The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-22
TOBACCO DEPARTM ENT.

RICHMOND, VA, July 2l.-No offerings
/ OF tobacco at auction on Change TO-DAY,
Private sales reported TO the secretary
/ to-day; Wrappers, lShogsheads: filters. 10
[ hogsheads, smokers, 3 hogshcads: sun
/ cured, hogshoad; dark tobaccos, y hogs
heads Total, 81 hogsheads,
Office of the tobacco INSPECTOR reports to-
I day; inspections Bright. l02 hogsheads /;
darn hogsheads; western. - hogsheads.
farmers, Wilson's. Virginia, Allcghany,
va Dominion, Crcnshaw's. Dayonport's,
ilantors' and Merchants, Shelburne's,
Myers ShOckoc, and ScabroOk's warehouses
report to-day: Receipts. l06 hogsheads, 10
uerces and boxes; deliveries, 80 hOgsheads,
II ticrcos and boxes,
Office Of the collector of the United States
/ Internal Revenue reports collections for
tic city OF Richmond to-day a. follows;
Tax paid cigars and cigarettes, ~ .23J. 40:
tax paid tobaccos, S4S'0.gG. Total, So
31l 10.
Registered at The Tobacco Exchange to-
gay. Ihos. g.. Matthews, samuel J. Young,
Manchester; ). ;. Bernard, -. a. Smith,
banNillC; {. .. Evans. Il. Louis. Mo.
MI, W v. Clark. of Clarksyille, writes
und,i date of July 49, 1870: "rhc question
of rain is not so much question Of rain at
occe, for the crop is not damaging, but 40
per cent. is being so delayed az 10 place II
in danger of fr'sts. The crop is a small one
End may grow smaller. We have had light
showers here and there. which soon dry OF.
For the past few DAYS thcy have had mode
rate rains in the Paducah district
The following telegram dated July Dist,
just received from n. II. CLARK:
drought continues, no serious damage
yet. hut speculation increases daily
Mr.. NJ. n. Iudy. of llOpkinsNile. writes
under date of July lNth; "Our market con-
tiuucs strong ou all GRADES. The Reggie buy
ors seem very anNiou, for anything suita-
Die for their purposes. While our market
was uo higher than last week vet more buy
cr, wanted tobacco. The weather continues
Day. with exception of a few local showers
n some parts of the county. (ChristianD
went into the country a few days ago just
o. look at the crops. and ! found the t0bac-
co, corn. and grass crops very much in need
of rain. We need 20 good general rain. and
need it bad, and if wc don't get it soon, !
expect to see speculation set m
Our Mr.. Jarkson 'lurpin writes nom Gin
ciuuati under date Of lHth instant: There
have hc,u good showers in some sections,
Whlc others are suffering for rain. Right
BOW tho tendency Of the market seems 10 bee
upward for nearly everything. Holders are
very sim. and Will ice So as long as the
weather remains as 10 is
Nh. e.. @. Evans, of ~. Louis, Mo. was
ou the Richmond market today and, i'm
speaking of his section, says: at is dry ont
Our way. We Will not make over lO per
cent of crop. We didn't have iull crop
planted: think NOT more than CD per cent
and th.s has been curtaiicd 10y the dry
Weather.
MIR. VIC. Huntington, 0f Farmyille. Va.
was ON the Richmond tobacco market to-
day. lie says 1--WE have had good rains.
Had a hail-.torU in the upper end Of the
county last Friday. The crops are looking
well. as well as ] have ever seen them, but
there is small acreage planted
or Mr.. Garrett J.. Watson, who has been
seriously I'D no Raleigh springs for some
DAYS past. is now ai his home in Richmond.
and We trust tlat he nay Dee soon restored
tO health.
nrr Nr. Rufus ~aVay. who has been
somewhat indisposed for the last day or two,
is reported better to-day, and viii be at his
post again very soon.
Tine Richmond Tobacco Market was fairly
active fora Monday market. with fair sales
of bright wrappers and filters. Inspections
OFF bright t0blcco- were large to-day; the
Fest of the list light, and there were mo- re-
inspections. Receipts to-day were large.
Deliveries moderate. being about Ouc-halt
the receipts. informal revenue collections
ou plug t0haccos Nore heavy to-day.
{. Mel.