The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-06-01
Tobacco Markets.
RICHMOND, VA.


RICHMOND, May 81, 1S6s.-Ofcrings on Change
to-day III packages. OF which Is taken in and
balance sold from si.aO TO $40: breaks for the
week ending Goth instant, l.3!0 hngshcadS, 2Sj
tierccs and so boxes. The past week has been
very animated and all grades Of tobacco have adj
vanced bA one. Sales dark wet leaf tit for black
wrappers, have been made rs high as SlG.25, but
this, however, but for a few hnSshcads The
advance In bright and yellow was quite heavy, and
even badly frosted tobacco felt the general I'M
provcmcnt. The manufacturing interest Is
in n healthy and favorable condition, and
to this may be attributed the activity and spirit
prevailing I'm the market. The only drawback on
the general sales Is in English tobacco. In this
there Is no pcrccptiblc advance. The English
markt IS are low, and hold ont few Inducements to
ship Virginia tobacco. We again advance quota
tions, rs follows:
L"as.-Shipplng, green and unrlpc, ss5oG1s7.5o :;
shipping, ripe, in good order, $IM$g: working
common to medium. SOS: working, good. $3.50
asa bright smoking or working, common to me
dunn, sllN$i6; bright smoking or working, good
to fine, al6GlS26
Leof.-shlpping, short dark, in good order, go so
Msll: shipping, short dark, in soft order IS. 500
and wa9y $50? shppnr S ii soft fN or SS
short and long, So 5oasl5 bright wrappers nc
dunn to good. s2o6S35 bright wrappers. fine to
extra, S35@SGo; medium s.tn-cured leaf, $leMS3 ::
/.
frosted leaf, $s5o@SS. English shipping leaf, $40
PETERSBURG, VA.
MAY 2o.-The market the past week has ruled very
active, with an advancing tendency, and closed
firm Yesterday with further Improvement on
some descriptions. Dark, strong tobacco, suitable
with considerable sales ut $l5 to SIS. We quote
shipping Tugs, poor To good, $3.50 TO 50 manuiac
turing Tugs In brisk demand ut 81 to So; shipping
leaf Inferior to fine so to Sl5.50 manufacturing
filters, common to very good 50 tn SIS, with good
demand not much doing In COal-curcd wrappers,
and no fine offering: we note sales al SIS To s33.
LOUISVILLE.
MAY 28-Thc market to-day fully maintained its
buoSancy and tirmness, Receipts are large, and
offerings are upon acorrcspomdlngly liberal scale
The sales to-day ut the different warehouses
amounted to 3?3 hogshcads with reflections Of bids
on 8hogsheads We quote:
Factory trash, common to good, I.5"0 So fac
tory lngs. common to good. s5.5oMS6; planters
Tugs, common to good $6@ss.5o; planters leaf,
good to fine, $lo. 56HSl5.5o.
Clnrksrilie ami Western District Gry,nth.-
L"gs; COMMON to good, :5;55gS7 so: leaf, com
! slo@0sl5: leaf selections, Sl"
cutting Lsar.-Lugs, common To good. SS0$i0
! fine, sl5m$e5.
MASUFAcTURiNG LEAF.
Filters. common to good. .... $. 6o@lO SlOMlo so
Wrappers, common to me
Wrappers good to fine. ... l4.OoGIl5 ?2f14o.oo
Wrappers, selections II 50Mb0. 90
Range IF BiiS.-1 hogshead at So. 80. nj S2i
and $3.50. at S22, 1T S2c6g205e, at Sl0Ml225
at sls IL. IS. at T7017.5o, ut Slf SlG75, II Slj
ais. IS II ut Sli6l.75 I Mt Sl3Ml3.75, II at sra
l275 81 nj SllMl9o So at Tl0NlO. - IL at S9Gg2.0 5
70 at oS.95, 80 at s7GD795 % at :61o.95, at S5G
$50.
CINCINNATI.
MAY 27-Thc receipts Of leaf continue To III
crease and We have more Of the better grades The
market Is still active ut liberal prices. The sales
Of the day at all the warehouses foot up la hogs
heads at lg5 To $50 for trash 10 bright leaf.
ST. LOUIS.
MAY 2J.-The quality up today was not quite
equal 10 previous immediate offerings. and prices
were comparatively easy: still. on all desirable
manufacturing stock, firm feeling prevails, uIi-
der Il steady, active demand. offered rs hOgsheads
mud boxes reject ed. bids on Il ho2shCads $50
S3S 25) and boxes t:lMS5. 80 passed. hugshcads.
Sales, 81 hogshcads aud II boxes. We quote (pcr
| 100 fbs.) Stems nominal none olcrinEl mt SlM
:l7j; scraps few otferlngl, 81 500 80. 80 factory
lugs. Sl.75Gl$5.75; planters Tugs. S575WS7 com.
mon leaf f7lIS8 so: medium leaf s.. 75MSlo .o5 old
dark factory dried shippers, s9GSlO;5o; brgh,
colorcd do. few orcringl. SI1lSl5 :medlum bright
old leaf 5l5@S25; black wrappers, $lom so
bright new Kentucky leaf, S256ySjo bright Nir'
glnia do, S306IS6o.