The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-04
LouisvilIc Tobacco ,Iarket.

LOUISVILLE, KY, MAY 3l.-Larger sales
at auction, good supply Of higher grade
hurleys at highest prices Of the season; and
dark tobaccOs duh and lower, were the lead
ing features this week.
New burlcy.-l Under large offerings we
bad very active and generally strong
market. with fewer heated and funked
! hOgsheads than last week. at prices which
can hardly fail 10 be very satisfactory to
sellers. As usual the proportion Of low
grades was large, yet we nad again "a very
/ good supply, even larger than last week, OF
the higher GRADES 0f filters and cuttefs.
OF the 1889 crop Of hurley sold inthis mar
kot This season to date, 3S.4iO ho-sheads
Smokers were in good demand and fully
up 10 last weeks figures generally. Filters
from the lowest up o. medium reds opened
fan and continued strong and active
throughout the week, with prices nearer
outside figures. 4 large assortment Of good
mediums and good leaf met with active
bidding, and ON good leaf ! advance lc ON
outside figures. Fine red and select leaf
also met with ready sales with a great
many from zoe and upwards, the highest
being 2Sc for Trimblo county fine,
silky leaf, bought for scotch K
CO., Of Detroit with John Finer
* Bros, Louisville. next bidder al - sc. as
before when 2Sc. was reached. The next
Al-lfHl ~ NN an Nl'H lAflii II ii'A' NfttAt~
t.. Kentucky. taken for It. Louis. The fill
ers from southern Kentucky again found
high favor from leading buyers, with good
Indians mo lCIc. 20 lsc. Bright buricys
of AN grades were very scarce, and may De
said o. Doe entirely nominal. few good lugs
and common leaf selling at full prices. IL
an rcdred appears our market VII probably
bee bare Of such stock. The demand this
week was almost entirely manufacturing.
the high prices paid 10y leading buyers ap-
pcaring to scare Oh spectators.
Old Burley Offerings considerably more
than last week, and for strictly sweet hogs
heads better feeling prevailed than of
late. end prices firncr, with 23lsc, paid for
Carroll county leaf; Otherwise unchanged.
Export styles Of new hurley without new
features, unless rather more doing IN very
common smoker with color
Dafks.-ln new crop nj auction the guam
titv offered was about the same, While OF
ODD somewhat less. The snap and higher
tendency of a few weeks ago appears to
have collapsed. and in spite of "a probably
smaller planting this year, prices are lower
on loss GRADES, and weak on anything bet
ter.eXccpting ON good leaf, seldom met with
either old or new. Henderson old trash
was disposed Of fat bids II 12c.
20 &C., aud new at lc., there being
simply no one at present who wants such.
Onlv strictly substantial clean ugs and
leaf are looked az and bid on with any de-
cree Of confidence; the African and black
fat rehandlers having every thing much
their own way. lower quotations Of trash
l5c. with all others nearer inside figures.
| The best new leaf offered sold az $500 this
week. Indiana sound common leaf sold al
/ $500 TO $3.50
Private sales this week emhn ced l2l
! hoesheads old dark leaf and hugs. II hogs
| heads Illinois dark old leaf, and : scatter
| in1. By telegram I learn to-day that ital!
contracted Yesterday for only half adye-
tiscd for. Mr. &. Reusens gets two-ihlU-
/ Kentucky and Tennessee. ana all the y A.
/ ginis. Maryland. and ONO, VI. Autnhcim
| Ono-third Kentucky.
| The weather early i'm the week was clean
and quite cool, since then hot and dry, win
! thermometer al and above ninety degrees IN
The shade. Farmers are now wanting good
showers 10 give a planting season, now very
much desired. with plants getting too large
but the ground being IN good condition
from long rainy season. fresh plants Will
shoot up on short notice with the advent OF
the first rain which falls.
The Ilrn out OF the Louisville factories III
April. 1890, was l,3l6,51i pounds, against
i.563.5s5 pounds in March, and against
l,2Sl.sll pounds in April last year.
The L. :. Government return shows an
! increase OF $l25, j6.O0rcyeuue during April,
1890. as compared with April, 1889, from
| chewing and smoking tobacco alone. The
| increase from cigarettes was $l2,JOl. foi
S lme period.
| lsSs sold in lss9-Sl POI. Crop Of loo, cod
in lses-l5,5Sj hogshcads.
| ALEX. UARTIulL,