The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-29

LOUISVILLE. KY. April 26.-Largo offer
mgs more in bad order. hut prices higher
generally for an desirable new Burloys and
darks. and rainy weather were the leading
features this week.
New Burlcy. Offerings rather larger this
week. but quality and condition worse gem
orally. with more heated and funkcd hogs
heads rendering stock i'm every respect de-
sirabic searcer, more in demand and higher.
Red smokers were In good demand and sus-
tanned. For all grades of red and c0l0ry li-
lers the demand was quite active at higher
prices for all in good order. ! quote trash
filters 80. TO TO-: common. &C.; medium. .c
90 lc.: good. lc.: Zine and select. ic. % ll4c.
higher. I'm brights. both filters and cutters.
the offerings We're. as "a whole, larger. with
more of better quality and strictly bright
color, for an of which the demand was very
active and prices higher all around. es-
pccially for the few crops of really
bright color of which we have seen $50 very
little this season, Notwithstanding The OF
repeated assertions that there was such "a
great deal of 10 i'm the crop. lsNuOte trash
and common tc. 90 ic.; medium. lc. 90
li5c. good. fine. and select leaf, lzc. TO Dc.
higher. with demand ahead Of the supply,
strictly bright showing The largest advance
and most animation. Rchandlcrs had bet
ter opportunities this week. although fhc
manufacturing demand was steadily strong.
For export. business was light. and con-
fined o. common and medium c0lory and
bright lues when i'm good order, which We're
hard 20 get and isc. 20 lc. higher. The
highest this week was DC. with more run
ming from lsc. upward, for filters wrappers
and cutters. Prices. If unsatisfactory 10
any holders. We're solely owing % too soft on
heated condition.
Old Burley- Offerings were again larger
this week, but mostly common and medium
grades for which there was little demand.
unless when sweet, which sold az unchanged
figures. OF good 20 select leaf very little,
with 2lNc. paid for tine best offered.
D1rks-Wc had again very light offerings
Of new crop, and nearly an common and
medium, for which there was "a good de
maud. with lugs at nearer outside figures.
common leaf &C.. medium leaf &C. 10 lc..
and good leaf lc. higher for AN substantial
sorts. OF Old offerings were larger. but
mostly rodrcd Green River Tugs and leaf.
which at auction did not meet the views of
holders. and We're largely rejected. with
some line. passed to Doe held for private sale.
Dark Southern Kentucky and Indiana leaf
and lugs firm but unchanged.
Private sales embraced % hoe,head..
Green River filler, and other scattering
lots. making a. h0g-head- jon all.
heads new. and hOgeheads old Burnley. 30
hogshcads old dark Tugs and leaf. I'm ihe
offerings of new Burley were ro0d proper
tion of the higher grades of hriehtred filters
and bright cutters. which sold 900 - cent.
to lgi cents, fully zap t0 amy sold ihi, week.
Quotations of new darks and Burlcys re-
Ni-cd.
The weather has been mild and too rainy
for tine season. while good for growing
plants, continuance of dry mild weather
D. very desirable now.
The United States government returns for
March show an increase of Slu,i>o m 1870
over 1850 from chewing and smoking tObac-
eos. From Cigarette the increase was
S3.l1l.
The turnout of the Louisville manuiac-
turerS for the quarter ending 3lst March
was 1913. $50 pounds more this year than for
the same time last year.
ALEXANDER II NRImllI.