The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-23
white Burley Tobacco.

White hurley Tobacco.
In noticing the various growths Of west
ern tobacco lately we alluded 10 our inten-
rion 10 notice the Burley type, and It's posi-
non and prospects. AS such. however, Is
well understood generally, there Is lIttle
left for us TO say regarding il, as the entire
trade do not require to be informed OF the
wonderful stride it has taken, and the eX-
traordipary hold il now has upon The con-
sumng portion OF the pu3llc In the Unlted
States, destined, rs we believe, to hold us
own for years TO come against all o'nefs IN
the vast proportion likely 10 be used COM
pqred with the heavier-bodied sorts, so
popular only year or so ago. That tne
heavier. qualities of Burley have
come TO stay j. assumed To be TACT arls-
inc from its suitability for supplying a
pleasant chew, MS tough qualities lasting
long enough TO satisfy chewels generally.
In that respect. therefore, lis intrinsic
merit has captured the popular taste, ana
where il has not done so it is largely owing
TO ignorance Of its fine chewing virtues.
Its popularity with consumers baS secured
for il the iield-While It's uneQuaIled "driDk-
incv properties has made il the most popu-
lar tobacco with manufacturers IN work
ing-so that they have only 10 wait Tor the
GOOD time coming, when prices OF Burley
Will be euualZed to render Il the mos pop
Mar rs well a. the most profitable OF all 10
| handle in every respect. Unlike most va
rieties. il is a bad "miXer," preferring to
90 il alone and stand on its own merits,
after it has EMERGED from under the ny
draulic. than show up with the heavier
| g Green.rIyer. when "can'i stand the pres
sure.v and turn out the coory.filler that the
Rnrley can when used alone, as oil manu-
foctiIr have found O1t. although sOrely
! tempted to use hOgshead Of red G1een-
river at 6 cents along with four or five Bur-
leys at 16 to 20 cents.
The stock OF OLD Burley is undoubtedly
! lieht; but, after all. it Is questionable II
| there is not enough in the stocks on hand OF
Oid 10 carry the trade through till the he,o
can be used. That period need not De iar
distant, if it is not already on mana 10 some
extent, by manufacturers using thoroughly
ripe, well-cured stock to some extent along
with the old. The improvements IN drying
tObaccOs nowadays render old'cured TOBACCO
less INDISPENSABLE, and hence the new crop
will be available, We fancy, III good season
IN keen prices OF old where they are
although in that respect nelc has Deeh
really dearer than Oid-sO that the use
|
INV. How long netc will be sustained at
present figures we leave to some OF the
tobacco "veiled prophets" " OF s.. Louis, or
some other similar country village, where
zoe. is paid for BurIey filters with smile OF
con,entment which can only be equalled
when attempting to capt the climax" wltu
| first. class navy at AZ 10 50c.
Burley is undoubtedly the most universally
useful tobacco at present erOwn-salaDle IN
every civilized tobacco market in the world
We say civilized, as we must except lDe
moor African if we don't poor Lo-th6
Indian.
In IIug-work Burley staods supreme to-
day. unless with those who take their 10
bacco a. they do their whiskey. stralght
which class are confined to thit Small army
of chewers mainly confined 10 around th'
Chesapeake aud south OF the james river
who will find out the choice chewing guam
tics of the Burley before long. In ilne'cuf
Rurlev ALWAYS has been first favorlte, ant
the winning horse too, until manufacturers
handicapped it too heavy with trash, expect
ing that il would continue to WIN against tD'
old plug, which, however, has ultimalei!
beaten the field, and is now first choice
with fne-cut Burley leaf for filters. Fine
cut. however, has and always Will bave 1t
friends as long as Buriey IlsiS' huu wiz 0o''
tinue to be used for that. For c0lorlng vi
common dark smoking throughout TN
world Burev i without successful rival
while for wrappers, in domestic ana iorelgl
markets, it is an established fac, more llkei!
10 increase than decrease, and with IN
worldwide. universal demand for to0acc'
of a miIder type, points to Burey as the ar
t,cle best adapted for and taken by lorele'
manufacturers in preference TO either OF IL
ofeat rivals from China and Java, unles
prices Of Burley continue as high as the
are now.
While the prospective demand Is thn
large. and probably increasing. so VIII b
The supply; and If nothing happens TO III
crop OF 1881 it will exceed in quantity an
ever known or dreamed OF, with lowe
prices for the grower than now ruling, eu
still very remuneratiye, and the best-payin
crop the farmer can raise, even with price
40 per cent. lower than they are on IN
breaks to-day. With lower prices thi+ yea
we may reasonably hore for much large
outlet abroad, which was greatly checke
. last wear by too high prices for foreign maj
kets generally, while it may be assumed as
certainty that the home-trade demand WI
be greater this year than ever it has Deen.-
Western Tobacco Journal. lOh.