The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-12
THE TOBACCO MARKET As REPOpTED
by THE NEW YORK TOBACCO LEAF,
FEBRUARY o.

v;rojnin Leaf-The general situation If The to-
b1cco marker Is unclaimed. exr'pt mat there n ~
Sales do not appear 10 have BEEN more numerous In
the leaf market. nut there seems 10 hay. been more
Interest manif, st.d IN thi. aud The other depart
husu IS. which Is reasonably 10 be expccted With
the opening of The spring. EFi.
In F,sginiA stock tut little was done, a. has been
the Gu: tom Of late. lot OF prim,nes are reported
as sold. and few bright smokers, and these trans
actions comprise all mat have been brought 10 our
af,eniiuu he actual figures were thirty-eIght
hog, heads Of primiugs and one OF smokers. There
was some Inquiry for low-gradc Virginia on con-
tract account. presumably, but the supply Is 50
limited that nothing OF inomens was OF c'uiu De
done. .,o rs., ,,,, Al, a. - =
tobacco are very finn, aud higher already, In fact
from one TO two ce rs higher than at the opening
OF uiIs Cavendish tobacco there has
been about .he usual amour. o. zone Inc
peeu yefy dull orders are coming In slowly, very
sIowly There has been. perhaps, lite more IN
y, he s.l,e, g. General u 3de there ID none. Deal
ers however DO not lose their faith 10 tobicc3 for
they. realize thai prices WIN os msintained am
Thing. and accordingly pay the prices asked. But
Il co.'s seriously interfere with trace TO have prces
advance they bave OF LATE. High as prces sem N
ie,1 yhat u considrrao adv 'nce In msuufac-
,ur.d goods is an. olutcly necessary TO keep
| rhe mlnuf;lrtories going; Or rather to sci
,hem going, for good many of them
,re now clio ei rs much on account OF the nupro-
ftableness Il production as on account OF any other
naasnn II Is probaUy Clearly within the truth TO
Coz tha, th. ~ Is hardly grade or style OF goods
sh,, can ae manufactures ut this lime at profit
ont ~ I,aT purchased Ut current rates. All through
the seaso leaf has kept far In advance OF manuIac-
nod tob,cro as can readily be seen by comparing
r-speclive tables Of quotations ana cilcuiatlng
the cost of productions. Dull trade Is. OK c9ut ,,
,hs sYn,a marion of the dragging way Ia when the
ie pr thc latter move upward, and uni 1ss some
ti,iue occurs TO give IN impetus 70 business they
Will II Is 10 be supposed. lag oehina IN uls ssne
wsy all winter and perhaps az the spfieg SEASON. NJ
vii rha on, rageous proposition 10 ada 10 me tax
again on the tapts at ashnRt1n may nave tne eI.
fec! Of ,uu ting prices sf; a wts Isss ashu
| renee than II would otherwise inspire; -
! W. have sen u copy o. Letter addressed oS 9
rom rm sa,e s sSScins heI
IN behalf Of for. to securz the aooition OF tns
caution notice" and stencil brand, hlch: In our
Judgment, /. both we'll conceived and timely. ,anc
calculated 10 d. goot, II any good Ia conneetion
with Ieyts ation for tobacco could come from Ion
gress. Prompt replies were made to THIS i:1es' na
| tue writer ii it'll. encourage mentt ouer. lnsS
seem to think tir sessi "a was toOHenr It's close te
favor lhe IDEA that any hmg could De done on this
9uesio before adj 'urnm mt with which View, ,.
fortunately, soou any I'M crested persons viii d
obliged TO coIncIds. Al the same time IL - q no
ticeabIe facl that. briff rs the session ID heSro
The writer's referred 70; perhaps, but thsir con D.
which 70 Increase the burcens Of the t6bacco trad
by augmrLt.pg the tax or thres tenBg 10. which II
| about n s4me thing IN It's eject UPON Oh itcbs
| We have. time and again, fully presented the !.
| lient features Of thB oon'xlous caut.on-houc,
question an ignorance OF ibe wishes VI the tradt
Md respect to II cannot be placed as an exeu
for falling TO t1ke IL up and then on the satn g
book Cong. ess viii be slnsuiarlI dtreiist IN Is
du,y IL il aij,usn withou! aciips fayorsbiy upot
this md ather amendments TO the law 10 Whieh NJ
have referred. -, -, 80
SAN observer reports For the past week thsf :.
/ has been light trade In good Tor h9fns lfdda
There have been some few safes of bright !,inet
and I2-Inch: would report an improvement !, w. vs.
sales both OF 0s aud 4p,nnus, principally ~ :
and at remuneratiys prices We hope iof m sln
! Rtehmanl n port m active trade ard advanced
acl..~p.i-.- NO o, Ia p.!s.s.r I..s. =