The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-24
THE DAILY TIMES ALMANAC.
PRICE, TWO CENTS

Glass No 81 Five hogsheads, 1000
pounds net each, best hurley red lugs.
Nothing offered
THE TOBACCO EXCHANGE TO BE cLosED
TO-DAY.
The Exchange was given up TO the
liudges on premium tobacco and other
business was transacted. The judges on
plug tobacco were engaged yesterday at
the Exposition buildings In making their
awards on the manufactured tobsccos ex-
hibited there. Trade at the Exchange
will be virtually suspended today
"Wednesday, 24th,) t being Democratic
Day" and on Thursday (25th inst the
Exchange will be closed and the Trade
will attend the premium sales at the Ex-
position on that day as body. After
the sales handsome banquet will be
served in honor OF the tobacco judges
from the principal markets OF Virginia
and North Carolins, who have kindly
lent their services in aid OF our Exposit-
ion Among the distinguished invited
guests Is Governor Lee.
RESERVED THEIR DECISION.
The Judges on manufactured tobacco,
plug, fue cut smoking, cigarettes, etc,
met today at the appointed time at the
Exposition building and passed on some
of the exhibits, but for reasons best
known TO themselves, they decided TO re-
serve their decision, and adjourned over
ontil to-day, Wednesday, gath Inst,
at 10 am.
,w,pns rop LEMON cOIoRED WRAPPERS.
In the award of premiums on Change
yesterday by judges from the principal to-
bacco markets of Virginia and North
Carolina, II was adludged that Mr.. j. NJ.
Currin OF oxford, Granville county, N.
c.. had the finest lemon colored wrapper,
exhibited from the new cop, 1885, and that
Mr.. John D. Cooper OF Henderson, Vance
county, N. c., had the finest exhibit OF
lemon cutters from the new crop, 1888
Both OF these lots OF tobacco were raised
by the use of g. Ober's Sons X Co.'S Bal
timore, Md Special Compound for To-
baccO" which fertilizer has been used
In all Of the bright tobacco counties OF
Virginia and North Carolina for the past
thirty years with signal success and to
the entire satisfaction Of the planters.
This old-established fertilizer Is con-
trolled in Virginia and North Carolina by
Mr. Charles Watkins, who Is director
of the Company.
PREMIUMS FOR THE BEST COUNTY DIS
PLAY.
The following Is the report OF the
judges for awarding premiums for the
hest county display.
To the Erecttirs Committee Of Ge Erposs-
ti0n;
The undersigned judges OF award. to
whom was assigned the responsible and
difficult task of awarding the premiums
offered for the best county display-agri-
cultural and of the forest-respectfullY
report -
That only seventeen of the one hun
dred counties OF the State OF Virginia
have taken advantage Of the unprece-
dented opportunity of displaying their
products to the people OF the United
States, by making an exhibit at the Expo
sition In their corporate capacity, accord
ing to the liberal inducements held out
to them. IL would be an error TO argue
from this scanty representation that there
Is a lack Of enterprise and public spirit
In Virginia the explanation Is to be
found in the fact that the board OF su-
peryisors In most Of the counties de-
clned to make appropriations for this
object because Of the grave doubts as TO
their constitutional rights to do so. Con-
sidering the total lack OF experience In
getting up exhibits OF this kind, and the
AZ A nl
commissioners and their ASS .stants, we
regard the display made by many OF
the counties as highly creditsble. IL
should be remembered, too, that the time
within which the exhibits were to be col
lected was very short. Had there been
more time the exhibits would be far more
extensive and complete.
A majority OF the county commission
ers, with this end In view, presented to
the committee written request that the
time of making the award be delayed un-
Ill the 1st Of November; and up to that
date the exhibits might be added TO as
largely as possible. Clearly this would
have made the aggregate exhibit more
attractive, and we would. have recon-
mended the extension Of time but for the
fact that large majority Of the commits
sioners presented county petition urg-
ing very strong reasons. as the commit
tee thought, why such delay would be
unfair to those counties which had used
due diligence and completed their ex-
hibits.
As to the agricultural display especial
ly, they represented that many OF the
articles were perishable and could not be
duplicated that at great trouble and the
expenditure Of all OF their available
means they had done their best; that the
same notice had been served upon all,
with the understanding thst judgment
would be had aud the awards made with
as little delay as possible. These rea-
sons appearing conclusive to the judges,
thev determined 10 make the awards upon
the display Of agricultural products with
out delay, and ten. days afterwards to
adiudge the premiums for ininerals.and
forest displays. Accordingly the judges,
after diving as thorough an examination
Of these displays Of each county as was
practicable proceeded to ballot for coun-
ties 10 which 10 award the first, second
and third premiums With remarkable
unanimi,y they arrived at the following
decision:
For best display Of agricultural pro-
t.o., Hnaator6eld cOunfy