The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-31
TOBACCO DEPARTMENT.

RICHMOND, VA, July 30.-Auclior
offerings on Change to-day 81 packages
with taken in; highest 3jc., lowest
lc; average sos.
. Very little bright tobacco was sold
and these chiefly medium new filters.
81 Whatever effect the still heavy ralnr
falling may have on the crop, the natu.
raj market at present indicates that
there viii be general good demand
for stock on hand for manufacturing.
The surplus old filler and wrapper STOCK
is very small and smokers Of color are
pretty we'll sold out already, and new
cannot replace such. even at much
higher figures.
We are glad too see tobacco planters
organized fos work. Maryland lately
bad a representation Of 800 such tobacco
planters assembled. They want 10
know why their tobacco selling at &c. at
home brings Sl.2j in France. etc. The
question is easier asked than answered.
There are republican, private. and
royal monopolies. They are at home
aad abroad. They bear watching.
There is no doubt but what good re-
suits could be accomplished by con-
certed action of intelligent planters and
dealers To better prices i'm this and other
directions.
Registered ON Change. July 30.
1859. O.. l.. Payne and II. b. Mahaynes,
Goochland, Va, b. Ford. Cumberland.
Va. Claude Hunter. Henderson. n. c.:
*. II. I. Adams, Lynchbnrg. Va.
THE CROP QUESTION
We know Of no one IN the tobacco
business more devoted to this vocation.
and who studies more critically the
crop culture i'm all lbs bearings. and is,
therefore. competent TO Judge of its
changing phases and condition
than the observant writer Of
the following notes. These come
in due time. when SO many of
us are at sea on this crop question. aud
however we may differ among our
selves. we will be sure OF some new
hight by reading the followiDg from the
pen OF Mr.. Samuel i. Carr, Of Car
q Dickinsons. of this city. who has
been rusticating as well as invl sligating
for the month passed
You often hear people th0ughtlessly
say this is the wettest or drycst year
they ever experienced. when any pre-
ceeding season was even more extreme
hence the apathy in which the trade
generally receive such remarks or re-
ports from correspondents. Bat this
season is in my opinion the
most unpr0misIng for good
crop Of t0OaccOs 100 my experience since
] have familiarzed myself with the ma
ture az It's growth, which covers a
space If certainly fourteen 90 fifteen
years ! have scdul0usly watched Tor
five weeks Tie growth Of three distinct
crops growing on Virginia soil-old
pine field soil and clover sod sOil, and
knowing these conditions to be
at least over fifty per cent.
more favorable tJr q perfect growth
than the average conditions over Nir-
gna and North Carolina that have
like -oil and climate and have received
fhe anne amount of ram fall wilt unf
enc 81 image 90 at least 30 per cent. ln
pounds 30 per cent. in size Of leaf and
sd per cent. IN quality providing the
seasons are natural from now ON until
curing time. If 10 should turn sud
denly dry the sun would blast
the good and bll alike. O.,
the few suushiny days demonstrated l0
me whilst lu the country by the flop
ping and premature ycilONiug OF the .
leaves. NJ it continues wet the roots .
viii continue 90 rot and tho late plant
ing. OD which we hope for the
best yield, Will suffer the same
fate 81 the early plluting-h)wer loss
which viii leave nothing bat the leaves
that aIe usually primci Oft for our de-
pendence for crop. while if it Will .
gradually dry up with cloudy skies.
followed by alternating sunshine and
clouds To- innre the plant 90 sunlight the
maximum result VIII be as aforesaid
stated. thirty per cent. loss i'm pond.
thirty-tivo per cent. in size of leaf and /
thirty per- cent M quality for can zee
100 good reason why tie quality of The
healthy plant should not be passably
good. providing we have suitable
weather. from now ON with am open
fall for curing whilst the damage to
size of leaf and low premature flower
ing can not be overcome by
any contingency within natures
laws. The new grounds of the country
had many advantages of Old lands.
since such are always ploughed shall
low, and the subsOil bong less porous
iId not absorb as much water as the
deeply pl0ughed and subs0iled old
grounds, and the old field pine soils
being usually thiu The excessive rains
eached the fertilizers $50 completely a.
10 heve nothing TO support the plant.
hence an such are short and spindling
and the largest leaves not over three
'0urth5 the slzo OF average crop years.
lnc old grounds is extremely unre.u-
ar and can hardly be accounted for. ass
you Will find two to three large iiue
plants. for the season right beside tie
anne number If dwaIfed frencAod =
l.anis i'm same row, the latter ruined I
or all good purposes. and this con-
liti0n alternates all over the clover
cd land that is uniformly rich.
The new ground is uniform IN growth
when properly cultivated by killing
With tne hoe and having all the natural
lements belonging 10 the tobacco plant /
n ample abundance. has no doubt /
ought of disease and other disadvan- !
ages and bids fair TO make the only ]
God tobacco we Will have an this crop,
rONiding we have open weather IN Au-
ust: if not it, too, will prove of !
tile value as cutter-smOker L
r bright wrapper since It Is {
nD0ssible 10 cure tobacco bright {
all of sap. People must not couiound 4
he tobacco plan, with the corn plant. {
s corn Is q grass and thrives best in q
ott0ms OF moist, wet. soils, whilst to- q
acco is a dry, porus soil plant. and q
lnnOt stand the least excess OF mOis p
IRE without injury to IT. quality, and Z
n extreme condition OF the kind i'm Il
lediately rOts ils roots, causes II 10 X
uttou or flower prematuIely. aud r
snce leaves nothing but the diseased r
round or big leaves for the crops de- r
endelce. Il
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