Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-01

Uninspected ............... 1875 %
Total stock ............ls,ooa 20
DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES.
Among those who have confcssedly done
a very satisfactory and increased manu-
/ featuring business I'm general are louhu
Messrs. =. n. Mayo q Brother. me - -
! Williams Company. The j. Wright Com
pany. and Butler d Bosher. The atter
/ hrm again fillcd the government navy con-
/ tract for the last year.
Mir. ". r. Hancock says: indications
are such as warrant n reasonably pros
porous year IN 1897, Notwithstanding nv
| friend. Mr.. Bryan. was not elected.
Mr. Rufus A. YarbrOugh: Il see no rea-
son why there should not be an improve
ment I'm trade IN 1897. from the TACT mat
n much better feeling OF confidence pre-
walls I think the outlook for business
| very much brighter
Mr.. J. H. Neimycr. OF the J. II. Pace
Company: I'VE did our share or business
FIN 1896 but business IS far from a pros
ncrous basis. and there IS biz room Tor
| Enforcement" This might well be ac-
cepted as the expression de tacto OF mos,
/ an the Trade. none OF whom are disposed
10 croak. but all are looking 20 a brighter
side. striving TO I'm the unimprovcd meta
phorical room with improvement
The Patterson Tobacco Company: we
had an increased business Ia loJ5, ana
| confidently expect the same IN 1871.
REGGIE AGENTS.
Mr. J.. Borchers. Austrian Consul and
/ buyer, says the 1895 crop was very
mean and short one, which limited ms
/ purchases very much. while the present
1896 crop promises 10 be more largely
useful FOR his purposes. and the only OBJ
I b. that the leaf IS
rather under size for his orders.
Mr. l. y. Vaughan. the largest or our
lark dealers, says that inousn ne mas
done "a large business, the results nave
not been satisfactory to him. The crop
was "A mean one to handle. and he be-
lieves has been generally unsatisfactory
10 handlers ~ IL.
Nj T.. *. Victor says while the volume
OF business has increased by strenuous
efforts, the profits of exporters has betn
exceedingly close. and that Bremen Is the
only dark leaf market showing a niue
life i'm trade as an export market. Stil! he
had anticipated no better results than
realized for the duh year.
u. r. Crump * Co.: considering the
general unsettled condition Of all busi-
ness ours has left us no reason to COM
plain
W. g. Neal: Business was better with
me the latter part OF the year. ] find
that my Richmond purchases give general
satisfaction TO my patrons and ! have
held on to all my old patrons and made
new ones. ] believe I'm patronzng the
home market. and DO It, as all others
should DO. Richmond is the best all
round market for the buyer or seller
Mr. $. i. Carr: Reform our monetary
system: give Us state banks well secured;
DO away with trusts and combines; adopt
a. Hve-and-let-live policy. and grumbling
will be reduced to a minimum. ] have
kept up my end of business. but / want
TO see far better things. and look TO a
brighter future. that must come, for we
are at rock bottom in finance and busi-
ness now
g. d. Larus: "The volume OF business
with me was more satisfactory than pro-
, fits. Business, therefore, was fairly good
IN 1896"
T.. II. Lightfoot: business generally
dun but prospects for 1891 are better
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
Darlington & Co.: 1--WE should say we
had hard work. and there was little. il
| any. Improvement in the leaf trade. All
had 10 economic TO meet the inferior
conditions of trade. We are not disposed
81 to complain. but are hopeful Of better
| times"
W. r. Mallory & Son: Dealers in leaf
]
cured and western, particularly IN the
3 last three months
W. G.. Bentley d Co.: 1--WE really have
nothing TO say about the years business
e for publication. We have tried 90 attend
T closely TO our own. and have found but
81 little time to either crOal1 or do otherwise
$ our experience has proved that one must
20 go after business I'm these times If one
hopes TO keen up with any kind OF trade
ard we propose to continue TO hew TO Tho
p same line. However We feel that Tho
coming year viii unfold to the tobacco
leaf dealers better things than the closing
! one has given most of us
Arr.npton & Rose. "While we did z
IS larger business I'm 1895 than we did In 1856
8 we are not dissatisfied with our trade, a'
Z compared with business i'm general We
q commence the new year with fun line
y OF bright tobaccos. and are prepared anl
+ hone for better business i'm 1884,
n NJ. II. smith & Co: Taking everything
% into consideration, the past year with u'
. has been as good. II not better than VI
y anticipated We have a nice stock o.
4 hand. and hope for an active trade VIII viii
q the new year We sold more tobacco TIM
. year than last
OTHER EXPRESSIONS.
r D. Patton & CO., tobacco supplies
com business indicates considerable ir
s. activity and unproftableness with III
x average manufacturer in 1896. but IN
5: outlook is now much better Collection
y are far better and failures fewer than j
" 1885"
IS Among high grade wrapper dealers, du
Sc TO connection on low grade plug good
y business has been very quiet for Oh
\. mast wear. number Of parties in q
En- Trade declined TO give reports, becaus
"A they could not offer encouraging ones
q AIr James y. Boyd president Of II
IS Trade. says: Il think prospects for a
- increased business next year, are bette
- than for three years past owing to
l. better general feeling on all sides. stool
s. held by dealers and jobbers Of plug an
81 smoking are also much smaller than f.
~ some time past
our export plug men have not bee
idle. The low prices Of their kinds
'r tobacco has enabled those 20 rePO
rather good business. Among these al
found Mr. r. T. Mayo: BETTER than la
. year.: j. n Culhngworth, with who
oi business might have been worse, an
.1j who did as well as might be eXpecte
IS Cameron & Cameron, who are eytendiI
% business and who received a first pri
55 from the Berlin International EXposti'
~ for excellency Of their brands and v
n rietv Of same; the y. c. Williams Coz
rs pany. who extended their business.
,23 Manufacturers generally say their &c
20 lections have been remarkably good (
9t the times: the dealers are not eXpendil
81 their credit. The United states Tobac
rs Companv say that business lacks mu
Of normal conditions but has picked
, eoroa lately.