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TOBACCO. 



suffered, as hitherto, from the protection afforded to home 

 growths. Operations in stems were, considering the de- 

 pression in trade, not unsatisfactory. 



A good business was done in almost all descriptions of 

 tobacco in serons, chests, bales, and baskets, and sales sur- 

 passed those of previous years. 



The subjoined table presents a comparison of the trans- 

 actions in the various sorts of tobacco during the last two 

 years : 



Good qualities of Havana fetched adequate prices. The 

 demand for Cuba, Yara, Carmen, and Domingo was brisk ; 



