The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-03
The New York "Tobacco Leafn IN n,
Tobacco Market.

Mdnufdctured.-In the proclaimed ou,etpda .,
VIC eApofteFs, trade seems TO be aImos. entirely
connned TO the sale OF bright pounds, although for
the past few days there has been some ,ror,s, r..
navy POUNDS. The bright pounds are cbiea cold
70 CITY grHcerS, and their places tatep In ~.
SOCK Dy the arrival of some very handsome NJ ",
t "U,h rom virginia. the manufacturers largely
Sutn,hs Their attention In this direction MT tho
present moment Indeed the 1eneinta ipst ~ , tnS
are IN excess OF The demand, and thus II 1annens
as we nave frequently asserted, thar the future of
lecturers themselves. II they persst ' IN nus
Stocking us prices must break. There "a M holm
IL Is US certain as b rccurrence of any
natursi phenomenon. In this CONNECTION, we
YOU'D CAL the attention Of those Interested in
CaVendish to the letter Of our Montreal CORES
pohuent IN another column or this issue. or The
eVils o. oVer-stocking it furnishes . very merit.
Lent Illustration. IL appears thac for some time
pass tee western manufacturers, attracted by III
hlgh prices paid tor Virginia bright work. have
been enceavoring to Initiate IL. ilsiur ha,syewer
the b: light Leaf raised and cured west or The alIe
snahles. ihe result was poor class OF work
with which our own IN arket was NOT long since I'm
Undated, and with which the shippers here have
giuttea ths foEeigg markets. This poor bright
WORK was launched on the Canadian market and
from M0nti al We now hear of The result Prire,
nave broken, and manufacturers, disguised with
Ihe consequences OF their own acts, are talking OF
coslng their factories.
10 proTe that our representation Of the condi-
lion u .ns athss s correct we appeal 10 The
laIse hulnosr o. virginia manufacturers who
visited us curing the past week. Thy cav win
tleir eyes and heard with their ears, and MM
~ that our picture, II not cheerful is at least
truthful one. With regard to sales Oh commit
sion, we understand that some Of the manutac.
tlrers have arranged to draw on their factors mere
on thirty or sixty days time, instead of ut sight
to give better opportunity for watching the
maj ket and dlsposing OF consignments to tue best
advantage. We trust that this arrangement vii
be found advantageous to ALI parties. ~ IN the
long run AND in commerce such as that I'm manu-
fnRfJ n
suit from system such "a c0nsSlts the interests Of
BUYER. seller, and factor alike.
Smokiny.-the Ie was some improvement In blu.
sfnsss last week, dealers being satisfied with onl
! moderate acting while passing through the dull
seS son.
Virginia Lsar.-There is little or no change tc
note rom recent reports, save slight advance In
Richmond in the price OF Jugs and low leaf, enc
an absence OF manufacturing inquiry IN thi.
market Otherwise we have the same nondescrip
character or the majority of the receipts tina
has formed the distinguishing feature io
many wseks past. Bright smokers aud decided
bright wrappers are the only qualities regaid
competition. For these there continues to b
an actiTa demand. and prices are we'll maintain
ed. Regarding the future, there seems to be gen
eral impression that July will usher In bette
state OF things. Those manufacturers who hav,
thus far abslaiCed from buying, preferring t
visit until The crop hsd far been marketed as /,
TX plices at some definite standard, must scnI
CON" 10 tie market and accept such figures as tn
character OF the receipts has established. ",
would much Ike to see these On u more reasonsb
oAsis, but the extraordinary nature OF the Isl
yield forbid, 1t. The poor is very poor. and III,
good without being the very best naturally com
lnands higa p1lccs. Meantime these groves who
| do not happen to have harvested much of the bet
ter quality are complaining Utterly Of the low
uSultS p&ld, aud contemplate, in spirit or re-
vtIge OH mankind In general, to curtatl thei
plautlEs the present season. A more euicld4
pGic7 could not well be imagined, better Illus
| trativc OF The prover5 that refers t,
I1!lGg OF ones nose u spite ones face. Thes
producers Of the Indian need'' are too well ex
pe,teoced 10 the ways Of Mother = srth and In Tn
contemplating moments, any human be ng for al
unsuccessful year IL the cultivation of tobacco
sud they may rest assured that lhs low prices o
which thcV now com plain not the result of an
81 ecuatiye combination Sganst them. bu. the in
eritahle consequence of the presence on III
bre-ks" Of great deal OF very inferior les
knowo technically as ''nondescrlpt." TO curts
evil would certainly lie NEST iujudlciou,, as pre-
Stunning lhi5 season TO be E most propltiOus one
The plantcr at hsrvest-tlne would utter malsdiC
lions { Il MS stupidity In having actuslly take
money out OF mis- own pockes by planting
less area to the wet than there any neces.it
ior Besides, why should his dis pleasure be espt
clhilJ excited against tobacco, wren nothing
more common than.a poor yield Of wheat, rye Q
pats Ihese misfortuneS a-e common to ever
or'tnch or agriculture, and until crops can
warmed by artificial hest and watered by artiflcii
raih, t:us rendering the farmer independent
+! nthture,, VIII probably continue to be so. Near
price Tor the new crop will, in ali likelihood
rn, us 10 tahe their present r,n!e unless ts CHI
.arter sh uld essentially CHI ,nps Bright leaf seen
| 10 De = sctrce article 10th here and sc the Yves
| Gnu we see no way Of bringing down pr!ceo So,
| through an Increase OF the supDly