The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-24

Railroad receipts. 32s hogsheads.
October /, lS9j TO October ], lNbI
HOgshcads inspected. 4.1SJ. Inspected
hogsheads on hand, 99o. for Inspection,
ia. loose. G,4G2s9o.
Messrs Suhling & Co. report the Lynch
burg Va. tobacco market Tor the week
ending Saturday. May II. 1S9S as follows.
The fine handling weather ana the IN
ability Of the planters to do much MoIh
on the farm, owing TO the wet cplul Nv"
of the land, caused our offerings OF TO-
baccO to be fairly heavy again TINS Week
The character of the breaks was not as
desirable as last week. The percentage OF
"regie tObaccOs" was somewhat larger
Occasionally a pile Of fine lear was run
across which was taken by our wrapper
buyers at prices ranging from so 10 80
Prices on the whole have been fairy Irm
on all grades. During the week selanb
out Of plants began in earnest. lHg
Young plants are reported as being Wen
advanced and are very plentiful Not
withstanding the probable eNll eHe'ta ~,
war the farmers are steadily gong ahcau
IN their farm preparations. MORO lfIt
izers has been sold than FOR hunDtI
NJ wears past. The farmers have been
pretty well satisfied with prices TINS sea-
son and feel encouraged I'm their WORK.
sold week ending May Il. 1898. 6slrD
pounds sold week ending May -, lHyo,
Gi2 zoo pounds. Decrease Tor week ehulhs
MAY u, 1898. 7G.S0o pounds %,
Sales from October I, 1897. 10 May ~
| 1905 2O4131 100 pounds; sales from Oclo-
| Der l. 1896. to May q. 1891. 2poiN,'s"
pounds. Decrease for 1913 @-''4oO poui'u''
Mr.. Alex. Harthnl reports the LouisyiHc
XVI tobacco market for the week ending
| Saturday. May p. 1s9S, as follows:
Extremely light sales. hurley marhst
| less animated except for specialties IN
| good condition, little or no change IN
| dark tobaccos but good demand Tor ne-
sirable new French reggie leal' were ny
| leading features of the marker TINS Wc'h'
| New Burley-Omcring5 were the sHdll-
est we have had OF any week THIS year
being only COL hOgsheads or "a hoss-
| heads less than the light offerings OF last
week. A..
| most mart was exceedingly common, with
| condition very Door which comDined re-
suited i'm "a very inanimate market WIN
| prices irregular for all excepting very
colorv traghcs and heavy bodied common
red filters which Ike last week, showed
much activity and real strength Inc rev
| hopsheads of medium 90 good lear ouercq
| found buyers at nearer inside hgures' Al
present manufacturers show less desire 20
| take hold than they nave at any lliilJ
| this year. particularly on all not III soou
Offerings Of hurley for the week at auc-
| IiOn: o,- ,..,.o,7s.
last week. go hogsheads; week IN 1871
| las hogsheads: week in 1896. CD hogs
! heads. 90, $4,000 lie.
| New crop-This week. COZ hogsneads'
| last week SIS hOgshcadsi week IN lo't'
192 hogsheads: week I'm 1896, JO6 hogs
ORIGINAL hogshoads sold this week were
500 against ga last week Reviews 30
against 400 last week at.
STotal sales at auction all kinds this
weok 1895 hogshcads. against l.4A hogs
| heads last week and 2.Gl5 hogsheads this
week last year. -.
Reflections. 26G hogsheads bQriey'
| beads against los hOgshcads last week
Per centage Of all kinds Sold %. against
90 Total receipts were 1.142 hogsheads;
| against 762 hogsheads last week an, ana
| o. 52 in week last year. and 1.O24 IN lo'b
Hurley offerings were $40 hogsheads, OF
ooa borsheads less than last week.