The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-15
ronAccO EXCHANGE.


Richmond Va. Feb. II. 1895.
Breaks Of new dark loose tobaccos az
ShOckOc and CrensnaWs tobacco ware
houses for tomorrow Tuesday fenru~
airy 10. lsgs Mr. l.. B. Vaughan, or
Crenshaw's Warehouse, says he viii oifer
some of the finest stemming crops he mas
had this year
A break of bright loose tobacco viii be
offered at Stonewall Warehouse to-mor-
row. and probably "a dark reak also.
Private sales reported 10 the secretary
of the Richmond Tobacco Trade to-day
Wrappers. hOgsheads, nllers 10.
smokers. 10; Tugs dark, Iotal, 20
hOgshcads.
The tobacco inspector reports to-day:
Inspections- Bright. II hogshcads. dark,
il hogsheads. Reinspecuons-bilsh''
Stouewau. ShOckoc Crenshaw's. VIII
Uams a. Rehlng's Farmers Allegheny.
Virginia. DavenpOrts. Planters ana Sea-
brooks tobacco warehouses report TO-
day. Receipts, a packages, deliveries W
United states internal revenue collec-
lions on tobacco for the city OF hlcn-
mond. Va. to-day: Cigars and cigarettes
So 23g3j. plug tobacco, S-O21.Js IotaL
$. SGG g3.
The trade learns with deepest regret
of the critical illness of our Mr.. Rufus
IT, Sarvay. manager of Shockoe ware
house this city. and hopes for his speedy
recovery, though 10 is feared he is ln
eXtremis.
Messrs. Suhling q CO. report the Lynch
burg Va. tobacco market for the week
ending Saturday, February II, ISIS, as
The desire of the farmer TO sell. and
that as quick as possible. Will cause the
tobacco business this season 10 close
unusually early. We have now sold T.
1JT 100 pounds. an increase OF LOS sv0
pounds over last season. There is no
reason for us TO change our former est
mate Of the 1897 crop, which. We think.
will weigh ont about 2loulVpo pouhuS'
whereas our receipts are now cOnsidera-
bic ahead of last year they Will not DE
so several months hence. The con-ol-
datiOu of orders for the better grades
of tobacco operates as a. break on Sp''u-
latiOn. but there is a good legiunale
demand for all fine long dark leaf to-
bacco. and though prices being paid Tor
same are not as high as they were DEE
fore Christmas. they are sull idlrly re-
munerative TO the farmer
The market continues very active ON
lugs and common leaf up 10 &c.. and ON
these grades there is no difference 900
prices paid before Christmas.
Sold week ending February ISIS "Dl.-
800 pounds. sold week ending February
Il. 1895. $40 800 pounds. Increase for
week ending February - lS'o d4loo
sales from October I. 1Sa7. to February
T. 1895, 121JI1OO pounds, sales from
T.
0.G21 300 pounds. Increase for 1895. 2'1'1,-
500 pounds.
Mr. Alex. Harthin reports tho Louis
willie GNyD tobacco market for the week
ending Saturday, February y, lsHs' as
oGcrinss Of hurley for tho week at
auction.
last week. 5l6 h0gshcads. week I'm 1877.
4l8 hoesheads, week in 1896. 1876 hogs
heads
New crop-This week 2.l90 hogsheads,
last week 2414 hogsheads. week IN lN''.
3.221 hogsheads. week IN le96. go hogs
Original hogsheads sold this week were
2265 against 2.472 last week. Reviews.
$50 against 100 last week.
Total sales at auction all kinds this
week. 31SS hogsheads against 3l39 hogs
heads last week and 3,S2s hogsheads this
reflections. 500 hogsheads hurley.
against 75S last week, darks go hogs
heads against 80 hogsheads last week.
Percentage Of all kinds sold, p, against
% last week
Total receipts were $50 hogsheads.
against . sol hOgsheads last week ana
4.277 in week last year.
Burley offerings were 1882 hOgsheads.
or > hogsheads more than last week.
New Burley-Receipts- falling of
noted last week Of 533 hOgsheads less
this week by lOGl hogsheads less than
last week. and the large decrease OF
2.447 hogsheads less than same week last
year. and 3.17f hOgsheads less than IN
1896 The remarkable decrease is caus-
ing considerable comment among ware
housemen. every one OF whom look Tor
ward 10 the lightest receipts before long
I'm this market than Tor many years past.
basing their Judgment upon reliable spc-
oial Information obtained by them from
every county tributary 10 this market; all
traceable TO the short crop last year.
Sales OF all kinds this week were large
" increase from stocks on hand: 10 the
extent of S97. hogsheads. the sales Of
hurley alone al auction being / 1O2 hogs
heads more than the entire receipts for
the week the week closing yesterday
with a very active and firm market for
all desirable hoFsheads at from outside
figures 10 nc. advances and some Of the
finest crops OF the year sold
1896 CROP hurley.
Trash (green or mixed. .....S 4.ooqS 300
Trash (sound) .......-...... oon 30