The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-26
TOBACCO DEPARTMENT.

| RICHMOND. September 25.-Ohering
OF tobacco at auction on Change Wed
nesday, September 2Jlh, 1880: Tota
offerings, 40 packages sun.cured tobac
cos; one package sold at Sl7 02f: one a
sl7W: one at Sl4 IS: one at S14 %: on
at SliO0: one at $3.50: one at Sll 70
two at sll.50: one at S10.7j; three a
$1,000: one at - 10: one at 5000: on,
at IS 10. two at IS 80; one at IS 90; two
at 500: one at $3.50: one at 50 co
twenty-three brought under $500.
Private sales reported to the secrs
tary today: Wrappers, % hogsheads
filters, 20 hogsheads; smokers, 30 hogs
heads sun-cured, 0 hogsheads: DARK
tobacco. % hogsheads. Total sales re,
ported to the secretary to-day, las hogs
heads.
Office of the tobacco inspector reports
to-day: Inspections. bright. SO hogs.
heads; dark, 81 hcgsheads. Reinspec.
tions. brights. n hogsheads.
Office Of the Collector Of the United
States Internal Revenue reports collec.
tons for the city of Richmond to-day
as follows: Tax paid cigars and cigar
cites. S3l4.sj; tobacco, =. ia SO. Special.
s2l y. Total collections for city to-day,
S2.5l04S.
Allegheny. Farmers. Wilson 5. Shell
burne r, Shockoe. Blanchard, Daven-
port :. Centre. Seabrook s Crenshaw s.
and Myers warehouses report is
hogsheads. | tierce and two boxes, de-
livered to-day.
Registered at the Tobacco Exchange.
&C.. j. Kidd. j. G.. Marks, Fluvanna
Samuel Watkins. Henderson. y. c.: G..
G, Duler. Danviie.
a letter from Jackson Turpin. under
date of September 23l. says: They
say that frost appeared in the country
Saturday and Sunday nights. and prob
ably did some damage.
A prominent tobacco commission
merchant received The following letter
from one Of the largest and most re-
liable planters in Granville county. y.
c., dated September p, 1889. to wit:
Dear Sir-Your valued favor Of the
eJih Of August was duly received and
contents noted. | would have written
before, but did not think | could give
correct account Of the crop at that time.
l had been SO busy at home and had not
heard much about the general crop.
My opinion now is Though may be
wrong that the crop is short one as
to pOUnds-say twO-thirdJ. The color
Is brighter than usual, and larger
proportion Of cutters than in any crop
for years. Some fine wrappers as to
cOtof; not much body to any grade Of
tobacco; thin, chaify and bug sucked
generally. Good pliers will be scarce.
Il have just finished up fortv-two
~ barns OF the brightest tobacco ever
cured, lhave ten llOl more TO cure next
week and Onl y two or three failures at
all, and that was some small drowned
last cuttings on some top that would not
stand the heat in curing.
Il have nice lot Of cutters cured Oft
the stalk lprimingsl have been offered
S2j 80 for eight Isl barns, say 1900
pounds. Can your market beat that
| am asking $50 for the whole lot Of
primings-they are extra nice.
Il would be glad to ship you my
crop. If it is my interest to dose. We
have not stripped any yet. The dealers
here say that the market here is better
than Richmond, so hope you will keep
MS posted as to your market. aud If
find 1t to my interest when get a nice
lot ready for market, will ship to you
anyway.
Hoping to hear from you again soon.
am Very Respectfully,
- ~
Mr.. W. T. Webb. of GAINESVILLE. Va,
is in Richmond. He says: Tobacco
was coming in right freely until the
suspension Of our bank, since which
time tobacco has not been coming in SO
freely. The color Of the tobacco is very