The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-11
he tho week ending Saturday. May 8.

the the week endng Saturday. May 8,
1897, as follows:
200 pounds; sales for week ending May
q 1so7 30s. 200 pounds. Increase week
ending NAV =, 1897. $4,000 pounds.
sales from October !, 1896. TO May 8.
1871 10. fs5. 800 pounds; sales from Octo-
Der /. 1895, to May 3, 1896. 15.050 800
pounds. Increase Ior lSvt-9I, 4,12o,'oo
pounds. .,
more active. There was n small increase
i'm receipts. and the quality showed some
improvement All grades were in better
demand at an advance In price.
Mr.. Alex. Harthill reports the Louisville
Ulv1 tobacco market for the week ending
Saturday. Nav 8. 1891 as follows:
Onerings of hurley for the week at auc-
ton:
last week. A. O4 hogsheads: week in 1876.
500 hogsheads; week In 1895, 2,42I hogs
Old crop-This week. 107 hogsheads: last
week 147 hogsheads; week in 1896, II
hogsheads; week In is@,; 81 hogsheads.
Original hogsheads sold this week were
f5G against .397 last week; reviews,
4JC. against 705 last week.
Total sales all kinds this week. 2027
boqsheads. against 1880 hogsheads last
week. and .342 hogsheads in 1896.
- y .
against $40 last week.
parks. 1871 hogsheads, against 16s hogs
heads last week.
last week, %.
Total receipts this week were 1896 hogs
heads. against 1881 hogsheads last week
and .O67 this week last year.
Durievs-This week the receipts were
AGAIN iirht. although comprising some
packings of new in good order. which may
be looked for 10 increase as the season
advances. although farmers 1,h are 700 m farrn
work 10 attend to Tobacco. even II In
order to be handled.
The offerings Of new were again very
largely composed Of low grade new crop:
with only a few scattering hogsheaos on
good 10 fine leaf. the pest OF whlch sou
at 17Ac. I'm soft order.
The demand for new crop was almost
entirely n manufacturing one. the higher
prices now current being beyond tho views
of rehandlers and spectators, while for
export nothing can De taken AZ present
prices. and only a question OF how SOON
il any higher limits can be had by pur-
chaeers FOR the open markets abroad.
The 1897 Crop-For the last few days
the weather has been all that could be de-
sired for plant-erowing. / sublon mere
with what the United States GovernIne u
Department of Agriculture reported on the
Sd instant:
The season IS still some weeks back
ward. but as yet no Injurious influences
of consequence are reported. A period OF
warm. sunny weather will greatly aid In
bringing crops up to their normal condi-
ton for the season. Snow fell quite gen.
orally in the northern and eastern parts
Of the State during Sunday.
In western section. stemming district;
tobacco plants appear to have improved
during the week. though the conflicting
reports regarding them are still received.
In Caldwell county they are nearly large
enough 10 set
In central section. hurley district, to-
bacco plants have grown but little during
the week but there appears to be good
prospect for a plentiful supply when need
ed for setting.
In eastern section, hurley district. to-
hacco plants will doubtless be plentiful,
despite the complaints OF shortage in
some localities.
10 be adiudicated on the 18th instant for
1897 requirements. which, so far as an
nounced, are as follows, compared with
1896: