The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-18

RfeHHoNp AS arch 10, 1878. 81
tlsscrs of Dtspasci Gentie men, As:
you were kind enough 20 publish our 1rst
article urging the obaeco-p planters OF firtS
Bginia TO cursalt their crops, we Will venture
90 send ron q second. Sc Now fhat the Legs.
lature hss adjourned, and the subject sof5
finances ie left 60 the calm refectio 81 snose
who have TO pay the taxes, NC beg 20 insist
that yaa, will aid us in our Efforts 70 con-
vince our people that there 10 sars TOO much =
inferior tobacco In She world and not;
enough good. You surely can find space
enough lid your valuable paper TO enlighten
the taxpayers on this subj ect for nothing
is more certain than that half q crop OF good
and Are tobacco will enable them to dis
charge their duty as taxpayers fer better
than q full crop OF the miserable stuff now
offered In our market. It's true our manu-
facturers are comparatively idle, awaiting
the action OF Congress on the tax question
and we believe 1t win take them until June
| or July. to determine whether It is proper to
irelieYe industry at the expense OF indo-
Hence: but should the tax be reduced we
| do not believe the price OF leaf will be ma
iterialiy affected. The moment an advance
takes place here In leaf the large crop and
cheap freigbts will flood US with western
tobacco, so that our only hope--buyer and
L
ceiyed, dated England, Cd March, has the
following: $ Things are intensely duli,
Ibut we don't think this is owing so much
/ to the excitement about war as TO the fear
that your farmers are going to grow. an
| other large crop OF tobacco, which must In
eyitably send prices down to q. very low
level indeed. II they could be content to
grow very little, and take pains to make
| that little good, they would be public bene-
factors. We are sadly disappointed that
fine tobacco does not yet turn up at Rich
mond. urpeople Tong for really fine, rich
strips" We repeat that. in our opinion,
| II our planters do not return to the old.
fashion told fogy, il you prefer the term!
/ mode OF cultivation we almost despair OF
sending our English and Scotch friends these
:. fine, rich strips
Another letter, dated Scotland, 26th OF
4 February: &c We earnestly trust this mis-.
4 cradle Eastern question may be settled
/ peacefully, but we have no great fear,
though war should be the ultimate issue,
that it Will affect our tobacco market in
material degree. We, however, are still ap.
preheDsiye that our market may be glutted
; by shipments OF strips which are really not
Required" By 'sstrips which are not re.
ally required our friends mean common
and medium strips, OF which there arc
enough now in Great Britain and going
forward this season to supply the demand
for the next two years. Let the planters OF
Virginia give us a small and fine crop, alf
they will not only benefit us who buy, but
they will very materially benefit themselves
ToBACCo-DEALERs.
| The following is On extract from the
Monthly Report OF John c. Muller II Co.
London. 1t is dated March 1st:
| "Great curiosity is now felt as to thu
probable action OF the planters; should
they again aim TO raise a large crop, heed
1 less Of the low prices which they will have
i to take, the effect will undoubtedly be still
further to depress the value OF tobacco ii
the various markets OF the world. We fee
quite sure that it would be better for them
and all others interested in the tobacco
trade, to grow less quantity and make
greater efforts to cultivate better tobacco