The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-10-05
DANVILLE.


DANv1LLE.
,rcr,oSs FOR THE SAVANNAH sCFFEREt.s--
~, ,cIo,7s ssRvICEs-PoLfTlcAL ApDkhss-
rS--suNpAY-scHoo1. PFC s l1-sAI.h VI
,,xn--. VENTURE IN SHEEP-RAlsiNG--Io-
600 pyTTES By FRoST-fHE PRosPhCis
OF THE CROP.
'V"F'eS'''"'e' " OCTOBER 2, 1876.
rno ,moupt paid Mt the Arlington for the
l ne sufferers is Sl26.50. The propri-
e ssn Wcssrs. Scoyille & Selden, paid so OF
e .,;s amount. The amount PAID as one OF
IN. .ns churches on yesterday, from winch,
s,, nv 20 the absence OF the pastor, no con-
..;,,,f;ou has been received dtrectiy. Is 1871.
This evening the Tobacco 2assoeiation apr
nroDriated $3.50. The totai amount con-
tr;hn,cd up 10 this date, so TAR as have
nnnn able to learn, Is S5i6.65.
'' Pow a. B. Woodtin, OF Columbia, s. c.,
uoacl,cd at the baptist church yesterday
;nornins and evening.
Pow 7 +. Hu.son. OF Petersburg, came
o., five city tonight, and got to the Baptist
ch,,rch after Mr.. Holmes had commenced
,,roacb;nr. He closed the services OF the
ll,c,inc, with some impressive remarks, In
49,, course of which he said that he had
como 70 the city with feeling OF assurance
,h,t GOOD was to be the result OF bis ser
,;rs, because he had prayed that GOD
w,nld kill him rather than let him come II
GOOD were not to be the result.
colonel John Penn and Major j. w.
Daniel are expected to speak here to-mor-
row night. Colonel Berkeley ~vritcs that
we NAV expect 4 speech from him on the
18th. ,>>,..
Al. ~,,l,o ,lx ln,
,i,r church united in a picnic party at Gal.
weston. on the Virginia Midland road, last
saturday. The exercises consisted OF
srrcches BY Rev. j. j. Lambken and Pro-
f,s>nr J. I. Averctt, singing by the men,
hers OF the Sunday schools, prayer, feast
iry, and pleasant conversation OF neighbor
with ncighbor, and successful efforts on the
part Of beauN and bellies to be agreeable.
colonel u. V Dickinson was master OF GER
cmonieS vi.
:, portion OF the land belonging to the
estate OF j. Il. Penick, measuring one hum
drcd and seyenty-cight acres, on which
there were no improvements, was put up at
auction bv Mr.. J. D. Blair, executor, on
saturday last, and bid in at $3.50 per acre,
Mr.. Ben. Jones, near Dry Fork, on the
Virginia Midland road, has determined to
try the business OF raising sheep. lie De
which he paid in Carroll county about two
dollars per head At present he takes no
,pccial care of them, permitting them to run
unt,l,arded on the lands near his house
,lurin. the day, and only penning them at
night. .....,
On returning from 4 ride to the country
,hls evening several Of the Danville gentle
men brought stalks of tobacco, which had
been bitten BIZ the frost. The tobacco was
hung up and otherwise displayed at various
prominent places along Main street, and it
was interesting to hear the many remarks
and queries made concerning it. 1t is now
very cold. and it is known that much tobac-
60 was standing this morning. Consider
able anxiety is felt lest it $50" tonight.
ALPHA.
Annual MEETING OF THE DANvI!LE TOBACCO
ASsUCIATION-C0NTRlB TO THE YELL
LOw-FEyEI SUFFERERS-STATISTICS OF THE
TOBACCO TRADE-NUMBER OF POUNDS MAR
gETED THIS YEAR-ESTIMATE OF AMOUNT OF
OLD CROP IN PLANTERS HANDS.
correspondence of the Richmond Dispatcll.J
OCTOBER 3, 1916.
The annual meeting OF the Tobacco Asso-
citation was held Yesterday evening, Presi-
drntP. ". Terrell in the chair. The officers
oi the previous year were reelected for the
next ycar-namely p. w. Ferrell, presi-
dent; T. l.. Brown, vice-preSident; W. T..
Law. secretary and treasurer. e.. ....1
The gentlemen serving heretofore on the
Committee on Sales and on Arbitration were
rcappointed to the same positions resDec-
lively for the next year. ,.-4.
On motion OF Mr.. r. G.. Pace it was Or
dcrcd that $3.50 be given from the funds Of
the Association to the sufferers from yellow
fever at Savannah and Brunswick.
On motion of Mr.. J. a. Smith the fee for
annual membership was reduced to 3.
ON motion Of Mr. j. Il. Stovall the thanks
Of the Association were voted to the officers
o; the past year for the efficient manner In
which they had presided over and conducted
the business Of the trade"
The figures of the trade for the last two
years are reported thus by Mr.. Terrell ::
Number of pounds sold last year, %, 1885,
ll3: amount paid therefor, So, 126, 0S4.91;
average. S13.32 Number of pounds sold
in the previous year, 14,G79, 12l amount
paid therefor, So, O02 ,21S.17; average, S20.45.
From the above Statistics" says Mr.. Fer
rel, "we lind that the number Of pounds
marketed this year exceeds that OF last year
hv S,1S6,99 pounds, but the aggregate
amount realized from this excess is only
SIG, SGG. so more. But this wide difference
we Will not likely See'agaln soon, as helluei
manufacturers nor leaf-dealers will venture
10 speculate on short crops or hap-hazard
uncertainties"
Mr.. Terrell also notes that the DanVllle
market for the last three months has main.
tanned uniform price and derived its sup
port almost entirely from Legitimate de-
mand; that is, from manufacturers and
agents buying for immediate use, specula-
tors having well nigh checked up with full
stocks on hand, waiting for the scales to
turn" o. =
In regard to the trade hereafter Mr.. Fer
rcll estimates that about 1900, 900 pounds Of
the old crop is yet to find its way to this
market; that in Virginia aud North Caro-
lima not more than one half OF an average
crop will be housed, from which there can
not be obtained the usual proportion OF
bright and fancy grades, though the aver
age quality will be better than that ofs4ast
Year; that the western crop will be between
two thirds and three fourths OF on average
crop; and that as the spring advances prices
will gradually advance, but that il any one
will venture to build upon the wild and ex-
traragant prices Of 1875 "he will make q
leap into the dark" ALPHA.