The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-14
TOBACCO DEPARTMENT.

We copy below the ed torial from the New
York Tooacco Leaf ne expressing our views
already published. The Alhs4ces have met
in Durham, have agreed 10 establish ware.
houses at several important points, have in
deed erected several in North Carolina,
which seem rather IN anticipation ofalarler
crop tnau otherwise Meanwhile they have
said nothing about the cause of low prices
that We hear. nor anything If Op r@duc-
/ ton BUYERS vi 10. buy from one ware
f house amy sOonerihan another nor pay bet
/ ter pr ces e. one tnan another. and ID we
have smother blg crop the warehouses wil.
make good storage room only. The tran
/ gers Of Virginia have done nothing wards
"a crop reduction. and we have seen no cis
cussi0n Of the point from them. We. hOw
ever, % our duti in reproducing what the
situation IS out Wet, whore TIE bulk % the
crop grows. U.E.D,
ABsIE.If0S OK E0s-AnsrEyTIoS.
To reduce the volume OF what Is c5mmer-
cidiiy known as We. era leaf tObaCcJ-s,f e.
Oi tie old stocks of which are 0w Ot sale
ana s.hd o. be drag-We.Fnis iu The On nkets 81
the world-it has been f0r som. time urged
that u would be well 90 abstain from plant
ing tobacco In the Western sections lu lssy.
Those who have commended this policy
posed II possible 10 induce all TIE tobacco
planters 10 refrain from planting for even SD
snort time As a single a1o1, hut they haye
hoped. and SUI hOpe thar The loss prices
now preVailins, wueu paying prices ough.
- TTe.Al. Will prOmpf some 90 { ZEN ~ leg
sen their acreage Ia the coming YER iu or
Ter 10 secure better returns lor their crops
30 u awaiting the nee siilcs and moods u
buyers.
A ance at the stats ics II visible sup
plies Will show that the markets az home e
abroad are weary and heavy laden and
that prices for planter nr dealer ARE not
where they Ough 90 be Why not then. iOr
the sake Of improving the situation. bold Up
nit next summer, escn u hot holding Oh
altogether Less work and larger plonls are
= 90 20 follow.
The proceedings Of the recent GAINESVILLE
.leun.) Convention were Ia the right direc-
ion Oh this question. and with them and
The general sentiment VI growers anal deal
ers ia mind. one wonders how The occasional
opposing views that are seen in pint sfs exc
pecied t1 be approved. We say 10 growers.
plant les ia l5,J than fou did ~ les. So
%l.I your gains be increased youI toll ana
isty and usks decreased.
SIZE Ysw YORK NAagEI
Virginia Ieaf-A little more life in Viz
gii Ia lest WIS perCepiible The past week SO
large sales were made. but several small
ones are noticeable, including br git wrap
per5, smokers ana cutters There's 40 doubt
but that there VII. be d scarcity Of good F.
bugh; tobacco IA the new crop, and eufy I
Il uoudescript. What will become II a.l .
he poor tobacco IS mystery. The mar F
Ike south arc full Of stock mat cannot De- .
used except FOR mmou smoking. II tie /
revenue Oh tobacco Is abolished ] SUPPOSE IL .
Will md an OutleI some where. Il Is an nom
sense 10 ask the farmers u Keep it al home
They viii send IL = market even 81 it don't
pay The freight. il dc iers want % stop il
let them refuse 70 bid Oh Il wEea lt come. on
The market
Plug.-We cannot boast Of any heavy
business the past week. 10 Was al Of ge.
tail character but We b .ieye stocks are
much diminished. and after the lst pr9X
al our buyers viii be- more disposed o. oper-
ate II u 10 be hoped manufacturers VIII
. lit mOnkeying with prices Il dos 10
me any good and . oenoTahIUI Cos tie
trade generally. The exports were 80. so
pounds
Brghis Quotafious-in bond
Navy -, 07, Us, q. IS .......-... ..l. % - .
lbs. los and Pocket Pieces .........ls 90 - .
zinc light pressed nd gold bars. IS 20
and Finch Wst...............-..Z2 90 80
Blacks.
los, - Is, lbs ....................l6 20 g. f.
O., o7. IS ana lbs ...................l lis 10 % F.
Navy los and Pocket Pieces.........l. 10 %
NeIfoLead st........-..... .-...2l ~ 80
WUaT.:', y. c., December l3.-Me-srs.
!. ii Hanrs &c Go. Of Winston n. g.. have
leen awarded gold u eCal premium, taking
al tue awards made in Manufactured %
lacc0 90 The Augusta |Ga.l Exposition $50
lrm in North Carolina deserves m0ro credit
han these young men have reflected on
themselves and their lively growing tobacco
market We are glad OF their success
Sales q loose tobacco December Il. ls5s
ihockoe Warehouse sold...... 22,090 pounds
Nh /. Harris, Of Hanover county. sOd az
ockoe warehouse today /. $50 pounds for
IS .75 which is the igbest pr ce obtained
his year anu several piles sold ar from IS
o g % per hundred. There IS some De.
aaud for good tobacco.
Tenshaw Planters warehouse
sold to-da. v........ ....... 1870 pounds
The highest price was q per hundrei.
Messrs. Va ghaD & saF,ay report con-
nued demand and beuer pgices a.. round
JE new tobaccQs.
Mr. slas shelburus reports sale Of a Few
ogshesds Of wrapper . day.
Messrs. r. L. Norris & Co. report sale Of
Vappers day
Messrs. J. 81 C0nrads Sons report sale II
-rappeTs this week as very good. We have D.,
Id more this wees than We have sold i,r y
BE- past thirty dayT. I'ey also report 2
cry strong feeling p-rvading The ma!ketiuT
]. oolory and dealsahle tohaceos. =
Mr.. r. A. 2. Thornton of Thornton no
Ia N DQvisl SAYS. There Is Il better 10.
and ios al desirabls Tobacco s. both c0i0ry
nd dark. but more especially dark. wiils q
ondesoupt ! find hard TO diepo.eOt When
pave anything desirable find ready sale.
"a when / have occasion to buy desirable
baccos have 10 pay high prices Tor them
w. NOndescIipt tooEccos are hard g. dis Il
lse q al any price, there being 40 market 3
q them" c
Mr.. w.. l.. Walker, prominent leaf TO !
iooO broker Of Durham, y c., Is In the
ty, and has bis headg quarters II the office o. 4
7 I. p. Neal, Jr Il
Slr J. u. Friend Of the well kn9Th firm .
williamson & Friend Of Danyile Va !
as on Change to-day o
Mr.. W. R Mosby says: Il am from ibq
,nsr end nj Hanoyer county Most of ihS
ose tobacco raised IN our section is set o.
me in. Very little has been brought from
at nelghborho0i ! don't think much ri
Sc tobacco vii. come Ia before Christ O.
as. ar
].
Mr. James K. Polk Middlebr oks says. ! q
i from the la er end Of Caroline county b
lere is some right smart loose tobacco ~ "
E neighbOrhOOd % come IN get. Some -
e or six Of my neighbors ~ere ready to -
ne but they ssid they would wait until ] ~