The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-09

Court House l think there is right
smart loose tobacco in my county 90 come
in yet ! don't think more than one
thiri of the crop has been sold
Registered ai the Tobacco Exchange
to-day p vs. Goode, Wesley Virginia, g.
d. Kent FluvanuH George A. Lester.
Chesterfield. i. j. Owen. New York VI.
J.. Van Doren. Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac railroads w g. Hall. Chesterfield.
B Ford, Cumberland. C. H.; W. l. Tim
mer - ". Ncnabe Petersburg i r.
Lacy. >cou-burG w II. Smoot Hender
son. a. g.
THE DANVIILE MARKET
DANYuLF. Va. january 6-since the
resumption of the sales for the new
year wc have had very small breaks
The sales have not lasted mOlethan three
hours amy day. The offerings have been
very poor Nothing really desirable has
been 0n sale. IL is generally conceded
chat there has been a decided advance In
tle prices of not only the better grades
hut iu them adj We think. however. that
thc advance in the lower grades is due 90
the immediate wants of the trade and
The very small breaks We have had
rain all day. and though 10 has been
rather too cold tO strike IN close lacto-
ric-, st'll The season has been good
enough to insure large breaks of loose by
next week If the weather does not turn
too cold. Our dealers have not been idle
during tine holidays while Wo have had
uo sales in the warehouses They have
been pretty busy buying and selling Old
stock in round lots There have been %
good many lot, of wrapper, and cutters
bought and shipped 20 manufacturers
and dealers away from here in The past
ten days, 90 sayuoihing of the nliers and
smokers
There have been very few changes in
the tobacco firms here We are. how.
ever. pleased 90 note the new firm of
Mcssrs Parkinson 81 Morris both of
which gentlemen have been identified
with Mr. w F. Thomas for tho past sew
erll years They propose doing q gene /
wl lcaf-toh8ccO brokerage business They f.
viii make good team ' and we wish F..
them much success Nessrs Stultz. Lis .
berger s. Co.. the manufacturers Ot the /
celebrated a A A. A. brand of Henry .
county plug. have commenced building a /
large factory DIBREIL BRoTHERs.
LOUISVILLE.
LorIsyILB. Ky, January 5-The .
market opened for the year 1889 ON
Thursday. 30 instant, postponed from
the 81 instant tO give an opportunity for
'he wareh0usemen and buyers here TO
perfect an organization which had been
n process of completion for some time
past. having for lbs object The amalgama
ion OF the entire tobacco trade by estab-
fishing the Louisville Leaf Tobacco Elk
'hange and making 10 a close corpora
Jon with rules and regulations which
cilcrs and BUYERS would hencefOrward
.ci under Us one united body, having in
icW full protection 90 buyers and sellers
while doing business as members of the
Exchange in buying and selling tobacco
% all the warehouses IN this city. Al
houeh thc organization viii not DE en-
ircly completed i'm an its details for q
ay or Two probably, business is now be-
ng conducted as If 10 were. and the re- {
ult so far l believe, has been quite salts {
actory, buyers now having rights, adj
aniages. and guarantees they have not
0ssessed for years past, at the same time +
facing all the warehouses on the
res t0 them In conducting their business /
s. sellers all united. which they did not /
ossess formerly while disunited There /
I'D be NO increase i'm The fees chargeable j
D buyers. although they now get fifteen, 4
lstead of ten days free storage, as for A
ierly for their purchases. This organ
ation is not trust. or anything akin
, it. but simply one conducted ON q
mi.ar terms 10 that Of the cotton, r.
rain. and other exchanges of the y
juntry. and in establishing The Louis.
he Leaf Tobacco Exchange, it is only =,
fitting recognition of the importance of y
be great staple of tobacco in the West, !.
ld The largest market i'm the world for
iudlng it
The FIRST sales of the year began al the 81
resent warehouse on Thursday, when
r0ughOut the day generally active
arkct prevailed buying being very
neral. with low grades of new burly,
,weyer, irreguarly lower, the better
AIDES scarce, active and firm, while all
w. darks were lower, particularly long
.r.can leaf, which declined lWltc., as
impaired with the closing sales i'm De
mbcr Yesterday ofieriRys and prices
new darks We're about the same as on
luTsday Common export burly Tugs o.,
q leaf were very irregular. showing IA
lrkcd changes during the day ANY
ngyery desirable in good and fine new pr
ers and wrapper burly leaf was taken
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