The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-31
TOBACCO

hltuluONu, Va, May 80, lN3N.
Mossds. Smiling d Co. report the Lynch
puIE tNa.j tobacco market for the week
ending Saturday. May p. 1SgS. as follows:
Ihe tobacco situation did not show any
marked change during tho week. Re
'tlnls were again fairly large. and were
composed OF some desirable tobacco,
though ou the whole no especial improve
mtIl 800 the quality was noticeable. Prices
were very firm. Medium tObacCOs were
active at. quotations given below. Good
duu fine leaf appeared a little more ami
mated than last week.
There can Dee no complaints OF planning
weather. and those farmers who had their
land prepared before the wet weather set
in have now the satisfactios OF seeing
thelr crop ~,transplauted and starting OF
nicely. Fully thrce-f0urths Of the crop
las been set ont. Everything thus far
has been favorable for the raising of a
Zinc. large tobacco crop.
Mr.. Joseph EcrigO. the Italian commits
siouer and Mr.. Andrew Scalvini have
been here for several days looking over
samples. They express themselves as be-
ing fairly well satisfied with the quality
of the tobacco they Inspected. Both gen
ticmtn left this afternoon for the West.
common manufacturing lugs.$ 32idS 80
Good substantial lugs........ 3.J00 400
Medium leaf suitable for hll-
trs ......tt... ....s..ss.... 1.dVN f.Ul
Good short brown leaf ...... 1O0U 300
Medium shipping leaf ....... 7.OOlf 300
Good shipping lear .......... lg.O1H LOO
Sold week ending May u, 1895. G12 200
pounds. sold week ending May p. 1895.
4Nl 500 pounds Decrease for week end
ing MAY d. 1895. 211, POO pounds.
Sales from October /. 1897. TO May %.
ISIS. 20Sl4GpO pounds; sales from Octo-
Der j 1896 to May =; 1879; 2o9.2to9 2
pounds.
Mr.. Alex. Harthiu reports the Louis
willie (kyl tobacco market for the week
ending Saturday. May 2S, ISIS, as fol-
lows.
New Burley-The business for the week
was one of the smallest ON record. only
$40 hOgshcads offered. against 6ut last
week and 1.132 hogsheads this week last
year. and the quality being mostly com
mon, Ted 90 an irregular and somewhat
lower market. excepting for some rev
speeiaities. The condition this week was
much better than last week.
on Tuesday not "a single hogshead or
hurley was offered. q fact Unprecedented
BOO the trade. ON wednesday 211 hogs
heads were offered. out OF which 100
were rejected. evidence Of unsatisfactory
bids. ON Thursday offerings were lighter,
and showed some Improvement In demand,
although al prices nearer inside hgures
for everything. Yesterday, with only ~
noceheads offered. the market showed
more strength than any day this week,
but closed within quotations.
All grades of bright tobacco were OK
tremcly scarce and firmer than others.
Quotations for new hurley revised IN
accordance with market to-day.
six hogshoads new crop sold privately.
Holders OF tobacco I'm sound, dry con-
ditiou are holding OF the market. feeling
confident that AN such will bring salts,
factory prices later on. from the small
unsold stocks ON hand, both here and In
the country.
Old Burlcy-Onerings We're rather
larger than last week. and consisted most
~ of common and mediums. with an occ7-
Fional hogshcad Of good met with, but
with much the same result as the new
offered.
Receipts this week and last were con-
eiderahlv larger than OF late. owing 10 the
fact that redricd leaf les now coming In
20 be held for future sale.
Forty-siX h~ORsheads old crop sold pri-
vately.
DARKS-Omerings OF new crop larger.
with more Of better quality which met
more activity az a few bids higher.
A good deal Of French reggie leaf op-
oearcd and sold al very satisfactory
nrIceg-SG.JO TO $3.50. In old darks only
low grade and common leaf and Tugs APP
pcarcd-w1thOut change.
one hundred and ten hoeSheads old and
1Ol ~hocsheads now CROP sold privately.
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