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


creased. and in this our merchants are
LARGELY interested. one way or another
Other markets IN the interior are ln-
creasing their inspection ana storage
trade With dircc, shipments. when CON
troll much tobacco that formerly came 10
this market An active home demand anu
an anu-monouoiy success would very
much improve ,his market, suffering from
ike causes with others.
There IS very little complaint among
our manufacturers. Business has pceh
fairly steady with nearly an; profits nave
been small. and expcctcdly 30; no nIm9
OF any note have discontinued or iallen'
Smoking trade In GRADUATED mas
dull The larger factories ~ cheioo'H
have done wei. In smoking miA'ur'
business was not bad. y few hiins sun
loss I'm trade. The local plug trade has
boon GOOD FOR the times. The cigarette
trade In volume has been very iair Out
profits likely smaller than heretofore
Several of our leading plug and export
factories denote mo iiminution IN busi-
ness. but have had steady. good trade
on standard brands-with very satisi"c-
tory profits ard better prospects SUN
ahead.
The manufacturing tobacco-supply rms
representing the Trade az large ia the
state. report a decline In business, bul
with good collections on what mas peeh
sold In the retail trade there are many
evidences that business has been pros
porous.
DEATHS OF THE YEAR.
Tho deaths i'm the Trade represent
largely the older eX-members, whose
memory IS pleasant to many Among
those who passed away were Messrs. \.
II. Dibrcl. w y. staples. Of staples d
Martin: r.. w Pemberton. John Pope
a. j.. wells. George ID. Harwood. Garrett
T. Watson. and. perhaps. some DINERS
formerly with the Trade. Messrs. X. H.
Dibr,v and w r. Staples were both IN
the commission business the latter active
tU death. Bo.h were members of the
rapidly decimated Ambulance Corps OF the
Confcderacy. Mr.. Pope was well-knOWn
officer I'm the American Tobacco Com
pauv. and OF the Allen & Ginter 8ranch.
Mcssrs. pemherton and Wells were form
crly manufacturers. and Mr.. Watson q
noted exporter and foreign agent.
only one factory Gre occurred IN 1876
that OF the GOrman-Campbeu Company
involving about $4,000 loss in tobacco, fix
lures and building. while business was at
once recommended.
Richmond has kept III with all modern
I'm lroVcmcnts for drying and ordering
tobacco. our chief rchandiers are sup
piled with the best and quickest working
and most efficient apparatus 20 be had
Richmond mechanical genius and capital
have perfected the first t0baccO-leaf stem
ming-machine ever in active operation
that formerly known as the Coffee stem
mer-whie there are various improved
mechanical appliances for cheapening To-
| bacco manufacture. and lettering IT, thai
might be noted, TO the credit of oul
people
LEAF-TOBACCO STATISTICS.
Private sales for the year ending De
! cambor 81. 1896: Wrappers 26S7 hOgshecc9
/ smokers. 2.46l; filters, 706S. cutters, Loss
dark leaf. S.5l4: scrap. 1.1S1; Burley, loss
/ Tugs 2eC2; stems 525; western. go; sun
cured. 80. Total. 2S,202 hogsheads. agains
/ 3j.Sl7 hogsheads last year, 39,I03 hogshead
l in 1894 and q. i63 hogsheads IN 1898.
/ Dark loose sales for year 1896. 200. 10
/ pounds. with Is cents per pound hgnes
/ price paid. Average price for all sold.
cents per pound. making the past year
/ sales amount to SS2.51S42. Sales in $50
We're 2.n2.2lo pounds. thus showing a dc
crease Of 2l1 SO pounds I'm 1896 which de
| ncit is accounted for by last years smaI
[ CROP and the latcness. in marketing tn
/ present ore.
Bright loose sales for the year. 1850
| pounds. with SSl5 per 100 pounds avcrae
| price for an sales. representing IN none
| $3.50 1910. Sales last year QS95. 3.G324
I pounds. showing a decrease i'm 1896 q
/ 1866 coj pounds
Total bright and dark loose sales 70
year 41Gc $50 pounds, worth In money
S2i27552
Auction offerings on Change wer
again composed almost entirely Of sur
cured t0baccos. and I'm quality was gene
rally inferior TO the 1895 offerings. Offer
ings in 1896. 1856 packages, with GO pack
ages taken I'm. against 2.429 offered I'm lS3
and r. taken I'm. Increase in 1896, .
packages. Highest price paid, $3l per In
The Increase IN Exchange sales Of sun
cured tohaccos IS more than overcoH
10y the decrease I'm sales Of same class {
stock on the warehouse floors, which Ia
ter sales were comparatively small tn
wear. as the warehouses were closed Oh
ring their reorganization.
TOTAL RECEIPTS AND DELINERIE
Total for twelve months TO Septemb'
2Jth for the fOlloWine fifteen years: