The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-01

Virginia Leqf.-In this market business has
been duh and sales few during the past week.
things exists owing to the scarcity Of receipts of
scarce, and as the supply is less than the demond,
quoted by some as high as loc. per pound. Black
wrappers are MS difficult to purchase as brights,
and The only grades that may be said to We abund-
ence Of which on the market has bad the effect of
depT essiDg prices for the lower priced leaf and
sse ns The
recently ruling for the great majority OF the leaf
brought to market, for while brights have been
sc srce and high the great abundance OF shipping
leaf and noodescrlpts has had the Effect
of keeping down prices. But for this result
cannot see that either buyers or sellers are &C.
greatly inferior to The general estimate is caam
| ity for which the weather last summer is alone
low prices obaaed for ther
due to any ARTIFICIAL tepretsfo Of the market Is
simply absurd. Nay, the very fact that fire wrap
pers, which are arce, arc stiff and advancing,
| while smokers aud chipping leaf which con-
| stitute the bulk Of the receipts, are low. te.ng
abundant and inferior as to quality, shows con-
by natural laws instead OF artificial Ones and that
The majority of the planters. not having prime
article for sale, cannot obtain rst-clsss prices.
| To us nothing could be more normal than the
.. esent condition Of the market and to unrea
ably Ts a. It, or tax OF syng up the
SEASON. seems not half so sensible metaphors
csllv picking ones flint and crying agaG. g..
| SHJk1ng.-Trada somewhat declined last week,
az d we learn that many dealers are holding off in
anticipation Of speedy fall IN prices, owing to
The great abundance and che apness of 'smokeIs -
| on the Virginia "breaks.'' or the abstract fact
OF plethora there can be no doubtful whe her
prices will tumble in consequence Is quite a diff.
ferent matter. Smoking tobacco is already af-
forGe1 TO the consume at very low rates COM
pared with Caveua.sh, as the former generally
manages to evade the 32c. tax which tbs later is
compelled to pay, and whether the temporary
abundance OF the raw material will have aDy de-
ciGed depressing influences on prices remains to
be seen. E.
Observation-Disclosures continues dill, AID
m IN ufacturers complain, threatening TO stop
woJ unless better prices are obtainsd. Perhaps
the carrying out Of this menace nigh, not prove
So tigated evil as they seem TO anticipate.
Had they really stopped during the winter, when
such cess atIon was urged upon them through this
column, there would have cen no talk Of stopping
now. We do not imagine, however, that The com
plants come from the greatest offenders in This
matter, much of the present dizziness IL due TO
the negro manuf" cturCrs who force on this market
very iair black quarters the nominal price OF l2c.
where Is no hone. t manufacturer can make them
and 1--we at less than 1i@15c. How long the gen-
tlemen or the African persuasion can thus un,er-
sell the market f. question. but zee presume that
they koo little OF the business as TO be actual
ly ignorant OF the loss They are netting, and that
the nuisance viii not probably be aba:ed until the
resources Of The factories III question are ex-
hausted In carrying on go Iuinous business.
III t his may suddenly occur must be the prayer
Of every manufacturer who feels that be cam OF
afford to work at prices that at least repay
he oar n DroCuctIOu.-TO1ac Leaf,