The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-07

TOBACCO EXCHANGE.
Richmond, Va, May G, 1

Richmond, Va, May D. lcd''
Offerings at auction on Change to-day
by Messrs. George A. Haynes ana w;
ben. Palmer, sixty packages OF sun-cured
tobaccOs, of when Mr.. Jiayres sold thiI-
ty-eight packages, as follows. 100
one package sold at S24, one at S2O0O,
one at y1v one at Sl4, one at $500, one
at Sl275, one at ST.. 70, one at 5000, one
at $3.50 one at 1928, one at 50, TWO at
$3.50, one at SS.2J, one at IS, one AT SiiO'
one at $3.50, one at $40, one at ~, Two
at So 80, one at $3.50, one at SOU, one AT
$500, one at $5.4O one at 50, two at $i.lU'
one al So SO. one at S3.lO, one at $50.
one at 81 ~, one at $3.50, one at S2-O'
one at $40. one at ~, one at Sl.sU, one at
S1.6O.
And Mr.. w. Ben. Palmer sold twenty
two packages OF sun-cuIed toDaccos, as
follows
one package sold at SIS, one at SIPS,
one at $3.50, one at $3.50, one at Sl3S3,
one at $3.50. one at $40, one at $50,
one at $50, one at $40, three at So,
one at 81, one at $3.50 two at 5000, one
at $50, one at So, two at -, one al sou.
OF the crops sold at auction on Change
by Mr.. George A. Haynes, $2f, the hisn-
est price, was gotten by Mr.. b: II. Minor,
of Caroline county, Va; 5000 and Slv
were gotten by Mr.. E. NJ. Penny, OF Caro-
line county, Va; $14 was gotten by Mr..
G. A. Shuman, Of Carollne$county, Va.
$3.50 and S12.75 by Mr.. j. ". Jeter, OF
Caroline county. Va; Mr.. - X. Alien, OF
w. w. Broadus. of Caroline county, va,
or the tobaccos sold at auction on
Change to-day by Mr.. w; Ben. Palmer,
SIS and $40 were gotten by Mr.. George
w. Ball, of Sparta, Caroline county, Va;
S17.25 by DR.. John X. Baylor; SGD and
S16.25 by Mr.. w. A. Coleman; Sl321 by
Mr.. Moxie Levin, and $3.50 by Mr.. ID. A.
Swift of Sparta, Caroline county, va.
Private sales reported TO the secretary
of the Richmond Tobacco Trade tO-uay
were light.
The tobacco inspector reports to-day;
Inspt ctions-Bright. hogsheads; dark,
il hogsheads and OF tierces. Reinspec-
tions-Western, hogshead.
Myers, ShCckoe. SeaDrOOks, Allegheny,
Old Dominion, Davenports and Crcn-
shaws tobacco warehouses report to-
day Receipts, ~ packages, deliveries, 30
packages.
United States internal revenue collec-
tions on tobeccos for the city Of Rich
mond. Va. to-day: Cigars and cigarettes.
500 40; plug tobaccos, Sl.IJo.U2. Total
snocKoe Warehouse sold 9i5 pounds;
highest price, SIG. Mr. w. J.. Digs, Of
Louisa county, Va, the. planter, got SO
and 81, an average OF SO me crop
around. Total amount received by Mr.
Digs, STA; which shows that good to-
bacco pays We'll
There was a very good sale at the
Planters Warehouse to-day.
StOnewall Warehouse sold break OF
bright loose and about forty-siX packages
of sun-cured tObaccos, prices for the lat
ter ranging from So 10 S21. Another
break OF bright loose and sun-cured to-
baccos at this warehouse for Tomorrow
Messrs. Frazer q Tompkins. tobacco
commission merchants, No. los south
Twelfth street, Richmond, Va, making
the following comments for the week.
Tobacco-New Dark-No special change
10 note. Receipts of all grades lighter.
Good 10 fine leaf continues In good active
demand; common TO medium leaf and iugs
In fair demand. Quotations unchanged.
Brights-Unchanged. Wrappers con-
tinue in fair demand other grades quiet.
Sun Cured-Receipts very light; good TO
fine stock in demand and continues 10 sell
well Low grades and Jugs continue 10
show some Improvement
And nunta nrices current as follows: