The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-17
THE TOBACCO MARKET AS REPORTED
BY THE NEW YORK TOBACCO LEAF,


Virginia Le1c-We cannot report any material
improvement In trade since our previous resume
writing. or Virginia lear Of any description We
NAV have been efccted, after ali, Without bens
brought to our notice as We write. According 70
the Information received, however, 1t is evident
that the market destitute of any feature Of in-
tercst either TO transactions inquiries. we
hear OF desirable goods, both old and new,
which are offered ut moderate rates, but buy
below the views OF holders. Low 10 common
grades do not appear to be wanted at ali, and
Even bright wrappers arc only desired when thor
euyhly bright clean. and OF uniform color. Brown
and green colors mixed with the approved yellow
are, as rule, unstable, and goods priced and cx-
which are really good: Of really good the supply
IS still Inadequate to the demand, both here and In
vale correspondence shown us, bring, In RichmDnd,
6O1 9Oc., and medium 35 D40c GOOD dark wrap
pers seem to be little easier III price there, u1der
the influence OF slightly augmented receipts Of the
' Observation-Disclosures on the whole = rather
nade by some of the Lending houses In the trade Of
very fair proportions, time and circumstances duly
considered. Both for shipment and consumption
Transactions are reported by wholesale dealers
those for the first mentioned purpose apparently
nrepouderatng, and jobbers received ABOUT the
OF orders r9m 5he retail retail tra The
Cuban market, formerly good one, has for long
time been an indifferent one owing TO manifold
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tbither are consequently neither large nor fire.
0uent Prices continue regular and generally urn.
1ho steadne5S of the market Is one or the more
noticeable features OF 1t, several months having
ELAPSED without sufficient variation In prices 10
warrant change IN quotations. fact, however,
easily accounted tor In the moderate quantity OF
sock everywhere and the probable scint supply OF
the better grades of working leaf
Nobody, we presume, now looks Tor any favorable
legislation Congress at this session so far as TINS
Interest is and perhaps We might say so
far rs any other interest Is concerned ana accord
iugiy. whatever business may be done tnis year
mist result entirely from the efforts OF the trade
itself 1t bchooves the irade therefore 20 Gohsluer
well whether enough has been. or may De IN some
way, done TO place the Cayendish interest," ON the
best possible footing in this marker. s there an
new method or manner OF doing blu nnesS, auytnlp8
little different from the method aud manner OF tne
mast year that will help 70 Improve the weekly
Volume of sales and preserve the old reputation or
i've f,mOus mart If so why should Il not pc
doing fairly. that is. about as much as formerly
something more than hoidii It's own Is 10 pe e1-
nected of a great market like New YORK.
The trnde should be Increasing from year To- year,
Increasing largely. too Legislation has not ae-
nriyed aud cannot deprive this port OF tEe superior
Facilities which nature voachSaied 10 IL SELLS LII
BEFORE Congress was III condition TO prescribe re-
gulatfons for the government Of trade and com
Smokf1,s-An- average business was Aohe ~
4 spIoktng tobacco Inst week. In faVorne plano;
there was ss usual moderate activity, some o. ns
leading dealers reporting quite Roou ~,
nfher rrades and descriptions less lhgalry wss OF
$500 50 thai the aggregate transactions did 40
exceed the ordinary weekly exDlL. IN! naa,
would seem invidous, we couid me1L'S S oLnno =
| that sre achieving marked popularity IN Sarppe
well as In this country. .-