The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-16

FOR the week ending Saturday. June -.
1876.
Sales Tor week ending June o. 1896
fO3 300 pounds. sales for week ending
June -. 1880. 55l.9OJ pounds Increase
week ending june l3. lsyJ. 1is zoo pounds
Sales from October !. lo9J. % June l3
1896. II. $500 pounds; sales from Octo-
Der 1. 1871. 20 June IL. 1893. 1896 COO
pounds. Decrease Tor leJJ-lsgi. 1861 SO
pounds.
The weather Of late has been favorable
for the handling az tobacco and as our
planters are anxious 90 bring iu fhc little
they have LEFT as quickly as possible our
offerings this week We're larger than D.
generally the case this time OF the sea-
son. There was no percepuble change
either IN the quality or in values.
with almost daily showers az nieht
and hot sun during tho day. it is not
surprising that the new crop should Doe
doing we'll 10 is farther advanced than
usual. and every indication at present
points 10 a very fine crop.
AIR. Alex. Harhiu reports 10 Lynch
vile lhyJ tobacco market Tor tho week
ending saturday, Juus d. 1896. as follows.
WIN continuance OF suitable weather
Tor pecking receipts were again LARGELY
increased this week and offerings az bur
ley $50. against / s-9 last week. which
met with a dun ana lower market ak
crpting FOR specialues lH BRIGHT color
'ie demand for which was more active
20 hlshcr prices for all offered fhar
TOT some time past. Dark t0baccos ON
account o. poor quality auI soft condi-
uon, met with no animation at auction
and largely rejected. with srsat eearcffy
vi sIcty good quality in lear and Jugs.
Inc 1896 Crop-Hcavy rains in the dark
TOBACCO districts again this week ha,e
.eeh very discourging 10 farmers who
i'"u prepared their lands and completed
paintings. only tO find iu a. great many
p.'-,0' 'Ne pants fotied al the roots and
useless where they hoped to grow good
| tobacco this season. With wheat har-
vest and other farm work now on hand
will De impossible 90 renew planting this
season on ali such lands. which viii un-
dOubtedly cut down the acreage set out
Cool weather has also been against the
| crop IN sOuthefn countles. lu the upper
hurley country reports are generally Ia
vorable ia every respect and crop doing
well. with little rain comparatively and
good growing weather.
Offerings OF buroy FOR tho week.
ola and New Cr0p-Ihis week, 24sO
hogshe3ds. last week, l,o-9 hogshoads.
week In '0J. 2.544 hoesheads, week in
%. 1.245 hogsheads.
Original hogshcals sold this week We're
2Sl7. against 2 252 last week. reviews
49l. against 4O2 last week.
Receipts this week were 3s2J hogs
heads against 3.OJ1 hOgsnelds last week
and 2 0ss hogsheads this week last year.
Reflections we're 40 h0gsheads hurley
and 804 hoesheads dark. against a44 bur
Icy and 35T dark last wees
Percentage this week. 1875 last week, -.
Louisville quotations june l5 1875.
1894 Crop Dark-Lugs. trash. Sl.25 10 81
common Tugs. $50 TO So; medium Jugs
SO 70 10 $3.50. good Jugs. $500 10 80 com
mon leaf nominal, medium ieit nomihal'
good lear nominal. fine nominal
1875 crop Dark-Trash lurs 81 SL'n.
cr.mon lues. si5O 90 50. medium Jugs. 50
fo - ~. good Tugs. $40 t0 $50, CONF
mon leaf So 10 $3.50. medium Leaf. ~ 10
So. good medium. So 90 IS. fine, 80 to Sl-.
1904 crop Burnley. PLIERS. Red -lfasn'
50 80 90 So. common s3 to 81. medium
50 10 $3.50. good medium 81 TO >'' soou'
$40 10 SD FILTERS CoiOry- Trash, So"
fo S.. common. si 90 $3.50. medium ~
10 $40 good medium. Sil TO Sl3. Cutting
C0lorv 10 BrIght-Trsh So Oh $3.50, COM
mon $50 20 80: medium. $3.50 t0 Sl-t
good medium nominal, good nominal.
1884 Smokers. Iel-Trash. Sl51 to So
common. s. % $3.50. Colony 10 Bright
Trash - 10 So. common. $3.50 10 50.
Green. missed. and very SOFT hoeshoads
and light weights. = to lc. ON Tugs ana
t0 -. on leaf lower.
1895 crop Burnley: Fiiers. Rcd-Irasn'
s. 80 10 $3.50. common. 81 20 S6, medium
$3.50 10 s.. good medium s. 10 IS. good,
50 TO Sl1JJ. fine. Sl3 20 Sll. Filters
Colory-Trash. s. 20 $3.50; common, 81
! 10 $3.50: medium So t0 81. good medium,
! S. 80 90 80. good siO 10 Sl2. hue Sl3 TO
S17. selections nominal Cutting Colony
20 Bright-Trash. 81 90 50; common, -
/ 10 $3.50. medium. 81 10 so; cool medium,
| 50 20 $40 good, sll 90 $lji fine, Flf 20
/ SIS. selections nominal
1896 Smokers. Rel-rrash. $50 20 81;
common - 10 $3.50. COiory 10 Bright
| Trash $50 10 $3.50. common. SO TO $3.50
Light weights. soft. mixed with green,
! and frosted i-c. less on Tugs and 1 20 2c.
on leaf.
GAINESVILLE TENN, June 11-Our
receipts this week were 1.70O hogsheads;
offerings on the breaks, 1,11j hogshcads;
sales l0Jl hossheads.
The general quality OF tho breaks show
cd 10 Improvement in quality. The mar
| ket opened active AID vcry strong ON an
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sales. but closed at higher scale OF
prices than the previous week Lue5
were in larger supply and their proportion
IN the offerings vii. continue 20 increase.
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