The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-05
OUR TOBACCO MARKET.
Interesting Statement from the Secretary of
the Richmond Tobacco Exchange-Statis-
tics for the Year Ending October !, 1es0,
&r. &c.

Below we give the regular annual report Of the
Secretary OF the Richmond Tobacco Exchange, Mr..
w. Kmmet Chockley, who speaks for the Tobacco
Association OF Richmond:
During the year just closed our market has been
in many respects most peculiar. IL opened tlully
month earlier Than u5ual) buoyant, win 1alterlng
prospects for the future, ana continued 30 uhill
about The LIST OF May, when There came deau CAIN
IN every class of tobacco, except DARK export DARK
heavy Tugs, fine bright filters, aud wrsppers' Ihus
n remained until about the lst OF july VII n gem
eral Weakening IN dark exports look pace-uars
heavy Jugs fne bright hLers, ana wrsppers ho'u =
ing their own. Medium and nOpdescript graces or
every class met with nothing but net sct rem the
beginning 10 the close OF the year. The crop fell
far short OF expectation IN every re,pee, say .a'
msut OF this, with an appendant or the DINER mar
keis OF The State for the year ending september &C.
1879 and 1850, TO which We invite your especial
atientiou-ihe most notable feature OF which, rs re-
ferring TO his market, is the apparent increase OF
stock. TIL. increase, VIII be o1seIved c1nhhea
exclusively 10 the uninspecled Stock, winch Is
owing TO the fact that fully TWO thousand
hog.Eeads OF this stock Is held at the various
W 5sose Sod Hn II 10 Offer il hsre Deduct ibis and
we really have 1,04z hogsheads less stock ON hand
September 80, 1880, than we had SEPTEMBER 80,
1879. As 10 the general conduct OF our trade Ne
are happy to state tina, the standard OF nspec ions
Is very much higher than formerly. and that there
has been az arbtrapon during The YEAR Not
outstanding, there SIN exists the same old obstacle
In The way of strictly lair insDection, which eau
so placed 10 be entirely independent OF sommiS.
sion merchant or planter. That this should be done
4, beyond question. That IL will be done, and that
soon we have but little doubt. The necessities OF
trade The best interest OF city and state demand II,
Jst here we would call the special atention or both
and factor to the fact that In future II 10 The
determination Of this Association 10 enforce It's
rues In re gard 10 fraudulent prI which are that
the names of all persons detected In this naudueRt
nraciice shall be eonspicuously published.
n affords us great pleasure 10 tender the Board or
Managers and the Committee OF Arbltrailon tbe
com ailments and congratulations OF the trade for
ire earnest, able. ard Impartial manner IN when
they have discharged every duty incuinDeni upon
Last but by no means least, tender our retiring
rrs sidsnt M James A. scott, the heartfelt thanks
~ every me mber OF the Association Tor bis earnest
d,gnioed and un selfish efforts 10 promote every In
tersst on line trade As retiring president be leaves
M win the we'll earned paudt upon the lips OF all
sWsii done, good and faithful servant"
STATISTICAL.
p.e>fnts.-yirrfnia: From October ], 1878, 70
september so, 1879 ai,269 hogsheads; 1885
,ieyees' FROM October /, 1879, 10 September so,
1880. l4,667 hogshesds; l2,e69 uerces' Wes'srn a
From UcIo0er i. 1878, TO september 30. 1879
Az hcssbeads; 81 tisrcea From October I,
1879. to september 80. 1850. s,os2 bossheads; II
I~snsefions.-rromo October i, 1878. 70 septem.
her "A. 1870. lO,26a hogsheads; 6.o5l iierves.
Prom, 0etoser 4, 1879, % September ~, ioeo,
S6.lz7 hoxshssds; S.gl2 tierces.
Edies.--(i fqfnia From October i. ioIo, 20 stIl-
ieMcss 40. i6iSrii,sfo hosshssd'i 6,Vs7 Hsfss