The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-11
TOBACCO MARKETS.
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.
LII NJ A ID

JUNE 10, 1850.
During the month of May Tor since The rAin) mere
has been decided improvement In the general tone
Of the market, and we take pleasure In noting
The present indications that for the remainder
Of the season the receipts and inspections will be
FULL and IL desirable and In good order, prices will
rule S III with an upward tendency. For the past
three months lowing 10 most unfavorabe weather
for handling the cropl our market has labored under
ODD. and ends with which 10 operate. The receipts
from March LIST 10 May 20tb were not only excess
sively SMALL but were almost exclusively of tobaccos
In bad order, which, with unprecedented scarcity
of stock, had for the time most depressing infu-
ence upon the trade; therefore IL would be most
unreasonable to accept the transactions under such
circumstances either AS a type OF the market or
basis of future calculation. In demonstration Of this
IL Is most notable that whenever a desirable sample
or lot OF SAMPLES are gey are eagerly
ring the latter part Of the month there was de-
eided Improvement IN all classes. especially In
are very scarce and IN demand. We have never
known this market so entirely destitute of good
dark iobaccos as II Is at present. We don't know Of
single fine package OF this class TO De had II is
now generally conceded that there will be average
crop OF bright and about three fourlhs OF crop or
dark tobacc0s planted.
Thefollowing are the quotations:
DARK GOODS FOR EXPORT.
1850 good. s4.50@$5.
LsGi-G,o@imosn, sS@s,S,So; medium, $685.;
s1 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. a'0ir ss6s4: medium, $50
$3.50; good, S7@$s.50; fine, s9Gsl0.
DARK GoODs-MANUFACTURING.
Lug Fiuers.-Common,, s3.50@s4; medium,
LeGS Fiiiers.-Common s5@s5 so; medium,
s6&s65o; ggSod, ga Sc; hne'ss@slo extra fine
WrGDpersWCcmmon, s7.50@te.5O: medium,
ss.5Oms9: good, s9.5O@sl0; fine, s10@Sl1 ;
extra, s12@13: extra sun-cured' none
BRIGHT GoODs-MANUFACTUBING.
Smokers.-Common, $sGtl0; medium, 500
Ar q q fin
, Fiiers.-Common, s6GsS; medium, s7@s9
good, 81 9@sl2; fine, nominal.
$40 good, s2O@s30; line, s40@S50; fancy, $50
Wrcppsrs, Ms5ogang...CCoomPPon, sl2@ asDs
medium. S156M20; good, S22@$2o; fine, $500
$40; extra, s45@i50.
WESTERN TOBACCO.
The demand for this class Of goods Is confined
principally to good old heavy-bodied Tugs and Ken
lucky River leaf We quote:
Old Ings, s4@s5; Kentucky River Tugs, s10G
tl2; Kentucky River leaf, sl3dsls.
LOUISVILLE LEAF-TOBACCO MARKET
JUNE s-The offerings were reduced. and tbs
| situation was dull In every way. The sales aggre-
| gated GA hogsheads.
Italian contract awarded on Saturday, and, The
probabilities are, at low prices. The contract wa.
Kentusky tobacco OF the crops of 1870 and 1878
| and the successful bidder was Matthias, whose
New York agent Is tne AOerheiln nrIB. Inc
| tyne quantities are 10 per cent. first grade
| 60 per cent. second grade and "a per cent. third
Hps hsG 4 IL ef fsssEtd ah Sss'Mse
| in February and March. IL Is supposed that tht
Matthias interest controls about 1000 hogsheads al
present. but Il is obvious that there must be some
lively scratching around 10 Ill the contract at the
times and with the grades spec'1ed. The contract
ing arm, in going short of the market 10 the extent
OF l9, 900 hogsheads of styles which are probably
selling at S. to 80 at present, aud in limited sup
nly. have displayed considerable courage. which 4
The more conspicuous. they preferred to take the
| whole contract instead Of only part. The contract
| was dl Visible into allotments OF tenihs.
| The Nisth-Street Mouse sold 20 hOgsheads: hogs
heads Henry County cutting Tugs and trash at $3.50
az 80 &6.3 1880, $40: hogshead Trous dale
County fTenn.) leaf at $685., 1920; 2 hog head:
| Warren County common leaf and Tugs ut 50 so
1890; hog.bead IIart-Connty common leaf a.
| k6lO: 3 hogsheads Breckenridge County common
| leaf and lug at $3.50, a. $3.50, 1920, - 10;
| hogshead Mclean County Tugs at 80 80 hogs
heads Simpson-County lugs at 1890, f3.7O, s3.oO
| $780, Ourier-JOurndt.
| IO,her houses had sales at like prices.l