The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-19
ToHAcCo nXCHANGE.

Richmond. Va, May IL. 1896.
Private sales reported TO the secretary
of the Richmond Tobacco Trade to-day
were light.
Tho tobacco inspector reports to-day:
luspoctlons-B Bright. 80 hogsheads and l
tierce; dark "a hOgsheads. heinspec-
tions-Bnght, p hogsheads.
Myers. old Dominion, Crenshaw's'
Meals. Planters. Seabrooks. Allegheny,
Shelburne's aad Shockoe tobacco ware
houses report to-day: Receipts, $50 pack
ages deliveries. 30 packages.
United states internal revenue collec-
tions ON tObaccos for the city of Rich
mond. Va. to-day: Cigars ana cigarettes,
S6325.2J, plug tobaccos, S3,26o.6s. TOTAL
| SO59O.ss.
The Petersburg Record of Saturday,
May IT, 1896. says:
Tho following Will show the movement
OF tobacco during the past week al the
various warehouses; Farmers lnspec-
tons. 40: receipts. los. loose CLIO Oaks
Inspections rs; receipts, Ill; loose, 49,
$50 Moore s-InspectiOns. %; receipts,
81. loose. 1870 Centre-lnspecuons, -
receipts 81; loose 80 isO West Hill-ln-
| spectiOns T. TOtallnspectiOns, Us. re-
ceipts 81; loose. 15i,o.j.
| Total inspections from the lst Of Oc-
| tober 1898. 10 date, l,63o; same time last
year, LC1O.
| j. IL. NJ u 4Lft1lif lHrlttlpIs
Messrs. Charles VI. BONNER & Co. re-
| port the Lynchburg Wa) tobacco market
for the week ending Saturday, May 10.
| 1s9G, as follows:
Sales for week ending May o. 1896, $685.
coo pounds; sales for week ending May
rs. 1886, 4so9l) pounds. Decrease for
| week ending May lG. 1896. 5l2.10O pounds.
Sales from October /, 1855, 10 May ~.
| 1896. 1910 700 pounds; sales from October
IL q. 4 ftI4t ID
| Decrease for 1S9j-s9J. 1.0l8,300 pounds.
Mr.. Alex. Harthnl reports the Louis
| vile 0<yJ tobacco market for the week
| ending Saturday, May l6, 1896. as follows;
With continued dry. warm weather. 10.
| ccipts have been again light this week.
| with little or no change whatever ia any
| kind or grade of tobacco.
In burleys the offerings Of new crop
| were over loo hogsheads, fewer than even
| the small offerings last week the only
| difference in quality noticed being small
| line Of good colory leaf. the best Of which
/ sold at lGhc. this week.
Until good rains come for packing 10
| be done, we need not look for any better
quality or condition than what has been
offered 80 far
The buyers Of both dark and hurley
tObaccOs for French Reges have now got
their Instructions both kinds have been
more looked after as they viii now con
tiuue 10 buy, and when the REQUESTS
qualities and conditions are offered Will
help 10 make "A more animated market.
The Coming CrOp-The condition OF
plants is generally good. many fully ready
for setting and some overgrOwn. Ia
the southern counties the season has
been more favorable than in the hurley
district This week a very good rain fell
over a small area I'm Hopkinsvillo district,
where there was Il small planting In
Paducah and Mayheld there was too
much rain. with considerable planted.
Ia Hopkins, Christian, and GAINESVILLE
districts no planting season yet ana land
intended for tobacco has been planted
in some instances, In corn. In the bur
ley district little has been planted for
want of season, and in the Blue Grass |
district growers are reported 10 be very |
Indifferent about planting on account |
OF a good deal being yet unsold and low |
prices I'm market.
Since Ae above was IN type l have re- |
ceivod Telegram from greensboro saying |
that there was fine. Old-fashloned soak
ing rain there to-day, and 1t was thought |
to be general.
Since noon to-day good rain fell in
Louisville, with Indications Of the same |
elsewhere.
Offerings Of hurley for the week:
New Crop-Ths week. 7i2 hogsheads;
last week. $50 hogsheads; week in '9J,
2,27l hogsheads; week in '9i, 1882 hogs
heads.
Ola CropJrhis week. 80 hogsheads;
last week, n hogsheads; week In 20, |
- hogsheads; week In o. 80 hogsheads.
Original hogsheads sold this week were
800. against sO4 last week; reviews. 47S.
against az last week.
Receipts this week were 1,l26 hogs
heads, against 1867 hogsheads last week
and 2.GOt this week last year.
Reflections were 1913 hogsheads hurley
ana -oi nogsheaus ozark against 80 bur
ley and 1856 dark last week
Percentage this week, 30; last week, 81
Louisville quotations. May lG, 1896:
1854 crop Dark-Lugs, trash, $50 10 s., !
common lugs $3.50 10 81; medium Tugs.
s.. % 10 $50. good Tugs. S3.ij 10 -; com
mon leaf nominal; medium leaf nominal;
sood leaf nominal; me nominal
1895 Crop Dark-Trash Tugs 81 10 $50;
common Tugs. $50 to 81, medium Tugs.
81 10 81 30; good Tugs, S275 10 $50; com.
mon leaf. 50 TO $3.50; medium leaf. "a
TO s.: good medium. 81 10 s..
1894 Crop Burnley; Filters. Red-Trash.
s. 30 10 81; common. 50 10 81; medium,
- 10 $3.50; good medium, 81 TO 50, good.
$40 10 ST.. tlileTs, COlOry Trash. $50 |
to s.. common, So 10 $50; medium, IS
TO $40; good medium Sll TO Sl3. Cutting.
Coiory 10 Bright-Trash. 50 TO $50. com
mon. $50 20 81: medium. $3.50 10 Sl2:
good medium nominal. good nominal.
1894 Smokers Red-Trash. sl.5O TO 81;
81 to $50 ColOry 10 Bright
Trash s. 10 VI; common. $3.50 TO -.
Green. mixed, and very soft hogsheads
and light weights, " 10 lie. on Tugs and
to 20. on leaf lower.
lS91 CIop BurleY: Eillera. Red-TTash. l