The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-17
THE TOBACCO MARKET AS REPORTED
BY THE NEW YORK TOBACCO LEAF,
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sfanutactured.-We have to report only mode
rate business In this department for the week The
Than when last reported, and we hear OF but little
done IN bonded goods Several parcels. however,
were quilted In this branch of The trade, and at an
advance upon last weeks prices. Some large or
uers for goods In bond could have been filled at
prices previously obtaining, but SO this was not IN
acc rdance with the views of holders the offers
were 1T ected Shippers, IL IS clear, VIII have to
Yield to the necessities of the time in the matter of
price, or take goeds made Of new stock prtnfngs,
t M't greaer Of the TWO evils With new brehi
wrappers, which are TO be bright after they gel
through being green, selling In the sheds at SOC.
pound. rs, according 10 a letter before us. they
have done at Lynchburg there Is little use in
thinking about conce ssions.
fancy work In 6ond that had TO be allowed to 90
without filing Oh account OF high prices ana light
stocks.
trade, but not otherwise specially noteworthy Tne
wholesale trade III the city, a dealer remarked, is
falling off little The er"cerS ana other large 6uy
the past few weeks. Outside orders are coming In
freely, and are promptly filled. There are still
some people who canl OF realize why tooacco should
be higher than IL was, whe, times are dull aud
prices generally are al stand-stil Trade 10 Ger
tain brands is rs good as could be desired In others
not so. We notice orders from Holland for one or
TWO special favorte$ during the week.
Cigars.-The cigar market is IN :deratey active.
Manufacturers report steady but mol hurried occu-
patton, and importers mention little better de-
inand for their goods We shall be glad 10 chrOni-
Gle better prices for domestic work. and cannot see
how they can be longar deferred.
Virginia Leuc-There have been few sales OF
Virginia leaf since our last review, but not many !:
nor has there bten any apparent change IN price
either for better worse Prices continue stiff for
all grades on SALE which, us Is well known. linn
lied. Prominent Richmond Ill anufacturers we ob-
serve, were 10 the market during the week looking
for whatever der irable and available regard
to cost, but their purchases embrace only westera
sorts. whereof they bought libertlly, though cost
Was hindrdnce here in one or two instances. The
western leaf market is described by one foLker on
as follows: There has been no particular change
lids week. H. seems 10 be pretty much the same
old story. don't think theeis quite so much ex-
ctcnent, bur there good sales going on, and the
market is yery firm.
In thinking over The events OF the past few weeks
1t a2peare to Inc that one of the many remarkable
ftatu of the season was the rapid advance In fac
tory lngs. AT the com mepcenent of Septen her FAC
tory luSs were worth from 74@75ac., and by the
first week in OCTOBER the same Tugs were worth from
9h652 DC. They gradually crcpt up along with other
grades and by the same impulse, TO about SEc, and
then call for 1000 hogshcaus on foreign account
sentthem up TO The highest range mentioned.
Amoog tn Virgin las sought and sold were bright
smoLera tat there were neither Inquiries nor sales
enough so warrant reference except III the total alb
sence of other referabe Items
furopcau markets for American tobaccoS were
firm but active al the date Of the latest
pents. Prices we're generally i'll correspondence
with our own, tut TRANSACTIONS smaller In
number .ssc quantity i'll consequence, apparently,
OF prices.