The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-09
Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. sept. 6.-Ihe leading
features OF the market this week were large
sales Of hurley and dark tobacco at gem
orally unchanged prices, warm ana airy
weather until yesterdays ram ana the I'M
looked-for announcement OF the assignment
of Messrs. sawyer, Wallace Co., leadlhg
commission merchants.
Burley.-AlthOugh somewhat fewer sold
the offerings were again heavy TINS week,
of which there was larger proportion OF
nnked bOgsheads than al any time during
the season. and not confined TO low grades,
consequently sellers Of medium and good
leaf obtained Be. TO DC. per pound less than
they would have done had the tObaccOs been
sweet. Holders are more anxious 10 let 20
all i'm risky condition now that we are al-
preaching the 1890 crop. The week opened
less animated than later ON, When more
activity was shown by the leading Eastern
factorv-buVing filters, which were stronger
Yesterday than any day this week, although
Tor all strictly sweet, fleshy red filters there
was "A good healthy manufacturing De
mand throughout the week, with specuia-
tors doing next to nothing. Red smokers
were i'm GOOD supply, but demand irregular
an the week. with prices tending easier.
Bright trash smokers also in good supply
at nearer last weeks inside prices. fllleIs'
both red and cOlOry, in every respect desii-
able, although in much lighter supply III
good demand. prices were unchanged, eA-
cepting 15c. lower on outside ilgure Tor COM
mon. OF good medium to the best colory
and red leaf filters, the offerings were con-
sidcrably less than last weOk, consequently
all such grades were the strongest Of any
with 26l5c in several instances as the hIgh-
est tins week OF bright and cOlOry cutting
sorts the supply of common and med uili-
was larger with scarcity Of the highel
GRADES. particularly bright selections, Whlcl
| sold up 10 30c., quite up to any previous re-
cord for quality. Old crop burley-Oner
| ngs very light, and only iunked trash ah'
| Tugs.
Darks-The offerings consisted of abou
| the same quantity Of old, but coasideraOll
fewer Of the 1889 crop, the quality OF al
being much the same as offered weekly 10
some time past with no important new
features.
Green-Riyer Filters out Of the few OF
fercd this week. very few were above CON
mon and desirable. Anything GOOD sol
fully higher, while all the low grades Wer
correspOndingly lower and mostly rejected
Private sales this week were Isl h0g'
heads. consisting mostly of old dark lea
and Tugs. 40 hogsheads being 1881 crop,
Weather and Growing CrOp.-ln the bu
lev country cutting has been gong on
some extent and from all ! near what ia
been cut is pronounced good quality VII
favorable prospects for what is not gun
ready for The knife: in some counties u
leaf being large and fine, while in Other
smaller in size. but very desirable an
fllerv. This applies To the early plan
tobacco. Along the line of railroads IN II
Blue Grass region the crop has come OF
wonderfully Of late, as well as eiseWher
with cutting going on. The crop LOOKS we
and apparently good, but not very larse
the leaf. The stemmng districts report al
other favorable week for the growing Gro
with cutting in some Of the dark tobac'
districts. but little housed yet.