Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-22
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.
Richmond. Va, September q, Is

! No auction offerings on Change to-day.
| Private sales: Filters, ~; wrappers. IL;
| dark leaf. 10: western, 4. Total, ITO hogs
| hea@s.
cites, $3.50; tobacco, A,2O23l Total,
| Si.457.a.
No loose sales to-day, but good sales are
| promised for tomorrow CTuesday), while
the usual line of sun-cured tobaccos VIII
be offered on Change. Bright old filters
continue I'm good demand at unchanged
| prices. Other grades quiet.
Messrs. J. d. Ware K Co.'S Hopkinsville
and GAINESVILLE reports. dated September
| 49, 1896, say In part:
Prices were a little irregular at times,
but closed very strong on all decent to-
bacco.
Leaf that was selling at from 4laG5l2c.
| sixty days ago is now being taken at
! from 7l2qslzc. and called good. though
much of 1t is not.
The proportion OF real good leaf was
very limited. and Will be the rest Of the
season, as the great bulk of IL has long
There is very little OF the growing crop
still In the field, but this WILL II IL ma
lures, make the richest tobacco in the
1886 crop.
many OF them have already bought more
of the tweed" up TO date than they
usually have two months hence, ana
prices are higher than for years.
Louisville, September 18th, says:
Somewhat lighter offerings OF Burley.
increased offerings of darks, market gene
rally active on all styles and grades with
weather very hot and showery, were the
leading features OF the week.
Smokers-Red and colory were in large
supply. and were we'll sustained until the
close OF the week. when red became ir-
regular. and closed &c. lower. Brights
were not as plentiful as last week the
do no "A n he.
ply and the market closed strong at out
side figures.
Filters (Red)-Trash and medium were
offered freely and were we'll sustained.
At times, however. this grade would show
some irregularity. but the market closed
at last weeks inside figures. Mediums
were only fairly offered. and met with
good demand at unchanged figures. Good
and hne-none offered.
Colory Fillers-The lower grades were
in good supply, and met with Il fairly ac-
tive market Mediums were freely offer
ed and were irregular at times, but when
any perceptible difference in values were
noticed they were generally rejected
Good and fine were conspicuous this week
by their absence.
Colory and Bright Cutting-The low
grades were freely offered the demand
was strong, and not hogshead was neg
lected. OF the better grades the offerings
were very light, but In strong demand
This week We had two hogsheads of the
1886 crop offered. both being trash, with
a fair amount Of color. but very common,
and sold at l and ll1c.
one hundred and five hogsheads OF the
1895 crop and ~ hogsheads OF the 1894
crop sold privately this week
Darks-The offerings this week showed
some very pretty French and Italian to-
bacco. which was eagerly bought by the
Reggie buyers at prices ranging from $3.50
to S910-the best prices realized In this
market this season-at the same time the
tobacco was the best as a whole that has
been offered. Outside Of the lot referred
to, the offerings were very much the same
as have been offered right along-abun-
dance Of rehandling and Spanish Tugs.
The market on the latter grade showed
considerable more animation than for
some time partly on account OF the Span
ish buyer coming In strong after being
out for some time. Several speculative
orders now In the market.
The 1856 Crop-The past week, under
very favorable circumstances, saw the
balance OF the crop. with the exception
OF little late planting here and there.
go safely into the house. Reports from
the Burley, as well as the dark districts,
say the crop is curing nicely.