The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-26
NEW YORK TOBACCO MARKET.

OCTOBER 23.-The leaf-tobacco market has been
fairly active the past week In oil branches OF tne
trade or western leaf the sales amount TO 1880
hogshcads, with very large proportion Tor export.
There has been more general demand for low
eeher satisfactory yet the fact that the open mar
kes willing TO take lugs at any price indicate s m
Improvement on the condition previously prevail
ing several hundred hGgsheads OF this description
are reported having been sold to parties other thun
the usual buyers. The low prices have induced de-
mand from some OF the open markets that have been
hitherto holding off. To effect sales In that direc-
ton moderate prices have been accepted:
Pirgi ia LeGf.-A fair demand for Virginia leaf
has prevailed during the week, and sales OF medium
bright wrappers and smokers are reported for local
m 5 on
found the market dun, caused by the poor stock OF
tobacco there. The stock is composed of monde
script tobacco, such none of the manufacturers
want. When good hogshead Is offered 1t brings
good price. There Is no No. bright wrappers to be
Od smokers are very scarce Every one is waiting
for the new crop 10 come In. expecting to buy
at low prices. believe that the new Of desira,
oiled up with wha. they want and receipts become
| before April. but In absence of good old wrappers
the will have TO be used as substitute. 4 bet
ter assortment can be found in New York than In
the Richmond market. and certainly at as, low
prices The neg crop Is ito to se sood 9as
OF medium bright wrappers and few hogSheads OF
old aud new smokers. The stock IN New York Is
good one, considering the scarcity of good tobacro
|
good for home trade but indifferent for foreign ac-
count. The reported sales were 1000 cases, where
| of only 100 were for export.
Messrs. Charles f. Fischer s Brother tobacco
brokers, 131 Water street, report TO the IUGGcc0
Leaf rs follows concerning seed-leaf tobacco: Bus
iness throughout the week remained mo1sEately
active. with a fair demand for home tradq$s Sales
foot up to 1000 cases, of which tor shipHHs only
abont 1 90 cases.
+ Connecticut met with fair demand at unchanged
prices. In all $50 cases, mostly wrapper, crop OF
1875, changed hands, for which l21@lsc. was
| realized Seconds sold at 9@l2c.
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for the past week In this
department OF trade Of about the usual charac-
ter. The sales embraced assert ments for home and
foreign account with rather less than usual done fol-
| shipment. There was inquiry for fine bright goods
| and orders for fancy bright and black work for ex
port. There was also considerable demand for very
ow-priccd out-of-order bright goods, twist, sc. The
| exports were 194.457 pounds.
Smoking.-A fair trade Is reported In this branch
There was some demand for export, and we hear
sales for Rio de Janeiro. The local trade has been
quiet. buyers insisting on having low-grlde goods
| and they cannot get them low enough. ~
| CiqdrS.-A regular trade Is reported In cigar cir
cles. Notwithstanding the discontlnuance Of werl
In the local manufactures there Is abundant stock
to f all present or,lcrs.-Nel0 York Tobacco Leaf