Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-29

ssrsetipg features shis vsek. 4 vssy lgw
mevement IN euriey, moody Deess veaW ~
coueaeemens OF higher valuSe eo1 N@$
old lugs the vaiuo Of which showed uttie g eSes,
the occurrence Of general rain IN 81 ~ DoSs
lcy districts sioppsne IN incipiene oeoesveS
iation has fairly gotten under way. and he non-
occurrence Of rain except local snowsrS hef0
and thsrs 10 she dsrt tobscco distfiets leeylne
:ss TSs 2 ss. r. ns % =, &C. s
cisi speculative buying ksspscfnlly.
Larger offerings Of all classes Of tobacco, the
highest prices Of ne ssason for the better
grades OF Buriey. Improved mafees generally
for dark tobaccos, and cooler ssfhsfs were the
Leading featuros this week.
Nee Bwisy.--Tbo market opened unoer
strong speculative demand, which conunsce no
till Thursdsy, when the soaking rain al wsdnes-
day for nine hours caused the most esler spscy-
ls.cfs 70 quit, end the market resumed IT, pro
vious course Of lsst week. the last sale on Inuss-
day showing weakness snd lover prices vnieo
existed yesterday for all common and medium
red 1ilers, which, In many cases. sold oearer In
side figures OF las, wcek, although dp 70 inuIS
cay prices ranged. In mani e:es' ic !"
mediums were only modsrate of ne miner
grades, tho offerings on Tuesday snd Ws!ess-
day were usually heavy, including some OF NE
ines, crops srosn n 1857: al.nosSn ms,s % No
81 which sod at Soc. 10 $50 oesse
the highest prices this year. Some OF tns neW
taken for manufacturers In Baltimore. si'hoase
the highest we're tasen for Detroit Of osiory
and fins bright oilers thu leading fsctcry IN *
Louis took large proportion. Tho prices pasd
for all the higher grades on TUESDAY ana
Wednesday were outside OF any late Ag,HeA
since then, with fewer offered. pr,ces have been
Arm for all offered, with few OF sucn Selections
as sold earlier In ths week quota, st the ctosss
trash rod hllers Nc. higher; common end me.
a.. osef IL Oh an
figures select riler leaf unchanged. with epe-
caliy vrappcry good, ~ to &sc. one and ~
lect leaf. Is TO 3lkc.
Outside Of the bss, quality already alluded 70.
cutters were only IN fair supply, with trash. cona-
mon. and medium strons ~ outside nguroA
Good leaf ic, iine o., and select leaf sc. bsnes.
fancy hogsheads selling up 70 BE-, ~ per quote
lions revised.
Red smokers, although In good demand were
rather irregular sometimes. All coiory 10 bright
In active emani and nearer outside rgures peid
by home trade 10 the exclusion OF any Tor sx-
port.
but fer the rain on Wednesday, which 81 1rss
was thought TO DO general, several speculative
dealers from the country would have become
strong buyers, bat. Ike tho week before, hey
were again scared OF by the weather situauoa
and high prices Tho total offerings wore large
ly In sxcess OF last week, and Notwithstanding
the lower prices towards tho close OF the wees IL
has been. on the whole, good week for sslernS
including some reiryers, who took Advantage OF
the situation 10 sell what they did ~ handsome
advances.
Old Bwley-The offerings very light aud
during the early part Of tho week some were
worked OF al rather higher prices than OF late.
Ddyks-Onernes we're again large, mostly Old
cop, with an improved market for ell grades,
sycepting strictly italian reggie sorts, a. WITH
enly one buyer OF such this week prices for these
we're In some csses lower than heretofore For
sill suitable for France, a. well as good suostan-
tial small-tic tugs and leaf and suutihs types,
prices were In some cases tho beat this year,
with an active demand Tor all such. Even nom
descript trash ana common Tugs sold at outside
figures for such, with q speculative demand
witch Ia strong. Quotations for new snd Old
side figures, with Clarksyills styles quoted seps-
rately.
Pr.rdts saks this week embraced ~ hogsheads
OF old Burlcy, POS hogsheads 81 old and new
dark leaf and Tugs, aad II hogsheads 4reen
rivers
Weather ard Crcp.-A heavy. soaking rain Tell
bore and In some " the upper buriey counties
on "Wednesday last, which WAS not general, ex.
tonding % only about twenty-five miles SCUM OK
here. Besides that partial rains, various Ia de-
gree, fell In different counties above and below
here at different tines during tho week cacu-
lated TO improve prospects, although great COM
plants OF tho crop having mode very l'ttle pro
gress on old lands, while on new ground the
crop Is looking aud doing VOL ms sppiics
very generally this season eyerywhere.
In southern kentucky an1 Tennessee ne
situation, outside OF Greensboro and henderson
districts, Is very little better tnsn it was week
ago Tho good rains In these two districts con-
not fail ~ 10 very beneficial.
ALgr. HARTuILI.