The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-27


Messrs. Charles w. BONNER & Co. report
the Lynchburg (Va) tobacco market for
the week ending Saturday April "A. 1897.
as follows:
Sales for week ending April II. 1897.
AGA, 100 pounds; sales for week ending
April q, 1891 233 700 pounds. Decrease
week ending April -. 1897. 80, 400 pounds.
Sales from October l, 1896 TO April -.
1897. Is. 6G4 600 pounds: sales from October
J. 1895, TO April "A. 1896. 13.G96,jOO pounds.
Increase for 1S96-'97. 4.067,5OO pounds.
The warm dry spell and the farmers
being busy at home had a telling effect
upon receipts this week The offerings
were exceedingly light. Much tobacco
was run across in a damaged condition.
The demand and prices for the various
grades continue about the same.
Mr.. Alex. Harthill reports the Louisville
Ky) tobacco market for the week ending
Saturday. April a. 1897, as follows:
Lighter receipts, again nearly l,OOO
hogshcads, fewer offered. very active de-
mand, and decided advance in low grades
of colory and all bright burleys, dark to-
bacco firm, but unchanged, with sultry
weather, indicating rain, last two days,
were the leading features this week.
Offerings Of hurley for the week at auc-
ton:
New crop-This week. 1912 hogsheads;
last week . 466 hogsheads; week in 1876,
1921 hogsheads; week In 1895, SOL hogs
heads.
Old crop-This week, OF hogsheads; last
week. $50 hogsheads. week in 1876. III
hogsheads: week in 1895. 20 hogsheads.
Original hogsheads sold this week were
1,25J against 1,s70 hogsheads last week.
Reviews, $50 hogsheads, against LOU
hogsheads last week.
Total sales all kinds this week. :. 4ob
hOgsheads, against 3,3Sf hogsheads last
week and 5000 hogsheads in 1896.
Reflections, 276 hogsheads hurley,
against 1873 hogsheads last week; darks.
1O4 hogsheads. against 239 hogsheads last
week.
ercentage of reflections this week. 20;
last week. %.
Total receipts this week were 1893 hogs
heads against / 1913 hogsheads ast week,
and ,354 hogsheads this week last year.
This week has been by far the most
active and "bullish" of the year In all
low and common grades OF new burley,
induced. no doubt, by the great falling OH
in receipts, the unusually light weight or
the crop as marketed every week $50 very
disappointing to growers), the 1act that
no further preparation can now De MADE
for increasing the planting or crop this
year. and the prevailing idea that to-
bacco has reached its lowest level, and is
now on the up grade in prices. which
many look upon as permanent. Although
the better grades Of hurley have not eX-
perienced so far the same rise in prices. II
is well known that they form small pro-
portion of the last crop, and only bad con-
dition of late has prevented manufactur-
ers taking hold OF them with more avid
ity. preferring TO walt for redried later
on. lE
In old hurley the offerings were much
lighter this week. and consisted mostly
OF very common and neglected. An occa-
sional hogshead OF better grade met with.
and when sweet brought quotations.
or 1895 crop hurley 10 hogsheads. and
OF 1896 crop 81 hogsheads. were sold pri-
vately this week.
The 1897 Crop-Until last few days un-
favorable weather conditions retarded
farm work very much. Being now too
late TO propagate more plants. those
growing will be all the supply for this
years planting. In some few dark to-
bacco counties an ample supply is as
sured. but throughoutout the State gen.
orally there will be an unusual scarcity,
with decided indications OF worms again
this year. In the hurley district. where
ye-y great indifference has existed about
making another crop. the decided advance
i'm prices and strength of the hurley mar
ket now may induce planting where none
was intended, where they have plants
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