The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-03-27
MayO's WarehOUse.
Shockoe do. Nos. l and ,.
Seabrook's do,
Public do. '@H



tobacco is marked, numbered, and listed
to the commission merchant who stores it.
Each warehouse has its own "breaking"
day, that is day for knocking off the
slaves of the hogshead containing the leaf,)
and of sampling the tobacco. A fair sample
is taken from each hogshead, when tag is
attached to it giving the mark, number, and
weight of the hogshead. The commission
merchant takes these samples to the
Tobacco Exchange, where they are
offered for sale, the manufacturer
or dealer iii the leaf purchasing
from the sample, and receiving his s. tobac-
co note" or proper order for the lot accord
ing to mark, number and weight, each note
giving the gross, tare, and net weight of the
lot. When purchased, the buyer pays the
warehouse charges, which are $1.50 for
each hogshead, not exceeding 500 ibs., and
this payment entities him to twelve
months storeage in the warehouse from the
date of purchase. 1t is rarely the case that
the grade of the hogshead does not come
up to the sample, and yet it sometimes
happens that hogshead is g nested," that
is, that an inferior grade is put in by the
farmer in such a way as escape the keen
eye of the inspector. The operations of
the Tobacco Exchange are heavy and nume-
rous as might be expected from the amount
of tobacco constantly passing hands in the
city. The whole business of nerchanting,
warehousing, sampling, and selling is ad-
mirably conducted. The business is in the
hands Of men of intelligence, character and
worth, and no branch of American trade is
more honorably conducted anywhere than
that governing the tobacco purchases and
sales in Richmond.
Passing from the Tobacco Exchange, we
come to the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. who give
employment to so many thousands of the
industrious poor of our city, and who are
consequently among the most valuable bu-
siness members of our community. The
number Of these manufacturers is large,
their establishments, great and small,
reaching fifty-five. That of Mr.. James B.
Pace is the largest in the city, and is capa.
BILE of turning out not less than 100000
pounds of manufactured tobacco year
This is the amount which he hopes to man
ufacture this year, under just and equita'
| BILE modification of the tariff, such as Con
gress is strongly petitioned to make.
''cAsTLE THUNDER"
| Mr.. John III. Greaner, name long anC
| favorable known in the tobacconist world
| dor Mr.. G. has been tobacco manulac
| turer from his first commencement in busi
ness, as was his father before him, is nov
running Castle Thunder" with spirit 0
thrift and enterprise far exceeding that dis
played by the Confederate government
when it took possession of the building 70
another and less profitable branch of in
dustry, to say the least of it. This build
ing which is l20 feet long and about 30
feet deep, is situated on Gary street, be
tween Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets
and only about block from its companies
prison The Libby" 1t is a " historic
edifice, and hundreds and thousands of per
sons visit it annually, to see where thei
companions and friends were caliboosedl
as deserters and suspected persons durin
the war. 1t was the Confederate Bastils
and we hope it may long stand, under it
present happy management, to attest tn
glory of Peace,
Which hath her victories
No less renowned than those OF war;
Entering the business office of 'sCastl
Thunder" you are pleasantly greeted b
the proprietor, who, if you come to see th
building, at once calls gentlemanly after
dant to show you through the same, an
you Immediately go to the third story, {
what is called the
LEAF-RoOM.
Here you see hogshcad upon hogshead
the tobacco leaf, fresh from the warehous
with the slaves knocked off, and stror
force of men nuttinO the tobacco throrp