The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-06
ToRAccO ENcHANGE.

TOBACCO EXCHANGE
Richmond. Va. July >, l0Dr
To-day IS a legal holiday and our Toe
hacco people are more on less en6ased
in ENJOYING the day We celebrate. our
kindly postmau delivered our mail 70 us,
as usual. for which We are greatly Ih-
dehtcd.
the LynchbuGg. Va. tobacco market FOR
tho week ending Saturday, July .. leo' as
follows. 1890
sales for week ending june 26. 1897
JOS 20J pounds. sales for week ending July
g. I@1. l97 200 pounds. Increase week
ending July o. 1891 $1,000 pounds.
sales from October 1. 1896 To- July .
1Sg6. ISUlS. 800 pounds. Increase Tor le'U-
1881. 4 .2OG ZlO pounds
The market this week was very strong
ON an sound t0baccOs Onerines were
made up chiefly OF medium and common
grades Of leaf and Jugs The percenlate
Of co0d shipping leaf was very snali.
Black wrappers continue in sopd DEMAND.
The breaks. however. offered ho Qaruru-
lnr assortment " them during me "etA.
Common Tugs were readily taken by our
manufacturers ~ am advance irom QUO
10 81 per hundred.
During the week very large snlpileIll
was made of tobacco suitable roy the llHi-
Jam reggie. 10 is thought that tnls TOBACCO
viii Doe inspected and offered 20 New ol *
90 the Italian commissioner Mr. Feilto.
A possible change iu the method Of uuy-
ing Virginia toldccos py the ilaltu oDN
eminent has aroused much interest
amongst the leaf dealers Of LynchDuis.
From information obtained by wiring
TO farmers I'm the different counties SUI
rounding Lynchhurg, We DO not lnlhh t"'
prospect of the growing crop Us as laNvIa-
bile ass it was this time last season. DIG
preparations were made early lh tne H'"-
Son for "a considerable increase I'D acieahe
but owing TO the Wire-Worm ana lhe oilli-
Guilty iu getting stand, wa 90 NOT S"i-
.r..a i.
last years With advantageous Seasons
from now on the crop may Wcisl more
and ho equally as good as TINS year crop,
but it as TOO early 90 make amy ieIdpie
estimate. So Ear the worms ana insects
detrimental 10 the growth and quality ol
thc crou have made their appearance ON
large numbers. and 10 is feared that ihey
will cause much trouble during the sumo
mer.
the GAINESVILLE CIcnnJ and hopKlne'li.t
O<y) tobacco markets Tor tho week ehu-
ing July T. 1897. as follows.
GAINESVILLE, Ten ~. july i.-'nt
receipts iu June Were 4ai- hobsNede7'
our sales in June were 4li- hoe heao''
our shipments in june were 4uoJ hogs
heads: our stocks July l-l were l'.54l
boasbead-. OF which buyers held 1900
hor.heads. and sellers held ll>'J hoes-
heads. e., ,
heads. onermas. 4U2 hogshCads and
sales. 1000 hog heads.
The breaks showed no Improvement in
gNt",Y. ~. r',''', ','7 ..e,,,i-o ina nr,res.
had mas 'au7Cl IT, '.- ,,i. ,i.,,,.,f ny
on we ,..ii.,,,s any ,,ifG more .aserness
Ola tle part of buyers. was ifretuiaIE
f,Q1c. higher on useful sorts oi leaf Good
TO zine Jugs advanced l4Hl-c. Common
ucs were quiet and easy Spcculatoi'
were perhaps less keen, and were not as
,.iII.r- fo nav fle advance ass the e.ultr
VIM. ~ t-' ,.-(r il. hot and forcing
nul eis. JIG N,t'''. -'iorti,,e. ~ to-
~ -t'" t-'f -,,.,-.- rrru Pains will Doe
"", N" "'' .I.,.+i,,.. d.. those who
"''DOine , ris,ts 10 I'm The cans.
t.'e supf''D0 va i'-''
we yup''. cto,1S % 10
NvHliu4 i"0' ''''.' '''''''''F 80, . I'm
A4fNluNl ANn9 sss+- .'''' 1--l ~
Good luea ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 49, n
Low lear ....... ...'...''''''' s11 ~
1 ,,l....., i'. S50a 1880
Good medium ............... li.w4 i5.o0
Fine Tear ..........'..''''''' 1".nn ~ IN
Selections 80. 1900 ''''''' io'O0t
,rr,r-4>-e,-rr Nv Tnlv Pc
ccipts since last rGport' sis noSsae"q rs
Iceep' -. so,o o' inc last wear f2Q55 hogs-
heads. sales since last report ts4 hog
sales 20 same Line last yea. e."'o .-.s
heads stocks this date, i'o' moss e-Ds
stocks this date last year. Slo0 hosS-
It1N-.
tl,.t $50. have had This wear bat the pro-
portion OF good and fine tobacco was not
as large as $40 previous SAFES .., 80.
Low lugs we're perhaps niue n,.
easier. but Otherwise prices wore wy
maintained on every cn"iact,l oi ~. ~
hacco that oi'i'"' '''" vi ''' OH"
We quote. $1,000, -o
Low Tugs ...'''.''...'''''' 80 'd ~
Common Tugs .....'''''''.'' -Dt PIX
Medium Tugs ................ ".Dt 80
Good lue7 .'''''''''''''''''' so4 s0
Low lear. ':.'''' '''.'''''' 100 -C
common leti '''''' '''''''' 800 1904
Mtl5ui" ''' 10 -00 IL 90
Geou l,ai '''''''''' ''''''''' 10 004 NJ 10
sii.'0.t'o,'s ,. 1880 1900