The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-14
TOBACCO EXCHANGE.

RICHMOND, Va. June l8.-No offerings Of to-
bacco at auction on Change Saturday June
Is, 1891.
Offerings of tobacco at auction on Change
for the week ending Saturday june l3, 1921:
4Ol packages sun-cured tobaccos. Highest price,
$50.
Richmond Tobacco Trade Saturday June -,
1891: Wrappers, hogsheadsi hilers 81 hogs-
heads; cutters, - hogsheads; SMOKER hogS-
heads Total. 81 hORsheads
Private sales reported to the secretary Ct the
Richmond tobacco Trade for the week end!ng
Saturday, June -, 1891: Wrappers. - hogsheadsi
filters, 1888 hogsheGds: cutters, SO hogsheads:
smokers, 1873 hogsheads; scrap 20 hogsheaads;
dark tobaccos. liS hogsheads; sumo cured,
hogsheads; burleys. hogsheads; cutting Jugs
Office of the tobacco inspector reports for to-
day -atutdayl iune -, 1891: Inspections
bright, - hogsheads dark - hogsheads hein-
spections, bright, II hogsheads
inspections and relnspecuons Tor the week
ending Saturday, June -, 1881: lnspecuons,
bright. sos hogsheads dark, $40 hogsheads'
Western, 20 hogsheads. Relnspectlons, bright,
2l5 hogsheads; dark, 81 hogsheads; Western D
Total sampling for the week ending Saturday,
Farmers, Wilson's, Myers Allegheny,
Yaughans, Old Dominion. Crenshaw 5, Neal s.
Davenports, Shelburnes. Planters ana Mer-
chants Shockoe and SeahTooks warehouses
report today, Saturday, June Il. 1891: Receipts,
l67 packages; deliveries, 24 packages.
Same warehouses with Jones warehouse
June s. 1891. receipts, 1,2l2 packages; de-
liyeries, 6Ss packages
Excess of receipts over deliveries for the week
ending saturday, June l3, 1891: 52i packages
Office of the collector of the United States in
ternal revenue reports collections FOR the city
of Richmond to-day, Saturday, June 10, 1891, as
follows: Tax paid cigars and cigarettes, $432 10;
tax paid plug tObaccos, S3.52545; tax paid spe-
cial, $40; total, S4,027 ~;
Internal revenue collections for the city OF
Richmond for the week ending saturday, June
f.lI 80 or and
cigarettes, $l2.03602; tax paid plug tobaccos'
SlG,7gi.9g: special go; total. SS,sll.Ol.
Mr.. j. VI. Currin, of Oxford. y; g., arrived by
the Richmond and Danville this afternoon,
and will remain in the city several days. He
says: II saw them planting on the roadside TO
day a. came along All that could prepare
their lands are planting IN M section nave
worked ms tobacco about three times
Registered az the tobacco txchange Today.
Saturday June ls. 1891: w. II; Aborn, Boston.
The Courier-Jo1rnal Of Friday morning, une
18th. speaking at the Louisville Tobacco Market
tobacco continues TO pour ill., and the sales
are so large that the auctioneers are unable 10
make the circuit OF the warehouses each day.
There is now a general disposition TO sell. AS
most of the tobacco crop is planted, and has 50
far made good progress, the conditions which
is no DISPOSITION to hold Moreover, good prices
for any mer torious tobacco are ruling. and that
is a further inducement TO sell.
THE offerings to-day we're Of high average
character and the tobacco with good color or
in good condition was strong. Such hogsheads
were numerous to-day. Buyers bought con-
adorable quantity OF fine wrapping and cutting
leaf and there were many bright and red filters
The positio of such sorts seems very strong as
il is well known that there are none too many
in the county, and when they are offered buy
ers will under no circumstances neglect them
The lower grades Of leaf and Tugs were
'sfhe offerings OF Green rivers are not large
Reggie buyers are not doing much, which is,
perhaps, the cause that more OF the darks arc
not offered"