The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-12


~ ,obacco during the past week at the
v--ious warehouses: Farmers-Inspec-
tons II. receipts. IS: loose, g.. so. Oaks
Inspections. ia; receipts 90: loose. 2T.475.
Nooro's-Reccipts, 81; loose. 2T.47j. West
Uiu-fnspectlons 81. Contemplation
:. raceints G5: loose 30 i0l. Total-Tn-
epectlons. 1ss: receipts, 2GG; loose, 1s1,31G.
Total inspections from the lst of Oc-
tober. 1895. TO date, 1,4l4; same time
last year. 1.5lO.
Messrs. Charles W. BONNER * Co. re-
port the Lynchburg iVa) tobacco market
for the week ending Saturday, May .
1896 as follows:
sales for week ending May 2. 1885,
800 900 pounds: sales for week ending May
o fS0G g93 coo pounds. Increase week
ending May o. 1896. G2370O pounds.
sales from october 1, 1875. to May 0.
1896. f5O5o 500 pounds: sales from Octo-
Der I. 1891. 10 May 0, 1893. 1902. 100
pounds. Decrease for lS95-lS96. 992.G
pounds.
Orr offerings This week showed some
improvcment IN quality and a fair per-
centage Of good leaf was run across
The demand for same was exceptionally
good and prices very satisfactory TO sell
ers. Medium and common grades Of to-
bacco. though offered in large quantities
showed no especial weakening.
Mr. Alex. Harthill reports the Louis
Vile IIvD tobacco market for the week
ending Saturday, May ., 1886 as follows:
When It IS stated that the total offer
| inrs hurley tobacco throughout the entire
weeks sales have not amounted 10 more
| than one decent days sales In this mar
ket some idea may be formed OF the
difficulty Of filling orders at all satis-
factory. especially when out of what were
offered one-half were former reflections,
/ ana nearly all more or less out of order.
Fortunately. tho trade at large both at
| home and abroad. are in 10 hurry at
present to buy more than from hand
| 10 mouth" and can afford 10 wait for
better opportunities 10 get stock in safe
| order for future use. Under present
| circumstances 1t may be said that prices
generally have been unchanged, II not
! nominal with no animation in any style
or grade. with the exception OF special
| ties in bright hurley and red low grade
| filters. the after for the lowest grade
| Of plug with which the entire wholesale
as well as retail trade Of the country viii
| be deluged ere long, owing 10 the deter
mined effort between the two largest
manufacturing firms In the country for
| supremacy making their lowest grade
plug leaders 20 help sales Of their better
grades. Until such competition ends
| one way or other Il looks as If there will
! be no room or hope for others, particu-
| larly for tho smaller manufacturers
| throughout the country. and which Of
/ itself must prove positive injury TO
growers. dealers, and manufacturers at
! large, as SO long as goods of any kind
| are sold 80 less than cost. the making
| of them ceases TO be legitimate, and yet
! there IS no power capable OF stopping such
| doubtful modes of doing business, and
! therefore Il must so on Tor the sur
| vival Of the fttost" 10 the end, while all
| interested IN the general welfare Of the
! trade heartily desire this Kilkenny Cat
| business stopped.
The OFFERINGS. as may be supposed, con-
| sisted during the week Of nearly all low
| grades. with no good Leaf offered. For
] the general demand the competition was
| strong on everything offered in bright,
| and Iull prices paid for all ln fair TO good
| order.
The continuance Of hot dry weather
! excepting very partial showers in some
| parts Of the country. results every week
| AT present, as will be seen, in very light
| receipts.
This week the last few years the re-
| ceipts and offerings in this market were
/ as follows:
Offerings Of New Burley: 1892 1915
! hoeshoads: 1893, 1s32 hOgsheads; 1894
! l.5sj hogsheads; 1875. . ~ hogsheads;
1896 50 hogsheads.
Receipts Of Burley and Dark: 1902, 2ls2
! hogshcads: 1893, 2,45j hogsheads; 1891
1889 hogsheads; 1895, 29s2 hogsheads,
1896 1851 hogsheads.
Taking the total receipts and offerings
Of burley5 ana darks for the last eleven
weeks. the average weekly receipts were
1727 hoesheads. against the average
| weekly offerings OF 32j4 hogsheads, and
| as both receipts and offerings were most
| 81 hurley average offerings Of hurley
alone 2.G3 hogsheadH, an approximate
| idea can be formed Of the position OF
! hurley 40 present. with q large part Of
the 1898 crop yet % De marketed. although
no doubt mostly Of low and medium grades
! against which IL is right 10 remember
that the stock OF hurley has seldom been
as light az IL is az present Without
| prophesylng as 10 the future. indications
| point 90 heavy receipts Of hurley after
| the first good rainy season, and being
| probably in good order, a more generally
active market VIII eusue, with plenty OF
storage room now ia warehouses 10 ac-
| commodate all that may come.
|
bacco plants so as 90 De ready Tor plant
ing in some places growing too large,
with planting going on ia parts Of South
| trn Kentucky and Tennessee under favor
| able conditions Loud complaints are
| made OF worm damage 20 plants, but such
| are heard every season, and the day IS
| past for fearing scarcity OF plants. The
only thing needed now IS rain TO enable
them 10 be set out. ana plenty Of them
1894 Crop Burnley. Filers, Red-Trash,
| $3.50 10 50. common. SO 70 81; medium, s.
% $3.50. good medium, 81 10 SO; good
| SO TO SO Filters. Colory-Trash. $40
% S.: common. SO 20 $50; medium, ),
90 $40. good medium. Sll 20 Si3. Cutting
| Coiory TO Bright-Trash, So TO $3.50; com
| mon. $3.50 TO 50; medium, $3.50 10 So
good medium nominal good nominal
1894 Smokers: Red-Trash. $50 to 50
| common. s. 10 s. 80. Colory TO Bright
| Trash. s. to So; common. $3.50 to IS.
Green mixed. and very soft hogsheads
! and light weights. = to &c. on Tugs and
1 to %. on leaf lower
1890 Crop Burnley: Filters, Red-Trash
50 % 20 $3.50. common, 81 10 So; medium
$3.50 TO $50: good medium, $3.50 10 50
good $40 TO So; fine. Si3 10 ST. Filters
Coiory-Trash. So TO $3.50. common, a
to $3.50: medium, SO 70 ST. good medium
$50 10 50: good SO TO Sl2; fine, S13 tC
S17: selections nominal. Cutting. Colory
TO Bright-Trash. $3.50 to $40; common
$3.50 20 $3.50: medium, $3.50 10 IS; gOOl
medium 50 70 $40; good, 81 10 Sl3; tine
S14 20 SIS; selections nominal.
1894 Smokers: Red-Trash. $50 10 s.
common. 81 TO $3.50. Colory to Bright
Trash. $3.50 10 $3.50; common. So to 81. 90