The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-31
TOBACCO DEPARTM ENT.

TOBACCO DEPARTM ENT
RIcHMoND. August 8O.-Onerings Of
tobacco at auction on Change to day
were practically nal.
! Private sales reported TO tie secretary
today Wrappers. 30 hogsheads. filters
y hogsheads: cutters. hOgsheads
dark. Is hogsheaCs. Western. 81 hogs.
heads. Total sales reported to-day, 9S
/ hogsheads
Office OF the tobacco Inspector reports
to-day: Inspections, bright. s. hogs.
heads. dark. 3 hOgshCads. Re-inspcc-
tiors. bright, 2s hogsheads; dark, 81
hogshcads.
Farmer 5. Wilson f.. ShOckoe. BlancL-
aud b. Davenport 3. Centre, Crenshaw IS.
Oh Dominion. and Myers warehouses
report 03 hcgsbea1s and > tierces
delivered to-day.
Office Of the Collector Of the United
states internal Revenue reports c0llec-
tions for the city Of Richmond to-day
as follows Tax paid cigars and ciga.
rottes. Ss3j.s5: tax paid tobacco.
-, 55s 90: tax paid special. S5i.g4 Total
collections for city to-day. l3J9.29
Registered 40 the Tobacco Exchange :.
). ). scott, ; melia county. j. a. Smith,
Blackstone, Va: +. Watkins. NC.
A letter dated MilersDurg. Ky.
from "a farmer. says: Il think
there vas 50 per cent. Of the
les, crop planted this year the
lseS crop was not "a full average crop.
but ranged from so to - per cent. Of
full average crop. There is a great
deal of poor tobacco, say one-third Of
the crop IS partial failure. but we will
make about 90 per cent. Of a crop. that
which j, good Is the best ! ever saw
and great many crops are Ike mine.
! have about Thirty acres, abou. twenty
1--WE acres of it is the best tobacco / ever
raised iu my lie. and about five acres
of 10 are of no account.
we are cutting earlier than I ever
knew tobacco T. be cut. ] have half Of
my crop housed. Some farmers have
finished cutting. Where the tobacco is
g0od IT will all be housed by the 10Th
of September.
I'VE have had the best season in my
recollection i'm my neiehborhood. but
i'm the Mason county district. l under
stand, from good authority, the tobacco
D. Ering b0diy and will not be good.
Taking the hurley district, think
you can count on about sixty.iive per
cent. OF Che 1883 crop. and with q good
season for curing. about half of il the
best yOu Crcr s0ir mOfkffcd
II have bought 100000 pounds Of the
new crop. and Will De in the market ON
this crop
THE N0nIH CAROLINA STATE TOBACCO
ASSOCIATION.
THE North Carolina State Tobacco As
ISOLATION mct in Greensboro ON tuesday. I
the 9th in the rooms of the Chamber
Of Commerce. I'm the absence of Pre,i /
dent D. $. Barr, Fnst Nlce.Prcsident j. |
l.. King called the meeting 20 order IN /
"a neat and appropriate address. Greens /.
bJrO', young Mayor, Mr.. Forbes. then .
came forward and delivered an eloquent /
speech OF welcome. which was happily /
TO by Mr. j. q. Angler, of
Durham. HE first hour Of the pro-
,eedings was taken mp in reading
minutes Of last year s meeting. reports
)i committees. officers. d..
Mr. j. $. Carr wrote letter regret
ing that sickness prevented iis pres
.ucc. Other communications from
Gentlemen If prominence I'm tobacco
.Icles. bat through various reasons
were unable % attend. were read.
These letters about all breathcd the
amn spirit. They urged upon The as
ISOLATION the great importance Of keep
ng organized. and reminding the dele
gates of tine great work such AN org in-
I4ti0n could accomplish in all depart
ueut, of Ihe trade. The convention
Juni 10 necessary, Orat leastadvisable,tO
make am almost complete change i'm the
conduct Oi the association. As the as
cati0n bad heretofore been working
om what loosely without any c0usii-
uu0n. it was deemed best 10 begin 40
NICE 90 arrange strong constitution
rd bylaws. An intelligent commit
ee Was az once appointed. aud went
90 work. The committee
. stll at work. The constitution viii
.r0Ndc thai an persons who are en- ,
aged iegitimateiy in the tobacco trade
au bee me members of the as ,
ociaiion by paying @ per capita d
-se-sment Of one dollar 10 also pro !
.Ide- for committees. whose duties ii {
bal! be- t9 arrange for entertainments. ,
rati0ns. exhibits. questions OF impOr- g
lnce 10 De discu scd, g.. The cOnsti- D
ut0n viii Doe "a strong one. and viii q
0ntain many valuable features. The L
eXt meeting viii be held 40 M0rehead S
'itv. next August. The following of 4
ceTs were elected for the ensuing {
ear. President Hon. O.. J.. King. h
ircensboro. Secretary. g.. l.. Webb. d
Nnston: Treasurer, VI. \. Walker. g
Winston.
The president. upon the completion
the constitution and bylaws. viii
nn0unce The sice.presideut and all the
lmmittees. The general secretary Will n
ave an assistant In each Board of b
rade. {,
The banquet given to The convention =
n Wednesday night by the Greensboro r.
Oaid Of Trade was a most elegant N
fair and did credit 90 Mr. McAdOO. of "
ie McAdOO House. as Wellas the Board :
Trade. The menu was handsomely Y
often up. and the magnificent feast T.
as greatly enio,ed by all present. e
mort speeches were made by number A
gentlemen and everybody was IN a Y
BOD hum0r. q. +. WEBB. t,
The Richmond tobacco market was d
liot to-day. except ar bright irr0p- p.
.rs. OF winch class there were good :
lies. G.. Mel. 81
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