Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-19
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.

No auction sales to-day.
Private sales: Filters, 8; wrappers, 3;
scrap, l. dark leaf, II. Total. % hogs
heads.
Revenue collections: Cigars and cigar
cites, $3293.25 tobacco, s2,iS0.9i. Total,
s5.7I4.l9.
sales of bright loose tomorrow Cues
day will be large and of very good
quality.
Louisville (Ky.) reports Of October 18th
say:
With large sales privately OF Green
river filters, the total sales of all kinds
were largely in excess of last week. In
Burley tobacco, the offerings this week
at auction were 1886 hogsheads fewer, and
constituted. as usual of a large proper
ton of smokers, with more in bad order
than of late. owing TO a return OF very
hot weather. In the offerings of such this
week were several lots owned by specu-
lators. who bought early In the season,
and were tempted No sell on getting 20
to 100 per cent. profit, which has been
the rule on low grades of red and colory
trash Any dry and sweet sold extremely
high. Bright smokers were very scarce,
active. and very full In price.
Fillers.-On Tuesday few desirable were
offered but unchanged On Wednesday,
under heavy offerings. and with some
lines of rehandled. the market was eX-
tremely strong and active. with prices
y to &c. higher on all grades from 10
for all such, particularly when strictly
sweet, although there was less difference
shown by buyers this week on account of
funk The market on Wednesday was
the strongest we have had for some time.
while Thursday there was less animation,
even with fewer offerings, and, although
prices generally could not be quoted
lower, the high prices paid in several
cases on Wednesday were not realized.
on Friday offerings were extremely
HeFh nd n 1a off
The market all the way through this
week was better than last week, and in
the better grades. If the tobacco was not
as good I'm quality, fuller prices were paid
for the most of it than last week. OFFER
ings of good TO fine leaf were fair In
quality. with 221kc. the highest but no
select leaf offered.
Bright cutting sorts OF all grades were
scarce, and while no advance can be
quoted, prices were well sustained and
firm.
Green Rivers. The largest transaction
of the season in redried took place this
week with not stock enough left to rem
der another such week possible. Between
what was taken by FINER Brothers and
on New York dealers account, about
1900 hogsheads were disposed OF this
week and last, on private terms, but I'M
derstood to be highly satisfactory TO
owners, result Of the present situation
and the poor prospects for supply of such
out Of the 1897 crop. Some few lots are
held above prices realized so far and held
firmly.
Trash and common Tugs have been in
good demand with some lots changing
hands privately at considerably over
prices Of a month ago. with some owners
holding what few they have off the mar
ket.
Darks.-OTerings at auction. only
291 hogsheads new, and II old,
which met with sales at present
auotation although common and
medium Tugs are tending upward. when
sound. There Is some speculative buying
going on. which has supported the market
for several weeks past. Nine and a half
cents for leaf was the highest paid this
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