The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-02
THE TOBACCO MARKET As REPORTED
BY THE NEW YORK TOBACCO LEAF,
ApRJI, "a

Virginia Lenf. scarcely any change has taken
place. in the totslcco marhet since our la,t report.
There has been In some departments II slight In
provcincnt In feeling, but apparently no increase In
The volume of business, special or general: ana
]quiciuGc may b. said Ia have been the dominant
feature In all branches. Il, has been the ease iDr sew
eral weeks past ror the better grades Of Firginia
leaf there was the usual inquiry, ami sales reached
the Ordintry amount; bur Tor DINER sort, siitrc "io
little or 10 dcin nd.
Sp~rifctliy. the market may be described as being
very uuic. for everything except good working
STOCK, which manufacturers arc taking ~ they re-
qnire II.
Low Iclf and lsgs are com parrtiv",y neglected..
though transactions art reported In these G'=scrlp-
lions. Exporters appear 10 be- wdiiinE FOR more
fIyorihle a,.yiccs from abroad, and especially | J.
srmethidg definite oil Tie German tax question,
wlncu = Etug- iirr' with provoking ten1city. Inc
foreign demand, like the local one. Il rather btck-
ward this spring, and the circumstance seems Ia te
chiefly due To the prevailing expectations o. buyc,.
that easier terms ctn be Grrsnd"i upon a. the result
If The large prphofiipr ~ COMMON giad", III t.".
new crop. How FAR this tx peciltion IS destined Ia
be realized remains 10 In -cct. Even Sllhi:Id urcs.l'
raie. lie niaintaincd for these grades IL can hai"t!
lr claimed that shippers ana Lr:irrs hrc likely 10 ne
nv,rnaia when il Is considered how limited i tllcli
| margin for operations In the l!SllrrcL-ac' .: Sood:'
assuming The latter 10 be in as suiaii supply Is l.,
com supposed.
The future Of rric"s Is always an exceedingly I'M
cer,,l In topic To desc mt upon, but WHEN TINS - az
mt ci there still seems ground upon winch 10 past
| a reasonable belief III the continued flriiiiirss fatiitr
th,u the praSi.rtiyr relaxation Of values. On ms
| uuiur i Richmond CORE. ppadcnt, under nI't oi tne
18th instant, cOmlneiit- somewhat uPGtouNcN. bt
SAYS. ..'rbe price, realized here tO-dJ y for all clatssfs
OF tobacco were AS high Rs on any day ms year.
second class dark wrappers s0ld is l.igh AS did nrs!-
cluss u >llor, time since. snt bright higher"
Whatever may &c inc elect Of The possible super
! aLuti, nee cr tl. miner grades Of Virginia io'accr
ON those grades directly, il l. now rrttiy grheiahy
CONCEDED lliat line goods viii Inevitably command
full prices a. loug ~ any oI them are ootallap.e
from the existing sources ~ supply.
hruufi,SuFrd.-Df The CaS.nd:st marker tlhr'
Is little or nothing to r ioit that J. really tuIIereii.
from what has been previously expressed. The iii
licuiiy Of procuring bright WRAPPERS al s.ich rap
~ WIN warrant the expectation OF keeping 'ht
better grades Of manufactured gods at preoch,
prices /, referred To as one OF the questions no"
cJmlng mp and demanding consideration from ts'
trade. II appears probable that more Than ordiliar,
Inconvenience will be experienced this season II
obtaining just such tobacco a. Is wanted Tor manu'
featuring purposes; and In the event of This proisi'
hilIiy proving TO be the cSse consumers "hib Ire Tor
tuna = IL they arc not Iia.te 10 rranhi nc aar
through The c~naaheed ersi q some 81 tbs trshds u
~tlIpN i.ry la Wv ,irsn 40 ars.ist"'fsdy
may Material modl!y The prosl et H. ibla regard
a. has occurred before now. But should tyturr ae
isycrtes Weld no Larger proportion OF desirshi,
| wrappers than has been obsined up 70 tais hme