The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-01
rnnAcco EXCHANGE.


TOBACCO EXCHANGE.
RICHMOND. VA. jan. ~, 1871
No offerings Of tobaccoS az auction on
Change to-day or Tor the month eno'ns
prty,tc sales reported 20 the secretary
~ the Richmond Tobacco Trade to-day.
Wrappers. - hogsheads; hllers, cut
ters :; burleys. ~ Total. W hossn '..',,,.
~ the Richmond Tobacco Trade Tor the
month ending to-day wrappers, -"
hoesheads; nllers. 9iI: cutters, "a smoh-
ers, lSi. scrap (brighp, -. SCRAP Vo' I'm
m. leaf dark. 21: sun-cured. -. sun
cured 0ugs). 10: burleys, -, stems -
Tugs dark. 40. Total. 2'1 hogsheanS.
The tobacco inspector reports to-asy'
Inspcctions Bright. % hogsheads, 'ars,
| az hogsheads. Reinspections Bright, as
! hogsheads. dark hossheads ana
Myers. Allegheny. Old Dominion. Plant
/ orsF Shockoe Meals and Seabrooks to-
bacco warehouses report to-day Receipts,
~ packages: deliveries loo packages.
| The same tobacco warehouses. win
Myers. Farmers Wilson :, ~, Aaus renar J,
for the month ending to-day; teceipiS.
92i packages; deliveries, Lib packages.
Excess OF deliveries over receip,S io'
the month ending to-day 'ol packages
United States internal revenue couec-
tions for the city OF Richmond, va.
to-day: Cigars and clgarettes SAP 90 plug
tobaccos. 81 .a35.5i Total. >2i>5lo.
United States internal revenue collec-
lions for the city Of Richmond. Va.
for the month ending to-day CIGARS and
cigarettes. $5262l92; plug tobaccos. &c.,
623.J9 Total. $li52i5J.
Shockoe warehouse sold to-day ll,'sa
pounds dark loose, highest price, S1.lV;
and for the month. 9TSo, ana Tor the
season, l.U1 S3l pounds.
1 | Crenshaws tobacco warehouse Soll TO-
. day 27o40 pounds, highest price. >b-',
and for the month. 6Sl 800 pounds. and
for the season. l.5O3.12V pounds.
Total sales of dark loose tobaccos ON
. the Richmond breaks for the season COM
. mencing October /. 1913. 2,Jil .5al pounds.
. very large sale OF good bright to-
bacCos at Shelburne's warehouse to-day.
. fohaccos sold very well. especially line
> mahogany wrappers which sold very
high: highest price, 80.
4 very good sale of bright loose to-
, baccos al the Planters warehouse to-
{. dav. highest price $50.
; \ splendid big sale Of loose brights at
, Davenports warehouse to-day goOd, de-
= sirable tobaccos sold high. Mr.. +; vi.
" Rawlings sold big lot at high prices:
. highest price. $50 one hogshead brought
$ Registered at the Tobacco Exchange
to-day: Charles W. BONNER. LyhchouIs'
: lanes H. Smith Lunenburs ID Is. Mat
thews Mecklenburg. Claiborne karlsruhe
. Henrico. j. n. Barnes. Nashihs'on' '""'
y Referring to the circular issued by inc i
l. tobacco merchants OF Bremen. Gefinahy, .
- the New York Journal of commerce Oh
% January 30 1894, contains the loivNi"n
'Tbe attention OF the tobacco trade mas
been called TO the irauduieht pA'N'no
of leaf tobacco at Clarksville. Tenn, ly
F. means of "A circular letter addressed 10
= the Tobacco Board Of Trade at that place
. by number OF Bremen Tobacco N'
. porters. .,a. .t,,, ,,be,
questioned about the matter, eNinced no
2. SUNRISE According 10 them, such IL
= Irregularities are practlced In ,D'S Il'. Gsr,
!, but not on such large scale. M , ~,
10 son Mayer said on Saturday that lulll
% per cent. of the tobacco shipped lieni
J. Clarksylle Tenn, was exported 20 hlE
q rope and Africa but heretofore the ~,
a bacco dealers abroad expected 10 hnu
], between 80 ana 200 pounds OF inferior
tobacco packed In concave sntia1S ~
u | the hogshead. but that lately upwards "
sou hounds or nearly twenty hh''''
GRADES had been discovered In some o
the hog4heads opened by cigar HaH"ldN
az tUrers Mr. Mayer said the ihul. Vac a..
Sc tributed Co the small siowefs Mr ~, - ~
er the best leaves on top, where they can
IT. drawn by "A warehOuseman as sainpl
nj TO exhibit AT the auction sales; Ill.
.s- Mr. Henry Bonner said that ne hhhui'
considerable leaf tobacco rom IN
ng Vile but that he always round ms hvhH
~ heads i'm good condition when ne pdch'
tc. the tobacco In bales. He also attribute
er- the fraudulent packing 10 the eafei.H.
ness Of the farmers because thf lehi
)se packed in such way that l' en IN i.
Az | inferior leaves are never h7coN'l'p h"
,ed the warehousemen when they ufay san
DIV Piles 10 exhibit al the auction sales. Na'
at | that ne has receiver lnfopnatitl ,
W. the effect that steps have been taken =
ort The Clarksville Board OF Trade TO b,ah
he ont the evil me traders down u,'
ne. having become apprehensive. ana the io
md of the trade which they have pe'n q
;oying means ruin. -, -.
- Another tobacco broker, VINO does y
~, care to have his name appear ~ Pr
~ informed the representative ~ THIS 20,
- nal that the names signed 20 the prot'
81 we're the representative continental hVus
49,, in tho trade. whose wealth could not et
~ be estimated. lie also declared indt
90 fraudulent packing at ClarksVlne u
- caused "A great deal or trouble even
80, mis- market Some few years ago,
~ tween 10000 and GO,OW hogsheads
80 tobacco were handled In TINS ma :
-oh INF now tobacco IL bought ana so't
~ Inc South aud West by sample ana ~
~, i'm the warehouses at or near the ~.
''fa of production Lately the foreign m
,-v chants and manufacturers have tid me
~ selves of the middlemen, ana thivu
~ brokers contract for tobacco IN tne pc
r, and certainly a great many OF me ia'
ao finders are dissatisfied with ther