The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-04
TORACcO ENCHANGE.

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Private sales reported to the secretary
Of the Richmond Tobacco Trade to-day
Filters. hogsheads; cutters, j. LEAF
dark. q; Tugs dark. u.s. Total. 40
hoeshcads.
Tho tobacco inspector report to-day.
Inspections Dark. 46 hogsheads ana j
uerce. Reiuspections-B j hogs
head.
Myers. Farmers. Crenshaw's. Daven-
ports, Planters, SeabrOoke's. Allegheny.
old Dominion, and ShOckoe tobacco ware
houses report to-day: Receipts, 80 pack
ages. deliveries. 81 packages.
United States internal revenue collec-
lions on tobacco for the city or Rich
m0nd. Va. to-day: Cigars and cigarettes,
81 - 60. plug tobaccos. $l,sS0.13. Total,
$500. IS.
There was a very satisfactory sale OF
bright loose tobaccos az Davenports
warehouse to-day. Cutters sold from $40
10 SO 80, stemmng leaf sold from So 10
Sli, smokers (commom sold from 800 TO
s.. smokers (medium) sold from s. TO s.
smokers Qino) sold from s. 10 81.
y very nice sale at Shelburnc's ware
house to-day, the break consisting Of
West Virginia and Eastern North Caro-
lima tobaccos. Cutters sold from Si2 10
SO. stcmming leaf sold from SIS 10 $3.50;
smokers sold from 81 10 sl2. Nothing fine
offered. Another break for tomorrow.
We are glad 10 report our AIR. \. j..
Eddins better today.
Mr.. Alex. Harthiu reports the Louis
vile WyD tobacco market for The week
ending Saturday. February -, 1896. as
follows.
Although offerings ana receipts fell Of
considerably, the character of tine great
bulk of the offerings this week being
again low grades and largely I'm excess of
the demand for red TO colOry, the market
for such was not as well sustained as in
the earlier part of last week. and towards
the close of this week became very irreeu-
lar, with prices decidedly nearer inside
figures and large reflections. Strictly
bright cutters, from the lowest 10 the best
offered, which was l6 sic, sold at fully
outside figures. with the demand far
ahead OF the supply of all grades OF fine
color. as we'll as scarcity of the better
qualities OF cOiOry and red leaf
Specialties. suitable for bright hurley
spun roll and cigarette wrapper purposes
were again almost entirely absent In the
offerings, as they have been for some
time.
Oid Buriey: Offerings rather larger,
with no new features OF Importance; 80
hogsheads old crop sold privately.
Green Rivers: None offered at auction
or sold privately.
Daiks: Offerings OF new crop much
lighter. but without any change whatever.
We are still without dark desirable leaf
for wrappers and dark heavy lugs' all
offered being still only suitable for re-
handlers: A. hogsheads new and A hogs
old sold privately.
Offerings of hurley for the week: New
crop-This week 3.l9s hogsheads. last
week. $500 hogshcads: week I'm 1898. 2.2sS
hocsheads: week i'm 1894. 1905 hogsheads.
old crop-This week, 20 hogsheads. last
week. JOS hogsheads. week In 1898. lG5
hoesheads: week in 1884,. 80 hOgsheGds.
Original hogsheads sold this week were
isis. against 1888 last week. Reviews,
SJ4 against 7S6 last week.
Receipts this week were 2,05i hogsheads
against 1913 hogsheads last week and
2lsS this week last year.
Reflections were 9s5 hogsheads hurley
and 1873 hogsheads dark. against l.2n bur-
ley and lGi dark last week.
Percentage this week. 30. last week, 81.
Louisville quotations. February %, lsg6:
Dark crop Of 1Sg-Planters' trash. 81 25
10 81; common Tugs. s. to 50: medium
Tugs. 3.25 to $3.50: good lugs s. IS TO 81:
common leaf. 1915 to $40: medium lear,
s. TO $50: good leaf. nominal. fine, noml-
nal.
Burley crop OF ls9i-Fillers. red-Trash,
81 50 to =. cannon, IS TO 81; medium, s.