The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-18
TOBACCO DEPARTMENT.

RICHMOND. VA. December 11.-Salos Of
loose tobacco on breaks to-day amounted To
20.gi5 pounds. at best average prices Of the
season, highest prices 81.
Mossrs. Vaughan 4 Ssrvay say the pros
poets are proptious for good sale io-hoi-
row.
Offerings Of tobaccos at auction on
Change Tuesday, December l,th. rs.
Total offerings 81 packages West virginia
bright tobaccos:
One package sold at 81. one at 5000.
two at so, two al S33. one at $3., one III
$3.50, one at $3C, one At $33, one at ~.
one at $3.50. one taken in AZ $3l. one sold
at 5000. one at $30. one at $29.JO; one taken
in M $3.50. one at so. one sold at SIS: one
taken in at $3.50, one sold at 81. one at
$3.50. one at S2G. four al $3.50. one taken
in at $3.50, one sold mt $2i.5o, two at $24.
two at $23. one at $3.50. one ~ S2l.5D. one
az $2l, one taken in at 2o.JD. one sold 90
5000, one at so. two at $3.50. one at
$ls2J. one AT $l1.lJ, one az Sll.Js. one at
$3.50. one taken in al 81, one sold nj $3.50.
one taken in at $3.50. one at 5000. one
sold al 5000. one at $l0.2j. one al 1925,
one at s.. one at s7.75, one at $50. one at
s1.2J. one at 500, one at So. six taken IN
under So. Of which two were taken in.
Private sales reporiea 10 tht sccreisrf
to-day: Wrappers. ~ hogsheads: sllers' .
. hogsheads: snuh Jugs. hogshcads: dark
tobaccOs. I hOgshead. Total sales reported
10 the secretary to-day, 81 hogsheads.
Office Of the tobacco inspector reports To-
day: Inspections. bright. - hogsheads;
dark. 3 h0gshcads. He-in~pections. bright.
- hogshcads dark. ! hogshead.
DayenpOrt's. Centre. Planters, sea-
brooks. Myers and >lelburne's warehouses
report 50 hossheads and ticrces delivered
to-day
Registered at the Tobacco Exchange to-
day: G. W. McGhee. llamlin. ". Va; {.
l.. IIollandswOrth, Hamlin, ". Va; W. II.
Walker, Henderson. Y. {.
Office Of the collector Of the United states
internal revenue reports collections Tor
city Of Richmond TODAY as follows: Tax
paid cigars and cigarettes. Sjssl3; tobac-
COS. s.. 500. isi special. SiC.22; total collcc-
tons for city to-day. S3.Jl3Sd.
II scews to be pretty generally known
that Centre warehouse" built and so long
occupied bv the old established firm o.
Charles Watkins Il Co., has been recent!
sold. il is said 10 be a large Northern con-
Germ who proposes To- use ID for manuiactur-
ing purposes.
Mcssr.. Charles Watkins Is Co. will oc-
cupv building 10 Doe erected 40 The corner
of sh0ckoe Lane and Thirteenth street.
(which is the northeast corner of what BE-
known as ShOckOc W. ID. no. - ihi-
building will be erected by Judge liaener,
the present owner OF " Shockoe W. II. 40.
," and leased % Messrs. Charles Watkins
4 Co. for a term of five years.
The handsome. elegant. and connexions
warehouse Of Mr. 4. ID. Neal. Jr.. has sui-
hciently neared completion 90 admit Of the
storage Of tObacco-, and a considerable
number Of hOgsheads were going IN to-day,
giving II the appearance 81 accomplishing
the end for which it WAS built namely: q
tobacco warehouse. Mr.. Neal expects % 90
be- entirely completed By the lst Of January.
when be will move into q suite Of bcaut'-
fully located and comfortably, taslciuily
appointed Offices.
The Richmond tobacco market was quiet
today. Sales (0iher than those Of West
Virginia bright tObaccos at auctiOn) were
moderate. wrappers leading. {. Mel.