The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-17
FINANCE AND COM ERCE
THE TOBACCO CROP.
Latest Aayioes over the outlook.

RrCuslOND, VA, October l6
The following letters were received yes
-erdav by number of our well-known
tobacco firms showing the general status
OF the crop
Mr. +. VI Moon | went up to Lynch
burg on the cars about two weeks ago.
Most OF the tobacco | saw looked as it
generally appears about the Isl Of July
that further advanced and approaching
maturity was very badly Frc'cdcd, the
leaves narrowed up and thickened so
that it will be impossible to make tny-
thing good out Of IT, When came back
few DAYS later,,l suppose at least one
fourth of that which had been standing
had been cut, but the farmers had not
commenced housing The crop.
Messrs. Carter & Ryland Some Of our
people who ship tons think they have
very good crops Others think their crops
are pretty well destroyed The elect OF
frosls has been partial some crops have
been hurt, and some have not. We think
II ore damage has been done by cutting
too early than was done by frosls.
Mr.. Z. 2. Wood Of Hanover county,
says be has got good crop-irostsd
about IN some pl-ces, but good crop IN
the main.
Mr. William j Walton CT Louisa coun-
~. SAYS. lie has a very good crop OF to-
bacco Both OF these genll men think
that the crops round about them will not
amount 20 much either as 10 quantity or
quality. Not a great deal was planted
and the seasons have not teen favorable
to making good tobacco.
Mr. John 5 Lockharl, President Of the
Association OF the Tobacco Trade OF the
city Of Durham, Y C.: II is a poorer crop
than ever knew, and the prospect Tor
bright worse than | ever saw IL. ! have
canyassed the counties adjacent 10 Dur
I ham for three weeks in order TO get up
fine exhibit Tor our Exposition, and |
have frequently sold on ordinary sale
finer tObaccOs than had in our exhibit,
after all of my efforts and nOtwithstand
J inc the large premiums offered as al IN
/ ducement 10 get these tObaccOs. The crop
/ Is more seriously affected by the irosts
+ than was at first anticipated by our farm
ers. but cutting and curing has brought
out the tinge of frost to the surface.
/ Half of the crop throughout our section
| is more or less damaged. AT least one
third of the crop was cut green owing o
+ the frost scare I here is some fine bright
+ in the counties east Of Durham, owing to
the fact that il natures earlier by reason
Of the light. sandy soil, than II does IN
the counties lying west OF Durham but
really there was as much damage done 10
the crop by cutting green As there was by
frosts. from what ! can gather from re-
ports and from what have seen.
Mr.. l. Levy have heard of an entire
crop seriously damaged in Amelia county
by the late frost. Very little tobacco
comes from that county here, and there
fore am not as fully informed as l was
formerly.
Mr.. 5. 3 Vaughan (of firm Of Vaughan
< -arvayE ! think We will nave . large
mean crop While there may be some
fiue tobacco, the proportion Of line to-
bacco. In my opinion, will be very small,
brought about by the very early cuttings,
much OF III oclhb green anu iipa1cr' ""s
not enough frosted TO relieve the marker
Of its presence have not seen man
yet who said his crop was too badly
frosted to re cut. We will sell more loose
tobacco this year than we did last year
In my opinion to have long, dark, tough
waxey tobacco, it is necessary, in fact,
indispensable, 10 have warm and damp
weather for maturing and curing, and
since the Hoods we had dry, harsh, COO
weather, Just the opposite OF that re
quired 20 make fine dark tobacco
NICOTINE