The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-21

out for resale in safe order. To this
Go a,trlbutable many of the reflections and
probaby unsatisfactory sales by ware
housemen. who thought better TO sell
than hold over and get probably still
lower prices later on. For all tobacco
In safe order the market generally was
az good "a any week lately. with larger
assortment of the better grades.
In tho offerings this week was a good
nronortion of good TO fine colory 10
bright leaf from well known, reliable
hackers. i'm whose tobacco buyers have
confidence. For all such prices were
satisfactory to sellers. as they are gen.
erallv. with buyers always ready to well
come such straight packings; and in this
connection Il will do no harm to remind
all packers for this market that only
straight packing will go, and under pres
ent conditions of weather and market,
extra care is all the more necessary
'Snide" packers had better ship to other
markets. as Louisville don't want any
thing but reliably packed goods.
The receipts this week were very
light. owing TO no handling season in
the country Of late. The reviews Of
fered being nearly one-half the quantity
OF burleys sold, helped to swell the total
sales as much as they were.
The weather this week has been at the
summer tenperature OF 81 degrees 10 10
degrees. forcing vegetation almost be-
yond precedent so early in the year.
Tobacco plants in the beds doing well.
Rain will be now very acceptable.
Old Burley-A few more offered this
week, prices being well sustained for all
offered.
Sales privately this week. q hogsheads
new and POI hogsheads old hurley.
The purchases for the leading factory
I'm ST. Louis were unusually heavy this
week. more particularly Of tile best Of
feTed
France intends TO be larger buyer
of hurley this year. and as the character
and color of the 1898 crop will be more
than usually acceptable, no doubt more
Will be taken later on than the quantity
advertised for-s,O3s hogsheads-which is
the only Kind France wants more OF
than last year.
An unfounded rumor was prevalent in
this market this week to the effect that
the buyers for Spain had been WIKI
drawn from all the markets. Although
this is the case probably as regards some
of the other markets. 1t is not true as
regards Louisville. The buyer for the
Spanish syndicate has been a steady
buyer both at auction and privately as
heretofore.
Receipts this week were 1.42s hogsheads.
AGAINST 2477 hogsheads last week and
q. f5t hogsheads this week last year.
Reflections were sos hogsheads hurley
and 200 hogsheads dark, against SIS bur-
ley and 2i4 dark last week.
Percentage this week, 3d. last week, 80.
Louisville quotations. April IS, 1896:
1894 Crop Dark-Pianters trash. Sf.2j to
81; common Tugs, So 10 SO: medium Jugs,
2 % . ~. 1,t.ra to, 4.
mon leaf, 1878 to S415; medium leaf,
So to $500; good leaf nominal; fine leaf
nominal
1894 Crop Burnley: Filters. Red-Trash.
$3.50 TO So; common. 50 TO 81; medium,
s. to $3.50; good medium, 81 to 50; good.
SO 10 So Filters, Colory-Trash, $3.50
10 s.: common, 81 to $3.50: medium, IS
10 SO: good medium. sll to $l3. Cut
ting, Colory TO Bright-Trash 50 to $40;
common. $3.50 to 80; medium. $3.50 to
So; good medium nominal; good nominal
1894 Smokers: Red-Trash, Sl.50 to 50,
common, 81 TO $50. Colory 10 Bright
Trash, s. 10 &c. common. $3.50 to s..
Green mixed. and very soft hogsheads
and light weights u TO lc. on Tugs and
l 10 &c. on leaf lower
1893 Crop Burnley: Fillers Red-Trash,
$3.50 to $3.50; common, 81 10 SO: medium,
$3.50 TO $50: good medium, $3.50 TO 81;
good, so to So; fine Sl3 TO sl7. Filters,
COory-Trash, s. 10 $3.50; common 81
10 $3.50 medium. So to $7 good medium.
$3.50 10 50: good, $40 60 Sl2; fine, Sl3
to $l7. selections nominal. Cutting,
Colory TO Bright-Trash $3.50 TO $3.50;
common $3.50 TO $3.50 medium. $500 TO
s.: good medium, 81 10 SO; good, s1l 10
Sl3; fine. Sl4 TO SIS. selections nominal
1898 Smokers: Red-Trash, $50 10 81:
common. 81 10 $3.50. Colory to Bright
Trash. $3.50 to So; common. 50 to $3.50.
Light weights soft, mixed with green.
and frosted Nc. less on Tugs and / TO &c.
on leaf.
GAINESVILLE. TENN. April 1G.-Our
receipts this week were 1,0i3 hogsheads;
offerings on the breaks, 49J hogsheads;
sales. POI hogsheads.
The offerings were low in quality. The
market was active and strong on the
few hogsheads Of good and fine tobacco
that made their appearance while the
low grades were rather easy i'm tone.
As yet we have but few desirable Tugs,
nearly ali being more or less house
burnt.
We quote common Tugs Mt 1925 TO s.. 30,
medium Tugs at S2.75 10 s.. % good Tugs
al $3.50 20 $40 common leaf at $3.50 TO
$3.50. medium leaf at 81 TO 81. good leaf
AT >91O 10 Sll. fne lear at SllJO to S13,
selections at $3.50 10 Sl5.
HOPKINSVILLE, KY, April ls.-Re-
ceipts since last report ESQ hogsheads
receipts TO date 4,2Gl hogsheads: re-
ceipts TO same time last year, 1jG hogs
heads; sales since last report. 4S4 hogs
heads; sales to date. 2.077 hogsheads;
sales 10 same time last year, TG2S hogs
heads
The offerings this week did not show
the good order and sound, safe condi-
ton that have heretofore characterized
them.
The market was strong all round with
perhaps rather more pressure on useful
styles Of medium leaf, and the general
range Of prices was towards the outside
figures Of our quotations. yet the pro-
portion of reflections was heavy.
We have had decidedly summer tenn
perature for about a week, and all vege-
tation is making rapid growth
We quote common Tugs at 1925 10 50 %,
medium Tugs at $3.50 10 1926. good Tugs
at $3.50 to $3.50. common leaf at s. to
$3.50. medium leaf at 81 10 $3.50 good
leaf at $3.50 to S11, fine leaf at $l1.5O TO
$3.50. selections at S13 to $l5.