The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-18
TnnAccO ENcnANGE-

Richmond. Va. Feb. Il. 1896.
| Private sales reported 10 tho secretary
! of the Richmond Tobacco Trade to-day.
| Wrappers. . hogsheads filters. .; scrap
! CbrighD. .. leaf (darlD, ], Tugs DARK, ~.
| Total. 81 hogsheads.
! The tobacco inspector reports to-day
| Experimentation hogsheads dark,
| 81 hogsheads. Reinspections-Brsht !
| hogshcad.
Myers. Farmers Davenport's. Planters,
| Crcnshaw's, SeabrOOk's. Shockoe. Ale
| ghany. Naughans, and ola Dominion to-
| haccO warehouses report to-day. Receipts,
! 30 packages. deliveries. ls6 packages.
United States internal revenue collec-
tiOns on tObaccos FOR the city OF Rich
mond Va. to-day: Cigars and cigarettes.
slG6.CO, plug tObaccos Sl,G65.sI. Total,
A GOOD break of bright loose tobaccos
at Shelburnes warehouse for Tomorrow.
Some good tobaccos will be offered
The Petersburg Record of Saturday
February -. 1896. says:
The following will show the movement
OF tobacco during the past week at the
various warehouses. Farmers Receipts.
16l loose 15lu35. Oaks'-lnspecuons. 81;
ceipts. 1O2. loose, 30. 4d5. Moore s-He-
ccpts 40. loose. 1SO4 l1. West Hill-ie-
ceipts. 10. loose. 1913 40 Total-lnspec-
tons. 81. receipts. So. loose. 100 500
Total inspections from the LIST of Octo-
Der. 1893. % October sth. 3l4; same time
last year 500. y. -. McuLLOcH
Inspector.
Afessrs. Charles W BONNER a co. re-
port the Lgnchhurg lNaD tobacco market
for the week ending Saturday February
L.. 1896.
Sales for week ending February s. 1890,
Q34 100 pounds. sales for the We ending
February 10. 1SW. 1Oli.3uD pounds. In
crease for week ending February 10, loyO,
sales from october I. 1898. 10 February
L. 1896 \ .I6.1uO pounds. sales from Oc-
tober I. lsgf. 10 February L.. 1890. '.oJy-
zoo pounds. Increase for ls3J-ot, 1,lut.1OO
pounds
The dark crop in this section is being
rapidly marketed and should the present
favorable weather continue by the lst
Of March. over half of the crop viii be
sold Prices for fine shipping leaf con-
trues 10 advance. and as hiph as N'.'p
was paid during the week. Medium ana
good Leaf was again ia active demand,
and former values were well sustained.
Common short tobaccos were somewhat
neglected.
MIR. Alex Harhnl reports the Louis
vile ky) tobacco market for tho week
ending Saturday. February H. 1896, ~
follows.
Immense as the sales were at auction
last week. thcv foot up 800 horsleads
more this week. the leading features Of
which were the largest offerings OF low
grade new crop hurley, moro sold under
2c less color I'm the total sales. with
more light weights and bad condition
than seen I'D llll@ UltIhti lNiN SEASON.
with q greater scarcity OF good 20 fine
leaf and tobacco Of merit than of late.
The unusually large percentage Of re-
iections this week can only be- accounted
for by the very large offerings OF very
inferior sorts being altogether too large
for the demand. besides bad condition. all
leading 10 lower prices. which sellers de-
clined but doubtful II wise IN doing so.
The tobacco In hundreds Of hogshoads
should never have been sent 10 market,
but left on the ground for fertilizers.
Now that the weather is once more SET
tied preparing plant-beds Will now 10
on in Southern Kentucky ana Tennessee.
Original hogsheads sold this week were
4114. against 40lo last week reviews,
sol. against 81 last week.
Offerings of hurley for the week:
New crOp-This week. 1870 hogsheads.
last week $50. week In 1925 2.175.
week in 1894 3.5l3 Old crop-Thls week
1SG hogsheads last week s.. week In
1895 407. week In 1874. 1870
Roceiufs this week were 5O1f hogs
heads against 5.419 hogsheads last week.
ard SOC hogsheads this week last year.
Reflections were 1.4S3 hogsheads hurley
and 134 hogsheads dark, against 90 bur
lev and ~ dark last week.
Percentage this week. 81, last week. -.
Sales at auction for the week were as
This week-is95 hurley. 1920. old bcr-
ley. 1856 lSa5 dark. asa old dark. u. sold
al auction, 4.97I: privately. 400 rejected.
~
Last week-lSa5 hurley 4.130. old bur-
lev. *. 1895 dark 36i. old dark. GG. sold
az action I.GiS: privately 40. rejected.
! OF: net sales 4Oll. receipts. 54l9: this
week last year 500.
louisville quotations. February II. 1896.
Dark crOD OF 1Sof-planters' trash 81 - |
10 s.: common hugs 81 10 SO. medium |
lugs 81 - 20 s.. 80. good hugs. 81. - to 81: |
common leaf. 81 - TO $40: medium leaf. |
81 20 $3.50. good leaf, nominal; fine. nomi- |
mel
Burley crop Of 1'0i-F'lers red-Trash. !
60 - ~ 81. common. s, 10 81: medium. |
81 TO $50. good medium 81 TO 81. good |
80 10 So
Filters. cCiorv-'rras h. 81 20 10 -. COM /
mon. So to $3.50. medium, ss 10 so: good /
medium. Sil 10 Sl3
cutting cclory 10 brieht--Trash 81 10 /
4 50. common, 81 20 to 50: medium. 81. ~
10 $40 good medium, nominal good. |
Smokers OF lS94-Trash. red 81 20 n |
70: coory 10 bright - 10 81 Comrpon.
-ed 81 10 $3.50; colory TO bright. GO 80
% SIS.
Green mixed. and very soft hogsheads
md lirht weights nc to ic. on Tugs ana
&C. 10 &c. on leaf lower.
Burley crop OF 1s9J-Fillers red-Trash.
2 80 TO 81. ~: common, 81 20 81: medium.
a. 80 to IS: good medium. IS TO $40: good.
II 10 1l3: fine $l4 10 Sl7,
PLIERS. colory-Trash, 3 to $50: com.