Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-01
PIG YEAR IN TOBACCO
rss n MOST LINES, BETTER
r,,v ron SEVERAL YEARS
,,PGE SALES At FINE PRICES.
,c and sun-Cured Markets
r.p,ci"ll' cOOd-r"' statistics '''
- r,uture Holds out Great
.t.c Of Bettcr Things.

Irn"
history Of the Richmond tobacco
..r another year las been written
,h, pages slip from thumb
oa. ....~ at the last rapid review per-
90 ... .hlng most OF all likely to be
u" .~li Is the strong, hopeful tone
..,rlc who have lived In 1t.
..0ac-o business in Richmond for
... r..r good; not as good as desired
....fcts. Il IS true. but In some
...- than in any year Of tho past
.. fg 40. probably the best In the
.. wears of the markets history.
lions have fallen off about a thou
r.beads; they have been failing
.. several years, and usually by
-.cr amount. This is no means
..- Of Judging the increase or de-
the business, for great deal
.- done I'm tobacco belonging 20
rrrnd territory which does not
....r the eye Of the Inspector II
tr sample. aud the samplng IS
where. III this way. Richmond
..r own and dispose of great
....f the merchandise which never
... the Richmond warehouse.
.... complaint Of 1891 among the
merchants was. that while
... ..rger than ever before they
make the money OF previous
. because OF the small pronts on
Tho private sales reported 10 Lo'
&c.. ... as many as reported LOT IS','
brokers' are Qul'e aatls"eo WIN
d ~
o.. l.-r.e. Tor the loss IN amount Oh
-. +.
zoos. sales ior GaIk anu el.. u .,s - VI
NC ., ,r-1 ,,eors rset Tbe
.,,+tro I,icbrord trade fs
.l ..' - t',,.tros. st,l,,1d be
r.t D'0
greatly .,b,ooo ~, I>,,cbonge
Sales 'oNo0. 80. vi - ,So- h,.
o. .amr. Gu o ', e''osV l.lr eoIJ ~
Hr. . cow u inc H","yO '''
-.. TI- .-..-- on tle uauc - P"' "ON
.rIE .....
rr. .. index 10 the business
10. ing during the year III
..r ..- Hra one dissolution, one ols-
.. and four assignments TINS
not been q single assign
,..t I.t .a tho other hand. one new hrm
.I a. Dart, at Nineteenth ana
....
I.. . NJ 1898 has been marked by
~ hands Of one of the old
.... ...t bu.wn tobacco manufactures
country. the plant OF y. II.
-.. . I.rather 0ucorp0rated), having
Co.,. ...rsed by the Continental Com
rrf rIr Mayo retircs from the firm,
l.l ST. Thomas Atkinson becomes mana
l.r NJ the Mayo Branch. and a director
d. Oil. Continental Company
-t.-, have been three deaths OF we'll
known and beloved members Of the fra
t.- ~. halowing the year.
.fArKE'T STRONG FOR LOOSE.
1-.roban a. co proDrietors Of
80 49, ,t-or,bnuse largo dealers in
..tso,. contribute The following
.-,d.+e about their phase of the
.'- .,. ,-oer. There ara sold from
.,C.-. o.. t151 20 mounds Of dark loose
t.l.'l., .- rrblic auction at Crenshaw's
e...sr. III. Stonewau warehouses on
fagr s.rs o. ..ch week. beginning with
Iueear. and aldlng with Friday, com
m....tl at n o'clock, selling two lots
~ p.a l- minute.
This tobacco comes 10 market largely
o. private conveyancts, Dut IL Is aISo
brought here 10y r"iIro-as anu TIN I'm.
BOAT companies from Ii" po' - va
lfteen counties conus nous 10 ny
VIZ, one ieI|eio' -'llou"' , w." ia '.''''
EuckiAgAam' cum 'eI'aIu' '"' % II
HooehiAL'. IiA''''S ~. '' -. tttne-
i t' "'..'''' 10, 1',.., orc
. '..'- -. ,.r1i,,,a T,ery uttIe1
i-.,. 80. 10 e. a. a.. ovorage
''.'+,., ...,..f. ., e. ornountfng tn
,I ,-.. ,.ri,at.l,. or an
... t...t r. ,l,f,. iarco b,Il, of
n..A
80, ,il',,..,,,.,ti,-e
mono I'D. '.-l ""' mos ,oi.se' N",iS9
Tone to I,1ndIe and shin to all
parts Of .as world there seems to be no
-.. rY why our people should not
A Yl much more. one reason why
.r i. the tobacco is not sold here
l. -he lack of united effort and en-
Dr .. ..r merchants TO bring this to-
so our buyers and also from lack
..i action ON part o. some u
VINO send thelr ORDERS away
'.' bid doubt. boy SO DONG they can
.r Wmch IS uouDliui' Let .he
ne mere through us TesulaI
' anu the dement's VIII De mutual
' ib.t closed with the year sIrous'
N. outlook for the future
... Tinted States Government has al
v IHu a decided preference for
|.- -rafcO, especially Tor lts navy,
- Iutracted with our manuiac-
t.t,. .. r.lrlv 5000 90 pounds OF plug.
.r fractures are said TO be the
I... O.. ngvers. generally. are Of the
ls..t r..r of gentlemen. liberal and
1raI-nr our merchants are affable
... ...t.
.I.r. ... .. no doubt but that Virginia
t....o. . aimed friends both at home
... abroad ON account OF its excellent
l.. trade has had ii good year
f..a t.r