Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-29
LOUISVILLE TOBACCO MARKET.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 26.-Much
larger receipts and offerings OF dark to-
baccos, mostly inferior in quality. lighter
offerings of Burleys at well-sustained
prices, with very wintry weather early in
the week. were the leading features this
week.
Burley-Offerings at auction Old crop.
this week, 80: last week, So; week in 1888,
l5 week I'm 1892. Il hogsheads.
New crop, this week, l,6l5; last week,
1892; week in 1898, 1861 week in 1892, 2266
hogsheads.
Smokers-The supply Of red smokers
was comparatively large and prices well
sustained on the basis OF last weeks quo
tatiOns. Colony and short bright were
offered rather more freely, and readily
taken at outside quotations.
Red fillers-The offerings Of red filters
were not so large as last week. and under
an active demand, prices were somewhat
stronger on the common grades. The bet
ter grades continue very strong at full
outside quotations Good and fine leaf
were scarce Highest price paid during
| the week, 2lc.
Colory fllers-As in the past week,
offerings were light, demand active, and
prices very firm.
Cutting-Trash and common were in
| good demand, and the outside figures OF
| last week were fully sustained. The COM
| paratiVe scarcity OF medium and finer
I grades continues to be feature OF the
market
| Old Burley-A little more animation was
| shown this week for the few sweet old
| Burleys offered, and quotations for such
| are somewhat stronger.
But for the acknowledged dulness In
manufacturing throughout the country,
| prices of the better grades OF new Surrey
! leaf would no doubt be better, ana Tor
| quality the best Is the cheapest tobacco
In market. How soon they will improve,
| no one can tell. Low and intermediate
| grades, however, have been better sus-
| tanned and this week were fully stronger
all round, and with the trade running SO
| much on them, they will probably keep
strong. and possibly go higher, az they
| often do as the season advances.
All grades of bright from smokers up
ward show the most strength. at outslue
| figures, with exceedingly few Shippers
Green River hllers-very few offered;
| hardly enough to justify quotations.
| Firty-hve hogsneads redried old ana sweet
were sold privately. -
large, but unfortunately the quality OF a
| great deal this week was much more
! nondescript and Inferior consequently ~,
! all such there was not disposition 20 pIu
| by purchasers who wanted better topacSo;;
! and were willing to pay for II. ms le1
| to very heavy reflections on the part OF
| sellers early in the week, as well as since
| All desirable French ana itaIlah sIaueS'
! long African leaf, ana clean, UNI ~;
| ripe, dark Tugs were in good demhnu anu
| fully sustained at last week auN ahH "
| Ordinary common dark leaf was senerally
| 4, to nc lower Out OF the reJections
| during the week, good many were laken
afterwards privately at an advance over
| the bids at auction. The offerings OF Tugs
were comparatively lighter, and owing 70
poor quality and bad condition were
! passed I'm some cases. -.
| Since this day week we have had most
| unusual weather for May, with one 70
| ten inches OF snow I'm some parts OF lhls
| state, followed by cool weather unth yes
terday, when IL moderated. While great
deal of damage was done to the growing
wheat crop fruit trees, and early vegeta,
| ton generally, the tobacco plants SUFFERED
/ but little beyond the ravages OF the cuI
| worm which has destroyed plants u
! some extent but not enough 10 Gauss
| serious consequences and with favorable
weather during the week great progress
has been made in planting, althouEh
| very general opinion prevails that only
/ a moderately-siz crop Is likely 10 Dc
] pitched. - 49,.
| AT this time last year the crop was
= nearly all set out under very favorable
! circumstances and with an abundance OF
| plants. which cannot be affirmed now.
| Judge that at present not half the crop
! Il pitched in Kentucky and west or here,
with most set in the Burley districts.