The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-30
TOBACCO DEPARTMENT.

h1tnNOND, MaTCh SJ.-SaicS Of iODSt
tobacco to-day amounted TO 2j,lj0 lbs
Highest price, $3.50 lowest. 75c.
Offerings Of tobaceos at auction on
Change to-day were very few.
Registered at the Tobacco Exchange
ID. X. Burton, Nashville, n. c.; !. A,
Blanton, Amelia; u. w. Martin, Chester.
field W. II. Gordon, Powhatan.
Messrs Alexander IIarthill, tobacco
broker, of Nashville, Teun., and II. NJ.
Allen, of New York city, were on the
Richmond market today.
Office Of the tobacco Inspector reports
to-day: Inspections, So; reinspections, i2.
Office Of United States Collector of
| Internal Revenue reports collections for
the city of Richmond to-day as follows
Tax paid on cigars and cigarettes, 81,
s7s.sj, tax paid on tobacco, S3,0G3.6i.
Total collection for city Of Richmond
TO day, $4,942.i9.
ShOckoe, Old Dominion, Centre, Day
exports, Myers, Seabrook's, Blanchard's
and Shelbafnes warehouses report deliy-
cries to-day, 80 hogsheads, / fierce, and
box.
Sales reported to the secretary to-day.
Wrappers, OF hhds.; smokers, / hhd
sun-cured tobacco, 10 hhds.; dark to-
bacco % hhds. Total sales reported to-
day, 102 hhds.
The following is from the Louisville
Courier-JourRal of 2sth inst
THE LEAF ToBRcco MARKET.
Opening at Q A. NJ, the sales Thurs
day the 2sth inst, will be held at The
warehouse in the following order.
Louisville, Enterprise, Green River, Falls
City, Ninth Street, Kentucky and Ten
nessee, Pickett, Owens, Ileadley & Co.,
Farmers Globe, Planters, Crescent,
Central
The market was unchanged to-day,
with the exception of slight weakening
in long dark tobaccos. Fine hurley
grades were very firm. One hogshead OF
Henry county hurley sold for $3.50, but
the most remarkable sale was that of
Thomas Shaw, of Henry county, who
disposed of three hogsheads of new bur
ley leaf and Tugs for S2050, $40 and
S135 %. Three hOgsheads of Shelby
county leaf and Tugs sold for $177j,
$500 and $500. Mr.. Sbaw's sale is the
best that has been made this year.
~ great deal of tobacco is coming i'm
in a bad condition, and consequently
sells very low. All of the Warehouse.
men make that complaint.
"The receipts Of all kinds are increas-
ing.
"The sales to-day were 621 hogsheads:
ST old; 80 new disposed of at private
sale, s. original inspections, 39j; yesler
days reflections, l3j.
"ABsTENTIoN WHICH DON'T ABSTAIN"
"Paducah Nlrs, March 20:-Leaf to-
baccO is coming TO town slowly. The
talk of short crop of tobacco this year
is all nonsense Parties from the rural
districts say that the smoke from the
burning tobacco beds is so dense that ii
nearly puts out their eyes.
THE farmers of Hinkleyille do not
think OF planting full crop of tobacco
this year. The present prices are below
what it costs to produce tobacco, and the !
farmers cannot live and raise tobacco al
the present prices. hear some say they
will not put out plant. believe if the |
farmers would plant about half crop
and make a good quality of tobacco !
they would realize good price; but it is |
so hard 10 make farmers see that when |
there is such a large quantity of in
feriOr tobacco on the market il is !
to their interest to plant small |
crops and make a good article. This |
has been tried over and over, but with |
little or no good Some of them are |
beginning to see their folly. hope all |
will see that it is best 10 make a better |
quality and less quantity. There are no |
buyers in this part OF the country. The
farmers hold their tobacco about - per
100 pounds above market prices Owing |
10 this the buyers have withdrawn from
the field
Near Woodville, Ballard county. the
farmers are very busy preparing plant
beds and sowing them, but they are not
making as big an effort for tobaCc)
crop by one-half as they did last year.
The Richmond ga market was quiet
but firm to-day. c. Mel.