The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-21


Top.ceo FxcgAxeK. December 20, lNSS
No auction sales out there was some pr
ya,e trading and inquiry, giving some am
nation To the market. Anong those pres
emf to-day at the Tobacco Exchange wer'
Nessrs. Ii. Van Ieers Anvers Antwerp W
n Mcdonald Montreal; Thee. Allen. y
York CITY. formerly one 81 the largest -"
hers Of tobacco "a that city 10. tayce. New
York city brother OF our Mr. Milton Cayce
Of Allen & Ginter, and r. NJ. Miller OF
Lynchburg.
prominent tobacco merchant said TO
dav "Tnere is very little sound dark to
hacc0 here on the market. ! have beer
Looking orabout twenty hogsheads Of sOunr
dark tobacco # distinctive types, and can
not find any of them, at least not sound
One OF our prominent stemmers SAD be
went through the warehouses TINS morning
and never saw suco miserable stun as tho
loose tobaccos exhibited in them. Their,
was only one pile of about zoo pounds that
would make even a medium strip.
A leading tobacco commission merchant
saws: IL never saw so much damaged TO-
bacc0 as is shown 10 The loose tobacco Of
fered. There is not one pile in ten that II
not damaged '
Probably 800 hogsheads Of old filters haye
been taken this week I r tanada. Toe
prices were low. as was 10 be expected from
ihe buyer. The stock Of desirable old hlers
is now by no means excessive. Anxious
holders being out Of the way VIII give bet
ter market in the new year and higher
prices.
Nr.I /. Noel Of King William county.
SAYS. am never going 10 raiss any more
fobaccO-nOi directly anyhow. They We
sickened ne out with prices this year. Ii
men keep on raising tobacco they ought 60
starve they ought not TO raise any more for
ten years
Mr.. =. W. Rudd. of Che terfeld, says
Il don't tank / Will raise any more to-
bacco. after only getting 81 for my tobacco
this morning.
MIR Mil /. Moran, of King William.
saws. Tobacco is a bad thing for a man 10
raise. If he only keeps on raising tobacco
be Il be bound 10 starve 10 death"
Mr.. r. VI Miller, of Lynchhurg. says
Tobacco is highe in Lynchburg than il Is
here. Our tobacco has a little more spread
ihan yours here. but the dill renee in price
Is fully 81 per hundred.
Mr. W. 7. Yarbrough Of W. j Var
br0ugh & Sons. ssys. II think trade is go
ing 90 open night we'll along IN january, and
we VIII see decided impfoveB emf in bust
ness. j0bbers are ordering IA re frequently
now. and small quantities. which ind
Gates they are not carrying over large
stocks.
Mr. W. X. Mallory reports sale Of sun
cured wrappers to-day. He says 81 think
the prospect for an sweet old sun-cuod r..
bacc0s Is good There are inquiries for old
sun cured both from Lynchburg AMI Dan
vile.
Nfr. William g. Miller report sale Of d
good lotof filters to-day
Messrs. r. J.. Norris & Co repor, sale Of
wrappers to-day.
Messrs Il. G. Morton & Co. report a COM
siderable sale Of wrappers tOsday.
Two OF our largest tobacco manufacturers
were chatting about the condition OF the
farmers and their persisting in m King the
common h01descript ui salabie stun, which
barely pays charges for hauling and selling.
ono of these gentlemen says be bad a talk
with a farmerneighb and said fO him.
~ have no sympathy at all with planters iu
their getting nothing for tier tobacco H.
asked "Nhat is It Sc ling for ! said 5O
ce1t t0S 50. lie said That viii do. Plant
ers amt going 20 stop making tobacco if
they get that To- it," asked how hc could
afford TO do It, and he said Il tenant out
my corn, and toe negroes make the 10 aacco
because that is the olly crop they get cash
for"
The other manufacturer said "My idea is.
don try t0tt1p the farmers from raising to-
bacCO. let them go ahead until they raise de
sIrable t0bacc0s. Don't tell them to stop
raising mean tObaccO--Or any tobacco-he-
cause they are going 90 90 contrary % your
advice. Let them keep on raising il, an
tel them there will be a demand for il after
awhile. They wi ] make tobacco manuiac-
turers want before long. Filters at 81, s.,
and so are too high for Us.
Messrs. Arringtons & Scott report sale Of
smoking tobacco to-day.
p prominent dealer reports large sale OF
filters and smokers 10 an out-oi-tOwn party.
The sales Of Yesterday ana to-day viii foot
mp in all probability 800 hCgsheads.
Messrs T. J. Parrish report sale Of lot of
wrappers this afternoon.
Messrs Darlington & Co. report sale to-
day Of filters low grade brights and hurley
tODaccos. G.. Mel.