The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-01
TOBACCO DEPARTM ENT.

RICHMOND. Va. January 3l.-Sales Of
loose tobacco on the breaks to-day 80, 400
pounds. Highest price. SO.
For the week ending Friday, January 81,
1890. ~. 555 pounds. Highest price. Si6.25.
For the month ending January 81, 1880,
5000 pounds. Highest price for the
month. $ls.2j. For this season, to date.
e4G, 900 pounds, Highest price FOR the sea-
Sop 10 date. Sls.2J. =.
Messfs. Vaughan = sarsay think y viii
hp q tight,aquee1eif we gel a million pounds
loose tobacco Tins season, and this against
over eight millions Of pounds Of loose to-
bacco sold one season within the past ten
years.
Offerings Of tobacco at auction on Change
Friday, January n, 1920; Total offer
lngs a. packages of West Virginia bright
l0OaccOs. One package sold at 81, two at
S3j, one at S33; one package taken In AT $50;
two packages sold at S2s, one at $3.50, one
at $50; one package taken in at $3.50, one
at s2f. one at so. one az s2l;
one package sold at S2l, two at so,
One package sold az $3.50, one az SIS, one
at slG.25, one 81 fl6, one at SAG, one 1t
$3.50, two at fl325, three at SO, one at sl2.
Ono at sil.j0, one at Sil, two at 5000, one at
Sl0.2j, one at so, one at $40, one package
taken i'm at 81. one al $3.50, one package sold
$3.50, one at s.. one package sold at 500,
one package taken in at S6.25, one at $3.50.
Total offerings at auction on Change for
the month ending January 3lst; yol pack
ages; highest price, $50
Private sales reported 10 the secretary tc-
day: Wrappers. 81 hogsheads; filters, IL
h0gshead; dark tObaccOs. a6 h0gsheads
Total sales reported to the secretary to-day;
1913 hOgsheads.
Five packages OF West Virginia brights
sold privately
Private sales reported to the secretary for
month ending January 81, 1880: Wrappers
R59 hOgsheads: filters. 374 hOgshesds; cut
tiers, III h0gsheads; smokers, - hOgshesds:
scrip. 81 h0gshea'sj dark 'obaccos. 3l6
hOgsheads sin-cufed. "a hOgsheacsi West
eIn, - hOgsheads. Total private sales re-
ported 10 the secretary for the month OF
January, 1890, 1862 hOgsheads.
Office Of the tobacco inspector reports 10
day Inspections Bright, rs hogsh, Is.
keinspe Bright, - hOgsheads.
For the moUih ending January 81, 1880;
Inspections Bright, IA hogshesds: dark.
GIG hOgsheads: Western. ~ hOgshead-.
Reinspections- Bright, I3i hogsheads; dlrI &,
~ hogsheads; Western. - hogsheads. To-
tai number Of Inspections and reinspections
reported for the month ending January 81,
1890, 2,Glj hogsheads.
Farmers, Wilson's, Shockoe, seabrOOks
Blanchanl's, DayenpOrts, Centre, ALE
ghany. Myers, Old Dominion and shell
burne's warehouses report 212 hogsheads
and tierce delivered to-day. And for The
month ending January 81, 1900, 2,i2S hogs
heads. 90 tierces and 10 b0xes.
Onlce Of the collector Of the United States
internal revenue reports collections for the
city Of Richmond to-day as follows Tax
paid cigars and cigarettes. Sl,346.G0; tax
paid tobacco $2jO797. Total collections
for city to-day, $3,s3i,j1.
internal revenue collections iOr the month
ending January 81. 1890, reported ~ follows.
Tax paid, cigars and cigarettes. Sa6, Oj3ui:
tobacco, $si,2lI.s3; special. 5000. Total
internal revenue collections for January,
Sl2O.32lOS.
Registered at the Tobacco Exchange to-
day: NJ. ID. Davis. Montreal. Canada; c. b..
Neiser. Danyille, Va; W. +. Gray. llender-
son. y. c.: j. A. Richardson, fluyanna;
:. W. Nenable. Petersburg.
The summing up Of the work for month
ending January 81. 1890, shows q fair guam
tum Of business done. For the past few
days the market has been very active. Sales
Of wrappers to-day were heavy, with good
sales Of filters and dark iobaccos. Deliy-
cries from the several warehouses were also
large to-day. &. Mel.