The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-03
TOBACCO EXCHANGE.
Richmond Va. Nj

/ county sumo urea AnUaIfDN VIII IIf. WlflfA
nj St0ncWall and Crcnshaw's warehouses
| tomorrow Tuesday, May g. lSgN.
! Private sales reported 10 the secretary
/ Of the Richmond Tobacco Trade to-day
| Wrappers hogshcads; filters. ].
! smokers g: leaf (darlD. /. Jugs dark, ..
/ Total 10 hogsheads.
! The tobacco inspector reports to-day:
| Inspections Bright 80 hOrehcads. Re
! insbections-Br hogsheads. dark. 3
| Shockoe. Crenshaw's. Allegheny. Meals.
| Old Dominion. Davenport. Planters am
! Seabrook's tobacco warehouses report
! to-day: Receipts, l0l packages, deliveries
United states internal revenue collec-
! tons on tobacco for me cry OF h!ch-
mond Va. to-day: Cigars ana cigarettes
A5gG7 -; plug tobacco, 2,3l50'. Total
ST. y. d. Christian. Of the p. Lorlllard
! Company. Of New York city is DO klch-
mond. Va, to-day.
Messrs. suhling & co. report the Lynch
! burg (Val tobacco market for the week
ending Saturday. April 80. 1S9S as fol-
| lows.
our sales this week have been quite
! light owing TO the dry weather ana only
| small proportion NJ the crop now re-
! naming uns0ld. The offerings were
| rather undesirable. and contained bur iii-
| tie Of the better grade. No precepuule
| change I'm prices was noticeable.
| The weather. on the whole mas been
| very favorable for the prosecution or
| work on the farm. Preparations for thr
| new crop are being vigorously pushed
! forward The young plants are reported
| as looking well and FAR advanced IN size.
| BY the 18th Of May they VIII be plenty
! large 10 begin repIantlng ana WIN
| favorable season about that time man.
| acres will be set out 10 is not thought
| that the war will materially a1cct prices
| for the better grades Of shipping ledi.
as most Of our iarm TTs WI VII , go tbi,t
| raise such tobacco. We 90 NOT inlnh
| the acreage already prepared for tobacco
! will be largely curtailed; 90 1000 ,,, 900
Sold week ending April %. lS9s .ol 100
| pounds sold week ending april ~. lN'N'
| 22S 100 pounds. Decrease for week end
| ing April 30. 1898 1890 pounds.
sales from October I. 1897. 10 Apru ~
! 1SaS. 1906 400 pounds, sales from Ocl0-
! her 1906 10 April 30. 1897 lSStt@Fb
pounds. Increase for 1S9S, 29.l0O pounds.
GAINESVILLE. TENN. April 2s.-Our
| receipts this week were 90 hogSn'sgH,
| offerings on the breaks III hogsheads,
| sales qG hOgshcads. With very large un-
| sold stocks our market still does a re-
tail business holders not Offering enough
| to really make market. appar'hiil
| looking forward 10 stronger demands ana
| better prices later on. hasing their views
upon the small size of the crop ana me
| small stocks I'm all outward markets.
| The breaks showed no material chdnse
I'm quality The market was firm 20
strong for all good. useful KINDS. We
have bad rather cool and wet Aprh,
| which has been good for The grasses.
but the frequent rains have delayed farm
work, which is now little in arrears.
! Corn planting IS about over. and tobacco
land will now be taken in hand. we
| quote: -,-. q. ne
| Common Tugs ................S NUS 80
Medium Tugs ........- ....-'. a.,gI ~
| Good Jugs ...... ....' ...'. 1-DY n
| Low ear .-t -... '.sss.s'''-- ~ ~ =.
Common leaf ..... ......... tlpI ~
| Medium leaf ..... .......... 9VlT ! 10
! Good leaf ........ .........' ti,e'H ,22'1Un
| EIIN leIl 49,