The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-05

Richmond Va, Aug. ,, lNtp.
Private sales reported 90 the secretary
Of the Richmond Tobacco Trade to-day:
Wrappers. 9 hogsheads; hllers, ]. leaf
dark, -; Tugs (darAJ, 3. Total. p hogs
heads.
The tobacco Inspector reports to-day:
Inspections Bright 3 hogshoads. dark
~ hoe.hoads and 3 uerces. Renspcc-
tons Bright. . hogsheads.
Myers. Cronshaw's. Planters. Sea-
brooks. Shockoe. Allegheny and ola
Dominion tobacco warehouses report to-
day: Receipts, % packages. deliveries, Al
packages.
United States internal revenue collec-
lions ON tohaccos for the city of Rich
mond. Va. to-day: Ciears and cigarettes.
Sf33io5; plug tohaccos. 81 .SjO1G. Total.
S51S421
MIR. George a. Haynes will offer "a break
Of nifty 600 packages OF Caroline and
Louisa county Wa) sun-cured tobaccos
at auction on Change tomorrow ONcd-
ncsday. October D. 1856.
Mr. j. q. Gravely. OF Rocky Mount
y. c.. is in Richmond Va. to-day.
The petersburg Record" Of Saturday
August I. 1896. SAYS:
The following viii show the movement
Of tobacco during the past week az the
various warehouses; Farmers-lnspec-
lions 40. receipts. 81 loose 1918 Oaks
Inspections. -. receipts ~. Moorc's-
Inspections. J. Centrc-lnspccuons Il;
receipts. -: loose. 1133. West Hill
Inspections. H. Inspections, 156,
receipts 2O9. loose. 2o7lo.
inspections 10 date, 3,905; same time
last year 346n.
I.oosc-lst October. lSof 10 July T. 1So5.
SGf5laGG; from October ], lN3', 10 July
/. 1896, 6.21jvj3.
J. B. McCULLOCH, Inspector
Mcssrs. Charles W. BONNER * Go. re-
port the Lyuchhurg (NaJ tobacco market
for the w. eek ending Saturday, August 1,
1896 as follows:
sales for week ending July -, ls96.
207 800 pounds; sales for week ending
August I. 1896. l3l 500 pounds Decrease
week ending August j. 1896. $1,000 pounds.
Sales from October I, 1853. 10 August
/. 1896 1S.1s5.ioO pounds; sales from Oc-
tober I. 1904 10 August /. 1873. 2J.724.tuD
pounds. sales from October /. 1893. 10
August l. 1885. 23OJ3. zoo pounds.
our market has been very quiet during
the week Offerings were light. with
only 20 small percentage OF desirable leaf.
Prices for tobacco OF merit continue firm.
whereas for other grades they are rather
irregular.
The growing crop. whore planted on low
grounds. has been much benefited of late
by the hot wweather. 1t has somewhat
checked tho rapid growth and caused
the leaf to broaden and thicken.
Mir Alex. liarthlll reports the Louis
vile QSyJ tobacco market FOR the week
ending Saturday, August ], 1896 as fol-
lows:
somewhat lighter offerings at auction
OF both hurley and dark tobacco. an ir-
regular. lower market on an grades of
red hurley. excepting good 10 nne with
temperature ranging from 96 TO 100 de-
erccs IN the shade, were the leading fca-
lures.
offerings Of burloy for the week al auc-
ton.
ola and New Crop-Ths week 1919
hoeshou5s. last week, lui6 hog-hcads:
week iu g5 100 hogsheads, week in 'aI.
Zig hog heads.
Original hogshcads sold this week were
2fin AGAINST 900 last week. reviews,
20 b against gu last week.
Reflections of hurley 4sI hogshoads.
acalnst ill last week.
The 1876 crop There IS little or 10
change Zoo tho situation Of the growing
crop from last week. The weather
throughout the entire tobacco growing
district has been hot and forcing
peraturc ranging from od 10 l03 degrees
In the shade. All tobacco. where not