The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-11
nv, .o,oooo market FOR the week end

| Ky) tobacco market Tor tne week end
ing Saturday, March Z, 1896. as follows:
The offerings were about 300 hogsheads
more. this week. the proportion of low
| grade hurley being "a great as ever. but
without any change in the low figures
for such prevailing, while the better
grades displayed more animation at the
close OF the market, with no change
whatever in dark toDaccos.
Original hogsheads sold this week were
2,SJ9 hogsheads, against 2,siS last week.
Reviews, 1.O4i, against sJf last week.
Receipts this week were 2.2G0 hogsheads.
against 2.OJ4 hogsheads last week and
1857 this week last year.
Reflections were So hogsheads hurley
and l32 hogsheads dark. against 9S3 bur-
ley and 1913 dark last week.
Percentage this week, .. Last week, 90
Sales at auction for the week were as
follows: This week-ls95 hurley. 336S:
old hurley, PIG: 1895 dark, 2sG. old dark,
30: total. 1909 Last week-ls9J hurley.
3.19s; old hurley, go; 1895 dark. 29s: old
dark. A.; total. 3.7GO. This week-SolI
al auction. 1900: privately. 207. rejected,
ga; net sales. 3.142: receipts, 22CO Last
weelc-SOld at auction, 800; privately,
la; rejected, 1,l16: net sales, 2644; re-
ceipts, 2.OJi. Receipts this week last
year. 1851
Louisville quotations March :, 1906 1894
Crop Dark-Planters trash. 1875 TO s.:
common Tugs, s. TO 81; medium Tugs, 80 %
10 $50. good Tugs. S3Tj to 81; common
leaf, 1915 TO $40; medium leaf, So to
$3.50; good leaf nominal; fine nominal.
1894 Crop Burnley: Filters. Red-Trash,
$3.50 10 s.. common. 81 TO 81: medium, s.
10 $3.50; good medium, 81 10 50; good,
$40 TO SO. Filters COlory-Trash. $3.50
TO s.; common. 81 10 $50; medium, IS to
So good medium. 81 to sl3. Cutting,
Colory to Bright-Trash. SO to $3.50: COM
mon, $50 10 50; medium, $3.50 to si2;
good medium nominal, good nominal
1891 Smokers. Red-Trash, $50 10 50:
common. s. to 81 20. Colony 20 Bright
Trash, So to 81; common, $3.50 10 s..
Green, mixed, and very soft hogsheads
and light weights u to lie. on Tugs and
TO &c. on lear lower
1895 Crop Buriey: Filters, Red-Trash,
$50 TO $3.50. common, 81 10 &C. medium.
5000 TO IS; good medium. s. 10 $40: good.
Sll TO Sl3; fine. s14 TO 81. Filters. Col
ory-Irash, s. 10 $780, common. 81 to
5000. medium, 50 10 81; good medium. -
to $40 good, Sl1 10 sl3; fine. Sl4 TO SIS.
cutting. Colony 10 Bright-Trash. e. 20 10
$3.50; common $3.50 to $3.50; medium
800 10 s.. good medium. 50 TO SO; good.
sll 10 Sl3; fine, Si4 10 SIS.
1870 Smokers: Red-Trash. $50 10 So:
common, s. to $3.50 Colony to Bright
rash $3.50 TO 50; common. So 10 $500.
Light weights, soft, mixed with green.
ana frosted, izc. less on Tugs and 10 Pc.
on leaf. 49,
GAINESVILLE. TENN. March 3
our receipts this week were 4gS hogs.
heads' offerings DDS hogsheads: sales. %
heads. The breaks were mainly com.
poaed or leaf from common 10 fine. for
which there was an active demand nj
comparatively fun prices. vet thew were
not up 10 the desires OF sellers. and the
reflections We're very large But few Tugs
were oitered' they being held back from
sale az present and win probably come
ON i'm glut later on. Many common
Tugs had better have gone back on fbe
land, but they will all seek a market
later on at some price Warehouse
stocks Of the new crop are steadily IN.
creasing and the offerings VIII probably
ne large next month. There IS but little
doing in the loose tobacco market. the
dealers having pretty well picked over
the crop and made full purchases. and
are now busy receiving and packing. The
crop seems generally leafy and OF brown
color, but really extra fat tobacco is in
small supply.
We quote common Tugs at 1925 10 $3.50.
medium Tugs at S275 to S325. good Iugs
at $3.50 20 $3.50 common leaf at $3.50 TO
5000. medium leaf. az 81 10 50. good leaf
at $3.50 10 Sl1, fine leaf at 81 80 10 Sl3.
and selections at $3.50 10 SO.
HOPKINSNILLE. KY, March Gre
ceipts since last report 232 hogsheads:
receipts 20 date, 81 hogsheads: receipts
TO same tine last year, 235 hogsheads:
sales since last report, ia hogsheads:
sales 10 date. 512 hogshoads: sales TO
same time time last year. 90 hogsheads.
Sales were rather lighter this week. and
our market was fun strong at our quota
lions. The condition OF the offerings
Is better than IS .ly is This early in
.he season, and the quality averages
higher Generally Tugs are sold freely
arly but they receive so little atten- |
ion now that the impression prevails that |
hey viii command better prices later |
when more general demands set in. con- |
'equently they are offered sparingIy at |
present
We quote common Tugs at 81 10 81. |
medium Tugs at $2.25 10 s. good Tugs at /
80 to 81. common leaf an $3.50 10 $3.50. |
medium leaf M $3.50 to $3.50. good leaf |
10 50 10 Sll, fine leaf at Sll.JO 10 $3.50. |
md selections at Si3 20 Sl4.
Offerings, go. reflections. 1G.
Very truly yours.
NJ ii. CLARK & BRO.