The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-15
Louisville. XIV.

LOUISVILLE, KY. October 1l.-COnsider-
ably lighter offerings this week. Very low
grade tObaccOs lower, strictly sweet hurley
filters and desirable cutters strong and
scarce, with mild or Indian summer
weather, were the leading features this
week.
Burley-O Offerings about 900 hogsheads
less than last week. Character and condition
no improvement generally over what we
have had for some weeks past, with the
proportions Of low grades and funked order
even larger this week. Red smokers were
dull ana &c. lower for trash, common and
medium, and only good and desirable sus-
tanned. In red filters there was great
scarcity of strictly sweet, and under good
manufacturing demand all grades were
very strong, excepting selections, which
were nearer outside figures, although very
little fine and select leaf offered. Any quau-
tity of funked hogsheads Of all grades,
which were very much neglected. In cut
ting, colOrv and bright trash prices were
full up, while common ! quote generally
&c. to &c. higher. Medium grades opened
weak and lower at the beginning Of the
week, since when none have been offered.
All the higher grades were very scarce and
therefore rather nominal. The highest paid
this week 27Hc.
Darks.-O Offerings at auction consider
ably less than last week, with very little
reggie styles, and no change in prices for
such. OF the lower grades there was no
improvement in character OF offerings, while
prices of common and medium Tugs were
Lc. lower, while good Tugs and leaf were
unchanged, with sales Of370 hOgsheads. Last
two crops sold privately in scattering lots
for export, mostly regie. Trash and COM
mon dark Tugs are almost unstable.
Green River Fillers.-TOo few to make a
market.
Weather and New Crop.-The weather
during the week has been of the "lndian
summer description, and while good for
all uncut crops in the field has told severe
~ on and damaged great deal OF hurley
hanging in the house, rendering ii unsafe
to move that on scailOlds into the barns,
and be at the mercy of the weather until
more favorable conditions arise for its De
ing attended to. This applies to both the
upper and the lower hurley tobacco coun-
ties, only that in such counties as Green.
TAYLOR, and Hart formerly all dark, but
now almost exclusively large hurley cOun-
ties), growers have been compelled TO fire
all the late cut tobacco TO save il from
spelling in the barns, same as already done
in Daviess county and Owensboro district.
In the upper hurley district drying by
charcoal heat 20 limited extent has been
resOrted TO, which sccOmpllshes the ODJect
without giving the tobacco the smoky
flavor so Objectionable in all home trade
chewing stock when dried by open wood
fires. While there will undoubtedly be
some colOry and bright in the crop, reports
generally agree that the proportion will be
small.
From the dark stemming and reggie
leaf districts learn that the tobacco in
the house may be described as large and
leafy, has the appearance Of heavy body
and the bes. dark color we have had for
years past, the dark color being the result
of heavy firing during so much damp
weather. In character it is represented as
being both fine stemming AS well as good
Italian crop. with about all of ii housed ex-
cepting green patches here and there which
farmers can take in quickly if the weather
should turn cold.