Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-11-20
QUA TOBACCO MARKET.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TENN, /,
-. November IA. lHlR.

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l1A aq MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TESS.,l
fe a. Enn November IA, 1868.
EDIToR CHRONICLE: A few day,
since ! received a circular from
Messrs. Hale, Buckner 4 Co., tobacco
factors and commission merchants
Psducah, Ky, which contains the
following: i'.l'ae
Our years transactions sum up sales Of
Sl00 hhds., OF which We sold 4us5 hhds
against aOo hhds. for the year closing Oct
u, 1857. Tho crop OF 1857 being far short oi
the crop OF 1899. and our sales and receipts
incrensing over 400 hhds., clearly indicates
the magnitude our market is fast gaining
The Increase In our receipts this year l.
chiefly owing to the turning of the Cum
Iberland river tobacco to this market, about
i5Co hhds. 81 which was received frem
| Christian, Montgomery, and tho counties
bordering on and adjacent TO the river rs
far down as the mouth, caused by the nd
cihrksville market in point OF prices,which
was further evinccd by buyers purchasing
upon the Clarksville market and realizing
,ng goSd Profit By selling , the same gg,on this
4 general satisfaction given our Cumberland
river patrons, and our Increased facilities
for handlinE TOBACCO, together with a flne
double our receipts OF the past year. '7'1
This, Mr.. Editor, we are of the
opinion, is well calculated to deceive
some portion Of tho tobacco growers
Of the country. 1t for this reason
that ! nsk space in your paper in or
der that I may give to the public the
facts and figures in regard to the
two markets-Clarksville and Padu-
cah; and in doing so, pledge myself
to be confined strictly within the
bounds of the circular statements of
Hale, Buckner 4 Co. and the sworn
statements Of the tobacco merchants
of Clarksville, made to the Assessor
Of the U. s. Internal Revenue. .i.
From, the above statement, con-
tanned in the circular alluded to, it is
evident that twas the object of its
author to create the impression upon
the minds of planters that there IL
more tobacco sold in Paducah than
in Clarksville, and that the same
grades will sell for more money in
the former than In the latter place.
Now let us see II this is correct
There was sold in Paducah, during
the year ending October 81, 1867,
500 hhds., averaging about S155 90
per hid. l do not know that there
was this much sold, but the circular
SO states, and take it for granted
that It is true. aarejal o grta
During the same time there was
sold in Clarksville lO,3O4 hhds., at an
average of sl7s 90 per hhd.; and
hence we see, that during the past
season, there was 2oO4 hhds. more
sold in Clarksville than in Paducah.
and at an average of $23 90 per
hid. more.
Now take the 800 hhds. of tobacco
that was sold in Paducah for 1923 90
ssSsr {RhaPl T. ana a'IS Ind fhsafYIthaa
been sold here, the planters would
have received the suug little sum Of
$lS6, 800 90 more for 1t than they re-
ceived in Paducah.
These are fdcts-not mere Uords-
and am at loss to know from what
source these gentlemen find evidence
to support the belief that their mar
kct possesses any advantages over
Clarksville. .-s.. r.t......a
They have, believe, in Paducah,
two warehouses we have, in Clarks-
vile, six, all of which are doing q
good business. In addition to our
warehouses, we have fourteen STEM
meries, with capital amounting to
$4,000 90 or $4,000 90; six re-hand-
ling factories, with very large capt.
tails, and one cigar mandatory
These establishments, alone, will al
ways create demand for tobacco
which will cause 1t to bring a good
price, while In Paducah they are COM
PEELED to rely exclusively upon for
eign buyers and spectators.
In addition to the heavy local de-
mand here, we have regular board
of home and foreign buyers, and a
number Of large orders to be filled for
German, Swiss, italian, Antwerp
and Belgium dealers.
In conclusion, Mr.. Editor, l wish
to say that this statement of facts is
not made with a view of injuring
Messrs. Hale, Buckner & Co., (for
wish them every success), but it Is
made simply to let the planters know
(which way the wind blows"
PLANTER.