The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-29
roRAccO EXCHANGE.

RICHMOND. VA. Oct. %. 1898.
Private sales reported TO the secretary
Of the Richmond Tobacco Trade to-day
The tobacco inspector reports to-day
light sampling.
The tobacco warehouses report light
receipts and deliveries to-day
United States internal revenue cOllcc-
tions on tohaccos FOR the city Of Rich
mond Va. to-day: Cigars and cigarettes.
$i5i 80, plug toDaccos &,oli.'2. Total,
me Petersburg Record of Saturday.
The Following wiil show the movement
Of tobacco during the past week az th,
%. receipts 30. farmcrs-lnsVccti g.
receipts. iO. Ccntrc-Receipis. 3 Total
Inspections. f3: receipts. 81. Total inspcc-
tons from the lst OF october. 1895. 10
october 18th, 1874. same time last year,
20 D. B. McCULLOCH.
Messrs Charles w. Bohmor q 60. re-
port the Lynchburg tobacco market for
The two weeks ending Saturday. october
20 1870. as Follows;
sales for week ending October 10. 1895.
5000 pounds. sales FOR week ending De-
tOher Is. 1875. looW pounds. Increase
week ending October -, ls6. $3.50
Sales from October 1. 1896. 10 October
q. 1885. 253.lo0 pounds; sales from October
], 1884. 10 October g. 1885,. G62 TOO pounds.
Decrease for lto, $1,000 pounds
The few piles OF new darks sold this
week were disappointing as regards color
ana substance. The tobacco had fairly
good length and spread. but was other
wise undesirable. 10 was air-cured which
makes IL difficult 10 put 10 up in soft but
Keeping order for shipping purposes. We
understand that much tobacco has been
thus cured, owing 10 the long spell of
dry weather. which made 10 impossible
TO fire same properly The general inn
preston was that the present crop would
net large percentage Of short rich
heavv-bOdied leaf orr offerings of late.
however. would indicate thar this csti-
mate would not be- verified Prices start
cd on considerably higher than for old.
and the indications are that our mar
kct will be- very active on an grades Of
new. All new brights With any color
continue TO bring satisfactory prices
Mr. Alex Harthill reports the Louisville
Ky) tobacco market for the week ending
Saturday. October p. 1915. az follows.
With dry weather still continued. re-
Ccipts We're again very light, being only
4-o hOgsheads, against 6ls last week. and
iii this week last year.
The total sales at auction this week
were 2,psD hOgsneads. against 2,4J hogs
heads last week. and consisted of 1872
LOgsh cads original and i52 hoesheads re-
views against l,5Ss hogsheads original
and so reviews last week.
The sales from January lst, this year,
TO date show an increase Of 1889 hogs
heads compared with same time last year.
and 81 % hogsheads over sales IN 1898.
Offerings Of hurley FOR the week
New Crop-This week. ! hosshead' last
Old crop-This week. l.16i hoesheads.
last week. 1915; week IN 1924. So. week in
1893, l.257. 49,.
difference from that or last week In the
offer,roe tho proportion OF red smoker
grades were unusually large. and with
iess demand. prices ruled easy at lest
weeks figures Colory and bright re-
nai@ed unchanged. as they have been for
n no,oo tsme In red filters the offerings
r,ere largely of low grades. and with less
demand from manufacturers Of common
Tyork prices were barely sustained and
remain unchanged at nearer inside ig-
,,res Mediums were unchanged but easy.
All The better grades scarce but I'M
named Col0rv filters OF the lower
grades were In ample supply. with less
animation for all up 10 medium. ana
,.are- inside figures Good mediums. and
All above them were particularly scarce
thss week with nothing good enough TO
cell at over 3itc. the highest for the
week Fine and select leaf, with good
color is in demand. but none offered this
week. Sixty hOgsheads various grades
sold privately this week
crop OF .S9f. Burnley Filters rei-'rrash.
50 so 70 81 common, $40 10 30; me
dunn. So TO 81 good medium. $40 TO $3.50;
good. $40 to Si2; fine, Sl3 10 sl5; selections
SIG 10 so.
Fillers. colory-Trash.S 10 $50; common.
81 % to $50: medium. s. TO so: good no
s,um sIl to Sl3: good. Sii to SIS, line. SO
TO s23: selections. SO to SIS.
CUTTINGS. colory 10 brlght-Irash. s. 70
81 50: common. $3.50 10 s.; medium. $3.50
10 sl2: good medium, sl5 TO 40: good sll
10 $40: line. so 10 $50; selections. s25
smokers Of 1894: Red-Trash. 80 to 81;
common. 50 to 81 so.
colorv 10 hright--Trash. 81 TO -; COM
mon. $50 10 s..
Green mixed and very soft hogshesds
ana light weights pc. 10 lc. on Tugs and lc
to &c. on leaf lower.