The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-21
Louisville, Ky.

LOUISVILLE. KY, January lo.-Actiyity
and strength for largely increased offerings
of new burleys. higher prices for old sweet
and the better grades Of new burleys. Darks
UNCHANGED. and more scasOnable weather
were the leading features this week.
New Burleys-The offerings, while nearly
500 hogsheads more than last week, COM
prisod a better assortment OF useful, as well
rs the higher grades of fillery and cutters
than any week this season. all Of which met
with the same excellent demand noted last
week. Red trash filters sold about the same.
Common. as well as all the higher grades,
ruled generally nearer outside figures, par
ticularly for all smooth leafy and short
small stem bright red and colOry filters, the
best Of which reached l9Ac. this week, with
more between ljc. and that, than
at any time this season. Desirable crops
sold at prices very satisfactory 20
shippers. For all grades Of cutters
offered (althOugh comparatively few uni
l0rmly Bright prices were even better for
sellers, the demand active throughout the
week and sales 40 nearer outside hgures FOR
all trash up 30 medium, and lc. higher for
good and fine of the brightest offered. The
order generally was good, the tOhaccOs
having been priced some time. Redryers
tried TO get i'm. but the manufacturing de-
mand was too active and prices too strong
for them, with the most Of all the best leaf
sold taken for leading Western factories.
The proportion of low grades not larger than
usual, Notwithstanding the large increased
offerings. When wagon roads are better for
hauling larger receipts are looked for.
About 900 pounds Of samples out Of
cightysix crops Of Mason county, KY, eX-
hibited at the fair there, were sold 40 auc-
ton at 2jc. per pound. considered not as
GOOD as those sold sometime ago from the
scott county fair which sold at BE.
To-day l06 hOgsheads. chiefly medium
30 good filters, sold al unchanged figures;
the best Ohcged sold no llc.
old Burley Offerings rather more than
last week. Of similar character, the only
new features being the increased offerings
of sweet or nearly sweet h0gsheads which
were more active, and prices nearer outside
figures. with poe. paid for hne filters. the
best offered Badly funked filters without
change. Sweet bright filters. cutters and
smokers very scarce and rather nominal.
Funked without change,
To-day a hOgsheads. the majority Of
which were funked, unchanged. A few
sweet hogsheads sold full up from lOc. TO
lie.
Darks-Of old crop considerably more
We're offered, but being generally in poor 20
bad order were dun and prices unchanged.
Only strictly good order heavy lugs and leaf
attract much attention and are firm 40 my
outside figures for heavy lsss crop. Offer
ings Of such very light. Very few 1889 crop
offered without change.
To-day 81 hoesheads. Of which 81 hogs
heads Of heavy Tugs and leaf, showing no
change, at 20. 10 ne; 80 h0gsheads very
inferior nOndescrpt trash at Doc. TO Sl.2O.
Old Green River Eillers-IOO few offered
20 be worth noticing.
Sales privately this week embraced 60
hogsheads of dark Tugs, - hogsheads of
Green River filters and III hOgsheads Of new
dark hugs.
The reflections this week consisted mainly
Of old dark Tugs and low grades Of new bur
ley Tugs.
The weather underwent a much-needed
and most desirable change 90 freezing cold
the last day or two which it il 10 be hoped
will continue.