The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-28
Taking everything in con

sideration. the outlook is not very en-
couraging for n good crop.
Green river district reports heaviest
rains of the season during the week have
done great damage TO tobacco by drown
ing out.
The United States Department OF Agri-
culture under date Of July 21st, reports:
Tobacco In Western Kentucky. as vari-
ousIy reported. where not being drowned
in fair 20 good condition. with some COM
plaInt OF Frenching. Central Kentucky
or hurley district. the crop is making
rapid progress. and ia considered two
weeks earlier than usual. Eastern Ken
lucky. the crop looking exceptionally fine
and very carly
Tennessee--In some sections crop very
promising, I'm others crop not very fat
terinR.
Indlana--Tobacco looking very well and
mostly all topped.
y. BIT will be well for our readers
to note that since the above report from
the Department OF Agriculture was sent
out we have been deiuged with rain, but
the amount OF damage done cannot be
accurately ascertained az this writing.
Receipts this week were 2.S40 hogs
heads. against 359s hoesheads last week
and 3oS7 this week last year.
Percentage Of reflections this week. %;
last week. 2S.
Louisville quotations. July -. 1906:
1894 Crop Dark-Lugs trash. % 20 81;
common Jugs. $3.50 to So: medium lugs
1926 10 $3.50; good Tugs S375 10 81: com
mon leaf nominal; medium leaf nominal /;
good leaf nominal. fine nominal.
1895 Crop Dark-Irash Tugs. 81 10 81. 30:
common Tugs. Sl.5O 10 g. medium Tugs.
s. 10 500. good Tugs, s. - 10 S3.25; com
mon leaf. 81 20 $3.50; medium leaf. 81 TO
81; good medium So 20 s.: fine. 50 to
1894 Crop Burnley: Filters. Red-Trash.
500 20 So. common. s. 10 81: medium. 50
&c 500; good medium. 81 10 50: good
SO 20 SO. Filters. Colory-Trash. $3.50
10 50; common. So to $50: medium. IS
TO SO. good medium, ST. 10 Sl3. Cut
ting. Colony TO Bright-Trash. Sc to $3.50:
common. $50 TO 80; medium. $3.50 to
j.. good medium nOmrll. good nominal
1894 Smokers. Ked-Tlsh, $50 10 81,
common, - TO $50. Colony TO Bright
Trash. 50 to SO; common. $3.50 to IS.
Green. mixed. and very soft hogsheads
and light weights, y 20 ic. on Tugs and
1 20 PC. on leaf lower.
1875 Crop Burnley. Filters. Red-Trash
s.. 20 to $3.50: common, 81 to 81: medium,
sd50 TO s.: good medium. s. 10 s.: good
80 TO S1l.JO; fine, S1S 20 Si7. Filters,
ColOry-Trash. - TO $50; common. 81
10 $50; mediumA6 TO s.. good medium
$50 to 50; good. so 10 ST.: fine. Sl3 10
81, selections nominal. Cutting Colory
20 Bright-Trash, 81 10 s.. common, 50
TO $3.50. medium, s. 10 81: good medium.
- 10 SO. good. Sl1 20 Sl3 fine. si4 to
SIS. selections nominal
1895 Smokers: Red-Tash. S1JO TO 50:
common. s. 20 $50. C0lory 10 Bright
Trash. $3.50 10 $3.50 common, So 10 So. 80.
Light weights soft, mixed with green.
and frosted We. less on Jugs and to &c.
on leaf
GAINESVILLE. TENN. July 23.-Our
receipts this week Were i.22l hogsheads;
offerings, l,62l hogsheads. sales. 0I3 hogs
heads.
The offerings showed no improvement
In quality and the breaks showed a larger
proportion Of Tugs. Very decided quality
was very strong. but less desire was
shown 10 push up approximations and
substitutes.
The general market was rather irrogu-
lar without material change in prices.
The weather aiternatOs with showers and
bright hot. sunshine. forcing weather.
u rained three days this week, which
is usually our dry season
We quote common Tugs az S1.25 10 g. 20.
medium Tugs at s. - oo S32j. good Tugs
az 800 70 $50. common leaf at $3.50 TO
$3.50 medium leaf AZ s. TO 50. good leaf
at $40 TO Sll. fine leaf 81 7l2 to Si4. selec-
tons 40 SIS 20 Sl1.
HOPkINSNILLE. k. July 2f.-Re-
ceipis since last reporf G24 hogsheads:
receipts TO date. 300 hogsheads: re
ceipis same time LAST year, 1891 hogs
heads; sales since last report, 10 hogs
heads; sales 10 date. 11.54i hogsheads:
sales 10 same time last year, 1O,l4J hogs
heads
our market showed no material change
IN the quality or condition of the Of
ferings. Good and fine leaf Of char
Hcter and desirabiIty continues to bring
cutside prices Medium and good Tugs
and common leaf were more I'm demand
and showed some advance over last
weeks prices.
The crop In the fed f. generally look
Ing very well. considering the vast GUAM
tity of unnecessary rain that IL has had.
which has undoubtedly done a good deal
OF harm.
We quote common Tugs at 81 20 81.
medium Tugs az So, 10 81, good Tugs az
S325 10 81. common leaf at $3.50 TO $500.
medium leaf M - % -. good leaf at 81. %
70 Sll, fine leaf az Sll.JO 10 Si3
Oncrings, loss. reflections. 800.
Very truly yours.
NJ H. CLARK e. BRO.