The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-02
TOBACCO DEPARTMENT.

,onMoNp' VA April mo sales OF
'oDscco on me loose breaks to-day.
- Vnerings OF tobacco at auction on ,Chanrc
Iuesday. April I. 1890: Total onerinra %
packages, Of which . were West Virginia
bright toOaccos; - packages were sun
cured tobaccOe; old bright tobacco. and .
packages Of dark tobaccos.
vi the west Virginia bright tObaccOs, one
package was taken i'm at $50. one at S33. one
al 1000. one was sold nc $3.50. one az $j.3j,
one at 800, one az $3.50, one was taken in
at Sl.S0, one at $40.
W the sun-curcd tobaccos, one package
sold at =, one az Si.25, one AT $500. one AT
$40, one at $500, one at $3.50. one at $3.50.
Two at -, one at $40 one al s.. 40. one at 81.
oi The old bright tObaccOs, one package
was taken In at 1920.
or the dark tOhaccos. one package was
taken in at S0.25, one at $3.50.
Irivate sales reported 90 the secretary to-
day; Wrappers, AZ hogsheads; filters. 3
hogsheads; cutters, hOgsheads; smokers.
> hogsheads: SCRAP. hogshoads: dark
tooaccos. hogsheads. Total, 81 hogs
heads.
Private sales reported 20 the secretary
during the month OF March. 1870: Wrap
pers. $40 hOgsheads; filters. 3SS hOQsheads;
cutters, 60 hOgsheads smokers, l4i hogs
heads; scrap, 22i hogsheads West Nir-
ginia bright tobaccos, AZ hogsheads; dark
A''AfN'N'f ''A HN-NNfdN~s NNl-fNtfNs IW
hogsheads; burlcys. 81 hoeShcads: primingS
~ hogshcads. Total, >. l0j hogsheads.
Once OF the tobacco inspector reports
to-day: Inspections, bright, - h0gsheads;
dMk, % hOgshcads. ReinspectiOns, bright,
III hOgshcads; dark. hOgsheads
Stocks April I. 1890: Inspected, li,2o3
hogsheads, 5ji tierces and boxes; unin-
spected, ASS h0gshoads, 80 ticrccs and
boxes. Total, 1901 hogsheads, 6il tierccs
and boxes.
stock February D, 1890. u. 42l hogsheads;
stock April /, 1890, 1904 h0gsheads. De
crease in stock for month Of March, $50
hOgsheads.
Receipts for month Of March, 1890. 2374
h0gsheads. 324 tierces and boxes. Deliver
les for month Of March. 1890. 2,SOl hogs
heads. 3i2 tierces and boxes.
Inspections for March, 1890, 1.222 hogs
heads, $50 tierces and A. boxes. Re-inspec-
tiOns, l,Oi3 hOgsheads, 81 iicrccs and 4
boxes. Total sampling. 2,2tj hogsheads
2i2 tierces and 81 boxes.
Sales Of loose tobacco for six months
ending March 81. 1890, 1.llj.29j pounds
for six months ending March 81, 1850,
2.Si1,4Sj pounds; for month Of March. 1890,
1870 pounds: for month of March. 1889
629.3sO pounds.
Farmers. Wilson's. Alleghany. old ID,
miniOn. ShOckOc. Crcnshaw's. Bianchard's.
DaNcnport's, Centre, Myers, >eabr0ok's and
Shelburne's warehouses reported to-day:
Receipts, % hOgsheads aud box; deliveries,
lll hOgsheads. tiorccs and 3 boxes.
Registered at the Tobacco Exchange to-
day: A.. o. Bell. Fluyanna; Monroe smith
and DR.. T. III. Elder, Philadelphia.
Office Of the collector Of the United States
internal revenue reports collections for the
city of Richmond to-day as follows: Tux
pald on cigars and cigarettes. Ss05sO; tax
paid on tohaccOs. 81, slO.16. Total. S6,6l6.j6.
Total internal revenue collections ON To-
baccos, &c, for March, were as follows:
Tax paid on cigars and cigarettes. $751;
TICS; tax paid on tObaccOs, S92.223.3s.
tax paid on special, S22.5l. Total, $685.
963.37.
Total Offerings Of tobaccOs at auction ON
Change during the month of March, 1890.
400 packages. Highest price obtained dur
ing the month. $3.50.
The Richmond tobacco market to-day was
quite active. with good sales of wrappers;
inspections light, receipts light, deliveries
heavy.
The Richmond tobacco market for fhe
past month was active and strong. with
heavy sales of brights, wrappers, filters.
smokers and scrap. Also heavy sales of
dark tObaccOs. Total sales over two th0us-
and hOgsheads. Desirable old tObaccOs
both bright and dark, are scarce and i'm
good demand. our inspectors report shows
a decrease i'm the stocks, and we confidently
look for an active and higher market i'm the
near future. G. Mel.