The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-08-26
TOBACCO.
The Richmond Tobacco Market.

vi viz iDeht les ~ eoodSSo DlO-
ker, made the following report Of the Rich
mond tobacco market to the Tobacco
Leaf:
Our offerings continue full without any
material change in prices. All grades of
Tobacco are slightly lower. The future of
our market is uncertain, and depends in a
great measure upon the growing crop.
am still disposed to think that there will be
an average crop madein Virginia and North
Carolina. We have had very good rains
in the past few days in this vicinity do
not know as yet that they were general,
and hence cannot say what effect they will
have upon the growing crop; will be bet
ter prepared next week to give the effects,
etc. continue my quotations with the
remark that my extreme prices are noini-
nal, very little fine shipping tobacco being
offered, and very few packages of manu-
featuring reaching my highest figures. On
the common grades prices are pretty well
sustained at quotations. Transactions for
the week were 1920 hhds, 472 tcs. 80
boxes. l quote: Black-lugs, common
to medium, 74@S3; do. good to fine, 90
81 leaf, common to medium, St@10, do.
good to fine, 1la14, do. extra Continental,
15al61. Sun-cured- Jugs, common to good,
81 to 10; leaf, common to good, 10 to Is,
do. extra, 17a25. Bright-lugs, common
to medium, 9al3, do. good to fine, 135a20,
do. extra smoking, 25a35 leaf, common to
medium wrappers, 15a25, do. good to fine
30a75, do. extra, S0al.25.
THE CROP IN THE STATE.
Caroline-A Chilesburg letter says
For many miles around a great drought is
prevailing. The ground has not been
thoroughly wet for about three months,
consequently the crops are but poor. The
wheat and oat crops were both short, and
not one-fourth of a crop of corn will be
made. The tobacco is small and looking
badly. Our prospects are indeed very dis
couraging, and it is my opinion that unless
we are aided by other counties both man
and beast must suffer next winter and
spring.
Flurdnna-A gentleman from Fluvanna
gives a lugubrious account of the crops in
that county. He says that protracted dry
weather has destroyed all hopes of the to
bacco crop, and the prospects for corn are
very gloomy. Wells and springs have
failed throughout the county, and water is,
in some places, very difficult to be obtained.
Halifar--A letter dated August II,
says: The weather is excessively hot du-
ring the day, though the nights are getting
quite pleasant. The recent rain has very
nearly made the corn crop, which has not
suffered materially during the summer,
and will be about the best made since the
surrender. The wheat and oats were also
prime, and the tobacco is hourishing.
. ,Looisd--Acorrespondent writes For the
past two months the clouds have refused to
refresh our parched land, in consequence of
which the corn and tobacco crops promise
to make very poor returns. In some parts
of the county the streams are absolutely
dried up, and the farmers find it difficult to
get water for their stock. The mills through
the county have stopped grinding, and the
people are sending for thirty and forty miles
around to the steam-mll at this place for
meal.
PiHsylpania-T The Danvlle Register,
says: "The reports from the growing to-
bacco in the surrounding country are not
so cheering as they were earlier in the sea-
son. In some localities they have had too
much rain and in others not enough, and
the effect of either extreme has been to
cause the plants to shoot up rapidly with
narrow leaves. 1t is only in the fayoring
season that the leaves spread upon the hill
and develop to perfection, thus getting both
size and weight. We hear of some excel
lent fields of tobacco in certain neighbour
hoods; but the opinion seems to prevail
that the crop will not be fine one.
Much depends on the season between this
time and the advent of frost.