The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-06-03
New York Tobacco Market.

| Virginia Lepc-There Is a little more activity
Id tnie mArkst, aud siiffening lenteacy prices
| oi "bcign.s," not only 81 hichDosd, but at tho
0.her ieal centres and at the top figures. This
uoss not look much like reasonable rates for this
quail III the early future But besides the local
| virginia demand, tie western manufacturers will
soon be IN the marAet tor brights, as the last
| ami does not afford even the grade which formed
feature Of he 1853 yield, and which, though infe
| rior, or course, 10 The Virginia, Could sill
be wo.ked. This class OF Leaf is an apt illus
l tration of how An article oil great Intrinsic
value can he Iorcel into the peculiar position,
l and ilaue 20 command the price oil a vcrltabie
luxury. 1his much. priced bright leaf Is valuable
solel, ior It's color as wrapper and 10 .Ila Ike
plug OF touacco In the case VI Cavendish, look
veal. The taste OF the plug Itself would be equally
| pleasing with ,ut tbs coveHpg and thus We md
grade of leaf OF bur little ti nsic value for chew
Inx purposes forced into the position or luxury
and cGmlnaDdns aDSu, Oily high nSures. AS the
supply Is ilmit.d at best, and even this limited
1 AuiVuuL may DC greatly cuItailed by al unpro-
pItlou3 season., IT viii easily he seen how the de-
mad In INNS years out VI ten VIII exceed the sup.
pIy. hen We add that this demand IL steadily
iDcre isinY, ow"S 70 the constant increase OF the
| lobacco uahLf~c.u In tie United st,les, 1t Will
oe admitted tnaL unless some new III thOd OF grow.
log pr ght leaf Is discovered We may expect 70 see
" rule nigh In the IuLure.
| MuauJuctured.-Not \ great ceal was done last
"eeh II. III; way Of new Transactions although the
ihleil Seuce OF Tie establishment ot another oond
cd ware housG At can Francisco In place of the
recently closed, caused tue shipment of conside
raOlc uumbcr vi p.cka ees Will, had been waiting
| lnac.ive, With on.y retail trade doing. Some
90 or 3uU packa, OF tens, and some bright navy
Iours, ere disposed vi, bu: the general demand
was light.
| From .ne Virginia manufacturers continued
cumplainsS come ~ las OF The low prices
ootllred Ill Tins market; and yet no one class
u Men are murc responsible for this state
OF thugs th I'll these very Virginia manufactu-
REFS themselves. I!tney would pay sume attention
thelr factors here, and by the Leaf, they would
II ave less cause To com PLAIN Let W Instance, Tor
.Sanpe, the course oil the market du ling tue past
winter. often The winter comes round, we
ANNUALLY eXlorL our Nlfginla friends 70 stop man
ulacturtnS altogether, and TO occupy themselves
IN pu.tiug their IactJrles In order Tor another
season, and IN laying III stock OF new leaf as CD.
portunl.y oil Is. la few exceptional instances
Lnis sound advice Is followed, but In the majority
1t IS unnceded and The result IS that all through
the winttr mouths stream Of poor, mlseraDly-
worked tobac.o Is forced upon that CHI .ps down
.ectua wet planket OH proh abie traffic In manu-
act lTIu tobacco the eSl e15ccs VI which are IelC
far into tie sprng aLd SUMNER.
Las. WiuLtr thus dlscUuraKibg programme was
changed little, and for tie worse. When De-
ccuI -er and Jauuary came we were Inundated by
ne usual class oI goods, which The exporters, OF
course, took hold Of Ill preference ~ the better
gtades, which were neglected. 4 he London and
liverpool markets, however, being already over
stocked with cheap work, they conceived the bril-
liant Idea Of shipping To Cuba. This WAS done,
ana though pr.Ces were forced down, We had the
saul faction or seeing the u stuff passing
off aud room left Tor the traffic better goods at
etttr prices. inns desired contamination,
however scarcely attti ed when anUth
misfortune owe. took tbls mibnanaged naI ket:
A few negro factories in Virginia commenced
0 send forward fresh instruments OF the same
class OF wo K, and prices receded even further
than they h ~ gone before. II Is true The negro
shlpm 1Gts did not continue for very long period,
The Airi an mind comptehend!ng In time that
even the poorest kind OF wOrk Cannot be made for
nothing. Much examination and denomination
was luiiowed by q general burst. up OF the faclo-
rles, leaving Sambo considerably out or pocket.
The harm, so fer as this market was Concerned,
had meau Time been done. he exporters, true TO
heir instincts, had bought largely or tue Inferior
woI X, aud lad thus satisfied their wants for the
time beng AS II consequence, we have naturally
10 report dull market. lie caise may have spenG
It's force, bu, the effect romsns. We cannot, by
4 benign dlspensatIvn Of Providence, have our
cake .hd eat II; ana If the gentlemen who supply
us with tobacco arrange matters In the manner
1es ribbed, they cannot justly complain II their
course OF conduct bears It's legitimate fruit. We
at tuis eud OF the line Can only protest. Our prices
are not regulated here, but at the various manu-
featuring cent? Us VI Virginia.
The exports vi the week included ], go packages
tl36,45s poundsl manufactured tooacco.-Neo
York TUJacco Leaf.