Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-01
TOBACCO AND GRAIN.
LEAF AND MANUFACTURE TOBACCO
TRADE OF RICHMOND.
Taxes On Tobacco, Cigars, and Cigarettes
offerings Of Grain-Trads
Organisations
THE TOBACCO MEADE.

membership, without 1Onstralning DINERS
outside OF its operations. The abolition
many years ago of State inspections has
done away with State supervision except IN
State warehouses. and there are practically
none now I'm existence. Those admitted 10
It's membership are restricted 10 bOndgd
tObacconists OF this city md Manchester
Insurance agents and railroad and trans
portaiion agents may become uOn-yotine
members. Planters have The privileges OF
the exchange during 'Chs0ge hours AZ
sellers. Strangers are introduced by regis
tratiOn. A readng.roOm and other cOnye-
niences are attached. Tobacco Is sold
by sealed sample on Change as inspected
tobacco. and ls0se tobacco occasionally
by sample. The. tobacco year ends Oc-
tober Let, when officers are elected. For
the present year DR.. K. A. Patterson
is president, succeeding Nr. Charles
Watkins. Mr.. l.. y. Christian ia vice
president, while Mr.. c.. Mcleod re-
mains the efficient secretary and treasurer
General Peylon Wise retiring from the IN
spectorship after long and satisfactory ser
vice, Captain William N. Bridges takes the
place by election, with William n. Bragg
These two have two deputies Messrs. A. y.
Jones aud Edward Wuiree.
The membership fee OF the exchange re-
|
Zee has been raised from So to $50.
The auctioneers are the old veteran criers,
r. A. Trice and John W. Powell.
A board OF managers and an arbitration
committee compose With other officers men.
toned the Executive Committee, and TO
their credit aud that OF the Trade there has
been no discOrd or apparent cause for COM
plant among our members for 10 these many
years.
The Tobacco Trade Of Richmond, Va, is
an exceptionally homogeneous body and
ranks first and foremost as the liie-giYlng in
dustry OF this city and State. No other bust.
meas was ever composed OF better men and
materials. It is first appealed 10 indlyd'
ually or collective Tor all public Interests and
purposes, aud rarely without best results.
! There is wealth amcng individual members
and collateral relations while rs whole the
Trade is not protected or exclusively rich
class.
The psst years business bss been mainly
satisfactory.
CUEROOTs.
In special branches a greater degree
OF prosperity than was ever known has
resulted from new enterprise, rs Is the
case With the cherOOt manufactures, which
1 has been pushed 20 the front rank Of our To-
/ dustries. giving Clearly, light, and DIoh'able
| employment % a 'ly-ucreping number
! Of female operatives, who become more ana
/ more expert al their l1bors. which rebounds
/ more and more TO the credit OF ibis product
| ana 10 Richm0Ed's push and yigOr. There
! sa ready market for Richmond chcroOts all
/ overthis country, and The trade Is extending
/ 10 other countries rs well There are eight
/ factories in operation on cheIoots alone.
The large increase 10 this line, which viii
/ be best seen under the head OF Internal.
/ revenue statistics, has been due % the very
successful operation Of +. Whitl)ek's Old
! Virginia cher0Ot-iactorv mainly. This fac
/ tory, since the exhibition. has been OTerrun
! with orders, aud il is but justice 10 mention
/ this fact here. though other factories are
/ pushing successfully ahead. In 1857 me
product was 100000 in 1888 10 was 10000
| 600 cheroots.
CIGARETTES.
In this department the Allen & Gnter
! COMPANY are still leading The world IN fine
| goods, and one addition after another has been
made 10 their factory fixtures and machinery
/ to further develop this trade. There Is no
more prosperous, persevering. and popular
| public.spirited man IN our midst than the
well-known head Of this house and leader in
! this line. Major Lewis Gintcr, and his firm
stands first among the foremost OF the world.
The Kinney TObsccO Company, however,
owns and operates q grand factory, occupied
more for the leaf preparation than for ciga-
rcttcs In thiS city.
WAREHOUSES;, &C.
These nave been used 10 fun capacity the
past year. The staguation in common Tobacco
caused the croNding 81 every corner, aud ne"
room had TO be provided Tor hogShead tohac
CO.. Atthe same time the lower Planters and
Merchants warehouse tobacco will be moved
higher up town. thus leaving no tobacco ir
any danger of il0ods. Mr.. T. c. Williams Il
building another. large warehouse for leAi.tc
baccO storage.
our storage ard insurance charges bein!
low, many out.Ol-city buyers besides 0ul
own are content to let stock remain here tit
used i'm orr safe ond dry warehouses.
There i. always a sure degree oil prout II
wel.flled tobacco warehouse. Charge
are fixed at Sl.50 yer hogShead OF over 0J.
pounds net, sud 7jc. for less that 800 pound
net, with Zoe. per month extra storage ate
four months. Sampling charges are 81 .
per hoRshea1. No commodity Is handled a
a propOrtiOnately less expense than TOBACCO
LOOSE TOBACCO.
Dark sales have been comparatively light
Receipts thus far show a very inferior crop
though u may be confidently said we hay
not vet seen the best OF the crop. strip
ping ard fine dark shipping his been con
splcuously absent aud prices ruled very loV
for common at zoe. 10 3, medium "a 10 &C..
feir A. 10 53c., good g to 1tc. For this reason
planters have held back their crops.
WESTERN TOBACCO.
This class has become great competitor 0
our Virginia plug-iiller grades, and the fac
without comment remains that our factories
perhaps more than three fourths OF them, ar
using Burley plug aud plug smoking 10 thei
brands, even though the cost Is higher thaI
our home grades. The remedy the piaute
must seek in producing miidef, nuer, an'
more popular tobacco than that made 10 w
past few Years. Our trade must prosper b.
trring to the popular demand, a. much a
they would otherwise wish to use the nom
product more extensively.
sUN.CURED TOBACCO
hiss sold we'll AMID all competition all th
r yesr round, even down 10 the lowest grade
OF old. and there Is room snd encourage
ment for l1rger production OF this class
which could be improved on, however, IN IN
last wears crop. Home manufacturers pa
full values, high prices. and often fancy Que
FOR this specially appreciated and tine flaYore'
cured. or a. il used to be- called in ye Older
time. sweet-scented tobacco 10 must not b
forgotten or ignored that the world wants
Notwithstanding tobacco for all purposes
snuders, perhaps, excepted, which IS u
limited though increasing demand.
BRIGHT TOBACCO
was duh in the early part OF the year whe
sales were made at heavy losses on ION
declining market. Others have come on
, well on later advances in values Of old
especially on wrappers and cutters. WHIT
. filters have been very dun and 10"
. snd smokers have beel so also 40
In less demand, both grades show improve
ment in the latter months. Cutters hay
had high day all the year and the accumu
IAtous OF early purchases have psid hand
some profits lately, with a further brigh
future for all OF this class 81 new or Oh
. stock. This has been very pro6tabl
crop 10 planters and dealers this year, bu
unfortunately the profits were necessaril
limited to q comparative few earl
BUYERS. To the booming cigarette trad
Is due this prosperity. English shippers dl'
a moderate business only IN 0rights, but ID
lato afi,,,,f,,e 70 the English funrkpfg bv WI