The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-01
THE TOBACCO MARKET AS REPORTED
BY THE NEW YORK TOBACCO LEAF,


INTERCHANGEABLE observer, writing to us OF the
market, says: II have little Of interest to mention
this week. ] think there has been some little I'm
proyeme1t In The demand for medium 1l-incl
bright, although orders are small. For export
hear Of but few sales and only of common goods
blacks and few fine bright faucles Of the English
market. There are few bargains offei Ing lD me
dunn bright l2inch, but trade Is so uncertain thai
buyers are afraid to take hold" AS Il whole The
usual during the week. There Is en- entire absence
of animation, but all the time there Is s2metIiDg
being done-enough inaeed, to Seem a great dea
III smaller market.
Some correspondence has passed between a men,
Der Of the trade and the Commissioned Of Internal
the commissioner EN- braces he question submitted
Hc says: Your letter asking whether assurance
VIII De given oy inns ONCE of the return Of the tax
time proper bond for the laudirg certificate is
filed, has been received a. this Office. in reply,
you are Informed that this office can ONLY deler-
mine whether an allowance OF drawback should be
made after a shipment OF The tobacco has been
made and the proof required by the reg ulations,
Series 8, No. b have been presented. BY reference
10 the series 1t viii be seen that the landing certld
cate Is part Of the proof
IN another letter from the same correspondent
the Commissioner was asked II an arrangement
could not be made whereby return OF The tax
could be had in thirty days after The landing ceriIf
cate Is received at the Office, and he replied that no
AIRY delay would occur In his office, bait that
delays might. nevertheless occur aftar the receipt
we're very promptly answered b. the Commits
:oner but neither response IL what WAS hoped for.
II The privilege OF an export warehouse Is 10 De
permanently withheld. why not dlvest the pre-
Sent system of drawback OF such or its objec-
topable fealu1e5 rs make II cumbersome
and eSpensive through pro,racled adjust
u,ent OF claims? Ii seems very Tea
siblr mode OF accomplishing this object 70 allow
receivers Of tobacco intended for export 70 Tile
bonds for the production oil the landing certificate
The Government would thus be amply secured
secured by both the manufacturer ann tue Hiel
chants tona-and merchants would bs spare u lp
loss of several months interest on the amount VI
the taxa loss now of frequent Occurrences: iFur'
Series G are at present In the way, but series VI
No. s, are OF the Revenue Bureaus Own desEe
mi nakiny THE mere change Of q few words Is
ali that Is. needed to adapt them 10 Tue ena oS1
ges:ed.
We repeat, why not ,o ,,o-o ,,s HOG,
Smokis1 For smoking tobacco there mas pesh
fhe IIsuri inquiry. e5seEea signify, perhaps. y
the wretched weather oil the week, ~hlcn Souio
We observe, among other foreign orders q Loaoon
order for 1000 poLads OF leasahH 1thcJ csanu
AS we ,ecently remarked, our iEst BRANDS "a s1non
ing tobacco ale becoming quite feature IN Iain
pean markets.
Yi7giain Lear-There has not been very actiSe
dem.tld for tobacco sluce our Ii report, auH tof
Virginia leaf the inquiry has seen quite as In a
does not seem Il. be any thing 1t al doing IN tns
variety, neither manufacturers, shippers, OF tne
trad itself taking hold Of IL with any show o. spf
r. fortunately for the prospect, the cause oi tns
general apa.hy Is independent OF me STABLE lLsei.
Ruyers stand of hot because the stock In the main
in ali branches, 1t home and abroad. Wnen unes
mend there will be an amendment In this markes
in the yirsinis leaf trade IL Is useless 70 expSe4
an earlier change for the better Prices, OF colfe
coptlnue unchanged. The better grades Oh &at an
coming forward, Out sfli Slowly.