Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-01
Bcshsr. Of Butler & Bosher, manufac'
BALES FOR THE YEAR.


Private sales for the year were: Wrap
pers. 4.53o; emokers, 2.S3S; nlierA s.5oe;
cutters 2s9s: dark leaf. il.ios: scraps
i,tos; buricys. 1906; luga s.60a: sun-cured.
III: stems, lS2; primIpgs. Is. Total. 81. 7W
hoysheadA against 27.463 hogsheads last
year--an Increase OF l2.2i0 hogshesds.
Dark loose sales for the year were S.S'2.-
07s pounds. which brought a total OF
$14:I05.26, or an average OF 1851 per 100
pounds, against $3.50 IN 1898 and N22 the
year previous.
Brigh. loose sales for the year aggre-
gate Gel6,%t pounds. against b,s2S.6SI
pounds in 1S93-an increase Of l,5S,3H
pounds. The highest price paid for any
lot OF tobacco during the year was $50
per 100. Average price for all sales
(Which includes dsrks and scraps sold
on the bright warehouse hoors). was
s.4sis. against H.23is In is93 and No.s7
the previous year. The total amount
paid for bright loose tobacco was $jlS.-
0ss.e0.
Total bright and dark loose sales. TO-
1909 pounds, against S,3s4,1ss pounds In
1898. and 9,S6o,S72 pounds In 1892. Increa'e
this year over last year, 2.i0i,2I pounds,
or something over q per cent. The total
value OF all loose sales was seeo.l92l6
Auction offerings on the Tobacco Ex-
change for the year were 1917 packages
against 1868 packages last year. de-
crease OF gu packages. Offerings were
almost entirely OF sun-cured tobaccos
The highest price paid was SIS. Retec-
tons. lN packages. against 2Ss last year.
Inspections for the year. 1850 hogs
heads. and 1901 tierces and boxes Rein
speciions. 1854 hogsheads. and $50 tierces
ana boxes. Total samplng. S6,ooi hogs
heads and 1870 tierces and boxes.
Receipts, 27,Gf5 hogsheads and 3,0S2
tierces and boxes. Deliveries. SO,26C hogs
heads and 1893 tierces and boxes.
Stock on hand December "a, 1894: In
spected, 1888 hogsheads, and sos tierces
and boxes; uniDspected. S.i08 hogsheads,
and 81 tlerces and boxes. Total stock,
90 30i hogsheads. and SIS tierces and boxes.
QUOTATIONS COMPARED.
Tho following is a COMPARISON of De-
mber quotations for 1893 with those Of
1894
December 1898. December. 1894.
Scrap: Bright. s. 5oaS.7j."..s 75aS 5 50
Common Tugs. s2,a5asSI}5o. ....s2 GOA, Is
Common TO good smokers,
s75as5O observation-disclosures 3 75aS s %
siJOaSs50 .......................' 2la Z rs
Ordinary to fair cutters, siOa
sl5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10 Ooa 10 %
SIS ........:..a.................... I6 GOA % W
SO ..,.......".. D 1 "a GOA 81 90
Wrappers: Common wrappers,
s20as25 ........................ 10 GOA IS %
Medium mahogany, SlSaS22. 80. :. IS 00a IS w
Fair bright $25aS3D. ............ % 0oa ~ 00
Good bright $35aS40 ........... 80 GOA 40 90
Very good bright. s4jaS50 ... AZ Goa IS o.
Fine bright s57aSG5 ........... 50 Goa 60 90
Fancy bright. s6Sas7s .......... 90 00a 65 70
500 r'. 10 O0a % n
Dark: Common Tugs. 81 25aS325. / 50a Is
Fair 20 very good. S32jasi. d.. 50a ~
1913 ........e............. 4 GOA s 20
Leaf, very good, sGaS7.75........ G GOA -
Fine filters, s6j0asl0. ........... 6 J0a "
Good stemmers, $S.............. 6 Goa %
Very good sl0................... s 50a IL 80
Fine, nominal, S12.............. 10 50a II ~