The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-24
TOBACCO EXCHANGE.

RICHMOND, Va, August 23.--OGerings at
auction on Change to-day 10 packages sun
cured tobaccos:
Three packages sold at $1S,25, one at
SIPS, one at Sl2.25. one at cll.25 two at
Sl0.75. one at Sl0.62l3; two 1t 80. two at
SQ75. one taken in at $500, four sold at
$3.50. five at 1925 three at s9,three at
S8.75, one at $685. nine at $3.50, five at
1926. one at 81, one at SLe719, four at
@L75. one at S7.d21g, two az $3.50, one
at S7.25, one taken in at 81, three sold at 81,
one at S675, one at S6.6213, ono at $3.50.
two at &C.. 25. one at &c, one at $3.50. one
taken in at $500, one sold at $3.50, one ut
s5 40. three at So TO- two at 70. one at $3.50,
one at s4.6O two at SAC, two at 1920, one
Private sales reported TO the secretary Of
the Richmond Tobacco Trade to-day;
Wrappers, % hogsheads; filters. 10; cutters,
1: smokers. 40; leaf DARK, Is. Total, l04
hogsheads.
The tobacco inspector reports to-day: In
spections Bright 1872 hogsheads and tlefee;
dark, 1I6 hogsheads and 81 tIerces. lem
spections-Bright u hogsheads; DARK, l
Farmers Wilson's, Allegheny. Daven-
port's. Crenshaws, Neale's. Shockoe aud
Seabrookes tobacco warehouses report to-
day: Receipts So packages; deliveries, 81
United States internal revenue collections
for the city OF Richmond, Va. to-day;
Cigars and cigarettes, S5,jll.3O; plug to-
bsccos. 50, 282. 20. Total. 1874.
The crop is certainly greatly damaged in
that il has beeu cut short IN quantity and
the loss IN quality Will be very much
greater even than the loss in weight.
Ii the drought continues It must consist
largely OF common graduating Tugs ana
green tips. Should rains set in the tobacco
now standing must take the second growth,
which will render It almost impossible TO
cure bright and will make very large per
cent of common dark tobaccos. go,
The quantity of wrappers IN the crop Will
be less than III any crop made Tor years.
excepting the 1891 crop which Is recognized
as coming nearer having no wrappers than
any crop ever made.
Owing TO tobaccOs firing 30 badly on the
hill very heavy per cent OF the growing
tobacco crop has been cut, aud much
larger percentage Of that left standing IA
the fields il badly burned and going rapidly
70 waste. The crop as a whole promises 10
have but little color. IL is by no means al
uncommon sight 10 see whole fields with little
yellow tobacco plants just peeping OUT Of
the hills, and ANYONE who knows anything
about the weed knows that at tins season OF
the year such tobacco will not be worth the
cutting.
The Courier Journal Of Monday NOR ming
August %. 1892 reports the Louisville (Ky.)
tobacco market for the past week as fol-
lows: The offerings this week have been
liberal and the market has ruled strong ON
all grades. For everything OF c0lOry pa
ture. sweet and in good condition, the de-
mand has continued active at high figures,
and bright trsshes especially seem 10 have
advanced almost continually. The red bur-
levs. which showed 50 much strength last
week. were also we'll sustained, though the
speculative buying in these grades was not
40 conspicuous. The manufacturers have
controlled the market all week,
being apparently entirely satisfied 10
nav the ruling prices, and showing
their desire for stocks by their active bid
ding The growing sections have bean VS.
tied by rain, but tho trade seems to have
set4lad down on the conclusion that the
nert crop will be deficient in quality and
quantity. and the weather question has mol.
emf mueh II any figure Ia tho fixture OF
nrioes The range is based on Legitimate
needs and the estimated resources, wnlch
have given 10 the market g healthy, desira-
Reeistered at the Richmond Tobacco *
obsn@s today. w. A. Gilman. Durham, N.
-. r. II. Flournoy, Chesterfield; ). + lay
loy Clarksyille: M. O. Patterson, Atlanta
q u Wilson j. w. Hiues. Il. W. smith,
Rockv Mount. IL. 7. Coleman, Dr; ); ID.
Butler, Frank ). Coleman oa un,is
Richard Harris. Oxfordl ID. y: na''"'
Goochland. j. W. Essley, beuIa DVSsVl'