The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-19
FINANCE AND CON MERGE
THE TOBACCO MARKET.
Reports Of the Crop status From Leading
Dealers and Gros
RICHMOND, Va, October /

RICHMOND, VA, October -.
Mr. Silas Shelburne: Judging from
all the reports get. think there
is a very small crop OF tobacco made
ia the bright districts, and not over
one-fourth If that Is anything like
good. | had letter this morning
from a gentleman in FLOYD county, sayin z
there will be very small crop made in
his section. with very little good to-
bacco in H."
Mr. r.. L. Norris: Bright wrappers
are bound to be in demand Judging
ffom reports from our shippers, The
brigh, crop il cut sholt at least onethird,
and the crop now being marketed is very
inJtri0r."
Mr.. :. r. Harris Of Henderson, y. c.:
Says that the crop Of bright wrappers
has been very much shortened and that
tLey nave scarcely any good wrappers at
all, and even the filters OF the new crop
DOW being marketed are very inferior.
Messrs J. J. Wilson, Sons * Co.
"The Caroline crop has been cut very
green. We were talking TO some parties
mp there, and they say II ain hd.f u crop
IN galue.' They mean By that the green
and frosted condition Of the crop taken
into consideration would make the
money value about one-half. DIR. j. "A.
Flipps, a man who has no interest what
ever In tobacco, confirms this statement
We brought sample from one OF our
best customers and exhibited II on
Change, AMI this gentem IN says about
one-half Of his crop is in the condition
Of the frosted sample shown by US
Mr.. Maurice r. Smith of the firm Of NJ.
f. Smith & Co. of Richmond, Va, one OF
orr largest dealers in fine 5Tig1t wrappers,
cutters, smokers and filters on this mar
ket, SAYS: One OF the largest dealers in
bright tobacco in Henderson, y. c., and
one OF the biggest warehouse men in
North Carolina, writes The crop is Ger.
tainly very mean, and not at all deslra'
bic
Mr.. Wingo Of NJ. T. Smith x Co. says :
81 never saw such small-siZed tobacco
in my life, nor higher prices than that
sent from Henderson yesterday. Good
wrappers are In demand, but our dealers
say they are only prices they ought to
have gotten two months ago
Mr.. II. Mcclure of oxford, \. G.: "The
new crop is a very poor one. | never saw
poorer one, and have been in the to-
bacco business, more or less, for the last
six years. Ii is the greenest crop We
have had since 1891. ! went into the
country some fifteen miles yesterday, and
saw bali dozen farmers cutting tc-
baccO which was badly frosted. With
the exception Of the frost in 1881 which
killed the tobacco outright, this new crop
is inferior to the crop OF that year. \
Farmers Alliance Warehouse Company
was organized in oxford yesterday, also
company for the purpose Of manufac
turing tobacco"
Mr.. II. c. Morton lof r. c. Morton K
Co }, says reliable gentleman from Ok
ford, y. C., reports "all old tObaccos have
been sold, and the new cror is the worst
We have had in our section Tor years
Frost did a great deal Of damage, but the
tobacco was not worth much anyhow
| went through the upper part OF the
counties OF Csswell. Person aud Gran
vile. and would say il is the poorest cror
ever seen. In a portion Of Granville there
is fair color. but the tobacco is too heavy
for cutters and mighty near a complete
failure as to wrappers.
A planter living about six miles from
Oxford, Granville county, y C., says
There is some good color, but DO n
think there are many wrappers IN II
Tobaccos cut before the rains set In have
some color, but are small, and tobac
cos cut after the rains have thickenec
and darkened and rOa't cure yell0io.'
Mr.. W. r. Mallory There was nc
suncured sold to-day. Suncured Tugs
land not very good ones at that sold al
from 81 80 10 $500. Good leaf bring
from 500 to 5000 Fine leaf would
bring $1,000 to $l5 90. and extra fine sun
cured leaf from $500 10 $500"
The General Committee on Tobacco
Exhibit at the Virginia Exposition hay'
decided to have the judges pass upon tn
premium samples, and make their awards
/ on the same, at the Tobacco Exchang'
on the 23d and cath instants. The pre-
MUM samples will be carried TO the Elk
position buildings early on the morning
/ of Thursday, October 18th, Premium
/ Sale Day" NICOTINE.