse
men do not slacken in that enterprise and
energy in which up 10 the present they have
been untiring, and which has won them the
respect and gratitude Of our entire business
community. One large additional feeder has
been added to our market this season, in the
tobacco district of the upper Cumberland
This trade, which is a valuable one, and
properly belongs to us, (as do the tobaccos Of
the Western District and Paducah) is, we
think, now secured, and we learn that line
of steamboats, will be established next sea-
son, with Burksville and GAINESVILLE as the
termini, and touching at intermediate points.
Among the prominent shippers from that
section who have tried our market to their
satisfaction, we have noted Messrs. L. H.
Cardwell, VIM. Young, L. ]. Cardwell and
R. d. Flippen, of Carthage; Mr. W. O. Owen,
of Rome; Mr.. P. w. Barron, of Burksville,
Kentucky; Messrs. Jas. Lester and P. W.
Carter, of Huntsville, Tenn; Messrs. S. W.
Moore aud ]. l.. WEIGH, Of Center Point, Ky;
and Mr. W. J.. Pace, Of Mnrrowbone, Ken
lucky. Mr. D. A. West, from same section,
offers this morning, at the Exchange, lot
of good tobacco, to which we call the atten-
ton of the trade; they are roughly handled,
but are very snowy and in fine keeping Or
der.
Our market opened this week with brisk
demand for all grades in merchantable order,
with sales at the Exchange on Tuesday Of
Ice hhds., and of 1872 hhds. by Mcssrs. Poin-
dexter L Co. on Wednesday. ~.
Messrs. p. l. Co. sold fine hid. of bright
wrappers, raised by Mr.. G. N. b. Rawlings,
Of McCruckeu county, Kentucky, at the
handsome price Of $50 90 per 100 lbs.
Shipments from Louisville again paid
handsome profits this week. We renew our
former suggestion to our warehousemen to
keep permanent agents in that city to solicit
consignments to our market; under their
present heavy receipts, they are giving away
much tobacco which would sell well here.
We have had good tobacco season this
week, but have not learned what progress
haa heen male In nitchinu the crnn