Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-16
The Tobacco Trade-Basiness of last
Year-Future Prospects.

ness. In the cigar line there had been
| more competition than in other depart
ments Of the trade, and when the panic
broke out most manufactures were found
with large stocks on hand, large even for
normal seasons, and with the great expen-
ses attending on running establishments,
many houses deemed it prudent to close up
altogether, or put their force on half time.
A Bulletin reporter on visiting several
manufacturers found a good feeling pre-
vailing Is to the future. A leading manu-
facturer in Greenwich street said:
81 consider there is a decided improve
ment within month, and parties who had
| obtained extensions aIs now taking up their
notes. The weather, too, is favorable by
afiOrding free communication with the in
terror, while last year we had to wait till
May before the snow had left the mountain
Gus districts.
'sAs 10 the effect Of ajax, do not believe
it would exercise any influence on con-
sumption; people will smoke; Havana CT
CARS are SO dear at present that they might
be affected, but l am not so sure OF it. The
finer kinds of cigars can only be successful
" made in Havana, although our filters are
as good rs the Hayanas. The proportion
of work carried on at present is, / should
say, one half, most places being on half
time"
Some manufacturers Sffirmthat they have
a very good trade at present, but consider
themselves as exceptions.
The New York representative OF the
house of Gail & AK, Of Baltimore, stated
that the demand for their brands of smok-
ing tobacoos was very good at present, nor
did be consider that taxation would inter-
fere with consumption, although it might
have temporary influence at first; as there
had been much higher taxes on the article,
he did not see how the trade would suffer
materially.
\ member Of the house Of LOrill2rd &CO.
took the same view, and said that:
"Trade would not be affected an iota."
Business he said, "has been moderate
and healthy during the last few months,
and IS now fast recovering"
Were it not for the panic the season
would have been very prosperous, but, with
the exception Of Detroit house, only rep
resented here, there have been no failures
Of any account. Seed leaf appears to have
particularly suffered, owing to overstOck in
| Europe, especially the Massachusetts, and
Connecticut crops. The annual statement
| of NJ. RAIDER * Sons gives some statistics
which show that unless the crop is very
much larger this year than last, the general
| opinion that prices will be maintained is
justified.
The stock of American tobacco in Liver
pool on Dec. l wat 5, S26 hhds., against
| 1902 in 1872, in London, 16,39S against
| 1855; in Bremen, on Dec. IL, 6,7S2,
| against'2, PAS; in Baltimore, Dec. ~, I5,-
/ l49, against a,3G1; New Orleans, Dec. 81,
| 9,G99, against 1882: New York Dec. 81,
II $50. against 6,jGg; and in Virginia, Oct.
| /, 10.53S, against 9.sI4; or 90, lS5, against
| G6.53T; 1871 the stock was SOOSG, and
in 1865, 12S,G35.
The exports from New York for 1873
were, Of leaf in hlds., "a SIS; cases, 333 49,:
bales, 81, 4OI; sermons, Hop; stems, 3,737:
and manufactured pounds, S,22l, ST.; Great
Britain, Germany, Italy, France, China,
and South America being the largest con-
sumers.
According TO the United States census OF
| 1870, the four leading States manufacturing
| tobacco and cigars were New York, Penn
| sylvania, Ohio and Missouri. New York
/ had 1872 establishments, employing 5, T10
hands; capital, 500, 13j, paying -, 494, :
| 80 in wages, and with annual products
| valued at Sg,2GI, 80. Pennsylvania had
| 975 establishments, employing 5,755 hands;
capital, S1,9G6,S95, paying 81 ,460,4j9 il
wages, with products, SJ,320,24S. Ohio
| had 400 establishments, employing 2,49G
hands; capital, S2,7O4, 135, paying S2,494,-
| $40 in wages, and with products at 81, &c.,
| SOS. Missouri had 3lS establishments
employing 1,4l7 hands; capital, S5S6,660
| and products valued at S2,0S4,0I3. But fol-
| the manufacture of chewing tobacco and
| snuff New York had 81 establishments
with 4.533 hands; capital, S3,52l, 9ll, pay
ing s., 256,5 $50 in wages, and producing an
| annual value Of $500, 1876. Missouri had
50, employing 1871 hands; Capital, 81
AZ. 700, paying ssh, $50 in wages and pro-
ducinC an annual value of SS,33l,511.
The Journal WUStrC de L'ErpOSitioI
de Tiennd has the following remarks Oh
tobacco at the exhibition of Vienna;
"The average annual production Of to
bacco is, in round numbers, as follows
| North America. 100000 quintalS; Hun
gary, 49, 600; Germany. $4,000; France
100000; Turkey, 10000; Brazil, $4,000
| Cuba. 100000; Russia, 1900; Java anC
! Sumatra, 1900; Holland, 10000; st. Do
| mincn, $4,000; Philippine Islands (Manilal
| 10000; Austria, 5000; New Grenada, 40,
600; Italy, 5000; Porto Rico, 10000
| Greece, 1900; Roumania, 5000; Belgium
| 5000; Spain, 5000, Switzerland, 200
Ecuador, $500; NeneEuelG, $500; Den
| mark. 1000. Total, 3,0o9,5O0 guintals.
"With the productions from other coun-
tries, the amount can not be far short Of
! 100000 quiHals. At the exhibition
Hungary, Austria Italy and ROumania
were well represented, as were also Havana
| Rrrecia Svaip arr
! Switzerland. So were Turkey, Greece
| Belgium, Sweden, Norway and North
America had taken little part in the display
of tobacco. Il was difficult to make com
parsons, as the weed is subject to such DIFF,
ferent conditions in different countries, is
very prediction being a monopoly II
Austria, Hungary, France, Italy, Spain and
ROumania. while light duties favor Ger
many, Belgium, Holland and Switzerland
the raw material in England is heavily
taxed, and also in Russia and America.
austria sent very fine snuff tobacco
from Southern TyrOl and Galecia, as wei
as cigar and cut t0baccos from these coun
tries. The Galician leaf is very fine, anC
its Odor negative. Hungary had variety
which North America alone could surpass
| btl iItlll - uBttA ith llS iNeth . iANAlA ttA'
! Pala,ina,e. Russia sent different varieties
from the common stalk tobacco to the vel
low cigarette tobacco from bessarabia, thI
CTimea, and the Caucasus. Spain sent the
production Of the best Havana houses, ant
some very fine leaves from the Philippine
Islands. Jamaica sent very fine ciSaTS
in Havana style. Java and Sumatr;
had a complete display, and theT'
were some cigars and tObaccos iron
Western India. There was no exhibition
Of Virginia, Kentucky OF Maryland tobac-
CO, excep; some yellow smoking Virgini;
and chewing. Brazil sent some fine cigar
from Bahia, as well rs cigarettes and smOk
ing tobacco. Algeria had some very ex
cellent cigars, etc. The Chinese tobacco:
have some strange chemical preparation il
them, which creates nauseOus feeling
but the japanese Leaves show careful cul
turo, and have lately found & large am
growing market in England. Greece i
progressing greatly, and Turkey sent tn
choicest productions of Macedonia, sam
sum and Bafra had also fine collection 0
leaves in the Oriental department"