Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-06
LOUISVILLE TOBACCO MARKET.

LOUISVILLE TOBACCO MARKET.
LOUISVILLE. KY. June 2.-Much
heavier offerings OF new Burleys. higher
prices for nearly all grades Of red tillers,
lower figures for most descriptions OF
dark tobaccOs with unsrasJnably cool
weather were the leading features this
week.
this week 10: last week, 81, week In 1893.
N. week I'm 1902 IFS hogsheads. New crop,
this week. 2i0l: last week. Isis; week I'm
lS9S. l.il9. week in 1899. 2,Sds hogsheads.
Smokers-Red and colory smokers were
In fairly good supply. ana un9er very
active demand prices were Wen Sus'aihen
at last weeks figures
Red fllers-The strong marker last
week continued this week. the ACTIVITY
being greater, with an advance all round.
excepting on trash iillers. which remain
unchanged Common and medium al
vanced u to l,c; good mediums. iec.'
good leaf. - to ic.: fine and selections,
to 2c.. with 23isc. paid for the best
offered this week.
This has been one Of the most active
weeks OF the season for rel iilers-wlth
the advance noted--up 10 the close.
Colory fllers-The offerings OF colofy
were larger and although all grades were
I'm good demand. quotations remain the
same as last week.
Colony and bright cutting I'm fair supply.
and under An active demand OUTSIDE
prices were realized.
Tobaccos off In condition were relatively
neglected. although the order was gene
rally good this week.
Old Burley There appears TO be no Ete
in the demand for Old Burley, conse-
qnently very few were offered. quota
tons withdrawn FOR the present, being
entirely nominal. Fifty-siN hogsheads
were sold privately this week
Green River filers-D offerings at auc-
ton very light At private sale q hogs
heads We're disposed Of.
Darks Offerings. although large, were
less than last week, with large super
abundance OF nOndescript and inferior
grades. which had a depressing effect on
all except trash and common Tugs. which.
for good weights. uniform, and clean,
were 4. 10 isc. higher. Medium lugs up
10 common leaf were NC. lower: medium
leaf !, 10 iac. lower; good leaf, excepting
long Africans. lzc lower. The assert
ment this week was nothing Ike as good
as we had week or two ago. the char
acter OF the crop generally appearing to
sustain its reputation for inf'riority more
than is desired
Reggie contracts-The French contract
for about 5000 hogsheads dark tobacco
has been awarded In the same
propOrtions TO the same contractors as
last year. The contract for Italy IL eN-
pected to be- given out on the 18th instant.
Weather and plantlng-Cnti yesterday
the weather was very unseasonably cold
retarding vegetation very much. ana CIV
ing rise I'm some Of the southern Ken
lucky stemming counties u reports that
many Of the plants already set were
dying and dad, and season too dry ami
cold 10 plant any more. Judging by
former years experience. IL is too early
to know what the outcome will be, as
with favorable weather in the next week
or two the crop can all b. set out. anu
prospects will wear an entirely different
aspect from what they do at pres
although very little or no planting has
been done this week Yesterday IL was
much warmer and with the usual amount
OF rain and sunshine later on, we may
b. happy vet"
I'm the stemming districts receiving and
packing has been at a standstill for fuzzy
two weeks owing TO the cool. airy
weather
Last night we had rain with warmer
weather to-day.