Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-02

$50; receipts TO Aug. 81, 1873, 67,627.
Making difference ia favor of The present
year Of II, 691 bales.
As to the extent Of the cotton trade of
Nashville for the year, and the amount re-
quired to haGde the crop, we ca" put it
down in round figures at 4,260, 900,
smaller amount than former ears, owing
to the inferior quality Of The bulk Of the
staple handed.
The Leaf Tobacco Trade.
The receipts and sales in this market for
the year Just closed amount to 1902 hogs
head against GAG hogshsads the season pre-
ous, very fsttering indication Of an in
crease Ia this important branch Of business.
And when it is considered that not quite
two years have elapsed since this trade was
revived, the BUSINESS is certainly era flying
and encouraging We are saved the trouble
of extending our review of this department
Of trade by coming into possession of a
lengthy circular issued from the house of j.
NJ. Carsey, Son g. Co., from which we make
the following extracts:
Our tobacco market duri g the last IL
months has been very satisfactory. Prices
were we'll sustained throughout the entire
season, and were higher than at sry other
western market, AID were relatively higher
than at the seaboard markets. In support
oftGis asser ion we give the following quo
t2tions from letters written at different
times during the season by New York
merchants TO buyers of tobacco on our
market, who shipped 10 New York. One
house writes:
"We Sid 200 hogsbeads yesterday, and
while we hardly got you out, Louisville
purchases paid o2e cent proh5-the tobacco
being cheaper" The same house ssys in
letter of different date: "We have some
of your samples to report Oh, which we will
probably do tomorrow, but we see at
glance that there is loss, while q lot OF
GAINESVILLE, received at the same time, was
seized by bdyer at p cents above cost "
Another house writes: "The writer has
been selling tobacco in this market (NeW
York; for fifteen years, and will repeat that
tobacco received from Nashville cost higher
than from any other Western market" In
another letter of different date the same
house writes: eve would again call your
attention to the fact that your buyers are
paying mere for nondescrips tobacco Cat
NashviIlel than buyers a.s paving for good
tobacco in other Western markets."
For the reason that ours was a new
market, some parties who were disposed TO
ship TO it, entertained fears that if large
amount of tobacco was shipped here prices
would decline; but in this they were mis-
taken. Some buyers turned their attention
to other markets because they could not
buy as largely here as they wished. at
present very Indication co firms us in the
belief that our board of buyers will be
much larger next season, and consequently
a., 81 III To
obtain very full prices.
We would advise youto carefully prepare
| your tobacco fJr market. While stripping
| it assert it carefully, and make from three
| to four cl SEES of it, putting each quality in
class to itse {. Put five or six leaves in
each bundle snd tie it up neatly. Be
certain to have it in good keeping order E.
! fore prizing, so that it will go through the
summer sweat and remain sound an sweet.
! Pack it in the hogshead as straight as pos
sible, and have the heads of TIE buncles in
each layer even, and DO not let them lap
each otter. Make your casks of welt
seasoned OAK slaves, So inches long and A
inch, across the bead, and pack from 400
ID 1000 pounds leaf, as per qualify Qf dark,
rich leaf, put 1000 pounds, and if light,
colory leaf, put less,) and from 1909 to
1900 pounds Tugs in each hogsbesd, ard be
car fal TO PIT The heading securely in each
hosshead, 60 as to avoid less in transit. As
there has been very great complaint of late
years, and especially by foreign buyers, at
tbs custom that some have unwitiingly
fallen mo OF pueip short, and in some in
stances infer or, Tobacco around the sides
and on tho ends of hogsheads, We would
suggest that the practice be aban-
doned, as it lends TO destroy confidence and
unsettie prices. Have the tobacco, as near
as possible, of the same leDg h and quality
throughout The hosshesd. Marx your name
on each hogshead.
We throw out rhese suggestions because
we appreciate the importance of adopting
them, and If yeu will observe item IN the
preparation of your tobacco for market you
viii 8 ION be convicted thas yon have beer
benefited, and wuIeyer after observe them
We would also suggest the use OF haes IN
curing your tobacco, as by that meaEs yor
will agoi,. the smoke, whic1 is objection
able, and at the same time you can cure
your tobacco better than not to use heat
II you cannot use fiuss, it would be better
, to use charcoal than wood, for the reason
that it makes little or no smoke.
As to future prices, we have to say, tina