The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-02
TOBACCO DEPARTMENT.

RICHMOND. VA. Mar. No sales ~ to
bacco on the loose breaks. and none offered
at auction on Change to-day.
Private sales reported 20 the secretary
to-day: Wrappers. bogshead; cutters, .
hog-heads: smokers. hogsheads; dark to-
baccOs, - hog-hcad-. Total. - ho2she1de.
Private sales reported 10 the secretary
for the week ending Saturday. March ].
1900 Wrappers. 90 h0gshesds: fller-. 2i1
hogshcads ..cutters. rs h0gsheads: smokers.
20 hOgsbeads; scrap. 90 hog~heads; dsrh
tobaccos. 49, hogsheads; Western, : hoz-
heads. Total. 63 hogsheads.
Office Of the tobacco Inspector reports
to-day: Inspections. daIk, , hogsheads;
Western. 4 hogshoads. Re-inspec.ions.
bright. 20 hOgshcad~: dark. II hogshcads.
Inspections and rc-inspections reported
for the week ending March I. lS9D: inspoc.
tons, bright, - hogsheads; dark lN' hogs
heads: Western. 40 hogsheads. kc-in~pcc-
tiOns, bright, 2ll h0gshoads. dark. - hogs
heads: Western. I hogshead. Total inspcc-
tons and re-inspcctIous for the week, Oit
hogsheads.
Farmers. Wilson's. Allegheny. shockoo
Blanchard's. Davenport'>. Centre. o'd Do
minion. soabrook's and Myers warehouses
report j6 hogsheads and tierces delivered
to-day.
DELIVERIES INI Wflk fflNlNE Match T. A-''.
6;ll hOgshoads. 10 ticfces and boxes.
Office Of the collector Of the United
states internal revenue reports collections
for the city Of Richmond TODAY as follows:
Tax paid cigars and cigarettes. s5lil5;
tax paid t0baccos. S2Hjl.lS. Total cOllcc-
ti0ns for city to-day, Sj.50i.m.
For week ending March 7, 1890; Tax paid
cigars and cigarettes. S6.5li25; tax paid
f0haccos. S2i 2e9.t2: tax paid special.
Sl202. Total. S2l, 5000.
The official report OF the tobacco inspector
shows as follows:
Receipts for the month ending February
%. 1900. 1865 h0gsheads and 2l3 tiorces and
boxes. Deliveries for the month ending
February. ~, $780, 3,2i9 hogsheads and io.i
tierccs and boxes.
Inspected stocks Fehruay D. 1870: l4.Si2
h0gsheads and 66S tierces and boxes. Inin-
spected. 1900 h0gshcads. and 40 tierces and
boxes Total stocks February ~. 100 10 f2i
hogsheads and 7o> tierCes and boxes; total
stocks January 80. 1890 206Oi hogsheads f;
total stocks February 2S. 1890. 1921 hogs
heads Decrease In stocks for February.
l.lSj hOgshcads.
Inspections for February: Bright. 49,
hOgshcads, PIT tiercos, and 81 boxes; dark.
81 hOgsheads. 40 tierc1s. and 81 boxes /,
Western. l43 h0gshesds and ticrces. Total
inspections, l,2l4 hogsheads, rs tierces. and
80 boxes.
Reviews for February. $500: Bright. i,o62
hogsheads. IS tiercCs. ! box; dark. i3l hogs
heads, 3 tierces; Western, hogsheads.
Total reviews for February, 1890, l,l9Ohogs-
heads, 80 tierces. I box.
Total sampling during month Of febru-
airy, 1890: Bright. 1856 h0gsheads. 2i2
tierces. - boxes; dark. I ZOOS fogsheads, 81
tierces, 81 boxes; Western. liG hogshCads.
, tierces. Total sampling, 2,Il0 hogsheads,
BPS tierces, 63 boxes.
1850: Total receipts loose tohaccos Tor i've
months. ending February 2slb, 2.2W, i,5
pounds.
1890. Total receipts loose t0baccos for five
months, ending February 2sth, 800, lN
pounds.
The Richmond tobacco market was very
active and strong for the week. and con-
siderable volume OF business was transac-
ted. with heavy sales OF wrappers. fllers,
and dark t0haccOs.
II has been raining. sleeting and showing
an day, but In spite Of the inclement
weathera fair amount of business was done.
The market closes strong. with siderable
inquiry The Inspector report shows a de-
ciease in the stocks. and an active market
is looked for next week. e.. Mel.