Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31
BUSINESS IN THE RICHMOND MAN.
KET VERY SATISFACTORY.
BRIGHT WAREHOUSE ESTABLISHED.
This New Enterprise OF the Year
Succeeding WelI-It Marks "h
rnocbuusiness I'm All Its Phases
Good-Dcaicrs Hopeful.
Succeeding

greater cOmplacency and satisfaction
upon a years work or towards what the
coming year holds for them with a CAIN
or and stronger hope than those Of Kich-
rnond do just now. The year passing to-
day hag been marked by prosperity from
beginning 90 end.
| The warehouses where bright and dark
loose leaf is sold have done very good
business-cqual to. II not larger than, iast
years Indeed. a great stride forward
has been made IN the sale OF bright loose
I tobacco. 4 bright market has really peen
established At this time thousands ana
thousands OF pounds OF bright tobacco
are being sold each week-a THING mat
FOR many years past was unknown !"
Richmond.
DEMAND CANNOT BE SUPPLIED.
The sale Of sun-cured tobacco on
Change has. since 1896 steadily IN
creased. This tobacco is sold during the
summer between the old and new sea-
sous of loose tobacco Another Indication
Of prosperity among tobacco men Is mat
there has not been a failure during the
year Several dssOlutions Of firms nave
occurred but the members OF these
"broken-up" firms have all gone into the
business Tor themselves. In this way new
Offices have been opened ana stronger
connection has arisen-an advantage 10
the planter
private sales by the commission mer-
chants have been about as large as iast
wear. according 10 the reports. IL is OIL
ncult to estimate accurately what priVd'e
sales are made. as many merchants are
averse 20 making reports of what their
offices DO. All the commission people are
appareutlv satisfied with what they nave
done
The iobbers have had a good year, too.
When the people have money they VIII
have their smoke and their chew.
The year has dealt most generously
with the manufacturers OF the CITY
Every factory OF the city has been run
ming at fun blast the year through. The
independent factories have had notable
success. Hundreds and hundreds Of men
and women are employed in these fac
tories. No trouble has occurred during
the year among them that was not salts
factorily adjusted without serious boss Of
time. one new and extensive manulac-
tory has been established during the
wear. This is the United states Tobacco
Company, Nos. S-l2 south Nineteenth
street.
The Trade has been called upon during
the year to mourn the death OF two Of It's
members.
MARKET OF DARK LOOSE TOBACCO.
The warehouses Of Richmond which sell
dark loose leaf tobacco are CrenshaWs,
Shockoe, Stonewall. and Shelburne.s.
The sales OF these warehouses Tor the
calendar year Of 1893 aggregate HSlS'SS
pounds.
Sales for the four years preceding are
as follows: 1898, 4,9O7092 pounds; 1897,
5.5Sf,97s pounds; 1896. ALLIE pounds; 1885,
G,5O5,75i pounds.
Dark tobacco comes 10 market largely
by private conveyances, but 1t is also
brought here by railroads and steamboat
companies from all parts of about fifteen
counties contiguous 10 RichmOnd-viz.:
Chesterfield. Amelia, POWhatan, Bucking-
ham. Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland
Hanover. Louisa. HenricO, Caroline, New
Kent. King William, and King and Queen
0he latter three counties produce very
llttle)
The average price is 81 to Sc; average
sales. 400 00) pounds. at s., amounting 20
s. OOl0. This does not Of course include
tobacco sold by example, privately or on
Tobacco Exchange.
In what Is known as dark tobacco the
Richmond market divides itself I'm three
classes: First, dark, black. or olive-sreen
tobacco. That is used for English strip
and black snuff, and can only be grown
with success i'm the counties Of Abe
marie. Fluyanna, Buckingham, Cumber-
land and POWhatan. These tobdccos
always bring n good price, and this sea-
son are selling as high as they have Tor
ten years. as they are scarce, ana no
other tobacco can be substituted for them
with success. Second. Then comes the
dark. heavy, brown tobacco. That IS used
for export and heavy home trade. IT Is
raised mostly I'm the counties south Of
the James river, though Nelson county
sends 10 this market some of the finest
that is sold here, and this seems 10 be
the market to cell most Of the Nelson
county tobacco. as buyers want good
rich, heavy, brown tobacco, and VIII pay
a better average price than can be OBJ
on any market in Virginia. Third. The
sun-cured tobacco IS raised In the coun-
ties Of Louisa, Caroline, and parts of the
adjacent counties. This grade Of tobacco
can only be raised in the above-mention-
ed counties with any degree OF success
and there Is no tobacco that can be SUD-
stituted for the better grades, and the
farmers in that section have a great
future for them If they will make good
tobacco. The navy contracts nearly al
ways call for this kind
The dark stemming tobacco has sold
higher this year than for long time. ana
has a fine future.
BRIGHT LOOSE TOBACCO.
The establishment OF a warehouse here |
for the sale of bright loose tobacco marks |
an epoch in the history of our market
The Richmond Warehouse Company /
was organized during the last summer. |
Mr. Il. r. Crump, presideD. Of the Rich |
mond Tobacco Trade, was made plesl-
dent. This company secured the lease or
the Shockoe Warehouse, and also leaseu 1
the former Shelburne's Warehouse. |
Shockoe Warehouse is one Of the best |
known floors where dark tobacco Is SOLD /
i'm the State. Dark tobacco IS sull being /
sold here. The Shelburne Warehouse is |
used for the sale Of bright loose tobacco. /
Thus a market was created for this KIND |
of tobacco. The success OF the new en- /
terprise has been marked.
The situation Of the bright tobacco |
market generally is very encouraging. |
More bright tobacco is being consumed |
now than ever before. The area OF rails
ip, This tobacco has been extended some |
what. but the section in North Carolina, |
which formerly raised much OF bright /
does not yield the color II used 10 do. 1
The low grades of tobacco have been sell l
ing at fine prices, the high grades nave
only been holding their own.
THE VIRGINIA SUN-CURED.
There is one striking fact about Fir- |
ginia sun-cured tobacco. The supply Is
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