The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-26
TOBACCO EXCHANGE.

Private sales reported to the secretary
Of the Richmond Tobacco lfade to-day
Wrappers, 10 hogsheadsi tllers' J. scrap
(brighD, q. leaf dark, II; Jugs tuafhb
5. Total, II hogsheads.
The tobacco inspector reports today
INSPECTIONS bright, q hogsneads, dark,
40 hogsheads and / tierce, western,
hogsheads Reinspections-Bright il
hogsheads; dark, is hogsheads and
ucrces.
Myers. Farmers. Meals. Davenp0rt's,
Planters, SeabroOk's Wormeleys, Shoc-
koe. Aneghany. and old Dominion tobacco
warehouses report to-day. Receipts, ..
packages. deliveries - packages.
United States Internal revenue collec-
tions on tobaccOs for the city OF Rich
mond. Va. to-day Cigars and cigarettes,
S4.705.3O. plug tobaccos, 2,l2j.i3. Total,
Sc So .o3.
4 very nice sale of bright loose to-
baccos at Shciburncs warehouse today,
and prices were very satisfactory.
Smokers sold at 81 10 Sli.2J. strips sold
at S17 80 TO SIS. Another nice break at
this warehouse for tomorrow.
Prospect tonight for dark loose to-
baccO sales tomorrow al ShOckoe ana
CrcnshaW's warehouses.
The Petersburg Record OF Saturday,
February - 1895. says.
The following will show the movement
OF tobacco during the past week al me
various warehouses. Farmers srctlpis.
Il. loose. 81 100. ks-lnspoctions, a.
receipts. 81 loose 3l,l"i MOOR if,,i - ~.
ceipts Is; loose. 2osCe. T9tal ..l
tons. &. receipts. l6s. loose lSS.2'1
Total inspections from the LIST Of Octo-
Der 1885. To- october Nth u SAM llihe
last year, 800. >. p. MCC LOCI
Niessrs. Charles W. BONNER a co. re-
port the Iynchburg Wa) tobacco market
Tor the week ending Saturday, February
-. 1876. as follows. ~
u5BGO pounds sales for week ending
February - 1896. 66i.iOO pounds De
crease week ending February -, lS.V,
3g2 200 pounds.
- 1896. s.q2O6Ou pounds sales from Oc-
t0her l. 1894, TO February -. 1925. i,lNe.-
100 pounds Increase for 1876 10, !, 49,
SEQ pounds.
TO best possible advantage owing 10 the
cold dry winds, and as our buyers were
Indifferent about bidding, prices were
somewhat of.
Mr. Alex. uaTthll reports the Louisville
tkyl tobacco market Tor the week enllns
Saturday. February -, 1896. as follows:
We had another week OF extremely large
offerings and sales. which, consisting
mostly Of lOwgrade new hurley, were
fonnd TO be far IN excess Of the demand.
Although prices Of such We're fairly well
sustained Ina the earlier part OF the week
under offerings of over 1000 hogsheads
"a day. the bids yesterday, being 100 low
for sellers views, very large ana prompt
reflections We're I'm order About the same
quantity were sold at &c. and under As
last week. with little or no Improvement
i'm the condition. OF the better grades
mediums were in fair supply while good
and select leaf was very scarce.
The total sales of new hurley this week
were $500 hogsheads, against i.23n hogs
heads last week. with reflections OF LII
hoesheads. against 1,4S last week.
..fna old h.. "a a.
had no effect on the market, which, If 1t
continues may check handling and ship
ping 10 market but, with the large stock
on hand. and probability Of early milder
weather again. large offerings are likely
10 continue now right along.
offerings OF hurley for the week.
New croD-This week. $500 hogsheads;
last week. DO hogsheads. week I'm 1873.
1919 hogshcads. week I'm 1894. 3l25 hogs
heads Old crop-This week. l9S hogs
heads. last week, ls6 hoesheads. week in
1893 PA hogsheads week In 1891, 30
hogshcads.
s.G93 against ALAG last week; reviews.
1856 against sol last week.
Receipts this week were 3.6l3 hogs
heads against 5.0oi hogsheads last week
and 9GS This week last year.
Reflections were l.2il hogsheads hurley
and l6l hogsheads dark. against l,4S3
hurley and l34 dark last week.
PERCENTAGE this week, 81. last week. %.
Sales at auction for the week were as
follows
This week-ls95 hurley. $500. old bur
ley, los, 1895 dark. i39. old dark, 5G sold
at auction. 4. i93. privately. 267; rejected,
| 4u2. net sales. 3.35S; receipts. 3.6l3.
Last week-iSg1 hurley, 4.2JO; old hurley
1856: 1875 dark 49,. old dark. ~. sold az
auction, 4,9lI. privately, 4Oj rejected,
1917: net sales, $3.50. receipts. 1904;
receipts this week last year. 96S
Louisville quotations, February %. 1896:
Dark croD of ls9-Planters' trash, II *
iYgs 81 ~ To- S,.s0. good iuSs S;75 to
81: common leaf. - 10 10 -. -: medium
leaf. - TO $50. good leaf, nominal; fine.
nominal.