The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-17
TORACCo EXCHANGE.

Richmond. Va. May &c, 1898.
Good breaks Of fine Caroline and Louisa
county sun-cured tobaccOs at Stonewall
and Crenshaw's tobacco warehouses to-
morrow. Tuesday. May II. 1898.
Planters Warehouse will oner break
OF bright loose tobacco tomorrow.
Messrs John +. Jacob q co. Will ofter
by sample at their office tomorrow the
fine dark tobacco crop OF Mr.. ID. j: jack
son. of Albemarle county. Mr.. Jackson Is
in Richmond to-day
Messrs. Frazer * Tompkins will offer
q break OF ten or fifteen hOgsheads OF
dark tobacco by sampl" at their Office
tomorrow.
OF the Richmond Tobacco Trade to-day
were light
The tobacco inspector reports to-day;
Inspections-Bright - hogshoads. dark.
l21 hogsheads and fierce. Re.nspecuons
Bright. > hogsheads; dark ] hogsheads.
Shockoe. Stonewall. Allegheny, Daven-
ports. Old Dominion. Planters and sea-
brook tobacco warehouses report today:
Receipts 149 packages; deliveries 81
packages.
Messrs. Smiling & Co. report the Lynch
burg WaD tobacco market for the week
ending Saturday May II. lSiS as follows;
Receipts of tobacco this week We're
somewhat larger. The quality of the Of
ferings showed some improvement The
lower grades were very active. common
Tugs. suitable FOR home consumption, SOFA
from $3.50 10 $40. an advance or 1Oc.
per hundred pounds. The percentage IN
Jugs I'm the year 1897 crop has proven 10
be "a very small one. As the crop Is pref
~ well sold. ana our manufacturer hot
only being extremely bust but eager 10
lay in a supply 10 last them uhlil mex
fall, the market may be expected 10
continue active on this grade FOR some
time to come Medium tObaccos ana
shipping leaf were unchanged IN price.
Tobacco will hardly be affected much IN
price by the present war Speculation m
tobacco seems 20 be almost thing OF
the past. our buyers aim 10 Ouy chlef}
on order or with the view Of some direct
outlet. The prospect OF an increase ul
the acreage for iSgS is not based upon any
fictitious values 10 be paid next fan, bat
with a hope that We WIFI have good sea
sons. and every pound Of fine shipping
leaf be I'm demand at fair living prohl
10 the farmer
The hard rain last Thursday week
ago did some damage in the Washing
the land already prepared for TOBACCO,
but as 10 H. ample time 20 repair damage
and plants are plentiful the farmers reel
no disbursement With fairly good sea-
sons we will have ono OF the largest ana
best crops raised i'm Virginia Tor several
Sold week ending May :. 1885 800
pounds; sold week ending May H. ls'N
$50 800 pounds Increase for week ending
May IA. 1905 $4,000 pounds.
Sales from October l, 1897. 10 May H.
1898, 10 500 4O0 pounds sales from Octo-
Der l. 1896. to May II. 1897, l95Nuoo
pounds. Increase for 1898. 2pN. 500 pounds
Mr.. AIeA. Harthill reports the Louis
VILE CkyD tobacco market for the week
ending Saturday. May a. ls9s. as follows.
Continued light receipts and sales. gen
orally poor quality. AN easier but not quo
tably lower market for hurieys, dark lugs
firm. unless good. was i.dS,c. lower. with
milder weather at the close or the week,
were the leading features OF the market
this week.
The market this week was 10 great
extent unsatisfactory TO sellers If we
can Judge by-one third Of the offerings
being rejected.
manufacturing one, bright trashes. or
which hardly any were offered. and COM
mon filters being the only kinds really
active.
BY comparing this week with same week
last year shows the remarkable lalllng
off I'm receipts OF 1899 hogsheads, and ~
sales Of 30 hOgsheads this week.
offerings this week consisted OF about
one-third resaies, with results unsatlstac-
tory 10 sellers.
Most OF the leading tobacco manufac-
turing firms are extremely busy ming
orders for delivery before the anticipated
additional tax goes On-the latest proposal
being 1Oc per pound additional making
Ice in all on all kinds OF manufactured
tobacco. including snuf.
A reduction OF sixpense per pound I'M
port duty on leaf tobacco in the United
Kingdom goes into effect lbth May aiteI
which manufacturers will be compelled
10 use > per cent less moisture, which
means cheaper tobacco. with less water
I'm / ito the consumer which alone. u is
estimated will Increase consumption
5000 hogsheads western tobacco per an