The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-20
ToHAcco EXCHANGE.

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Sales of new dark loose tobacco ON the
Richmond. Va, breaks to-day: Shoch'e
Warehouse. sold SO pounds hsheet
price 80. Crcushaw's Warehouse SOFA
4. 4OJ pounds; highest price. S-l Ioial d.
go pounds, highest price Ell.
4 bright loose tobacco sale az stone
wall Warehouse to-day. and "a good break
of new dark loose tOnaccos for to-mor-
row. Wednesday, April 20. lNo
At CrcushaW's Warehouse to-day Mr
S G.. Lloyd. of Louisa county, sold ~
pounds sun-cured tobacco az -, ~
pounds sun-cured tobacco al ST.
Crenshaws Warehouse VIII oHer
break of new dark loose toDaccos to-moi-
row.
Nessrs. Frazer & Thompkns will open
the fine dark tobacco crop OF Mt W. A.
Hammer. Of Nelson county, which they
will offer by sample at their Office TO-
morrow The break includes some crack
Private sales reported 10 the secretary
of the Richmond tobacco trade to-day
Fllers hOgsheads, Leaf dark. 20 hogs
heads: Jugs dark II hogshcads. Total
~ hOgshcdds.
The tobacco inspector reports to-day:
INSPECTIONS Bright. - hOssheddfi DARK
- hogsheads. ! fierce. Rrinspecuons-
Bright. hOgsheads. ,
Shockoe Crcnshaw's StOncwall. Neal $,
AUeghany. old Dominion, Davenport $.
Planters. and Scabr0okes tobacco ware
houses report to-day. Receipts, - pack
ages: deliveries, SO packages.
United States internal Revenue collec-
uons ON tobacco for the city of hich-
mond. Va to-day. Cigars and cigarettes
S1S2C): plug tobacco s.. is9.j4 Total
S2972.9i
The Petersburg Record Of Saturday.
The following win show the loosement
OF tobacco during the past week az the
various warehouses:
Loose-Farmers, $40: Centre. 100;
Moores, 1906; West Hill, 2I2iO, oaks.
1880. Total -. 7s5. Railroad receipts.
IFS h0gsheads.
Mr. Alex HarthlIl reports the Louis
vile. Ky. tobacco market for the week
ending Saturday. April 10. 1855.
Offerings of hurley for The week at auc-
ton:
Old Crop-This week. $50 hogsheads.
last week $50 hOgshcads; week bro 1897.
100 hogsheads, week in 1S9G, 134 hogs
heads
New Crop-This week. 1859 hogsheads:
last week. 1.j4O hOgsheads: week in 1897
2.iGs hogsheads, week IN 1896, 2 ~ hogs
heads.
Original hogshcads sold this week We're
964 against 1.5ll last week. Reviews j29
against j43 last week
Total sales at auction an kinds this
week .493 hogshcads, against 1862 hogs
heads last week. and 3Oij hogsheads this
week last year.
Reflections. 225 hogshcads Burnley
against 4jl last week. Darks, 100 hogs
heads against ~ hogsheads last week.
Percentage of all kinds sold - against
Total receipts were 79l hogsheads
against ] 437 hogsheads last week, and
1913 I'm week last year and ,42S I'm ls96
Burlcy offerings were l.2iSf hOgsheads
or 292 hogshoads less than last week
Largely reduced offerings or hurley ana
dark tobacco: an extremely active market
with higher prices for burleys, very light
receipts and unreasonable weather. were
the leading features Of the market this
week.
Reviews this week formed half OF the
new hurley offerings, which met with
good advances.
Warehouse men report the market for
burleys the best they have had IN slN
weather has been very cold and unset
tied. with farming operations being com
paratively at a stand-still
GAINESVILLE. TENN. April tour
receipts this week were 635 hogsheadaf
offerings. l67 hogsheads; sales, 95 hogs
Sellers are evidently not satisfied with
the present market or they would oIeI
more freely and seem 10 be waiting Tor a
more active demand. The breaks were
composed mostly Of new crop tObaccos'
the quality chasing rather higher. fIlet s
were unchanged Tor new ana olu' nv
unsold stocks are steadily increasing IN
! the warehouses. Receipts are now light
at the pricing houses. the bulk of me
crop having passed from the planters
hands Rumors Of war so Tar nave hau
no effect upon our market. For old to-
| baccO, we quote:
Common Jugs ..............S 2.50ds 3.25
| Medium Tugs ........ ....... 1917 80
| Good Tugs ..... ..'.'.''.''''' l.1I ~ ~
| Low ear ssssssssss'' .nN" ~ y.
| Common leaf ...... ......... aoOH 90
| Medium Leaf ..... ...........' oJ'H iV'V
Good leaf ................no none Offering.
| Fine leaf ....... .........nOne Offering.
Selections ...... ........... none oliNllhB'
HOPKINSVILLE. KY, April Ire
| CENTS since last report. DOG hogsheads;
| receipts to date, 3.ll4 hogsheads. receipts
| To same time last year, lS3 hogsheads;
| sales since last report, q hogsheads
| sales TO date. 1911 hogsheads sales 10
| same time last year 3.43I hogsheads.
Offerings this week contained a smaller
L Of