The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-26

RICHMOND. y a., july -, l,''.
Oserngs az auction on Change by
.lr. ". Ben Palmer today, u packages
OF sun-cured tobaccos. one package
sold al $50. Cne taken in at s6.yn, one
sold at So. one at 500. one at f'ln,
one at $50. one az. 500 one az SD
Clie az 50. one at S2.Ir. one a. $50.
Private sales reported so the seer riaiy
OF the Richmond Tobacco Trade to-day 3.
Wrappers, 4, h0ssheads. filters, ., cut
ters. 80. smokers, %, leaf dark, .. iuss
(darE), =. Total. nc hoasneala.
The tobacco Inspector reports to-day.
Inspections Bright, 40 hossh-a4s, dark,
ll1 h0gsheads and 1 tlerces belnslec-
uOus-bright Is hogs heads and l uefcet
dark. hOgsnead and uercts.
Davenport s. Myers .sheihurne 5. Farm-
crs', Meals jrcnshaW's. ocdhrooA 8, Ale
ghany, and Shockoc tobacco warehouses
report to-day. Receipts lU2 packages,
deliveries. 2l6 packages.
United States lutCrndl revenue cOllcc-
uona for the city of Richmond. Va, to-
day on toDacc0s. Cigars and cigarette,
$500. plug tObaccos, Sl,3osu- Total,
S2.Di5.01.
Messrs Frazer q TompNns. tobacco
commission merchants at Richmond, Va,
give IN their circular dated today The
following comments for the week.
Dark TObaccos Receipts and sales have
been comparatively ight during the past
week. all me desirable leaf meets ready
sale al good prices, while medium and
hard 20 sell at satisfactory prices.
Sun-Cured-Receipts light. market weak
and very dull.
Briehts-Receipts continue light and
market quiet al unchanged prices.
sun-Cured Tobacco-Lugs. 81 TO 81:
short leaf. 81 20 So; long leaf. 81 10 so
wrappers, $40 to SO.
Bright TObaccos- Smokers: Common,
81 10 -; medium. 50 10 So, fine. So 10
$40. Cutters: Common SO 20 SD. me-
dium SIG TO SIS. fine. S22.JO 10 50, fancy,
$3.50 10 $50. Filters Common. 800 10
"a medium. $40 10 500, good, 50 10 s..
fine. SO 10 So. Wrappers. Common,
ST. 10 SO; medium. So To- $50; good.
80 10 $50: fine. 50 10 $40; fancy. SO 10
so. Wrappers mahogany. Common,
SD 10 SO. medium, so 10 ST.; good.
s25 10 $3.50; fine, so TO $40; fancy si5
Dark Tobacco-Lues. 50 10 si25: short
leaf $40 TO $500; long leaf, So 10 s.;
selections. So 10 SO.
The United States Department Of AZ
riculture in its crop report for July
1896. says.
The low price Of tobacco has resulted
in decreasing the acreage devoted 10
that crop 10 SIS per cent. of that 81
last year. while the lack Of rain, and cut
worms and insects. have reduced the
general average condition to Sj.H.
Three per cent. has been added 10 the
area under tobacco I'm Tennessee. which
is the only State showing an increase.
No decrease is shown for Maryland
Missouri. and Arkansas. The decrease
in area for Kentucky is II per cent Of
that of last year: North Carolina,
per cent: Virginia, II per cent: Ohio
~ per cent, and Pennsylvania. - per
cent
The general average condition. So. IS
better than that OF the spending
period Of last year which was ~.
The average condition for Kentucky IS
-. as against : last year. that OF North
Carolina Is 81, OF Virginia, ~. Tennessee
g6. Ohio, 50. Pennsylvania, 80. Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut show ~ and
% respectively.
Registered at the Tobacco Exchange
to-day: j. l.. Abbott and II. j.. Bass
Danvillc. Va; II. y. Garrett and NJ. j.
Fuller, Caroline county. Va.