Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-03
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKEr.
MARCH 2, lsS

MARCH 2, 1883.
REaEIPTs AND DELIVERIES AND STOCK OF HAND OF
PRICED LEAF TOBACCO AND LOOSE TOBACCO
SALES IN THg CITY or RICHMOND, VA, FROM
OCTOBEg I. 1851, To FEBRUARY %, lsSS.
Receipts four months ending January 81, ISIS
1895 hOgsheads and SlS tlerces; deliveries, 1856
hogsheads and 1901 tierces
Receipts 10 February 20, 1888, one month--3,ss3
hogshea1s and 56 uerces; deliveries, 3,jl5 hogs
heads and 5l3 tierces
Total receipts for five months ending February
o. 1883 il,i76 hogsheads and LAS tierces; de-
uveries 3.0s4 hogsheads aud sl4 tierces.
Total receipts for Ave months ending February
% 1885, 1899 hOgsheads and 1852 tierces: deliY-
cries, 1855 hogsheads aud 2,022 tierces.
stock on Hand
February %. lsss-Inspected. % 96S hogsheads
and l,7g5 tierces; unlnspected, 4738 hogsheads
and i6l uerces. Total stock on hand, 21,'N
hogsheads and i.456 tIerces.
February -. issT-lnspected, 1923 hogsheads
and l.523 terces; uniuspected, b.69l hogsnesds
and 2G2 tlerces. Total stocx on hand, 2,6A
hOgsheads and l,7s5 terces.
february y, lsSG-lnspected, 1908 hOgsheads
aud i,C2s tierces; uninspected, 3,S2 hOgsheads
and 81 terces. Total stock on hand, 1855
h0gsheads and ,96j terces.
February y, lS35-lnspected, 5352 hogsheads
and Isl tiorces; uninspe ted, 20s5 hogsheads
and Al tierces. Total stock on hand. 7,43S hogs
heads and 800 tierces. Increase in stock Zebra
AIRY, 1898, go hogsheads.
Loose Sales.
Five months ending February 90. 1888, 2.5S5,-
A5l pounds: same time February %, lss7, 2.163.-
$40 pounds; same time February rs, 1875, e.677,-
95l pounds; same time February %, 1855. $685.
80 pounds.
Inspections
Inspected during aye months ending February
20, 1855: Bright leaf, s.4S7 hogsheads and go
tierces: dark leaf. 4.067 hogsheads and 357
tlerces; western leaf gA hogshecds and
tierce,
neutrality-suspicious. for hye months ending Febru-
airy 30 1888 H. O99 hOgsheeds and o07 uerces; same
time February 2S, 1887. $3.50 hossheads and SO
Iierces: same time February ~ 1888, 10 ,2b0 hogs
heads and l.S4S tierces same time February e,
1888. 7.7lS hogsheads and !, lb3 tierces.
There Is plainly discrepancy IN these figures,
which we understand Is due 70 carelessy-kept
accounts and figuring OF some OF the twenty
three warehouses Ia their return TO the In
spector. This should never be the case the
figures should prove themselves. Business
was not lively In old tobacco to-day. Auc-
ton sales were twenty-tbree packages out OF
forty-tnree offered. The cutting grades we're
well sustained, but wrappers were mostly
taken Ia as we'll as common brights. The best
Virginia crop Is reliably reported 70 DO i've
sixths IN market and the best grades have been
sold heretofore This crop IA only about so Der
cent Of what tho receipts were here last year.
Much has been diverted 10 other markets rfd
new routes Of railroads. Highest rates 30 cents
to-day Some good dark leaf cold at 70 II cents
al auction some western has been selling this
week.
business would be brisker could manufacturers
know about tho tar. II a change IL made the
shape aud size OF plug viii also have 70 De altered
TO suit the retail trade.