Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-09-14
Annual Report OF The
ClarIisyiilc Toba( co Mar~
kef.

We take much pleasure in laying
before our readers our customary
Annual Report Of our market, which
we trust will prove of interest.
While the business was not as large
in volume as last year, counting by
hogsheads, yet the actual increase in
trade counting by pounds, shows a
very satisfactory increase, particularly
when the crop was estimated as a
short one, and when the early esti-
mates of our receipts ranged from
s, 900 to II, 900 hhds. Gully, yet our
actual receipts much exceeded the
highest guess at the probable trade.
I he season has been extremely sat
isfactory to our planting friends, who
have realized prices over fifty per cent.
higher than those of 1871.
In our report last year, we predict
ed the probable result Of this season,
and called upon them to come in and
"draw their dividends" and we have
been glad to see their expectations
realized.
AS our tobacco year commenced LIST
of September, we submit below, run
ming account of each months statis-
tics and transactions:
SEPTEMBER. The receipts this
month were 105 hhds; sales 10 hhds !,
stock on hand Oct. 1st. 1913.
The sales consisted entirely of old
crop, until close Of the month, when
one or two hhds. of poor new crop,
made their appearance. The reports
from the country were very unfavora
bic for the crop in the field, great
damage by the draught being reported,
in addition to the previous loss from
the heavy glut of worms, much of the
crop being very late, and in danger of
frost. Prices showed an advance over
those ruling in August and the month
closed with the following quotations:
Lugs, 8 90 to Z 90; common leaf,
"a % to 7 70; medium leaf. s 90 to
Is rs, good leaf, 8 90 to 8 rs; fine
leaf, 10 90 to 10 IS, no selections of
fering. About the 18th of September
good rains fell, which were of great
advantage to the crop in the field.
OCTOBER The receipts this month
were only 40 bids; sales 80 hhds,
stock on hand Nov. 1, l47 hhds.
We had light frosts the first few
days of the month; but they did no
damage. The remainder OF the month
was bright and warm, and much to-
bacco remained on the ground, ripen-
ing and thickening under the heavy
dews, until near the close of the
month.
Prices were without material change
and the market closed at about Sep.
TENDER quotations.
NOVEMBER. The receipts this
month were 81 hhds; sales 50 hhds;
stock OF hand Dec. LIST, 1873 hhds.
The sales this month contained a
sprinkling of new crop, all of very
poor quality, giving but little idea Of
the crop to come forward, The New
York market was depressed by the
recent destructive fire at Chicago, and
no encouragement was given foi large
operations even if the receipts had
admitted OF them. The quotations al
close of the month we're as follows:
Lugs, 6 25 to Z 25; common leaf,
IL 80 to 8 90; medium leaf, 8 % tc
\ 8 90; good leaf, 8 % to 10 90. Nc
grades above these were offered.
DECEMBER The receipts this
month were 222 hhds; sales ia hhds;
stock on hand Jan. LIST, 1872, 255
hhds.
Sales this month showed an increqs,
ing quantity of new tobacco, which
showed much Improvement in quality
over the samples previously offered
the market was very firm and closed
at following quotations:
Lugs, 6 80 TO 7 %; common leaf,
il so to 8 %; medium leaf, s so to
8 %; good leaf, 8 30 to 10 20; fine
leaf, 10 30 to ii %. No selections
Offering.
JANuARY.-The receipts this month
were 726 hhds; sales 675 hhds.; stock
on hand Feb lst, 367 hhds.
The sales were mixed, new and old
crop containing many low grades OF
very inferior quality, giving under
range of figures for such. The mar
ket was firm and active throughout
the month, and the quotations at the
close were as follows;
Lugs, 90 to 7 %; common leaf
7 80 to 8 90; medium leaf 8 % tc
10 25; good leaf, 8 90 TO 10 80; 10
grades strictly above these were of
fered.
FEBRUARY The receipts this
month showed a very satisfactory in
crease, composed almost entirely Of
new crop, they amounted to l77t
hhds; sales l go hhds; stock on hand
: March lst; 1,049 hhds.
!, With more liberal receipts, and un
, der great encouragement from the
, New Orleans market, our prices steal
/, lily advanced upon all grades, with a
times some excitement in the market
the demand being greater than thu
supply. The Spanish government
advertised for bids for her tobacco
contract to be adiudicated on the 1911
7 of this month; but owing to the Sc
verify Of her conditions, no contrac
tor can be found to offer Acceptable,
bids, and the contract was not awar
ded. The quotations at the close 0
the month stood as follows: