The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-17
TOBACCO DEPARTME NT.
INFORMANT pEcfsIos.

rrene Coin decided November 5fh aga 'nsl
The erect, & Myers Tobacco Company OF
~. Louis. Mr.. Randolph Finger, the de-
,sndagt. oleins the priority OF ne oil me
printed star on his brands, and admits that
The Ieggpit & Meyers Go. used tin star on
their STAR brand hrsl, that Finger > star iagh,
l,rend il considered no imitation OF the
star" brand aud Il has been decided as
above is no infringement The labels were
found too ssimilar Tor action, etc.
The Xesiem Tobacco Journal has the iaii
decree Of the court.
ruI's wrJoHr.
Mr. "A Redway (of Messrs J Wright
a. Go. biz hurley manufacturers Of this cry
was lately night royalty entertained DIV
iovia party Of North cambridge Mass y
is.e8ds.
CALIFORNIA.
Last month trade was very encouraging,
fobbers did q fine business in plug, cgars ana
,fgaretfes Some we g reported literally
clesued ,.lt of stock.
Two hundred Bohemian women were
lliely sent 10 san Francisco for cigar
Inaker3. Yhe chin man and Bohemian
cheap labor air certainly conditions Tor
cheap cigars "a the East coast
LEWIS II. iIlHrrooT.
Ii- with more than ordinary pleasure that
we refer 10 the card Of this prompt, pcllte
and persevering young tobacco broker VINO
A. sn sckno >leiged adept IN bIleys aud
briehts. as well as I'M darker grades. One may
implicitly trust him His face Is good IN
lex 10 his character. his words correspond
with ms deeds. and his actions in bus.nes.
and society do not belle his words.
GREAT cEsiE.
II takes a great man 20 put MP such apfice
IT plug o. was puf IN Our Pocket at the ). j..
Pace C0mpauvs factory. The cheWers
scented it. x DELAYED out homeWaid uit; ah
hands wanted a bite of t1at private stock
hurley.
nAMnlf Va. December live have
no feature Of interest 10 report in regard 90
DDS market this week Ihe breaks have been
quite small and very common On nearly
every sa e. there has been more OF less Oid
sfock sd but 10 has been nothing over q
filler or common wrapper. Ireie have been
ne rev really desirable tohaccos Of any
character Sd during the week. The weather
Do been too cold ami harsh o. adni Of Of
friing anythiDg but common stock. We Ga
not lSok for any larger breaks ill after the
first Of me year. unless there is decide
chance in the weather Nearly aii OF Onr
manufacturers are sull az work. but are Try
lug Ia Wiud up OK the Old ca - as soon as
fhev can before the weather get much e. lder
Ne he of sales Of some round lots Of old
stock ID good hne's md smokers to out-oi
town buyers. There has been some inquiry
.or old wrappers, ani some fe sales made IN
round lots DIBREIL q Bros.
BALTIMORE.
The stocks Of tobacco ia Baltimore on De.
cember Isl were 30,l,3 hogsheads, against
- 1Jj al same date last year.
Berth rstes from Baltimore
London 35s Glasgow. 3js Bremen, Viz
ginia. 27 mNks. Kentucky, 81, Virginia
items. 80 per h0gshead, Rotterda~, Mary
aud. s. 90 10 s.. Virginia 81 Kentucky.
55.50, stems SD Antwerp. same as io
rotterdam
TIE CIGAR IsAF CROP.
All accounts are favorable, 80 far The
product has been good IN New York. Penn
yiyania and Connecticut. Wisconsin leaf
- a grade or two b tier than tJr two year.
past
-umatra wrappers are ruling 50 high that
fhe home product which is good wrapper
ef y, VII receive more attention and higher
prices.
The CIGAR AND OIGAHETrE MANUFACIURL
ron 13-i AND d 50.
Pounds tobacco used in ISL. si0G0sl
Pounds tobacco used IN lss6.. ~ 6S3 44j
Cigars made IA l5S7.......... 1861 $50, 40
Cigars made IN lhs6........... 32Oli257
1larelle- made IN 1e0l........ 500 ~ bo2
Cigarettes made IN lss3........ l,6J7,2l2 j55
INcREAsT.
Tobacco used ....... ........... 3.ViZh3s lbs
cigars. -.......... -...+...'....' l5J.olo, 10
Cigarettes ...... ..+..s. ........s- Z33.bi4 $50
II takes, according 10 this sta ement about
- pound oi tobacco 20 every l,0)J cigar
Western Tobacco Journal.
FNsLsTp.
I.lvEBp0oL December THE activity
noticed in Ouf market last month has hot
been experienced during no gemb r. the
safes, almost without exception, being on a
moderate scale Ia the early part OF the
month inquiries were rather numerous bat
he actual b sness done must be under al
average. Fnlther inspection Of the import
nov completing sarnphng shows a scarcity
If fine dark wrapper Western strips the %
DaccO being mostly Of medium length, and
mixe1 iu color though in dry condition.
There j.. how ever. some nice Spinning Leaf
10 be bad al very reasonable prices. and
doubtless some attention will b. paid 70 ihis
class IN the absence OF strips.
Ine 8aSy buyers pnrc ased iu this marked
about 10 h0slhead. Virginia lea..
WILLIAM Lust s Co.
FRANCE
II De- said that the Italian Government has
recetVed q Ygoqos toa from al Anglia
can syndicate concerning the Italian ~
acc0 monopoly and that special commits
ION las been appointed 10 look INFO the
matter.
The nss Of snuff tobacco is decreasing das
by DAY. and this diminution amounts to
l.lOIlO7 francs
lae tosAl sales oi snuff were during The
fret quarter Of 1872. I07130 kil0s. equal o.
$40 l't ffancs for the same quarter of
1883. 292l al lll0s, equal % 336OJ go
francs showing q decrease OF 9d 2jg kilos or
llOi.lOl lranca lie Iabac December ~
This may explain the dlllness OF 0uI
1nunere On this market -W T. D.
LEGG NACHfNt.
4 tobacco manufacturer alyer.lsf= under
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