The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-11

s2.Ic. one IT. s. w, No. @ at 500. ono
c.. y. r.. No. 81 at $40.
Private sales reported 20 the secretary
OF the Richmond Tobacco Trade TO-DAY:
Wrappers, - hogsheads. filters, .. smoA-
ers, a. leaf dark, "A, Tugs dark. IL
Total. 40 hogsheads
The tobacco inspector reports to-day:
Inspections-Brght 80 hogsheads and one
fierce, dark, 10 hogsheaIs and % teTceS-
nspectiOnS-Bright. 81 hogshcads.
Myers. Meals, Davenport's. Planters.
Allegheny, Shockoe. and Seabrooks's to-
bacco warehouses report to-day. Receipts,
lSS packages; deliveries 10 packages.
United States internal revenue colec.
lions for the city OF Richmond, Va, to-
day: Cigars and cigarettes, 3s,5iJ.O5, Plug
tobaccos, N.4Z5.2O. rotal, NN5&
Loose tobacco sales at Planters. Shell
burne's. and ShOcAoe tobacco warehouses;
prices satisfactory
The Western Tobacco journal 81 July
9Th contains the following interesting
article.
American Tobacco in Ireland-The
United States consul az Belfast, Ireland.
James B. Tany in letter to the state
department. under date OF NAY %S'"'
says OF American tobacco In Ireland.
beg 10 call the attention OF the De-
pdrtmenI TO an industrial project wnleh
Will shortly be commenced, town. Inc
erection OF a large tobacco factory IN
ms city. In the same connection de-
SIRE 70 call attention 10 the status OF the
tIade IN THIS section, with a hope OF en-
larbing The foreign market tor American
made smokers goods
Messrs. Thomas Gallaner 81 Co, OF
beltdst Wno are the promoters OF the en-
terprse, nave already "a very large plant
mere Their new structure IS TO be or
bFlch ana iron, and Will cover about three
acres Oh ground on York street. one OF
the principal thOrOughfares. khe front
age Will bee 20 feet the depth 80 feet.
and the height ~ feet. divided into Ave
stories The hrm owns enough ground 10
increase the frontage and uepth 10 no
feet, lr required. IL Will be the largest
factory OF the sort IN the Kingdom. and
the local press claim the largest In the
world. The cost OF the builuIng alone Is
estimated az S200Qo and when In fun
working order IL Will employ In the neigh
borh0od OF 1000 hands
IL occurs 10 me that with intelligent
energy and reasonable perseverance the
manufacturers Of tobacco ia It's several
varieties and grades I'm the United states
might largely Increase their trade In this
section. There IS very little Of the Ameri-
can made article sold over the counters OF
the retailers, although ~ per cent OF the
leaf is grown In the United states, prin-
cipally Kentucky, Virginia the Carolinas
and Missouri The product of the latter
State f. mostly used for the manufacture
OF twist and plus, o.. as II is called mere,
cake tobacco. Tie goods made mere
are mostly plug In It's various shapes,
long-cut smoking TOBACCO (short-cut IL not
popular. and "A small quantity OF cigar
cites. The product ~ disposed OF al
most entirely In Great Britain and Ire
! land. Manufacturers here cannot com
pete With continental countries having
! lesser rate OF duty or with France. where
the Government has control ~ the trade.
The duty on tobacco coming into the
! Kingdom Is IS. 2i per pound on the lear
and 5s. pr pound ON manufactured goods.
There are a large number OF people
| I'm this country Who smoke tIr pipe. bn
! the street. In the house. or at work or
/ all /. 20 N.. .rf al
paulOn of the masses. | believe that a.
| least 90 per cent OF the male population
! from eighteen years OF age ana upwards
smoke mostly pipes. few smoke cigars,
| and large ana increasing number smoke
! Cigarette.
The cigarette habit is in It's infancy
| here. but r. is rapidly spreading Nhue
! TO no section az the Kingdom, the people
! of lrvls M seem 20 be particularly tond
| Of f., therefore. the consumption or smok-
| ing tobacco IS enormous, ana the manu-
| facturer who can combine cheapnesS,
quality and flavor 90 the greatest salts
! faction " the smoking public Is assured
! of an excellent trade.
There are no official data upon which
! 10 base figures but as FAR as | am able
! 90 learn not more than per cent. OF man
uflctured smoking and chewing tobacco
Is American.
The smoking tobacco largely used in
the cities Is "A quality which retails at
about ninety-siX cents per pound. Inc
next better grade. which has "A good SALE
SELLS from ten o. twelve cents per ounce,
with a prOportiOnate discount IN larger
quantities In the country districts, a
cheap plug. or roll. tobacco Is the laNoIl,c,
! Al about six cents per ounce. me aNelaec
! profit OF the retailers OF smoking TOBACCO
| Is about ~ per cent. -.
| The American made cigarettes are the
| fav0rite and fully 90 per cent. OF the
| consumption I'm this district comes from
| the United States. OF the remaining N
! per cent, Turkey and Egypt Ga few from
| Algiers) get the bulk, local manufacturers
! get the remainder. There IS no dis,inc-
| ton between the Turkish and Egyptian
! brands II seems that the tobacco Is all
| raised I'm Turkey, and the difference is IN
! the blending and manufacture.
| American cigarettes are sold az an aver
age II $40 per 1000, while the Turkish and
! t,gyptian brands cost about $3.50. The
! demand for cigarettes. as already men
the American brand Is quite popular, II
hohooves the American trade o. care
fully watch and protect IT'S growing IN
! terests here one OF the objects OF the
NIessrs. Gallaher Is 10 Increase their IA
cuities for the manufacture Of cigarettes
OF the cigars consumed IN THIS district
which are few comparatively. tuly y
per cent are manufactured IN Grea
! britain, and - per cent. are taVanas
, other countries make the remaining pei
Registered at the Tobacco Exchange 10
| da,.N ". Winston. j. q Payne. Louisa
county: c. II. Loving & sons. Fluyanna
Y Hicks North Carolina; X O. Jet
fress. Chase city. r.. -. Garnett, X. >
| Shinault W. s. Moore, Caroline county
r. f.. Pegram, norfolk.