Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-28
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.


No auction offerings on Change to-day.
Private sales: Filters, IS: smokers, -;
wrappers, 8, dark leaf, 3. Total, 80 hogs
heads.
Revenue collections: Cigars and cigar
cites, SELF; tobacco, S2,429.N. Total,
s2762.J1.
Mr.. Abner Harris, OF Virginia, former
~ a manufacturer Of this city, now OF
Louisville, Ky. greeted many friends i'm
the Trade to-day, though many since he
left the Trade here eighteen years ago
have passed TO their reward.
Captain W. A. Bobbitt. Of Oxford, y. G.,
ana IA. +. Hartman. editor OF the South
ern Tobacco Journal. OF Winston. n. c.,
are visitors here to-day
A great number OF Virginia, North Car
DINA, and South Carolina planters are in
the city to-day TO attend the premium
sale tomorrow. There is enough tobac-
30 to make a large break for Wednesday,
also. Among the planters who will sell
are Messrs. Alexander Green, |. W. Bass,
w. ID. Pittman. j. 7. Jolly, V. ". Land,
G.. n. Melton. and X. c. Taylor, OF Whit
akers. n. c.; Allen Whitaker, NJ. II.
Smithson, S. l.. Coley. j. b. Merritt, ".
T. Edwards. G.. 4. Ward. +. ID Wright,
}. NJ. Edwards. IL. II. Marriott. Henry
Whitehead, H. b: Bullock. and 6. W.
CoZart. Dutchyille. y. c.; j.. A. Hardy,
Thinking. Va; Thomas ID. Holly. Berthe
county, y. c.; j. II. MCGOWAN, McGow-
ans. y. C.; J. d. shearin. Scotland Neck,
y. c.; Sherriffs & Kicks. Nash county, y.
G.; A. II. Whitley, K. NJ. Moore, I. T..
Powell, 4. y. Hunter. and r. J. Archi-
bald. Gold Rock, n. c.; l.. Vincent and
W. &. Drewry, Ringwood, n. C.; P. l..
Breeder and Charles Crosland, BENEFITS
vile, 5. c.; +. G. Hall. Glen View, y. c.;
&. y. Pender, Falkland, y. C.; E. G.
Rembert, Rembert. ;. c, and many
others, most OF whom will arrive tonight,
or early tomorrow morning.
Our buyers realize the great Import
ance to themselves and others OF making
this sale one that will fully justify future
and continued shipments here. II Il UNI
questiOnably true that other markets axe
paying advanced prices on briehts. which
our buyers are aware OF, ana VIII meet,
beyond a doubt.
The regular breaks in North Carolina
and Virginia markets are very full this
week. and impartial observers say that
prices are higher than at any time for
two years. The Richmond sale needs
every buyer on the market on duty to-
morrow There viii be large sales or
dark tobaccos also to attract buyers. The
tobacco is here. What We must do with
il rests with buyers. First sale at Stone
wall Warehouse. second az SneiDurnes.
and the third at Dayenports, ON brights.
All the Tobacco Trade win be glad to
hear that the Dispatch will offer a spe-
cial premium for 1896 brights sold In
Richmond, which Will stimulate TINS mar
ket and trade greatly Inc TOBACCO
Trade experts who have visited Clare
mont (Va) lands reports that there could
be no better bright-tobacco lands desired
than those around that town. ana mat
there will be many who VIII plant crop
thIs season on no small scale;
The warehouses extend an ihvltation TO
merchants on tobacco sales Tomorrow,
To- witness the products disposal. Oh
which their business depends chiefly.
since Richmond has begun 70 agtate
tobacco culture petersburg IS inieres,sa
Chamber OF Commerce and Trade Will
make a fine and full appropriation to-
wards extending bright culture below Pc
tersburg.