The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-30
THE TOBACCO MARKET as REPORTER,
By THE NEW YoRK TOBACCO LEAF,
JANUARY OF

. Tfrgtnf Leac-1here has been no new featur
during the past week in the Virginia leaftohaceo
been met best 1t could &c with small supplies of
such goods as were generally wanted. Sales or both
wrappers and smokers are reported to rs. but only
In small! lots becaRse neither TO be had in sat.
ecient quantity to satisfy the demand Good wrap-
pers would sell reality If available the wan Is
Of manufacturers htng ct present rather In excess
OF the usual requirements at this season OF. the
year. the stock OF manufactured goods having been
lighter for some limo past than 1t ordinarily is In
the principal markets OF the country.
Richmond advlces Indicate about the same condi-
t!on In that market rs that which prevails here
that Is condition IN ere of strength than OF capa-
city: mctsre receipts eurtailing transactions, but
Numsf tctured.--The Cavendsh mayket has
dragged somewhat heavily since our last but rather
of Inquiry, which, for samples, both In and ont of
market, has been reasonably good for the season.
ana i aa9ns others, for bright auartsIRounds IL
ance theugb smc;iIii Of nothing of special Import
, he jo6bng irade shG#sere shipped rs usual.
demand from retailers having tlste actiTi.y; me
and all things considered this Is probably tnd f bts
For wholesale houses 10 carry stock .uficicnt for
their requirements would be to lose moe i'm intny.
est and expenses Than Is TO be gained from Sars rs
/, rule that is; and 10 do business 1t is nov dnno
BIZ wholesale dealers, walt for ORDERS and then r.;
for the goods TO from the factories, is to lS
both mO.ey and time. Unless. therefore, Change
of law ana regulation Is 10 be had, 1t would DC the
part of wisdom TO turn TO Ioblng carrying q light
and mixed assortment OD popular DralluS- enough
to supply the retail demand OF the country, aud
then, when that was oyerdope, why then do as the
mill operatives do. or used TO do twenty-five Or
thirty years ago. when periodically recurring low
tariffs closed up the mills, 60 to farming ION
shares" MIR. Greeley would phrase No 90 West >
But there Is, after Ill. chance Tor a change,-a
mere ciiance-as will be seen by Lac following let
ter:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF COMMITS
MISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, MASnIHG'
TON, january ! 9. 1874 -GHmtlemen,--Iourl letter
relative 10 requirement Of the tobacco trade ad-
dressed 10 the Honorable Secretary of the Treasury
has been referred to this Gfice. 10 reply your arc
Informed that under the existing law no export
bonded warehouse for manufactured tobacco cal
| be established. 1t is therefore suggested thai you
| ortn3 the matter before CORgreS5,
! Very respectfully, ...
- }. ". DOUGLASS, Commissioners.
Messrs. Dohdn, Carroll d 20, 104 Front street
| New York.
The Italics are ours but if anything In addition
70 the ldea EXPRESSED In the words Is conveyed, IL is
that the revenue Office Win not oppose appllc!.
lion for an export warehouse The letter to which
the above refers Is the one we published last week
| Smoking.-A week vi average activity Is report.
ed In this branch Of trade, Stocks nre full AMI az
| tractiye,