The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-18
r.onAccn EXCHANGE.
Richmond. Va. May H. ls''

Richmond. Va, May IL, io'''
Private sales reported 10 the secretary
~ Inc Richmond Tobacco lrdde lo-uas
! Wrappers. 10 hogsheads. smokers, = scrap
(brighU As. Tugs dark, 81 IeaI 'u"IN)'
H. Total 1l2 hOgsheads 1...
Tho tobacco inspector reports to-u"l
Tnepections-Brght 9 hogsheads' darh' 10
horsheads. Reinspe ctions-Nohe. an.
Myers. ShockOe. CrenshaW - tAllt
phanv. Old Dominion, Davenport $, laii'-
crs and SeabroOks tobacco warehouses
report to-day: Receipts, % packages ue-
liveries q packages. oottoo
limited States internal revenue cgi0y
tions an tobaccos for the city OF hch-
,,o,,d IA to-day: Cigars and cigarettes
S5Is2.i5; plug toDaccos' s''''''O' '''
Air. George a. Haynes will offer at auc-
ton on 'Chage tomorrow ueauag' s 49,
IL 1897. a break of from thirty 10 forty
nackages OF Caroline and Louisa county
Va, sun-curcd tODaccos. 1890 ...,i, 81,
a large break Of bright tobaccos Will DE
offered at the Planters warehouse TO-
Breaks Of bright and sun-cured tobaccos
will be offered at Stonewall Warehouse.
The Petersburg Record Of Saturday
M The following viii show the movement
of tobacco during the past week at the
various warehouses:
inspections. u: receipts, "a;
loose. So 800 Centre Inspections. 2. re-
ceipts, q; loose, 5cq2j. Moores-Re-
ceipts b. loose. 1890. West Hill-Re-
ceipts. q: loose. q, As. Oaks-lnspectlons-
Inspections -: receipts 30; loose. $3.50.
neutrality-suspicious., 50; receipts. lOj; loose
u inspections to date, 10; same time last
year, l,lJ0.
Messrs. Charles W. BONNER & c.. re-
port the Lynchburg lNa) tobacco mar
ket for the week ending saturday May
lj 1891 as follows.
sales for week ending May s. 1897. 800
pounds: sales for week eding May 10.
1897. 405 100 pounds Increase week end
ing May l5 1891. 5000 pounds.
Sales from October j. 1870. 10 May 10
1877 1883 600 pounds, sales from October
] 1Sg5 10 MAY 81 1896. - so. 200 pounds.
increase for 1856 % 40i9,sOO pounds.
our breaks towards close OF week con-
tanned a larger percentage Of good work.
ing tobaccOs than sen here for some time.
Fine shipping leaf appears TO nave all
been sold as we have had good handling
weather and prices are satisfactory. and
stil hut little is offered. With the ex-
ception Of Tugs. all grades We're very ac-
tive The tone Of the market was de-
Cidedly strOger.
There has been r.ore fertilizer solo here
This season than for a number Of wears
past. and n IS reported that very large
acreage will he planted. The fine season
Tor the last few days enabled the farmers
10 set out many piants. which. We are
told are starting OF nicely.
CLARKsVtL,E. TENN. May ls.-Our
recefuts this week were l3O3 hOgsheads.
offorings. 79i h)gsheads. and sales. 5CS
bngshcads The breaks showed only n
moderate proportion % good 70 fine lear
'rhe market was very active with a con-
tinued strong 1u5n Tor all classes OF leaf
suitable for The German markets. and
snch were irrssularly l-fTl &C. higher
our receipts continue full. and the stock
III unsold tobacco is NOW very igrge. Our
sales were shJr-e1ed i1i1 week ~ the
lnfortJnate sud1'l icath Of one Of our
buying mem5e"s, With sad event sus-
pended the sales. The weather has been