Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-20
LOUISVILLE TOBACCO MARKET.

LOUISVILLE TOBACCO MARKET.
MIR. Alexander Harthilrs report. dated
louisville. August nth, SAYS:
Excessively hot dry weather. large Of
fIings OF low grades OF all kinds. great
sarcity Of colory and fine Burleys at good
Iices were the leading features OF the
rerket this week.
Receipts Increased this week s96 hogs
hads. The total sales at auction this
week were 1892 hogsheads. against 2,9l5
hesheads last week. OF original hogs
hlds. 2ilG. against 22is last week; =
yws. Glib hogsheads, against Gi9 hogs
hids last week.
he sales from January 1st this year 70
dte show an increase OF lj.5l6 hogsheads,
cmparod with same time last year, ana
1919 hogsheads over sales In 1888.
smokers.-Red in very large supply. In
sod demand. but prices nearer inside
i;ures. Colory and bright still scarce,
wy active. demand ahead or supply.
All prices nearer outside figures.
Red Filters Trash and common again
II large supply. active. but at times If
ryular. and closed nearer inside figures.
hdium in fair supply ana unchanged.
lie better grades were extremely scarce
stiye. and prices fully sustained.
'0lory F.llers.-All grades very scarce,
olive bidding for the few offered, and
pces fully sustained. with % IL to 2Sc
pid for the best offered
GLORY and Bright Cutting.-With the ex-
option OF a few colory hogsheads OF
tlsh, none Of the better grades were TO
: met with.
'wenty-one hogsheads Burley sold pri-
y.eiy this week.
VIII now and then. and all dark. The
oprings OF Green River filters VIII be
fser than usual this season, owing 70
aout ] 90 hOgsncads having been bought
u In the country districts direct. for New
Wk account. F'ifty-tight hogsheadS soll
llVately this week
Darl;s'-The offerings in quantity were
Q q par with last week. while IN quality
tey We're certainly the most inferior
@ any sold this season. the Tugs being
etremely nondeScrpt and dirty, and Tor
q offered the market was almost devoid
ointerest. The condition Of the Tugs was
rrticularly bad. one hundred and TWEEN
tona hogsheads sold privately TINS week.
Reflections were 6l1 h0gsheads hurley,
~ i55 hogsheads dark. against 62l hogs
lads hurley. and 229 hogsheads dark last
Percentage this week. "a. against % last
vek. -,
THE GROWING CROP.
with the exception Of the counties COM
Using the Mason District. the condition
, the croD in nearly the entirely country
lIth OF there IS all that can be desired
II weather OF late having forced the
fowth towards maturity, with cutting
,mmenced in some places this week.
The Greensboro reports, on tne WHOLE
mtinue 10 be satisfactory as to the CON
ton and general prospects at present.
,ne complaints are made in some places
I the late planted tobacco not doing so
ell. while other reports say 1t is doing
iely.
rhe dark stemming and reggie tobacco
strict reports continue favorable under
Try hot and dry weather.
"iarksville District reports continue
sod. the most favorable feature being
, complaints from growers.
rha United States Department or Agri-
dture reports on 18th instant. as follows:
<entucky.-There IS still some complaint
Z rust and frenching and other slight
image resulting from local wind and
ul-storms on the 5th and 10Th, but gene
div throughout the State the tobacco
Op is in good condition IL Is rapidly
ung topp-d I'm central, and laid away
! western portions.
is a medium crop. for
Mich the weather has not been very
Norable. the acreage not large. and
me damage BY chinch-bugs and too
urh rain on lOw-lands.
Nlssouri.-Re continue TO be IA
Table.