The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-31
ending Saturday. March y 1906. as fol-

ending SATURDAY, siarch iH"' as Aoi
lows:
The hurley market >pentd with more
animation and strengtr-than las. week.
although the offerings were. Ior The most
part. very poor in quality. whicn being
increased on Wednesday AMI Thursday,
and with buyers tagged out under total
offerings at auction Of over 100 lcgs-
heads a day, prices gave way on al low
grades on Thursday which led 20 heavy
and prompt eJections. Yesterday. under
lighter offerings. the market was steady
and nrner. closing within quotations
Good TO fine leaf was again IL very liCht
supply. for all Of which tie market
was firm and IN good demand. che cf-
ferings this week included about the
same large proportion Of reviews as last
week
of 1895 crop 141 hogsheads and old crop
I2l hogsheads dark sold privately this
week
italy has advertised as requiring for
next year 17.0O0 hogsheads Of r.eItveky
tobacco 1000 hogsheads less than last
year.. 10 be per cent. A. - PEI CeLt'
j. and % per cent {. and 1870 h0gsneafs
dark Virginia. % per cent y. ana 20
per cent 3. Adjudication 18th April.
II is fortunate for Italy tna' she Goes
not want more than . per cen. zen
lucky. and from al accounts 10 WI lie
hard 10 get 20 per cent. r. AMI haraer
SIN 10 get Is per cent. 4 and 10 Pc cert.
b Virginia. the crop Of Italian tobacco
in both West and Virginia being IN
usually deficient OF such grades-ou, los
sibly contractors may have reserves TO
fall back on 10 enable them 70 III ne
bill" as Il IS very seldom they get EFF
In supplying what IS wante1' AFTER 'he
price IS agreed upon.
on 23d instant a heavy snow-storm
swept over the country. since which Il
has been rniidcr but very chanScdole.
on the 18th 10 Ras quite warm. and be-
gan 10 make holders Of soft hurley IN
easy as 20 condition before long. To
day quite warm.
offerings OF hurley for the wse<; New
cr0p-This week. 2.Cj5 hoxsreads; lsst
week. 5000 hogsheads. week IN -. ISIS
h0eshcals. week in ~. 500 hoeshtacs-
ola crop-This week. 20 nossaeads: last
week. 2e2 h0gsheals. week in -. jlS
hogsheads. week in "a. = kogsnclds.
Original hOgsheads sold this wc-h were
| 2032. against 300 last week; rev''ws,
1913. against f.27s last week.
Receipts this week were i.fJn hogs
| heads. against / SCI hogsheals last week
and 5557 this week last year.
Reflections We're 756 hogsaeads hurley
and l7q hogsheads dark, against 7)3 bur
| lay and Is dark last week.
| Percentage this week. - last week -
| Louisville quotations. March .. 1850.
1894 Crop Dark-Planters trash, :l.-5
10 s.. common Tugs. 3 10 50. medium lues,
] g. % 10 $50. good Jugs $40 % 81 com
| mon leaf. s. - % $40, medium leaf, -
| 70 Sc 90. good leaf nominal. fine nominal
1sg4 Crop Bur.ey. PLIERS. KeI-.raah,
| s. % 20 So common. 50 10 -. medium, =
| TO $3.50. good medium. 81 q - Sooa.
| $40 10 So fliicrs. Colony Trash. so
] 10 s.. common. S. 10 $40. medium. >
90 $40. good medium, 81 10 Slh cutting
| C0iory 90 Bright-Trash. S. 10 $ -. com
! mon. $50 20 s.. medium, 800 70 Sl-;
| good medium nominal. good nominal
1924 Smokers. Red--Trash. $40 % 3;
| common. g. 90 $50 Colory 10 Bright
Trash. s. TO 50. common, $3.50 70 5.
Green. mixed. and very soft hogsheacs
/ and light weights = 10 fc. on Tugs ara
% 90. on leaf lower.
| 1sq5 crop Burley. Filters. Red-Trash.
8 70 20 800. common. 81 70 go med ."rn.
81 30 TO s.. good medium, S 20 SO. EooG'
| 81 10 S13. fine. 81 20 ST. Files, Col
| orv-Trash. g 20 $3.50. common. 81 10
| $3.50. medium, s. 20 s.: good meiium. :
| 90 SO. good 81 20 Sl3. rae. Sii 20 w
| selections nominal Cutting. Colory 20
| prfgbt-Trash. see 20 sIin: common.
81 - 70 s. -. medium $3.50 - s.. good
| medium. = 10 SO. good I'll 10 So, line,
! sr+ 20 SIS. selections non ral
1s15 Smokers. Red-Traeh. 80 20 81
| common. 81 10 8 30 Coiory &c F~ight-
Trash. $50 20 s.. common, 3 70 6!e
| Light weights soft mixed with e-een.
| and frosted. &c. less On lIss and &c
| -. on leaf.
| GAINESVILLE. TENN, March De-
! our receipts this week were l,v4v hogs-
! heads: offerings on the TFeaks, PA hogs
! heads. sales. 1f2 hOgsheals
| The offerings were ~ hardly so Eooe
| quality as the past two weeks. The
] market was firm though less pressure
| was shown on the upper grades OF lear.
| our sales are small for the period 81
| the year. as sellers are holding back.
| and as receipts are full, warehouse stocE'
| are steadily Increasing The order q the
| offerings continues unusually good Tor
| the period OF the year. The loose to-
| hacco market is now quiet and devoid
| Of interest The weather this week =
! spring-i.ke.
We quote common Jugs az 49, 20 $50
| medium Tugs az S2.1j 20 S3.25. good Tugs
| az e.. ~ 20 $40. common leaf az N.'9 %
| 81 ~ medium leaf az s. 10 50. good leai
az So I'd 90 81. fine leaf az NlD 10 So
/ and selections AZ $3.50 20 So.
HOpKINSFILLE. KY, March -n.-ite-
ceirts since last report $40 hogs heads
| reeeirts 20 date 23s5 h0csheads; receipts
/ same time last year. l,-2> hogsneals
sales since last report, ~ hogsneads
Gales 10 date. $50 hogsheads, sales 10
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