Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-01

ItbAttB lNrfk1tlor5.
There has been no change in this ofice,
and under Captain William M. Bridges.
inspector, and Deputies Ed. Winfree, A..
O. Jones, and q. s. Palmer, the standard
OF Richmond samples Is higher than ever.
There IN great satisfaction abroad and at
home with our Richmond inspection sys-
tom.
The samplers fee Is 25 cents per hogs
head and same for rcsampling under guar
antee. Reclamations have beer very few.
NO TAX AGITATION.
The trade for 1891 may well be conuratu-
lated that there was no tax-reduction
measures to interfere with business tins
year. Tho provlsions OF the revenue laws
were executed under rebate clause IN.
regular course without interruption OF
business.
NO ARRESTS.
IT IS remarkable and speaks well for our
trade that there were no arrests for IN
tringements on the revenue laws and no
seizures or trouble OF this kind within our
trade
ISTERNAI-9EvESUg HEADQUARTERS
are in Petersburg. bit this has caused no
serious inconvenience to our trade here,
where business has been well and efficient
ly conducted.
REGIE EXPORTS.
A notable feature of the years export
business is the laudabe fact that the Aus
trian ro9ie buyer determined TO buy the
fine Austrian regSs grades only by Rich
mond inspection, thus placing all tobacco
bought under his own supervision and
care, which must be regarded as great
help 10 our trade; and tins action Is gene
rally approved.
RAiLRoAD FACILITIES. ae
Tho several railroad lines trayersing the
tobacco belt leading to Richmond have
accommodated the trade with every need
ed facility. Much tobacco IS unlOaded by
the carload AZ several convenient ware
houses. 1t comes shipped in crates, IN
bales. IL hogsheads, IN boxes, and also
often on the stick as cured IN the barn,
being bulked in close cars for conveyance.
The Atlantic-Coast Line has opened up
new tobacco section. including six or eight
new tobacco markets for brights, such a.
Greeneville, Louisburg, Wilson, Iarboro'.
and Rocky Mount. and Florence. ). o., &C.
ANOTHER TOBACCO STATE.
1t is not too early to predict that Georgia
will plant this season tobacco crop OF
considerable area. Planters are thus sub
stituting tobacco for cotton that has ruled
too low for profits for several years. That
State seeks expert tobacco-ralsers ana
curors now, while about 1900 pounds OF
with hundreds of Snow pa
tent barns and thousands of wiIe sticks
hdve been recently sold TO that section.
But what class or grade OF tobacco VIII DO
the outcome 1T is too earl 10 foresee. III
is certain. however, that the tobacco crop
will DO coming in the market all the year
round. The further cultivated South, the
earlier the tobacco season.
kavr tnharcf trQQ IN market from NOutl
Carolina in July, 1891. Richmond will have
TO seek tho trade of this new territory.
COMPARISON.
Tho DISPATCH last year said of West Vir-
ginia tobacco that the crop was on the
average "A very fine one, with few Tugs and
really low grades. There are now many
more low grades in the 1891 crop and wrap
pers are scarce.
The low grades predominant in bright
for 1891, while in 1890 there were few OF
these and moro wrappers than IN the year
previous. and the plethora OF such OLD
stock continue TO date. There was no
plant failure in 1891. The crop grew Wen
but was made thin by excessive rains
in August, causing a preporderance of
very nondoscDpt tobacco.
DEATHS.
Thore was happily only one death
amongst the trade IN 1897. as against hihe
for 1890. This one was MIR. w. ID. Tomp-
kins, an old and prominent merchant.
LOOSE SALES.
Richmond has doubled her loose sales
from October 1st 10 January !, 1892, as
with last year, and the outlook
il for n five times further increase III the
new year. The exact figures in increase IN
three months sales for 1894 are 1,Slf,2O9
pounds; increase for the year, l,6O6,OG5
pounds.
SOME POINTERS.
The western crop is very good manu-
featuring one of fair proportions. The
English and foreign markets are dull ana
low. The cotton States are weak buyers
of manufactured tobacco. The cigarette
fOurshes. The stock OF tobacco IN Ameri-
can markets shows a large decrease over
any year for five years past. The English
stock IS large.
IOBACCO-sEFD.
The tobacco-seed raised by Major r. l..
Ragland, at Hyco. Va. continues 70 he
the adopted standard Of planters and OF
the Government.
THE MODERN-BARE SYSTEM.
The Modern-barn system has been gene
rally adopted III Georgia this year on a
large scale. In this connection 1t is note
worthy that in point of pounds, in color,
method of curing, and III value of tobacco
cured by this process, the victory has been
awarded this barn over all old methods by
a tour months test trial at Oxford. n. &.
This test was conducted under the super
vision of the North Carolina State Agri-
Commissioner IN planters in-
terests.
CONTRACT BUYING.
Low and medium grades Of dark ship
ping tobacco have beyond doubt been un-
fayorably affected by the method that
sew eral Governments of Europe adopt as
monopolies, in contracting for regie TO-
haccO supplies through several agencies
under contract system. This plan places
this tobacco at their mercy, while at the
same time It disparaglngly effects the
quality and standing of our crops. Since
a certain debased sum will only buy cor
grade. and the standard never
being raised these Governments got an IN
ferior tobacco; ana thus the inference
abroad is that Virginia does not
make as good tobacco as formerly,
and then, perhaps. other less. merito-
riOus tobaccos are substituted for ours.
Austria, England, aud Germany take
about the best tobacco comparatively on
the open markets. France, Spain, and
Italy notably DO otherwise, and this dit
ference Is being considerably agltated IN
papers and tobacco circles on this
side of the Atlantic. This subject is
worthy OF the attention Of our Go7ern-
ment.
THE FARMERS ALLIANCES.
The Farmers Alliance has up TO this
time no separate warehouses IN Richmond.
Planters and merchants harmonize as 10
charges and the conduct of sales. IL IS
aot unlikely that Alliance warehouses will
bo sooner or later started here, as these
have been successful IN other markets.
TOBACCO MANUYACTURERs' SUPPLIES.
In licorice, fiavorings, oils, gums. gly-
,erine. etc.. business in Richmond shows
4 most healthful and gratifying increase,
aud again here the excellent condition OF
our manufactures at home and IN sister
states is shown by most excellent and
prompt collections and fewest number OF
osses by failures. Richmond is the great
supply depot tor runs and various ingre-
dents for tobacco for Virginia and North
Carolina. There are some seven or more
arge firms connected with THIS special
business.
ALL~ToBkCCo CIGARETTES.
Several firms have made successful busi-
Inms