The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-09

RICHMOND. VA, March S.-No offerings of to-
baccos al auction on Change to-day, uesuay'
March s. 1872.
Richmond Tobacco Trade to-day: wrappers. d
hOgsheads; filters, I'D hOgSheads; cutters, q
hogsheads; smokers. . hogsheads; scrap
bright hOgsheads; leaI ldarkl - AOs7Acaus'
Ofice of The tobacco inspector reports to-
day: Inspections bright, ? hogsheads terce;
dark. - hogsheads j tcrce; Western h9gs-
heads. RelDspecuons-5u 20 hossAea1s
fierce; dark, is hOgshead5
Farmers, Neils, Virginia, shockoe; AHegna-
ny Planters, Old Dominion 'eaoroohe 81 =. en-
shaw and DavenpOrts tobacco warehouses
report to-day: Receipts. ~ packages dellfe g.
rlcs, l3S packages.
The United States internal revenue collections
for the city of Richmond, Va, to-day are as iol-
lows: Tax paid cigars and cigarettes, 100 i..o
tax paid plug tObaccOs ea,3)Loi Iotai, $3.50 l,'-.
A bag sale of dark and bright loose tOpacc'5
at Shelburne's to-day: pile OF well-assorftd
and fine conditioned black wrappers from Diu-
widdle. near Petersburg, brought 1870, which
goes 10 SHOW II farmers VIII only take the trou-
Die 10 assert their tObaccOs with care and have
them UNIFORM, and in good condition they VIII
get high prices and top prices.
rafting good sale of dark and bright loose
tonaccos az Ilantcrs to-day, at entirely salts
factory prices.
Shokoe sold today 1880 pounds dark loose
tobaccos. Highest price s65h
Crenshaw's sold g!'lo pounds dark loose to-
bacco. highest PRICE Sl2.i5. Another good sale
at this warehouse tomorrow. The wagons are
coming in al q lively rate tonight
Colonel John IS, LOckhart ls in Richmond TO-
dav and Is making the Office of our bles,rs Con-
RAIDS Sous his headquarters. lie exrects 10
leave for Durham VIA Henderson this after
noon. Speaking of the Durham tobacco mar
Vel the Colonel saws: Prices are very steady.
Common and Medium grades predOminate in
The crop very largely There j very great
scsrcitv of fine wrappers and cutters"
The COurier-JOurnal Of Monday morning.
March 2 1892 re Orts the Louisville, (hy.) to-
bacco market as follows;
"Ihe leaf tobacco market has experienced
another week of pheDom1 MAJ activity. Sales
ar now running in the nelghborhooi OF $500
hogsbeads a week, and 10 works warehousemen
and b,iyers in n pretty lively manner. Although
there h considerable irregularity now; the mar
lei stands The heavy oier MS very we'll when
Hnvers nave TO take about 900 hogsheads a day
II - remarkable tina; there shonli not De more
3rr1ouIarity and the reflections shonld not run
L;oLsg IaIt the attendance OF buyers continues
yerv large and they take freely. ltmay be partly
duo Ia The belief that the crop is coming faster
than usual and that in the summer there VIII
be heavy drop in receipts. therefore they
are making hay while the sun SHINES, eli nv
are reinforcing their stocks IN time vi courso;;
this Is mere theory which NAV not 10 .u9.in';a
by the event since until the very last shere -
always great deal OF uncertainty ABOUT tHo
81 0 OF crop Bn' still 10 seems 10 ne 'He Wo-
yalling impression That the 1871 crop WIZ ~
marketed very quickly. Good prices are party
responsible for this. a. the farmers, IKE olheI
people. have taken advantage OF tho puoyhh1
market 10 sell ~ spesdl1y ~ poSsabaSs