Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-23
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.
klcnmOnu, Nd,f June =, 1871
No auction offerings on Change to-day

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No auction offerings on Change to-day.
Private sales: Filters, 6: wrappers. 3;
dark leaf. IL. Tugs. Il. Total. 81 hogsheads.
Revenue collections: Cigars and cigar
cites, S26II5; tobacco, S'56l.6l. Total'
Good sales OF sun-cured tobaccos to-
morrow CTuesdaV, both loose ana on
Change.
Mr.. Alexander Harthill's circular. dated
Louisville, June 10th. says in part;
The offerings at auction this week, both
In Burley and dark tobacco, were much
the same as heretofore. with no change
whatever either In quality or quantity, the
leading feature being the scarcity of strict
ly bright Burley of all grades; also DARK
tobacco, suitable for Reggie purposes. Inc
weather has been all that could be desired,
both for handling the old crop, as well as
for the growing OF the present crop when
is now making rapid progress. and only
needs a continuation OF favorable weather
10 bring out one OF the best crops OF Bur
ley we have had IN many years past.
Smokers; Red was i'm large supply and
unchanged, with demand fair. Coiory and
bright were very scarce, ana In active
demand at outside figures.
Red Filters: OF the lower grades the or
ferings were very large. with demand ac-
tive. but under the heavy offerings OF
Wednesday when las hogsheads were
offered at auction, this particular grade
declined IL to lc., but was promptly re-
close Of the week, under light offerings
the market recovered what II had lost
earlier In the week. and closed firm at
last weeks figures. The better grades
were very scarce, at same time what Few
were offered appeared TO be enough for
present requirements, and the market
remains unchanged for them.
Colory and Bright Cutting: Offerings OF
all grades very scarce, with demand far
ahead OF supply.
Dsrlts. THE offerings at auction Of new
crop were much the same as heretofore,
being mainly one sucker. nj only for re-
handling. and a large quantity OF common
Tugs. suitable only Cor Spain. Any leaf
at all suitable for France or Italy sells
at outside figures.
The 1895 crop: In the upper country Bur
ley district the crop IS doing as well as
any one could desire. In the dark-tobac-
co districts heavy rains have again fallen
in particular places. tending 70 damage
some OF what had not been injured pre-
vously. The outlook for dark tobacco
generally is not 70 good as desired. the
tobacco on high lands being almost alone
to be depended on this year
The Hopkinsvile CKy) report says:
Prices were firm TO strong on all grades.
especially so on the better grades of leaf
which was greatly in demand at full fig
ures, and not enough 10 supply the wants
of buyers.
Low leaf and Tugs Of all kinds were ir-
regular. and at times showed much
strength amounting 10 a decided advance
very often, but even with this reflections
were heavy on such. as holders were not
yet willing TO accept tho prices.
large proportion of the good part OF
the crop has already been sold. and even
this early in the season many "substi-
tutes or approximates" are being taken at
full prices.
After too much rain for a month past
we are now having a little dry. hot wea-
Their, and farmers have their hands fun
4 a
fighting the very grassy corn and To-
baccO-helds.