The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-27
The Tobacco Market as Reported by the New
York Tobacco Leaf

l Virginia Lear-A lot OF thirteen hogshead5 o!
wrappers, At lull prices, Is The only sale ol i'm
portance That has come To our notice. Dizziness
prevailed throughout the entire week In this de
parlment or trade, aud II may he said In all de.
| paftmenis, with single exception referred to
below. From virgins, whence we have advices
mp TO last evening, no intelligence has reached NE
that In any way modltes accounts already pub.
| l'shed. Continually lessenipg "breaks" and
gradually advancing prices are Reported as usual
ana the markets appear to be almost bare OF
sssryshinE or desirable character. transactions
Deing cnie1y In nond+scripts.
rev / ork ls at this moment better place tC
buy In .hsn either Richmond or Petersburg, factors
ments than are generally to be had In those cities
ILe quantity OF really coed leaf here however, Ia
Smoking "A moderately active business was
done In smoking tobacco, buyers from the south
aud East being IN town, and partially forestailng
the denrer fIeghts or the winter onths. The IN:
quiry was for general a95oftments, and the rules
embraced both fine and ordinary goods. Several
parcels. clippings, &C., were selected for the
Kan,yactured.-Trsd de In this department has
hardly been less animated at any time this sea-
son. No special cause is assigned for the ABB
sence OF activity, and In general way ths fact
may be ascrlbed to the universal depression We
hear OF some shipments to foreign Countries, and
some fancy brights, iow-priced grades. Also. =
small shipment TO China. The export rs well as
the domestic trade has been more than ordinarily
light. Some bright quarters for the latter were
dispOs ed or as were Few parcels or bright navy
skies, of which the stock In hand quite limited,
nunureu packdRtS poSSlDlJ nipEaCink ail luat
1 is ut present obtslnab!e Dark as5ortmenls are
not over plentiful and receipts are compara-
lively light. We have heard of no sales OF i'm
| port4nce, and Judge from other indications that
the demand was moderate.
| (After referring 10 what 1t was said Virginia
manufacturers had advised, the Leaf contin ues:
That Commissioner Douglass will not move In
so important matter without full consideration
OF the question, we take this prudent Initiation
step Of his ample testimony, and IL Is Tor This
reason that we hope the opponents OF the scheme
In all parts OF the country will be ready to meet
hun with their al guments when his representatives
their views. With Characteristic promptftnde
the merchants OF this city have already broken
ground In the matter, having completed arrange
ments for the presentation nc tho proper time OF
The opinions and sentiments OF the trade In man.
ner calculated to express their repugnance to the
movement and 1t only remains for such rs have
not acted elsewhere to respond with unnecessary
been sent 10 them from here 70 make the counter
movement as forcible as need be desired.
Before undertaking to discuss this subject
further th.n has been preViou'ly attempteI, II
seems advisable to await the publication OF the
arguments of the merchants, which. or the sub
stance OF which, we hope 10 be able to lay before
our readers In the succeeding Issue OF our paper,
merely remarkipg now in conclusion, that the re-
ports purpOrtlpg TO come from 3iesSrs. fresDr6y
and Kimball 10 the effect that the manufacturers
OF Virginia are nearly all In favor OF the abolition
Of the warehouses do not appear 20 DE borne out
thence indicates the reverse OF this as was gene
rally supposed. Its being shown that majority
Of the manufacturers rtfralned from attending
the meetings convened In behalf or those gentle
men because unwilling to aid them In what they
conceived WAS an attempt to inJure their business