Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-25
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RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.
Richmond, Va. February =. 1886


No auction sales to-day.
Private sales: Filters. n; wrappers. 4;
dark leaf. IL. Total, Is hogsheads,
hsven ,ssa collections: Cigars ss and Siyar
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Business was dun to-day as Is always
the case on Monaay. Good sales Of bright
loose tomorrow. but small dark sales;
Mr.. Alexander Harthilps report. dated
Louisville, February 2. 1896, says: Of
ferings and sales for the past week were
extremely large, and consisted mostly OF
low-grede new Burley, with supply far
prices held up we'll under offerings Of
over thousand hogsheads a day, but
| later In the week prices weakened and
reflections were very large. or the better
while good and select leaf was very
scarce. Sales for week, $3.50 hogsheads,
and i,2n reflections. The extremely cold
weather did not affect the market, but
TX IL continues II may check handling
and shipping to market. though with the
| large stock on hand and the prospects Of
milder weather, breaks will likely con-
tinue large from now on. Red and colory
low-grade smokers were In too large sup
! ply for the demand. Bright smokers,
scarce but firm. and in active demand.
4 Trash and common red filters In large
supply. Demand active and prices firm.
Medium, scarce and firm; also, good and
hne leaf. Colory filters about the same as
red filters.
Only the very lowest grades of bright
fun prices. Ali the better grades ex-
ceedingly scarce and In good demand.
| Offerings OF old Burley were nearly all
low grades. No Green Rivers offered at
auction. Darks unchanged.
Major n. A. Gregory returned Saturday
evening from Church Roads, King and
Queen county, where an encouraging
meeting OF planters interested in the pro-
duction of bright tobacco was held. AL
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about forty farmers braved the elements
and attended the meeting. Most of those
and seed %ss among rSn hsm
quantity OF fine seed was also sent to
Walkerton, In the same county, forf lis-
tribution among those planters wh$ In
OF farmers will no doubt be held there In
the very near future. Major Gregory says
these are fine bright-tobacco lands
The meeting of farmers to be held at
the tobacco question has been called for
March 7th.
Mr.. ]. Z. Crute of Mecklenburg coun-
ty, Is now at Claremont Va. with a view
of locating and engaging in the cultiva-
ton OF bright tobacco In that section.
Mr.. Crute Is an experienced tobacco-pro-
Queer, and thinks very well OF the land
around Claremont for such purpose. He
says a number of planters from his Sec
ton are thinking of locating around
Claremont and engaging in the produc-
ton OF the golden weed. 1t will take but
short while for such planters as Mr.
Crute to prove that the light, sandy lands
OF the Tidewater section are as good II
not better, than any In the world for the
cultivation Of brights. 1t IL fast be-
coming fully realized that billy sections
cannot compare with the sandy lands of
the Eastern Shore. There are thousands
OF acres OF these lands around Rich
mond which can be had Cor q mere song
Mr.. II. G. Berger. OF Greensboro, N. c.,
and Colonel j. L.. Hite. OF Cincinnati. o.,
were here to-day; also Mr. G.. ii. Lin
denberger, OF Louisville, KY.
At called meeting of the Trade, held on
Change to-day, resolutions were adopted
favoring the proposed amendments to the
city charter. and a committee was APP
pointed to present same to the Legisla-
ture. The committee are Messrs. w. T.
Hancock. NJ T. Clarke. +. NJ Boykin r.
| G. Morton, IL. T. Crump, and w. H.
Jones.