The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-11

hot dry week, doing great good ID All
tobacco which was not drowned Cut.
The temperature has ranged from oO 10
1.i decree. throughout thu entire tobacco
growing district Of kentucky and Zen
ucssce. n seems. however that as soon
as one obstacle Is overcome anpLl"r
makes its appearance. and now that We
f4ve rad two weeks Of hot. dry weather.
which has stopped tobacco from french
ing. The worms have made their appear
alCe. and are doing great deal on dam
age 10 the tobacco IN tht .eid. IN some
placos parts OF the feld have been left
Tor the worms hoping by that means TO
save part OF the crop. ne ssiIno condl-
ton OF affairs exists IA both tns hurley
frai Eentuciv very early pltnting OF bur
lcv b. NOW being cut. ma is said 10 be
vory fine In the lark iistrict the to-
bacco Oh high lands Is fast approaching
Ci@rksville. Tenn. writes. Tho weather
couti-Iss hot On the night Of the lst
a violent whilst passed over this
district, and Is reported to have done
considerable damage IA some neighb0T-
hoods There r. = Sret 1lfcry through
ON inc country ab0ut worms al enormous
numbers reducing leaf 10 'uSs. Inc pest
is reported 20 be worst than last year.
HOpklnsville Ky worms nave aeaih
made their appearance IN great numbers
and threaten TO DO as Hiuch damage ID
last year. =
henderson. KY. Loud complaints OF
worms from all sections Of the county.
IL seems as soon as o. farmer gets through
wOrmiug his tobacco ana starts again
worms are rs bad as eN.t
Green River District. We have had an
other week OF hot dry wetther 10
bacco not damaged hy water dong very
well. We hoar great complaints OF
worms
The United states Department OF Agri-
culture. writing under date of August
Indiana: Tobacco doing very well and
almost all topped.
finely in places where not drowned. but
serious injury is threatened by worms
which have made their appearance in
large numbers. ,,..
of tobacco rs good. and in many places
excellent Cutting mas coihiheAceu Nl
some places
Eastern Kentucky: Tobacco is reported
TO be IN good condition
Tenn.r-eee. I'm most places tobacco IS
looking very well, but worms are 10
abundance.
1855 crop Dark-Trash Tugs, 81 10 $50;
common Tugs. $50 tO =, medium luss'
81 10 $50, good lugs, $40 20 500, com,
mon ieof . to 500. medium leaf -
10 50. good medium, 50 10 So hne, - 10
Sl2 .r,
1894 Crop Buriey. Fillers Ked-Trash'
$50 to 50; common. So 10 81, medium,
:, 10 81 10: good medium, q 10 -, 5000,
$40 10 SO. Fillers. Colony Si.JU
10 50: common, 81 20 $50; medium. -
10 SO. good medium Sll 10 SO cutting
Foiol-y 10 Bright-Trash. 81 20 $40. COM
mon. s. 81 10 81. medium, 500 to 81;
good medimn nominal, good nominal
1894 Smokers. Ked-Trlsh. Sl.JOstO 81
common. s. TO $3.50. Co.OE 10 Bright
! Trash, s. 90 So, common. foJJ 10 =.
Green. mixed. and very soft hossneads
and light weights "a 10 De-. on luSs anu
/ 10 D. on Leaf lower.
1885 Crop hurley. Filters Red-Trash,
s. TO So. common. $3.50 90 s., medium,
s. 10 So 80. good medium, - 70 50 eoon'
50 10 Sl1.JO. nne, Sl5t sl'. Filters.
COlOry-Trash. $50 10 -, common sou
10 So: medium. $50 10 -. gOod medium
$3.50 TO 81. good. SO 10 ST., me, 80 20
$l7. selections nominal cutting, 'oloi
10 Brght-Trash, 50 10 50, common, -
10 $500: medium, s. 10 81. good melluin,
50 10 $40. good. Sll 10 Sl.i nue, Sl4 10
SIS. selections nominal 90.
1893 Smokers. Rcd-Irash >l1V 10 y
common. s. TO $50. Co.ory 10 Bright
Trash So so 10 500: common. SO 10 sou.
Iieht weights. soft. mixed with green,
and frosted - less on Tugs ana j 10 &C.
Iouis,.ille quotations. August (. 1896:
1874 crop Dark-Lugs. trash, Sl.25 TO 81
common Tugs, $50 TO 81 medium iuss'
$50 10 SD. good Jugs. 500 10 So com
mon leaf nominal; medium leaf nOinludl,
good leaf nominal. tine nominal.
and Commercial Bulletin OF even date
contains The following footecv Hsin' u.
Trying Sumatra Tobacc0.-A dispatch
from BelcfOntc 10 the Iniadclphla Iiess
says. An experiment l5 teihs ihdue ~
the great tobacco fields or Centre ana
clinton counties. which is attracting the
attention Of every tobacco grower IN
Pennsylvania This is the culture OF
Sumatra tobacco which heretofore mas
been confined chiefly tO the island OF that
name i'm the l,a4t Indies j. IT. Fred
ericlls. Of Lock Haven, secured enough
seed 10 plant hall an acre.
"rhc tobacco plants were taken from
the panf-hcd and planted on June ltth.
The croD IS now coming out IN top. The
half acre was planted on the farm OF MI.
FredCricks in Bald Eagle township. on
tho farm portion OF the plants were
set out in sandy soil and the others on
the rich bottom. At present that on the
sandy soil shows the best lear me TACT
that the tobacco is about ready 10 top,
and that tho leaf i- already timely de-
VelOpcd. indicates that the experiment
will Doe "A success although n VIII depend
much upon the manner in which it cures.
The leaves are a beautiful shape and
some measure eighteen inches in length
and twelve inches iu width"
GAINESVILLE. TENN, Aug. G.-Our
receipts This week were 80 hoFShead>;
offerings l,@Do hosSHe,ius' SAFES ofV
hogshcads.
cd with mgS and the leaf Offering was
mainly poor sorts Spinning leaf WIS
rather SITTER I'm price. ana Tugs were
rather stronger except the bottom grades.
Shipments 20 out steadily, but ware
house stocks are very largo.
The weather CONTINUES not me nlent
OF Isl "A heavy winl-storm passed over
rhis section. which Is reported 70 have
done much damage IN tobacco heluS III
There Is a general outcry through the