The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-21
TOBACCO EXCHANGE.

Offerings Of tobaccos at auction on
Change to-day by Messrs. John r. Jacob
& Co. and W. Ben. Palmer & Co. twenty
eight packages OF sun-cured tobaccos. Of
which Messrs John J.. Jacob & Co. sold
two packages, as follows:
one package tGHk, No. 1q1) at 1913
and one (GHK. No. 1922 az SSG2tb.
And Mossrs ". Ben. Palmer * Co sold
twenty-six packages: as follows:
One package GIMT, No. - sold at SIG.
one MJH. No. u at S1j. three CAN'T. No
]; NTH No. g. and JWT. No. - at So.
one MJH. No. - az $llG2il. one (MJH
No. a. at -. four lJWT. Nos . and 4:
AMT&S No. 2. and LII. No. u at $3.50.
one O1MT. No. - at SS25. two (AMTZS.
No. 3. and BEN No. 80 at ST7J one
MJH, No. - at -, three (AMT&S. No. 4.
JNT. No g. and AED. No. II al 500
one (AMT&S, No. 81 AZ SO. one (JWT. No.
% at $500. one AED, No. p at $3.50,
one MJH. No. 81 az $50. one O.ZT. No.
y az $500 one Obs, No. - az 500.
one (AMT&S. No % AT 500, one (AED,
No. - at Si.J0.
At the sales at auction on Change to-
day Mr. J. w. Timberlake Of Louisa. got
got SD and $3.50 for two packages. 1913.
and $500 making an average OF SS2I.
Messrs A. NJ Frice 4 Son. Of Louisa
county, Va. got $50 $50 S775. 1913.
&c. and SEQ. making m average OF $7.26.
S12 S11G2Ik 81, 81. and $3.50, making an
Mr.. 7. \. Jones. Of Louisa. got $3.50
and 1920, making an average Of SjSj.
Mr. If. m. Tmberiake, of Louisa, got
SIC ana $50, making an average OF
Mr. 4. e. Dickinson. Of Louisa, got
500 SL3O and SlJ0, making an average
OF s41S.
Private sales reported TO tho secretary
Of the Richmond TOBACCO Trade to-day:
Wrappers. hogsheads; filters, Z; leaf
heads
(darlO. 70: Tugs Clark). o. Total, II hogs
The tobacco inspector reports to-day.
Inspections-Brlght 3 hogsheada and l
fierce: dark. 30 nogsheads and p tierces;
western. Q hogsheeds. ReinspectiOns-
Bright. 90 hogsheads dark, hogsheads;
western 1 hogshead.
shockoe, Allegheny. old Dominion, Dav-
exports, SeabroOks and Shelburne's
tobacco warehouses report to-day: Re
ceipts. a packages; deliveries, - pack
ages.
United States internal revenue collec-
ti0ns on tobaccOs FOR the city OF Rich
moud. Va, to-day: Cigars and cigarettes.
5000 plug tobaccos, 81 ,44S.26. Total,
S1.Gi6j6.
Tho crop report for August Of tho
United States Department Of Agriculture.
referring 10 tobacco. says:
"The condition Of tobacco. taking the
country as a unit. Is practically IN
changed. the returns indicating ISL per
cent. of n full crop az compared with
7S.5 uer cent. last month. $50 per cent.
on August !. 1896. and SIC per cent. the
August average for the last ten years.
Beginning July 1st with the low average
Of &C. the Kentucky crop has further de-
clined points. Tennessee also has de-
clined from 70 20 20. and Connecticut
from % 20 50. on the other hand. the
CrOp OF Virginia has advanced from -
70 90 that OF North Carolina from SO 10
o. that Of PENNSYLVANIA from ~ 10 ~,
and that Of Ohio from 50 To 81"
A table showing condition by states or
the various crops reported August l.
1897. shows the tobacco crop I'm virginia.
Average condition. 80; acreage compared
with last year, %.
North CarOlina-Avorage condition, ";
acreage compared with last year. ~
South Carolina-Acreage compared with
last year. SO.
Kentuciy-Average condition. 90; acre
age compared with last year. ~.
Stonewall Warehouse IS receiving ship
ments Of new bright tobacco. and pro
noses 70 sell some three million pounds
out or the present The market was
never I'm better shape. with upwards OF
thirty OF the best buyers the world ever
saw. and all fun handed with both money
and orders SO look out for lively times
I'm Richmond. .... ~
Colonel w r. BOYD, ~ Warrenton. n.
C. is i'm Richmond Va, to-day WIN
'hoadquarters az the on3ce Of Measrs. AT
rington & Rose