The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-30


line, and the consumption Of this class OF
goods shows no abatement Many new
clear Havana firms have been started
psFilng the year. and al seem to be pros
SMALL CIGARS.
1.-The groducta!en e small II y cigars h has
June June 3d. 100, and tbs differences betWeesi
the. output this year and the years end
ing June co. 1901 and 1902, is even greater
Nan BE- ae seep flbe TIT pe 3 that the call
for small cigars has gone over to cigar
cites; This IS proba bly, true IN the main.
But it would seem that II that we're true
the production OF cigarettes would have
likely interpretation Would be that a
has developed into a demand for full-sized
cigars. while the ma jorg portion has been
diverted to cigarettes.
CIGARETTES, II
Is This branch Of the trade shows the
largest percentage OF increase over the
Gin to approximate the consumption Of
1891. in which year the production eS-
ceeded that Of the previous year by more
than ], 900, 00O, 900 cigarettes.
The elimination Of the excessive com,
petition OF the years 1895. 1896 and 1887
has brought cigarette manufacturing, to, 8
expected that the production Of cigarettes
growth Of tho demand
Tbs @ be wey yd gntHs naye Of 1ffe
Turkish cigarette industry, The con-
sumption Of these grades Is rap!dlys /. in.
creaslng. and number OF new firms
.,.The area from which Turkish to-
bacco ca1, be obtained is rather limited,
and an attempt was made this spring to
obtain couro Of the turkish dans le nd SUPPLY
will affect independent manufacturers,
remain to be seen.
Increase IN The prqdust!on LOT Of f;hseap
sand T has been si y remarkable. These have
ending aSs June lsos, to zsl 6io,sos during the
Reraoa Is q per- w eeni Ts sas VF''s as
Thousand Thousand Constitute about Is per cent. OF
the total cigarette OUTPUT It,, !, 80
at So per thousand has also Increased
moro than q per cent during the isca!
year. -
."'The output of snuff has shown a
steady increase each month over the cor
ara tS! sea e yeaT T PSsns
basis Of 8 per r SentA c!Gnereas0'
"For the first time the tobacco pro-
ducton exceeds $780, 900 pounds tor TIE
Sxer ali liz made Sa dur1g the frst ha Of tic
fiscal year. OF J. Ian AZ the ncrea I, g
had risen tq ye pnuGha as seem per Tie
inerense steadily dwindle, until now 1t APP
proximates 12t0o0oo pounds.
fall Of Of i isos was va probably abnormal and
q sIa ckeninr OF the pace was found ncc-
ess s.ry" Ike heavy production was prob.
ably due to The rednddt9a n ha ra5a 90
from 96 cents to cents pcr pound.
THE MONTH OF JUNE.
6 1un?s 1 % IS ss $50 use d'
Cigars No : ss9 t 50 26J Ss 6s Ss
Att 5t Gents Cents. ss,Tacoo Il Isssosa sSs97Gs
La rge'a eIs ties; 5sIlso ssl'iSs $4,000
rota So 3, ESQ ;s 2A9s So a go
" "Ju'ne has usually been month Of fall
t,oobbaeeo, bull this year t shows gain "a n
oSp une e 49, 1885, q sE snEs as L Il i
about 100000 po%Tnnas greantetE than that
bacc nHromises to be more uniform this
s sesro e. the enormeens variation Sf 80;
SS ds, Ss'wes soaa ss oT VIII q
he " seen, 1T Il would look as though the out
OF oft ~ Would be more evenly spread over
'csar nuN re duTInS the month
that f0u mo pa hae Of 1 g5 moh ben
~ n1r 80 both exceeded by large Increases.
III: Tie Increase i over June, 1902 was thirteen
potf1 I'm ee Cigarettes also the production was
vern satisfactory, an Increase OF Sa,745,-
rs stS being Ing shown over the corresponding
m.oonfEbn IA iu No lines lines in which decrease is
seen 'e are eNs small cigars and s,nuif, , Toe
ia si !" snoNf SSsHG atss
h aaas I been Consistently increasing at u
SLOW but steady rate ana The mi cause o.