The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-02-27
WINSTON TOBACCO NEWS.

V4lOoole A0fo0m0tlOo Tor xo9 4tmef8
Who Sell ON this Market
Our tobacco department. will be de-
voted specially To the interest of to-
bacco farmers. They can always find
something hero that will interest
them, and often they can get ides 8
/ that will be of great benefit to them.
We will not ignore other branches of
the tobacco trade, but shall give all
tobacco news Of interest. The farm
ers, however, shall receive the most
of our attention.
Rumor says that Orinoco ware
house will be run next year.
1t is pretty well conceded now that
three-fourths or more Of the present
crop is sold.
Old man Sam Reid, who lives in
the country, was a happy man yes
terday when the auctiOneer knocked
down his tobacco at figures ranging
from $25 to $S5.
There are not as many fancy lots
of tobacco selling this week as last,
but we notice a number of those rich
waxy filters that are SO eagerly tax
en- by our buyers.
Arguments are not required to con-
vince people that Winston is by far
the best organized and in all respects
the best tobacco market in the State.
The facts exist and cannot be con-
troverted.
Fran the quantities of tobacco
seed, aud plant-bed canvas farmers
have carried away this season there
will be extensive preparations for a
large crop of the weed next year. To-
bacco is the finest money crop in the
world, but farmers should be careful
not to over crop themselves.
Bob Daniels had several loads of
tobacco at the Farmers yesterday.
The boys rallied around Bob, and
gave him good prices. Bob was at
one time apopular young gentleman
of this city. He is now a popular to-
bacco and grain grower on his large
farm in the country.
Col. H. Marshal, of Stokes county,
an honored citizen of more than
eighty years Of age, is frequently in
town with tobacco. The Colonel
loves to talk about the time when
the city Of Winston was q wild forest.
The Col. was q member of the legis-
lature when Forsyth county was or
ganized, and introduced the bill Civ
ing Winston it's name.
Our town presented q busy, bust
ling appearance yesterday, and the
same can be said of today. Hun
dreds of wagons are here from many
counties, crowding the streets and
thoroughfares. The warehouses are
running their fullest capacities, and
double sales are going on. There is
no decline on any grade, and the
sales are characterized by life and
animation. Strangers in our city
are amazed at the wonderful magni-
tude of our tobacco trade, many of
whom visit our sales daily.
Last weeks tobacco receipts con-
tinued good up to close of the week,
with prices entirely satisfactory to
farmers. We are having good
breaks up to time of going to press
this week. There is no abatement in
prices on any goods that We can see,
nor do we look for any, the remainder
of this tobacco year. Notwithstand-
ing this seems to be the general opin-
ion among tobacco men, many things
could occur to cause prices to decline,
and taking this view of the question
we still advise farmers to sell as
rapidly as possible.
Winston is the only market of i'm
portance in the State that has not
been more or less effected by the Gig
arctic denomination. In the first place,
our tobaccos contain more body
than tobaccos grown in other sec
ton, and what is used in most to-
bacco countries for cutters are u4ed
here for wrappers and filters, So our
cutters are generally small proper
ton of the crop. The Dukes have
two clever gentlemen here who bid
literally, and who have plenty of
buyers to bid against them. So far
as we can see, prices on this line of
goods have not been affected.
THREE LOCAL. BRIEFS.