The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-12
TOBACCO DEPARTMENT.

RICHMOND, VA. February ll.-Sales OF
loose tohaccos on the breaks to-day 10000
pounds. Highest price. 81.
Large sales Of loose tObaccOs expected for
tomorrow. in which II is thought there will
b. n fair proportion Of black wrappers.
Offerings OF tObaccOa. auction on 'Change
Tuesday. February nth: Total offerings. A.
hOgsheads. Of which 3 bOgsheads were dark
t0haccos and 81 hogsheads were West Nir-
ginia fright tobaccOs. or the dark tobac-
COS. one package taken in az $500, one at
$6.2j; one package sold at SAL, one atS4.4o
one al $500, one at $40 one az ~, one at
fl.i0.
OF the West Virginia bright tobacco, one
package taken in at Sl3 one at Si2 ; one
sold al $40; one taken in al S3l; two sold at
SO; one az $3.50; one taken IN al ~; one
sold az ~; one taken in at 81; one taken
I'm az $1,000; one AZ SIS; one sold az S2i.oo.
one taken in M S23; one sold at $3.50; one
taken IN az $50 one sold az $50; one az
tl0.j0i one at SlJ.2ji one at Sl5.1j: one at
$i4: two at Sl3.2ji one at Sl2; one taken in
$ll.j0i one sold at sil.50; two at $780, one
at 1923 one at So one at $50; one at
$3.50: one taken in AT s. one no sos one
sold al $3.50: one al 500. two At ,l10l one
az 50.
Private sales reported to the secretary
today: Wrappers. . hogsheads: filters, SO
hogsheads cutters, 40 hOgsheads; smokers;
I hog.head. dark tObaccOs, NJ hOgshcads:
burleys. q h0gsheads. Total private sales
reported 70 the secretary today, l0i hoes
heads.
ONCE Of the tobacco inspector reports to-
daY nspecti0ns-Bnght 30 hOgsheads;
dark, q hogshesds. ReinspeciiUns- Bright.
"A h0gsheads dafk, "A h0rsheaia o..
Farmers, shockoe, -eabfook's. klanch-
ards, Dayenports. Planters and Merch-
ants, Centre and old Dominion warehouses
report 1926 hOgsheads delivered to-day.
Ofiice Of the collector Of the United states
internal revenue renOris collections Tor the
city OF Richmond to-day as follows Tax
paid cigars and cigarettes, t9lS.9O: tax
paid tObaccOs, $20jO.2i. Total Internal
revenue collections for the city to-day,
$3.569.l4.
Registered at the Tobacco Exchange 10.
day: James A. Blant0n, Amelia; ". H.
England, Carieisyille. NJ. Mciauiin, Pow,
hatan; A. b. ingalls,, West Virginia: J.. b.
Vaughan, Virginia; NJ j. Sullivan, New
} ork city; j. Frank, North Carolina; j. c..
Bowler, G00chland.
Mr.. Luther Vaughan, Of Vaughan <
>aryay. has ustrcturned from Louisa court
where he found. in his opinion, one Of tke
smallest crops which has been raised ih
many yeats past.
e. quote the following from the monthly re-
port Of Edward Samuelson & Co., dated
Liverpool, February !, 1890: "Ihe demand
for North American tobacco continues to be
of an ordinary character. and the sales
during the month Of January can only make
moderate total. Manuiacturers are be-
ginning 20 realize that line GRADES perfect Us
every particular. are unObtainable. and that
the best qualities offering are not 10 be bad
az a. low "a price as they expected Me
dium and inferior classes remain neglected.
though the lowest may be quoted firm at
bottom prices, as any alteration must be in
favor Of holders. All good t0bacc0s hold a
strong position.
English markets appearance and spirit
less compared with those IN America. whete
the small crops Of 80 are being secured by
excited buyers impressed with The certainty
Of still higher prices when the actual def
cheney i'm the growth of last year is fully
realized. and the abolition Of the tobacco
tax an accomplished fact The exhilarating
idea OF no duty cannot be realized in this
country. where every law governing tn.
manufacture of tobacco seems 90 be framed
for the sole purpose of supprcssing, instead
Of encouraging the trade
The Richmond tobacco market continues
strong and active, with good inquiry for an
grades. Filters and cutters came 10 the
front to-day. sales good. {. Mel.