Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-01
LOUISVILLE TOBACCO MARKET.

- LOUISVILLE, August 2O.-Larger sales ~ new
bnrley Also now dark. an irregular market gen.
orally on MI grades Of nllcrs from medium down.
with weather unsoasonnbly cool. were tho load
Ing features OF the weck.
Bnriey.-Out Of tho large,y-incrcasod offerings
wo had very little good, fine. and select lent-iess
than for three weeks past The Offering con-
sisted mostly OF low grades and medium filters
and cutters. Anything COOL TO fne mot 9TH
stiong demand at late current prices, with "oc.
paid for the bcet hogshead offered. Common
ana medium filters were In large supply and IT,
regular early IN the week, but under manufsc-
turing demand, rs well rs some speculation. be-
came somewhat stronger and closed within
quotations, which arc unchanged. Trash filters
IN lafgc supply, very strong in the early part OF
the week, but under tho heavy offerings became
irregular and closed ~. lower. Quotation now
revise.
Smokers in large supply, irregular, and NJ"
lower On trash, white the better grades wore
fairly sustained
Ciat,ng.-O1ering about the same In both
quality aud quantity mostly ell offered being
frnsh and common grades, which when bright
brings outside figures. occasionally a fne hogs-
head OF strictly bright In offered, and when su
Is the case meets with ready solo at high ng-
urea.
Jarts.- Out Of the somewhat larger offerings,
tho quality was much the same az has been all
along, with sOme good leaf offered now and then.
The past week the Reggie buyers have been very
Indifferent and only bidding and taking Just
what suits thor wants, which, on the other hand.
did not meet the views Of holders, and led to
large re.ectone. While the quotations arc IN
changed tho markets. nearer inside figures. Old
dhrks without any now features. The offerings
at auction are the very meanest kind Of monde
scripts and passed most Of the time for want OF
bid
Private sales were IA hogshcads, embracing
1854 bogsheads OF new dark leaf and Tugs, OF
which 1873 was Grecn-river 1lers, 374 hogs-
heads u old dark leaf, and Tugs, OF which 90
hogsheads was old Green-riyor flllers and @
| hogsheads Of Burlcy.
CROP PROSPECTS,
Cidrksrie. Tenn.--sinco the recent heavy
| rims the growing crop has made rapid progress
and shows decided improvement. The crop Is
reported a being remarkable free from worms
| this year. Some Of the early setting Is now be-
| ing cut
IGd'.cdh, Kp.-sinco tho recent heavy rains to-
bacco has improved very materially whcrc II was
| not drowned aud scalded out. With good wea-
| Their from now on we will have some ine tobacco
| Hopkins County, XIV clear and ratheI
| cool, but good on tobacco. No rain since the
| benvy rains Of last week. which drowned out TO-
| bacco on the low lands Since ground Is dryinl
| of the tobacco Is making rapid Roadway toward
maturity.
| Henderson coitntv--W Gather clear and cool, a.
| though warm sunshine in daytime and coo
| nights. Farmers report crop growing hnely sinrt
| the rains also report about 90 per cent. on the
| low lands ruined from the past heavy rains, bu
| all on high grounds looking very we'll and likely
| to make up In pounds what WAS drowned cut
| Oicensboro' Disrict.-Tobacco ON low bottom
| lands almost entirely ruined, while that OF
higher land locking very fine and with good
| weather from now on we con safely count on
| good crop OF tobacco.
| Crop of 1890 sold to date. 56,204 crop q
| 1859 sold In 1890, $3.50; crop OF 1883 sold II
1859, 05,lsl.