Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-09-21
For the Chronicle.
THE roBACCO CRop OF 1879.


The old saying that doctors will
disagree" is rarely more fully exem.
plifcd that in the following dcclara.
tions Of the status Of the crop Of 1877.
Mr.. JAS. +. Galloway, leaf tobacco
broker, of Louisville, in his circular
Of Sept. /, says: I'm regard to the new
crop, | am pleased to note that the re-
ports are all rc,y .fottcring indeed for a
large and good one" And further on
he says: but during the past week
the rains have been pretty general, and
ii is now growing rapidly and finely,
and with late fall (?) l hope to see
housed an old time crop both in guam
tity and quality (Italics are mine,
also those below
In striking contrast to the foregoing,
Messrs. Sawyer, Wallace 4 Co., long
and favorably known as a frst-class
commission house in New York, in
their circular Of Sept, 2, say THE
advices from the growing crop are
unfavorable. In some sections large
tracts of bottom lands have been sub
merged aud the crop totally destroyed.
More extensively the intense heat has
injured the forward planting and re-
tortled the growth of the later. We
still think, however, that the crop will
equal in quantity that received last
year, but promises to be rcry inferior.
Last years crop was confessedly a
short one. Now, Mr.. Editor, Mr.. Cal
laway is u solicitor of orders to buy
tobacco on commission, and Messrs.
Sawyer, Wallace 4 Co. sell largely on
commission for Western and other
planters and shippers. 1t is reasona-
BILE and just to suppose that they desire
to supply the most accurate informa-
ton possible to the many planters and
shippers whose patronage they so wor-
thily receive.
On the other hand, Mr.. G. perhaps
derives the eniolame,,ts of his business
solely from the orders 10 Juy' which
he receives from and executes for
the contract and export buyers at the
seaboards, and he ought land l will
not say he does noU also desire to sup
ply his principals with accurate data
as to the real status of the crop. Now
if Mr.. G. is incorrectly informed on
this subject, as to any one of the i'm
portant sections, may it not be legiti-
mately assumed that his sweeping an
nunciation that, I'm regard to the new
crop, | am pleased to note that the re-
ports are all very fiattering indeed for
a large and good one" (crop) ought to
be accepted, if accepted at all, with
many grains of allowsncc?" ] do
not know who Mr.. C's reporter from
the justly celebrated GAINESVILLE sec
/ ton is, but it does occur to me and to
many other observing persons that
he has not well and truly executed his
trust if he has signified to Mr. G.
that the prospect in this region was
,fattering for a large and fine crop
and if my information be cor
rect, (though it too may be faulty, like
Mr.. Cs), lam satisfied that some othc,
sections, where tobacco il the princi.
pal crop, could report a prospect moi
at all f1attering for large one.
Icould say much more on this sub.
jcct, but don't desire to intrude or
your space. But question Of much
interest to our planters and dealer,
arises right here, and that is, which
one, (if either) of the two statement,
is to be relied on? | take my choice
and your readers must do the same, a.
each, perhaps, knows how it is him
self"
KAPPA.
| GAINESVILLE, Sept. 10, 1872: