The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-08
New York Tobacco Market.

Virginia LeaE-Business here is tafr. From
Richmond we have the same accounts OF risp9
market that have reached US for several weeks
past-at least SO far.as the most desirable grades
are concerned. Bright wrappers have advanced
3@sc. within the past week, and dark leaf suitable
for wrappers, lG33c. We also note increasedrrnn-
ness In bright. smokers The receipts at the
"breaks' - continue light, owing to che farmers
being generally occupied with their other crops.
the scarcity OF desirable leaf, we do not see that
any good ground exists for the dependency that
recently prevailed among the planters with re-
gard TO heir tobacco crops.
We admit thst just at present there are many
discouraging circumstance surrounding the Gull
which is the difficulty Of obtaining cheap and re,
liable labor. II is complained by the planters that
| an unreasonable large proportion OF the crop
and that even then they cannot be trusted 10 wors
| faithfully until harvest. This great drawb Ack,
undesirable leaf IN the last crop,and for when
but little money can be reaiiz-d IS certainly
calculated to disgust the. Industrious planter
| of the situation proves that the farmer
in the great tobacco counties OF Virginia had oct
ter bear the Ills he has, than by making rash ex-
perimentS, fly to others that he knows not of.
Lutte as many OF the planters may realize from
their pondescrlp5 leaf, and sorely as they may
lieve that their ccnuItion would not be perma-
ncntly improved 6y the Abandonment Of the weed
| and tie cultivation ofcereals. Though wheat can
OF course be grown in the best tobacco regions Il
Is VIGOROUSLY uncertain crop In those regions.
| and tobacco still remains the BEST cash product
| the farmer can plant his land to. 50 with
IS 1 not adapted to it. In fact, whatever the
future may develope, at the present writing, and
ranks far above all other crops in p rmsnent
value Bad years may come, labor may be scarce
and uncertaip, but there are disadvantages when
may attend the cultivation OF any other prouuct
OF tie SOIL Wheat end corn can he raised nd in
fRitum on the broad prairies OF the w est, with
facility with which The Older anu more worn soil
OF Virginia can never compete; out Inc Wesl
the limits of the latter state and her sons would
commit an act OF Incredible folly should they
abandon an industry that Providence has creed
by the omposiIcn of the soil should be the lead.
ing one IN certain Of her counties.
dealers thu the result of this summers opera
lions may be an overlooked market: his Is
argued from the fact that although the crop Of
1860 worked last summer was short one, the sup
pig Of manufactured tobacco produced from Ii
was more than enough to stock al The attalnab,e
markels am leave considerable over. Al Tins was
the esut with the short crop OF 1882 1t Is urged
may we not expect t. see very large &C.
emulation at the end Of the present sea.
son from the abundant crop Of 1910? Still il
must be remembered that, thus FAR, the new Wiz
ginia crop has proved to be abundant only In In.
fecior Leaf. and although this may be worked II
large quantities, 1t is not probable That The inner
grades will be much lower than last season. Al
all events, oyersto,k king is TO he deprecat what
ever cause IL may ARISE FROM as nothing more GER
tainly kills demand and reduces eyer!thiag To :
dead level from winch IL generally requires muel
time TO recover.
The exports during the W, elk included 400 pack.
age, (7s 81 pounds) IN Manufacture 70 oacco.
Sm0king.-A pretty fir business was done last
week, orders comins principally from the West.
DE ,lers laugh al the looked ior define III price
when their staple, which pays IL cent tax eau bt
afforded for 3vc., and TGen the Virginia leaf mar
ket reports quote smoSers' as r'slnS.. Ger
tainly The low grades OF smoking tobacco are SOLE
for mere trife on the suppustion tnas til stoci
ma a 4, q
remains the cheapest anufacture OF the weed OF
the ma k.t.-N y. TJbacco LeGE.