The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-14

TOBACCO.
RICHMOND, October -.


Colonel c. r. Bsrksdale says. | saw
much OF the crops in the county Of Hall
fax. leaving the county about four or
five DAYS before the frost. In the neigh
borhood Of Whiteiock | rode over good
many crops and examined them care -
fully lust BE- fore leaving. Most OF the
crop was very late, only one-sixth OF II
having been cut at that time. the balance
very green and in growing sta'e NY
opinion Is that more than half the crop
in that section was exposed to ana ser
iously damaged by the frost; but more
serious damage was done in. cutting tne
crop entirely unripe, and 1t is probably
the most undesirable crop that has en-
chi for wears. No bright wrappers IN
that section Of the country.
Mr. VIM Henry Jones: / think all
brieht tobaccos OF sufficient color and
character must sell for more money Than
they are bringing now. My information
from reports that | get from the new
crop is that IL is very poor one; that
there is some tine tobac made in the
country south Of Henderson, y. C., and
possiblv some in Guilford county. n. e.,
and some ia small section OF Pittsyl-
yauia county, Va. That outside of these
sections the crop is uniformly mean.
Mr. T. D. Neal, Jr; Large lots Of TO-
haccO are being sold mere, mostly wrap
pers. Anything with color IL good ana
safe stock to hold, both in wrappers ana
cutters. This advance move IN the mar
ket il backed up by a poor crop, regard,
less of frcs'. The crop of wrappers and
fine tobscco Is so small that thew can
now hold a strong position.
Major F. NJ. Boykin: AS far as have
been able TO form al opinion IN the mat
ter of the new tobacco crop, must say
tha, | considered the prospect Tor hne
bright tobacco virtually gone by the
middle Of September, aud that the ques'
ton Of frost scarcely entered as FACTOR
in the calculation at all The trost com
ing the latter part of the month OF course
damaged the small prospect thea existing
for bright, and the damage done By iros!
and knife must have been very great.
From the best information | can get the
greatest damage was done in the Pied
mont region of Virginia and North Car
DINA.
Mr.. SIas Shelburne: A letter from a
core pondent in West Virginia states
that he has lost eighty odd acres OF TO-
bacco by frosts.
Messrs. Carr & Dickinson. Reports
from the West are good
Messrs. NJ. T. Smith & Co Our mar
ket is strong and strengthening and
holders are frmer
Mr.. W. G.. Miller: From reports re-
| liable parties In Danville, Va, reports
coming IN grow worse and worse.
Mr.. j. NJ. Hudgins (of Caroline county,
VAL The crop was poor 10 begin with
and great deal OF il has been injured
by frost, judging from what ! have seen
aud heard have talked with some re-
liable farmers on the subject and this Is
what gather
Mr.. Chas. Watkins (of tue firm Of
Chas. Watkins & Coz | have a letter
from Captain John l.. Irwin OF Milton,
NC. saving: Last week Travelled
over the country from Milton 10 Gun
nipgham's Store and went 10 nearly
every house for width of Two and =
half TO three miles and fond tobacco
not iaiured as much by frost as had
supposed: but | am satisfied that nine
ienths of the crop cut the night OF the
frost September 30) was perfectly green.
The crop must weigh very light and the
weather was so cold the tobacco never
yellowed and has dried up about the
color it came of the hills. don't think
il can be cuIei black, which would i'm
prove il greatly My estimate is that !
passed through 10000 acres on which !
guessed 800 people live, and | an sure
did not see 80 barrels of corn, or hall
bushel 10 The head.
NICOTINE.