The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-26
FINANCE AND COMM ERCE
TOBACCO
At the Exposition Yesterday.

As advertised the premium sales Of
I tobacco took place at the Virginia Expo
sition Yesterday. General Peyton Wise,
chairman Of the General Committee on
/ Tobacco Exhibit, and DR.. r. A. Platter
son. president of the Tobacco Trade Of
Richmond Va. made stirring speeches
overlooking with patriotic eifiitus and
good fellowship. 7 he large attendance
of buzz rs and lookers-on we're entertained
ty chorus OF Virginia darkey sougsters
uniil the sales were announced, when
Messrs Price x Powell, anclioneers OF
the Tobccco Exchange, took their posts,
MI C. NJ. Mcleod, secretary OF the To-
bacco Trade, acting as clerk 10 The auc
tiOneers. Ii was decided 10 offer fret the
packages which had taken the premiums
In their respective cases, and they were
offered as follows. u viii
First saie-Packsge of lemon-colored
wrappers. entered by F. Winston of Bris
fol. Tenn. through Silas Shelburne of
Richmond Va which took the first pre-
MUM in its class, which was knocked
out 20 Myers Brothers X Co OF Rich
mond, Va. at 81 per pound
Second sale-PacSage OF lemon cOl0red
wrappers, entered by J. NJ. Currin OF
Oxford. n c., through Messls. Charles
Watkins ( Co. Of Richmond, Va. which
took The second premium in Class was
knocked out to II. A. Patterson & Co. Of
Richmond, Va, AT $3.50 per pound.
Th'rd sale Package OF mahogany
wrappers. entered by +. Winston OF
Bristol, Tenn, through ). Shclburne OF
Richmond, Va. which took the first pre-.
MUM in { lass No. >, was knocked out to
John Wright & Co. OF Richmond, Va, at
81 per pound.
Fourth sale Package of mahogany
wrappers, entered by F. Winston OF
Bristol, Tenn, through Silas Shelburne
+ of Richmond. Va which took second
premium in Class No. ,, was sold ID
Messrs p. II. Mayo and Brother Of
Richmond, Va, at 81 per pound.
Fifth sale-Package OF dappled wrs1-
pers, entered by |. q Coyington Of Dan
vile. Va. through Messrs J VI. COnrad's
Sons Of Richmond, Va, which took the
premium offered in Class No. 3, was sold
to Messrs F. II Mayo K Bro. OF Rich
mond. Va, at 400 per pound.
Sixth sale Two packages OF lemon
cutters, entered by Mr. John D. Cooper
Of II, nderson, n c., through Messrs. NJ.
+ T. Smith q Co OF Richmond, Va, which
+ took the first premium in Glass No. 4,
sold to Mess-s. Allen & Ginter, Rich
mond, Va, at 81 40 per pound.
Seventh sale-Package of lemOn-col
lored fllers. entered by F. Winston OF
Bristol, Tenn through Silas Shelburne
OF Richmond, Va, which took the sec
ond premium in Glass No. 4, sold to
Mtssis Dibrel Bros, at 36c. per pound.
Eighth slle.-TwO packages OF lemon
colOred smokers entered by i. NJ. Jth.
reys of MeokenbuFg. Va, through
Messrs Charles Watkins Il Co. OF Rich
nond, Va. which ,oJk The premium IN
Glass No 3, sold to Messrs. Al EN- x Gin
ter of Richmond, Va, at 3Oc. per pound.
Ninth sale-Threc packages OF lemon
colore filters entered BY John 5. Lock
hart of Durham n c., through Messrs.
J. w. Conrad's Sons at Richmond, Va,
which took premium offered in Glass No.
/ 6. No. 8. sold 10 Mtssrs. 4. G. Williams
* Co. at 22c per pound. No. Z, sold to
r.. T. Crump & Co. OF Richmond, Va, at
/ 24c. per pound No. 8, sold 10 Reynolds
/ & Co of North Carolina at pc. per
pound
Tenth sale The packages of bright
/ filters entered by Messrs. Noblin x Hud-
son through Messrs Darlington Il Co Of
Richmond. Va which took The premium
/ in class No 7, sold to Messrs. Myers
Bros u Co. Of Richmond, Va, at l2ic.
per pound
Eleventh sale Package sun-cured
wrappers, entered by Mr.. w. p Watkins
of Louisa county, Va, through Messrs.
J J. Wilson, Son 4 Co, which took the
first premium in Class No. 3, was sold TO
Messrs Myers Bios & Co. of Richmond,
Va, al S2l0 per pound. Package sun
cured wrappers, entered by \. NJ. Trice
/ of Louisa county. Va. IA cousin Of our
suctioneer Mr. K. A. Trice). through
Messss J. J. Wilson, ron & Co, which
took the second premium in Glass No. 3,
was sold TO Messrs. z. II. Mayo 4 Bro.
at 81 so per pound.
Twelfth sale-Packsge of sun-cured
filters, entered by Mr. W. G. Wilson,
Louisa county, Va, through Messrs. j.
J. Wilson, Son & Co., which took the
first premium In Glass No 0, was sold 10
Messrs. F. H. Mayo & Bro. at SIC. per
pound.
Package entered by Messrs. Vaughan
& Saryay of Richmond, which took the
second premium In Class Q, was sold TO
Messrs T. C. Williams & Co. at Ice. per
pound.
Thirteenth sale-The packages of dark
shipping leaf entered by Messrs. Vaughan
& Ssrvay OF Richmond, which took the
premium in Glass No. 10, were sold to
Messrs. p Ii. Mayo L Bro. OF Richmond
at llc. per pound.
Fourteenth sale.-Three packages OF
dark french shipping leaf a, b, and c..
entered by Messrs. Lightfoot, BONNER <
Co., OF Richmond, Va, were taken in.
General Wise here announced that
lunch was ready. and moved an adjourn
ment of the sales for that purpose. This
motion found many seconds as a matter
of course, and the sales were adjourned
mem con. A handsome lunch was served
by the Richmond Tobacco Trade to its
visiting friends, and after doing ample
Justice TO 1t, the sales were resumed as
follows, to-wii
Fifteenth sale.-Best package Of bur
ley white wrappers, entered by Mr.. w
r. Golf of Shelbyville, KY, through
Messra Carr & Dickensons OF Richmond