The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-09

bacco fell of In one month toctoher, io5nl,
no less than 1921 $40 conn AIRED win 'ne
revenue I'm October is.J, OF which no bet
ter evidence can be i9uha 10 snow In. s.1
Gle before the matter was so happily set
tied on the 81 Of Novemosr.
The activity In our market Tor old nur-
ley during the last, noun ,,,r,~ u
stocks and increasing their output. and i5
a good aurlirv that now that the Incer-
tainty Of the future IS phst thcy. as well
az other men IN every branch Of Industry
VIII now 20 ahesI with unboundcd CONN.,
dcnce in the stability Of affairs. and that
farmers will now ind % good demand and
good prices for all desirable tobacco tlcy
may ship 10 the Louisville market. when
an the buyers for domestic as wei as
foreign consumuti0n get fairly started.
Reflections. 1sj h0gshcads lIfSs against
. last week
Rccolnts this week were 2T73 hogs
heads. AGAINST 10l3 hOgshcals last week
and 2.l0i this week last year
Percentage Of reflections this week 3O'
THE 1895 hurley CROP-The large
sales Of f2if h0rshcads tbs week OF
now hurley fairly inauguratoa tho opening
OF tho season for tie DE-" crop, which was
only ~ hogsncads less than the Same
week last year. and although too early
for us To- iuf~o properly as fo The leading
features n tho crop. enough was offered
crop than in the last ono. Judging hv
what we have sccn ~ 1t in the market
md heard of n in Ito cornfrv we may
fairly expect 10 10 be- moro satisfactory
crop FOR Hl tho purposes Tor which this
remarkable variety n tobacco a. aeod.
While q large quantity Of very common
and some medium WIS 0lfrDN. almost no
fine appeared. vet enough was shown 10
BRIGHT I'm an grades VIII be- found while
tho red win. n not mistaken commend
ifsof and with little or no green In the
crop.
Tho condition this wook although soft.
was no softer than 'f found Generally
in such carly oncrinrs. while some low
grades even woro dryer than uer1l
AS IS ueral every voar Tho best to-
hcco viii De hold h0ck untl after Janu-
arr let and only The lower and medium
grades win io sold m iv the more needy
farmers before Christmas.
Prices thia week. were ae rli". lower
than thle limo Inst vcar quotations 81
which 7 give elsewhere.
Tho demand f1r The now crop w9e mr.
tive for m offered. ALTHOUGH irregularities
occurred now and fhfn. hNf ON rho whole
.ho saioT ~ Tho 1906 crop may De said
10 havo efnrfol on we'll
SNOFFRg- Offerings very LARGE. Dc
mand good better color and moro lcaf
than last year. and free from groom.
Compared with ia4t weoF'e email sn'cs
prices wnro about tho Same for IN Kinds
buf roncranv rafisf1cfCrv 10 eoiiors
RED F1LLTRs-Of tho lower 0r~6os
wcro fn abundance ~ quotations foro-
witch given. with good demand hv man
rf1rfrr. rr Cf tho frttor rro Toe COM
narafivolv fow were offered hut oN okou
froorv with 80 paid FOR tho bose GOOD
leaf offered ~ c0'orv filters Tho offer
ingq showed Uftlo above common and
medium with no fine Salos ronor'Ilv
satisfactory
C0TORY AND DR1CUT CUTTING
Of low GRADES good supply 1nmqu1 0c-
two and huf for tho very 00ft condition
ronor0''r prices would have been Cccid-
od'v hoffor
IN m tho hotter grades of's-el tho
smooth eil'-r texture NJ fno '-0f woe ffffv
onnrooi0to7 os being in that respect lct-
ter than Inst vo0~