Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-30


and rarely ever hold extreme views.
Buyers on order and exporters here arc
men or the highest integrity and personal
standing. II Ii because OF this that they
have the full confidence OF their princi-
pals. Our manufacturers are all. 40 q
rule. rich men, and are doing healthy
business. without any superfiuous brag.
The commission-merchant are hard
working set. and carry IasGe stocks Inc
prospects for our market this year are
very bright"
Messrs. I.arus a Brother: I'VE think
the general trade In fairly good. ana
that there II a bright outlook for DIG
years business"
Mr.. Daniel Lyons. Of the J. d. Pace
Tobacco Company: Don't ASK me- am
poor authority. I think business In manu-
featuring as good now as last year, with
some Improvement. Lear tobacco IL
cheap enough for all old stocks Tor any
one not TO complain: new briehts appear
quite high. however. ManuiactSrers gene
rally. / believe, are not very BUSY.
The r.. r. Pilkirton Company: I'VE
are about Is per cent. ahead OF last
wears business on smoking tobacco 30
FAR. with curtailed expenses. The pros
poets are good. Stock n cheap enough.
BRIGHT FOR MANUFACTURERS.
Mr. Thomas Atkinson, OF p. II. Mayo
a Brother: september business in manu-
featuring was the best with us IN many
wears and this years business In con-
siderably better than that OF 1893 was;
the Improvement has been marked since
Congress adjourned. whatever may be the
cause OF the Improvement. In exports
there II also some Improvement noted.
This In less marked, though, than In do
Va
the success OF the loose sales. and the
prospects of n good tobacco crop. Manu-
facturers have no cause TO complain OF
the prices OF leaf. and are making. II Is
believed. fair profits"
Messrs. NJ. T. Smith e. Co.: "Our Sep
tcmber business has been very good.
Altogether business Is better than last
year. Collections are good; much more
tobacco selling than appears on the sur
face. and gradual gain Is going on.
Our correspondents who ship rehandled
brights say they are not anxious 10 sell
out their best grades. as the new crop
has not been tested and does not appear
to contain the desirable wrapper grades
to supply the usual demands. 1t has the
color. but is papery."
PLEASED WITH SALES.
The Cooper. Crews. Berger Company
varehousemen: planters. without ex-
ception, are pleased with Richmond prices:
out of $50 hogsheads sold by US on special
sales all were planters tobaccos. and the
future Of Richmond loose-sales market
Is assured II our buyers will stand UP
to the market as they have done.
The Davis & Gregory Company: since
our opening sale we have every cause 10
be pleased with prices. and planters we
sell for are equally so. This loose business
ID lob nnCeaH
ingly: II IS our dependence LOT acu''t!
of the tobacco trade"
Messrs. II. C. Morton e. Co.: "Whiie
considerable tobacco changes hands:
great deal Of II is on account OF Winning
up old accounts and lots. or course, there
has been n very great decline in olu
filters and smokers. which are worth
very much LEES than one or two years
ago. while old wrappers Will soon make
way for new ones, depending on what
the latter are. There is very little TO-
bacoo paying any proht' ana mahu,ao.
turers. some OF whom are busy. only Duy
for daily needs. TO supplement stocks
already bought some time ago. Business
will improve gradually. The loose trade
does not help the hogshead trade.
Messrs Shelburne & Scott: planters are
as well pleased with prices of new as
possible. The loose Gales are growing all
right"
w. H. Jones, Esq: "Our loose sales are
a boon to Richmond, which is right on
the track of the fine new Eastern North
Carolina belt for brightS. This market
Is hound 10 cater to and draw that trade.
and is offering encouragement to plant
ers. Prices are very good-yes, even
high"
SELLING PLANTERS TOBACCO.
William e. Dibrell: II have kept con-
stantly on the breaks. and know great
number of leading North Carolina plant
ers personally, and made 1t point 10
interview them particularly They are,
as regards sales. well pleased with Rich
mond prices and treatment here. The
average prices were very good. There
were few piles overlooked. The breaks
were composed Of 80 per cent. planters
tobacco. Two warehouses claim TO have
sold no spectators tobacco this week.
The planters trade comes from North
Carolina. from the Tarboro', Greenville.
Wilson, and Rocky Mount districts
chiefly. Later sales will take In another
area of the bright belt. number of
planters aver that their second curings
this year have not been OF their best to-
bacco but consist of primings, or string
or wire-cured tobacco. which has high
color on the stalk. Tobacco cures, which
will come in later VIII show better
bodied tobacco, while there is very little
of it that has gum or elasticity along
with color The older planters say there
viii be 25 per cent. less wrappers In the
crop than last year.
MINOR NOTES.
j. n. German & Co. and T. S. McDear-
man G. Co. report a good order business.
each doing a full share OF their part of
buying on order.
Thornton g. Co. expect as much work as
they can we'll attend TO this season in
their large rehandling factory.
The National CigaretteTobacco Com
pany. OF New York city. has commenced
to purchase all its supplies Of Cigarette
tobaccos on the Richmond market.
through Mr.. w. Greaner Neale. This
draws quite a lot of trade from other
markets here.