The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-27

today hy Messrs. Carr Y Dlckensons OF
Richmond, Va, tobacco commission me-
chants. through whom this tobacco was
entered az our Exposition for premium
and sale. that the net weight was $50
hounds. which, st $40 per pound,
amounts to the very handsome sum OF
81 305 80
Mr.. ". II. Golf was on 'Chsnge today,
and in speaking OF bis impressions OF
Richmond, Va, aud her people who
nave giyrn him such a cordial welcome
on this. hi. fret visit. said cannot give
expression TO the feelings of gratitude
which W, lis up in my heart Tor the Kind
and generous hospitality the people of
Richmond have extended TO me. They
are. indeed, n noble people, whom hope
10 meet again in the near future. am
going TO be with them at their next Ex-
position without fail, AMI am under the
greatest oblgati' n TO Messrs. Carr "
Dickrrsons for bringing me here and ID
PRODUCING me to your merchants. was
more than aslOnished 10 find such great
city as Richmond is, and | was aston
ish,d at the magnitude of your Exposi-
T.
WITHIN which it has been organized and
the difficulties that have been encoun-
tered and surmOunted in getting 1t up,
am doubly sslonished. We have
had big expositions in our part OF
the country, but we have always
had biz guaranty fund, and that you
could have done all this with so small a
guaranty fund adds to my admiration OF
your zeai and MA k in making the at
tempt. Yes, | was surprised when /
visited your great Exposition, and aston
/ toni-hed at your grand artistic tobacco
/ display. Man has never seen. nor Will
/ he ever see the like again until il is re-
peaied by the good people of Richmond,
because no other people can equal H.
don't wish 10 appear iulsf me-. am
speaking my true sentiments am open
/ ing nv leart OF hearts TO you, but | de
sire 10 say in conclusion one thing, for
which hope you " i'll pardon me, and ii
/ is this. that in my opinion there was Dui
one thing commensurate With Messrs. i.
/ n. MAYO & Co display Of tobacco az
/ the Exposition, but one thing needtdl 10
round up its completeness and perfection.
ard that was my hogshead OF white bur
lev wrappers at $4,000.
Col. A l.. Symmes. leaf tobacco broker,
/ No. 90 West Front street, Cincinnati
Ohio. said My heart seems TO have
been filled with nothing but pleasant
emotions since have been in Richmond,
/ but am pei fOrce bound 10 say that the
pleasantes. was being taken for your DR..
| Il. 4. Patterson, OF the firm OF Patterson n
/ Co. The doctor got little offended. and
said inst only resembled him IN the back,
because the policeman at the Exposition,
who mistoOk me for the Doctor came up
behind me- but | maintain that that fact
makes the compliment all the greater 10
me for as the officers of the bank turn
over all papers offered them to ascertain
jts real value, so on the same principle
when am taken on a hack view for as
worthy a man as DR.. r. 4. Patterson 1
cannot conceive Of a greater compliment
to myself.
We regret to say that Colonel Symmes
leaves this evening for Cincinnati. Mr.
W. II. Goff we are glad to- say remains
over until tomorrow night
Messrs. X. l.. Norris & Co, say the out
| look for trade In tobaccos Is very good.
We have a great many inquiries, and
there has heen a very considerable
amount OF trading outside OF our own
home manufacturers. We have made
some sales to-day at satisfactory prices.
am informed by a prominent tobac-
conist that about four hundred packages
of wrappers. cutters, etc, were sold on
/ this market to-day.
Mr.. Charles Watkins (of the firm Of
Charles Watkins i CO.. says The posi-
ton of all bright tobsccos strengthens
daily as more accurate information is OBJ
tanned regarding the growth OF 1888
Our sales for the past two weeks have
been large, and We expect to see al
bright tobacco higher We are just this
moment n receipt of letter from Cap.
tain John l.. Irvine OF Caswell county,
n. c., in which he says, II am sure there
are no wrappers in this crop"
Trading on our market TODAY was
very active. The bulk OF the sales were
TO upland manufacturers and dealers.
{. Mel.