Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-14
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.
TReDorted for tho Dispatchl

RICHMOND. January -, 1890.
West virginia breaks Weakened TO- day, with a
small number Of indifferent buyers on Change.
The condition OF tho tobacco and weather Is such
that Il will hayo to be sold or hung uD 10 dry out
IN q very few days. Much complaint Of warm TO-
bscco il heard The extraordinary weather gives
a worn aud worried LOOK to tobacco workera
Crop preparations are being actively pushed
forward with unexceptlonsble weather.
hybrid Burley and bright pant, cured. wss
SHOWN on Change to-day from Putnam county.
W Va. IL looked monsrel aud peculiar, sweet
OF flavor thin and porous leaf, OF reddish-bfight
cast Its use may DO developed,
Colonel James III. Neal, OF DanylIle. was on
Change to-day.
Auction offerings on Change to-day: q pack
ages and 10 iaken in; highest, $50: lowest, s.;
average. 81.
DANyfLLE.
DAyvILLg. Va, January lion Monday sales
were very Hight TUESDAY and Wednesday they
blocked Thursday ana friday they lasted
til about o'clock. To-day they were
very light. fhe stock offered has been very
largely OF the mountain Iypes, when nave
generally shown good color. The proportion Of
these tonaccos sold IL more than half, probably.
There has been comparatively little tobacco
from the nelghborlng sections soli since mo
holidays. The quality OF the breaks has been
very good. Prices have not been very ,egulsr,
and 40 are inclined 10 th.Ek that they are a
shade easier than before the holidays. several
OF our prominent buyers have been on inc
brea6s for time this week from various causes,
which 90 doubt accounts for any decline. Cut
tiers show more irreguiarty In prices Than any
other grade. There are but few orders for mem
ana specalstors ere taking them very sparingiy.
LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, January lL-Liberai orerioss %
new aud old Burieys aud old darkf, fnN priret
for all new aud sweet Old burleys and Very IN
reasonable weather, we're The leading features
this week
New Burleys-ln the offerings this week We
had a fair assor,ment OF ihs better grades OF
nilery and cutting leaf, Ia fair 20 good order,
which met with an sStiye jemsnd o. ssseraiiy
fuller prices. Good, diler5, 1c. 20 &c. nne, lc.
ioIkc. selections, ie higher, with ls4c. tao
highoss paid for the bost offered. All trash up
70 medium oilers nearer outside ngnres, WHO
good local and general manufacturing demand.
In cutting sorts, bright color was scarce, ana all
grades being IN active demand, prices advanced
on Trash, common and medium ic., with good
and fine a, fully last. weeks figures, YIN the
supply not enough tor the demand for poih
changed, Orignt rod In beet demand.
To-day seventeen hogshseds ~ere onered
and sold al pricss fully a. high as any day this
week.
ed ms week the proportion OF sweet nlers Was
never so small, ali OF witch were eagerly sought
afser 81 nearer outside figures, with good me
ciums lc. higher snd nne aad selec. leaf en-
t,rsly nominal from scarcity. tunsed niiers dull
and prices dependent On condition.. and the fact
OF a large stock OF such yet uEsold. Smoters
dan and nearer inside sgures. Almost no sweet
olf roiory or bright cutting offered. although
bright OF. In favor better sustained than rllsrA.
Darka--Onenog OF otd crop we're compara-
tiyeIy large partly 70 test the market ~ auction
aud guide sales privately later on. some very
desirable substsntisl old iags and common and
medium leaf. ali sound aud good weights were
offered and willie prizes bid were generally
f,lllsr and nearer outside figures they were
largely rejected, aud all euch held f,rmsr.
sew Derka--A sprtnkling Of the neg crop
shoxed nothing very desirable excepting for
low grade rohAndiers. Semi-wrappery leaf sold
up % 7c.: long African leAf. twsnsy-eishs and
tt.rty inches. averaged ~. with twenty-six 70
twensy-eishs inches saD and shorter IN proper
too.
old Urseu-aiyer f!llsrs. The few offered sold
fairly we'll Medium leaf mp 10 Ike, with - 70
dried short double olds Averaged tA56
Private saios this vceK embraced a. hoGsneed1
az old gedried Grecn~river nliers. - hoGhhsos 81
old Burlsys. - hogshsads n Odd, and u hogs
heads OF new dark lugs and common icsf.
Considerable anxiety exists ~ ne cc9a45
about the t0bacco DOW 10 naFne ana tectng!ee
30 little nayipg bed . shauce - dry ope ooFl9o
the Iats sxtfaordinnxy Damp Mid Neoanegs st'i1