Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-15
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.


By special request favored to-d8y's report OF
the crop and cures Of bright tobacco will be
found interesting. IA coming from reliable and
thoroughly weil-posted tObacconist who has ro-
Gently seen what he reports.
Oxford aud henderson. N. c., may we'll lay
claim 20 BE- tho centre Of the fne tobacco bolt OF
North Carolina Near oxford Is tho tobacco farm
Oh. NJ. Currin. Esi.. 80 well known as dealer
and planter at home and abroad. This gentle
man reports twelve barns OF the finest bright
leaf cured out Of 10000 bills planted. Tho som
ules cured saturday are silky aud fine texture
and color both. aud the size Is very good, long
lsxie Inches average leaves
David I. Cooper With 10000 hills, near Hem
derson, y. c.. has fifteen bsrns cnrod. aud this
crop IA said % DO the finest ever soen 10 the
North State around Henderson Plants are
feet high SOxi7 inches IL Is Just 70 cay that this
farm ties on high slantlng grourd but being
.ross-furrowed the rains did IL no harm, but
yood. While TWO bags OF Ober's fertilizer and
one Of guano were used on the aero Of tobacco,
IL aid not wash of but sank in the soil and
I'D the work well, and tho only thing needful
now Is a continuance Of cloudy. warm weather,
and not TOO much heat TO gradually ripen the
This week about 20 per cent OF tho North Caro-
llna crop Will DO housed already, end much OF IL
comes 20 market at once. Planters ore careful
OF saving the lowor leaves. which they tie To-
gether with rubber bands In hands or else string
or wire the leaves 10 dry out aud cure. The To-
baeco Is getting naturally ripe on tho hill Even
that Witch has hei bn; little or no wedding and
cultivation has done we'll aud Is yelloying
nicely. and will cure bright without auy special
treatment scientifically or mechanically. There
will be a most probable lack OF good filIers IN
the crop, but cut'ers. smokers. wrappers. aud
s,emmers Will 90 credit again To our bright Sec
ton Of Virginia snd North Carolina, for 1.
Is said the Virginia brights arc curing
equally as well as the North Carolina crop
II Ia true that there are some small plants and
patches u Is also equally ss true that sons
planters made and Gus o good crop OF HIGHLAND
oats on somo such fields before tho tobacco
crop wss sot. Snch tobacco Is late and small
II need not DO inferred that low prices will pre-
vail on account OF a nne crop prospect Oh
the contrary, saca an exceptional crop vii
bring the Dcs, OF prices, anil old nllors Will SCI,
better. while tbsre IS time enough 10 coz rid O
last years small crop.
future weather conditions: Otherwise are cor
rect as given ~ . close observer and wci-,n
formed and deeply lntsressod Richmond tobsc
couist. surely ssmplss accompanying thes,
statements corroborats the report
THg pAzg CROP.
| No doubt the weeks weather has improved ID.
! crop. We hear o. nns prospects where tw
weeks ago the crop vas very unpromising
Some little cutting has been done, AID IL vii
require later Seasons 10 thicken IT. Darks bs.n,
on low grounds have bssa materially danages
aud tho crop shorsned. What ID standing
though Irregular. u Improved 10 most casss
though We sSii hear Of bad prospscis and roe d
soms sections winlon. n. C.. sives<a bette
crop report istaIy. Tho general fasoraei
changes have baen brought abcut ~ ths bast O
weather laaeiy % ne uops