The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-04-18

factory one for a branches Of the tobacco tr Mc,
anu presumably so for other Interests as we'll tor
s ee rgsoI nr other buyers are backward ana
10 take things easy rather than come
rSard anil withllycy bids give strength and AMI
, nation to the market. Through all ranks OF the
so o absence Of activity Is apparent. AMI 1t Is now
snrinr % De generally aPDrehendcd that The
early anticipa,ons or n good business. which We're
naturally lndnlged In during the winter. However,
WIN SIX weeks or spring In advance, there is alum
|'considerable amount before the summer arrives: .
and within this period 1t is not unreasonable 10 tx
pect an Improved demand 10 spring up In quarters
There were saies OF Virginia tobacco last week
10th for export and to manufacturers. hut only tn
moderate extent to either. But little desirable
stock IS coming forward. AMI this Is an annoyance
of which more complaint might lie made than OF the
dizziness OF the times rs II nndoub,edy adds mate,
10 future period Heyotiaions that under other cir
cumstlDces would lie commenced At the present
time There Is However, go1d tonacro 10 Ne 81 Id
In this market as la Others 81 prominence; bul
remarked In previous Issue. IL Is rs yes IN
mtedsupply In all the mar ets. And here, II Is 10
be observed once more that IL may be- doubted whe-
thcr The practice now growing Into favor among
some Of our large manufacturers and Shippers 9'
resortng directly to the Virginia markets for the'r
supplies is the best mode that could be adopted FOR
fastening early receipts Of the most desirable gooGs
or OF keeping prices AZ such range rs nest 10 pIo-
mote the general Interests of the trade. In the
matter of prices one has only to glance at Rtchmond
quotations, and compare them With those ruling t0E
Virginia tobacco here to see The permanently sthl-
aning infiuenc. which results from New ork h0fse
bidding against themselves aud each other ATE tae
j." breaks" while with respect to the effect OF sucf
action upon the character aud quantity OF receipts
In our market IL must be apparent 10 The most IN
rejecting that the more there Is purchased otSfl
Of New York the less need viii there he FOR fiul
;ussor.meuts In New York warehouses. Of course
the trade will buy where choice and interest lead
then and Of they will believe that the nearer
they go to the producer the closer tner proximity
to the spot In which their interest lies: but wlile
admitting their right both TO act and believe a. they
see lit, It may yet he said that personal bias ana he
lief are not always the most trustworthy guides Tor
business men 10 follow. and that the facts In thu
matter under consideration are against thrir reila-
bllity at this time. r-
There Is In our mind. IN we write. large manu-
featuring firm herr Which receives It's supplies al
most-pnssibly tuitP--eAc usvely from our own
ware houses. and we think nothing would he iltz-
arted IN saying that comparison OF tue pfoflt ac
count of this frlu with that OF other firms accus-
toned to buying literally IN other markets nearer
the sources of supply would show q considerable
gain as The result of dealing ut home
Here dealers are DumcroliS ana the actlvity ol
buyers is Offset by the sharp competition OF those
having goods to SELL hence prices are kept at a
steady and moderate range. Elsewhere deal r. urr
comparatively few ut any one given point, and conf
petition is therefore less spirited than IL Is mere
and 1t naturally follows from this that when the
number of buyers l. increased beyond due proper
ton rs compared with the number OF sellers the
former become competitors against each other an"
tc result Is constantly nuctuating anu Seheray ad-
yanCing values,