The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-08
TOBACCO DEPARTMENT.

RICHMOND. VA. February SALES Of
loose 'obacc0s on Tie breaks to-day, H.5lJ
pounds. Highest price, $l6jo.
Sales Of loose tobacco on the breaks for
the week ending Friday, February Z, 1900
highest price paid for the week, 5000,
Offerings Of tobaccoa n' auction on
Change Friday, February ,lh. 1890: Total
9"efings p packages, OF West Virginia
bright tObaccos. One package taken In ~
$3l, one at $3.50, one sold AZ $500, one
taken in NJ 20, one at SO, one at $3.50,
nne sold az ST, one taken in at $3.50, one
sold at $3.50, one at $3.50, two taken in at
5000, one sold at$i9, one taken in al sl5.5O,
one at $3.50. one at $3.50 one sold NJ
Slj.2J, one at $l3, one taken In nj tl22o,
one at 81, one at sA.I3. one sold at $3.50.
one II $3.50, one taken In al tJ.Tsi
Private sales reported 20 the SECRETARY to-
nay; Nfapuets, ~ hogsheads; filters. II
hosshcals; smokers, hogshead; cutters, >
hogsheads; scrap, I hogshead; bufleys. =
hogsheads; dark tobaccos. - hogshea;is.
total private seles reported TO the secretary
t""ry, ~ hogsheads.
Ofice Of the tobacco inspector reports to-
daY Inspections Bright. 6 hogsheads;
dark IS h0gsheads; Western, - h0gsheads
Beinsnecilons-B Bright, IS hogsheads; dark.
scg6Ncai,.
Farmers, Wilson's, Old Dominion, Ale
ghany. ShOckOe, Crenshaw's. Blanchard's,
DaYenport's and Centre warehouses report
ll9 hogsheads delivered to-day.
Registered at The Tobacco Erchanee 10.
DAY. LARRY Neissiget. Louisville. hri
y. ~. Marlin. King and Queen county.
Onlce Of the collector Of the United states
internal revenue reports collections for the
city Of Richmond to-day as follows Tax
paid cigars and cigarettes. $3.50: tax
paid tObaccOs. Y3.02l.6l. Total Internal
revenue collections for city o. Richmond
to-day, t4.1lO.3i.
s letter from Danyilie saws. .sfhe breaks
pre- large and prices extremely high-higher
'lan they have been since new COM
inenced 10 move. You have 10 get up and
hustle 10 get anything. Four-ffths Of the
good, serviceable i0bacc0s are sold pri-
yatoly."
A letter from Farmville SAYS. "The cfob
in THE section VIII not be over go per cent.
A an average. IL viii, 10 my opinion. he
me shortest crop on recOulsr
Inc stocts ct Ola irgnia and North Car
"'na bright filters on the Richmond tobacco
market are pretty well exhausted, and very
little sound tobacco Of this class can be-
found undersS. Several good orders for low
grade bright tllcrs were recently received
mere but 10 was found impossible 10 I'm
them, the scarcity having caused a consid-
- 'yiN duN dhft Over Tue inquire ABOVE named.
Wrappers are being fapidly taken mp.
and the sioch i5 extremely light; indeed.
neaid party say that che bad occasion 10
make a'persOnal inspection. in the interest
of customer, Of the stocks Of some Of the
heaviest dealers on the market, and that be
was astouished 10 find how few wrappers
were held here The Richmond tobacco
market was very active and strong to-day.
with good sales, especially of wrappers.
The prospects are bright for q good years
work all round. | base my opinion upon
the fact that all of the tobacco manufacturers
"are in the same bOat'-none Of them
have any stocks ahead. bat are just buying
from hand 20 mouth -and another and most
uncommon thing is that the North Carolina
tobacco manufacturers have been steadily
working during the winter months. instead
Of shutting down. as has usually been The
case with them. which circumstance
argues a healthy tone in their trade down
there. Prices are hardening every day and
the stocks OF desirable working t0bacc0s
grow smaller 10y degrees ard beautifully
less-there is a strong manufacturing de-
mahd for t0bacc0s for immediate consum-
ton. c. Mel.