The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-01
DEPARTMENT.


ing scarce, and, consequently, is high, as /
the demand is increasing for cigarettes (
day by DAY. Manufacturers outside /
Of New York are buying old bright /
wrappers very freely, a the new /
is not desirable on account of length /
Old wrappers are not high compared /
with former years. No new dark wrap /
pers have made their appearance vet. II /
looks as if good dark tobacco would DE /
as scarce as good bright II we could /
ship the common stun that is floating /
around 20 the Arctic regions, where IL +
would keep until prices advanced, il /
would be well for All concerned
PiVg--Trade is not brisk. The large /
iobbers seem TO be doing a small bust /
ness, but the small jobbers and the deal /
ers who sell in retail way report very /
good inquiry. AmOLg the sales here we /
note. as usual. lines manufactured bg /
5 W Nenable Il Co, of Petersburg. Va. /
whose local agent is, and long has BEEN /
the popular broker, William g. Adams +
The army contract for pug tobacco .
for this year has been awarded 10 Messrs /
p. Lorillard & Co. at IS cents per pound /
Uncle Sam report says, only neg0- I
tated for 5000 pounds for the boys in +
blue, and yet there is a surplus OF dollars /
in his treasury
The exports were $500 pounds.
Sm0king-An average demand is re-
ported and trade is regarded as salts
factory.
Two cigar manufacturers failures in
Key West are reported, while Mr. l.
Reinitz got away TO Samoa with 100000
shortage in Havana New York and Key
| West accounts Samoa is a new place of
exile of which Canada may have cause to
be jealous.
Long aud plug cut making is growing
in favor; graduated Is falling of in the
popular estimation.
The Western I0iFcc0 Journal expresses
the opinion that the political eXigences
In Congress are such that no Cowles bill
nor any other bin for relief Of tobacco
will pass this year, and refers 10 Judge
Kelley, of Pennsylvania, father of the
House, as authority for saying so. also.
The "Curtail' meetings out West have
been largely attended. In Brooksyille,
+ Ky, two thousand planters attended the
meetings, and several others will report
this week towards the same end in the
West. 10 agree to hold this crop and
|
seems &c be enough leavon in these large
meeting TO leaven the whole lump. bur
if the planters fail 10 carry their point
in this matter now, it will be many
year before they will agree on any crop
policy
Nothing seems TO arouse our Virginia
F planters 10 action in regard TO these alb
stention ideas They make and sell re-
gardess Of result prices, or opinions
just as long as they can stick plant, so
70 is a tobacco plant D.
Sales of loose tobacco to-day, 40 ,7iO
pounds: for the month, 045. $50 pounds
Total from commencement of season,
1915, 44O pounds.
Offerings of tobaccos on Change
Thursday, January 80, 1899 Mr. Silas
Shelburne offered o packages common
West Virginia brights, ranging from
$500 to $lO.25. One package taken in at
S1025 per 100 lbs, two sold at -; one
package taken in at $3.50, one package
taken in at So, one package taken in at
$500
Carr & Dickensons Offered % pack.
ages West Virginia brights. One pack
age sold at S37 per 100 lbs, one package .
sold at $50, one package taken in at
$3.50, one package taken in at $3.50
one package sold at $50, one package
taken in at $3.50, one package taken in
at SlI7j, one package sold al SlI15,
one package sold al $3.50, one package
sold at $3.50 one package sold at Sl5,
one package sold al so, sixteen pack
ages brought under so, seven of which
were taken in.
The principal bidders were Messrs
Boykin & CO., B. T. McCue, J. G.. France,
William +. Dihrell, 4. I. Harris and
Others
Shipments from the various ware
houses on Wednesday, 30th instant, 80
hOgsheads; shipments on 3lst instant, o.
hogsheads.
Tobacco Inspectors Office reports hogs
heads opened to-day rs follows: lnspec
tions, 8; reinspections, 81.
Registered at the Tobacco Exchange
George Garth, Bruce Postollice, Texas;
William l.. Richards, Surry county, Va;
J. b. Hunter, oxford, \. c.; Samuel W.
Yenable, Petersburg, Va
ONCE of Internal Revenue Collector
reports tax paid on tobacco to-day, So
j0G04
\ prominent tobacco commission !
house reports sale OF twenty-four hogs I
heads of wrappers yesterday-some OF
them fIRcy wrappers.
4 large tobacco commission house re- {
ports sale of a very nice line of wrap
pers to-day.
prominent tobacco commission
house reports sale of ten hogsheads of
wrappers day
Mr.. A. r. Gum reports sale of a small
lot OF filters to-day
A prominent tobacco commission q
house reports sale of a small lot Of wrap
pers to-day
A large tobacco commission house re-
ports sale of a small lot of wrappers to-
day
Mr. Louis H. Lightfoot reports sale of
a few old burleys to-day
Mr. Silas Shelbume reports sale of
twenty hOgsheads West-Nirginia brights
to-day, privately.
Nj j. 3. Warren, of Durham, ~ G.,
was in the city to-day. In speaking of +
his tobacco market he said 1--WE have
had good breaks in our town, but the
quality was very poor and | don't see
any Improvement in H. The breaks for
the past ten days have been rather large,
and prices, considering the grade of the
goods, are very high, | think"
Mr. j b. Hunter, of the oxford u.
Co., NepS, was on Change to-day. He
says the new crop is the meanest made
since the war. In fact, there was not a
decent crop of anything made last year J
not even Irish potatoes He thinks that {
fully twO-thirds Of the new tobacco crop ,
has been marketed.
Messrs T. c. Williams & Co received
cable to-day announcing that they
had received the first award at the
Melbume Exposition for aromatic to-
bacco." This IS the third award they
have received from the Australian col
onies C. Mel.
New York stock Market