Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-02-22
Tobacco Market.


Our safes, owing 10 the continued rains
and the bad condition Of the roads, only sum
up some liz hhds. at the FIVE warehouses.
Prices were well sustained and continue
to range from lc to &c higher than Louis
vile and St. Louis prices for the same grades
of tobacco. 81 tll. a
We quote from the sales: Tugs at a1c to
&c: common leaf, &c to Sc, fair leaf, Sc, to
l2c: Fair leaf, i3c to Ice; Choice selec-
TONS (heavy and brightly lie to zoe.
Fine leaf seems to be selling higher than
its true value compared with other grades--
higher than justified by prices current for
same grade in outward markets. The finer
grades of heavy tobacco, of the regular
GAINESVILLE type will probably sustain them
selves well, as they are scarce in the present
crop, and will always bring higher prices
here, than in any other interior market No
strictly choice selections are Offering, such
will no doubt bring prices above our present
quotations, when they appear.
Our tobacco market was fully reorganized
last season with large board OF home buy.
ers, and an euterprising set of warehouse
men--the result of their exertions, though
not fairly started at Ithe beginning of the sea-
son, was the receipt Of about 5000 hhds.,
equal to one-third of the largest receipts ever
warehoused az this port.
Our prices, though generally above those
current at Louisville, did not reach the poi mt
they might have done, had our buyers been
able to handle and control the whole crop.
We note with satisfaction that our plant
ers this season, seem to fully appreciate the
importance of concentrating here the entire
growth Of this section, well-knowing that II
our buyers can control, to some extent, the
prices in the Seaboard markets, they can
pay higher prices to the producers at home
Our receipts have already been sufficient
ly full to enable our market to take the lead,
as is proved by the sale Of crop last week
which had been divided between this mar.
ket and Louisville; the result being that the
planter netted So 90 per 100 lbs. more upon
the tobacco sold here, than upon the
shipment sold in Louisville, the quality be.
ing the same and of course with less loss u,
freight.
This season, with additional warehouse
room we may reasonably expect to receive
and ship the entire crop grown in this Sec
ton.
We have full h9erd Of native buyers,
who have always been liberal bidders, and
in addition, foreign buyers seeing that the
crop will, this year, be sold here, have al.
ready entered our market, and are prepared
to take all useful tobaccos at only fraction
less than their true values at the Sea board
Half of Europe is already represented at on,
auction sales, and other large orders are re.
ported on the way.
We are glad to see that parties from dis.
lance recognize the position our market
holds this season and eager to share in its
advantages, are shipping their crops here for
sale--we see weekly samples from shipments
from Linton, Canton, Dycusburg and Other
points down the river, met by ,obaccos drawn
from up the river as far as Burksvile.
The Huntsville and Burksville tobaccos
have always been regarded with much favor
by our buyers, and shipments from those
points will do unusually well this year, suit
ing as they do, the Reggie orders.
AS the Western District tobaccos st and
deservedly high here, thrre is no reason to
doubt but that the shipments from Paduc ah
Paris and other points will realize as handsome
eturns as formerly.
Notwithstanding the policy of the Louis
vile and Nashville r. r. Directory, unjus
as II is, alike to this market, the plant ing
community, and its own stockholders, we are
steadily recovering our former trade, with
Bowling Green, Russellvile, and the Green
river country--for producers will seek. the
best market for their crops in spite of op
pressve discriminating freight charges, OF
other annoyances.
Our Market unlike others, has never need.
ed the adven titious aid of Tobacco Fairs tc
attract produce, yet as such friendly reunions
Of buyers and sellers are promotive Of an
honorable rivalry, and kindly feeling among
all, one here this simmer would certainly be
Of no disadvantage.
We make no appeal to our planters TO aid
our market as it is now lfsustaining, al
that we ask lis neat handling, good order
and honest prizng of their crops, that Clarks-
vile Tobacco may maintain its high repu
tation in the markets of the world.
As the future of gold Is uncertain, pru.
dent policy might Indicate, that an early pre-.
paration Of the crop for market will be tn,
safest, as present prices are very full con.
siderng the size of the crop in the entir,
Urited States.
Our sale days are Tuesdays Wednesdays
Thursdays and Fridays.
Planters from distance can generally re
port their Tobacco, have 1t sampled aud sold,
and receive the proceeds Of the sale the sam
day.
NoTIcE TO NKeRoEs.-We are authorize
10 state that, by an order TO the Bureau, a