The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-11
Inni.riIIe Tohaccn Market.

LOUISVILLE. ny. June Total offer
iRgs smaller. new hurleys very strong ana
active. and darks generally unchanged
were the leading features this week.
New Burnley. With large falling of i'm
quantity offered. we bad again very
strong and active market for oil GOOD
conditioned and otherwise desirable red
and colory filters. The supply Of The higher
grades was less than during last few weeks,
bun contained fair supply0l very desirable
stock the highest of which tirom barren
county, sold at 25isc. and for all of which
there was keen competition. Common ana
medium grades were also i'm smaller supply,
and equally active and strong, and all
nearer outside figures. excepting common.
which ! advance &C.. with the demand for
an qualities ahead If the supply. BIghl
cutting stock of an grades very scarce ana
nominal. with little doing in export lugs.
owing also to scarcity.
Old hurley presented no ncw features, cN-
ccutiug offerings being much smaller.
Dlras. I'm old crop no improvement in
quality or prices. Trash and low grades
offered and bid on the brakes, only 10 be
passed or rejected, and sold privately with
I'm quotations. I'm new a few hOg>leaoo
from Barren county, with GOOD quality and
the hes of the season. sold al l4c. 10 iu14c.
OtherW Use generally unchanged. and only
strictly clean and substantial leaf or lugs
claim attention and sell as high as for some
time past. France wants 1900 hogeheads
This year. as noticed hereafter.
Private sales this week embraced 2'o
hO4-hcads old dark lues and leaf. assorted
grades. mostly common; 800 hoSshead~ DARK
Illinois old lcai; - hO-,heads new dark
kentucky leaf and Tugs.
The weather during the last few days has
been cooler. cloudy, with local rains ln
different parts of tic state.
Planting has been done tO greater cN-
tent i'm some counties and districts than in
others. la the (laIksNille district estimate
vary from 2lt0l0 per cent. Of the crop now
SGT. ont Of total crop of 60 per cent. c-ti-
mated. lu the other dark stcmnn2 conn-
lies 10 % I'D per cent. Of an estimated lsrecr
crop Is planted. I'm the upper hurley dis
trici- estimates OF 30 20 80 per cent. SCI are
r.u0itcd in different localities. with great
...ntplaiut- of entire planting being swept
Oh by uu-, nearly as fast as planted. Farm
cr- VIII give much moro attention this year
{, tobacco than o. any other product Of the
farm.
Tbe French Contract The contracts for
supplying France next year were ad-
Indicated Yesterday, a~ follows: To Mcsei-.
fuller a CO.. Paris. and Ioei a Co.. Sew
York. 5000 hogsheads. VI. Holman. Idle.
and G.. Rouscns. New YORK, lwD hogs
heads: ". Mas Paris. and n. Ahcnhelm.
New ork. I ..rl0 ho-shcad-; NJ. Hariog. and
NJ. uui-man. Antwerp. 1000 hogsheads each.
All fhe Maryland o. NJ. Hoffman and g..
Rcusen-. Al the \irenia 10 Messrs. Mas
and Abenhpim. the quantity of kentucky
tni- wear about tho same as last year; VIZ
-iuia and Maryland somewhat smaller. M
addition r. tle above. MIR. NcUsrns got the
contract for heavy Clarh-liiles, about iloio
500 ho.>hcads.
The Italian Contract The balanced this
contract. about the other half of the toih
quantity advertised for, viii be adiudicatcd
ou TIDE l2th instant.
Crop ~ l,>a sold to date, 5000. Crop ol
1883 Sold in i>>9. a3.3,l. Crop pl io>, sold.
u l-~-. 1887 hoE- lead-.
Ol tAe 1850 crop OF BJlet sold DO TINS
market this season % date, ioo" hoe--
haid- AIIN. llAKlnlll.