Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-01


mate that the sales OF dark tobaccos do
not exceed is per cent. OF the total, while
some assert that not over 10 pei cent. or
the stock sold Is dark.
The prices Of all tobacco sold during
the year just ending average 1910 per
hundred, compared with S.sl the pre-
yious year and 1916 the year before. The
lowest average on record Is S6.22, IN lssc
the panic year. The highest recorded
average price for twenty-five years was
s2040 FOR 1915. the next highest N3.Sf III
1880, and yl3.22 in 1890.
President Hughes will make his annual
report to the association Monday, az
which time his successor and other ON
GERS OF thu association Will be elected.
Colonel T.. NJ. Williamson is slated as
President Hughes's successor
The Lynchburg Market.
The total sales OF tobacco on the Lynch
burg market for the fiscal year lS91-'s5
aggregated 3.uO.100 pounds; for the u5cal
year ending September 30. 1859 26.I65.WO
(tho last two days estimated), an increase
Of 3.e5j, 800 pounds.
IL is impossible 10 specify the number
OF pounds OF dark and bright sales, as
no separate record is kept.
Bedford City.
The sales of leaf tobacco at tho two
Bedford City warehouses for the year
ending September 30, 1899 aggregate 2.7SI-
sales amounted TO l.750.OO0 pounds. so that
the increase for the year just ended ~
10 500 pounds, or CD per cent. Beotofd
IS almost exclusively dark market ana
the warehouse figures show the total safes
without reference TO its light or dark
character. The average price paid was
- per hundred. There were several hogs
heads OF fine mahogany wrappers for the
Austrian market
Chase city.
This has been n prosperous year here
I'm tho leaf-tobacco business. Buyers for
all grades offered and the demand con-
tinues throughout the year. For the to-
bacco year Just ended the sales since Oc-
tober. 1. 1898 have been: Bright tobacco;
1@o1Gi pounds: dark tobacco. l2l3l.2
pounds. Total sales, 31722l3 pounds. In
crease over 1S97-'9S. about one million
pounds in the aggregate Of both grades.
The most noticeable increase has been IN
the production Of brlghts In this section.
Dark "a only raised whore the quality or
the soil Is such that the bright variety
cannot be cultivated.
MartinsviiIe.
Tobacco sales here FOR lS37-'9S. 432s 020
pounds: for 1889. 527S.00 pounds-al
dark. All flue cured and no smoked.
FarmviIIe.
The tobacco interest OF this place Is
the life Of the town. and the crop pros
DeCt for this year was never pelteI'
There are four warehouses for the sale
of tobacco in Farmville one OF when
will omen its doors tho coming season Tor
the first time it being a new enterprise.
Farmville is not a bright tobacco market,
and little or none Of II IS sold here. but
Il has no superior as dark tobacco
market.
For the year ending September @ 1896
g7 the sales in Farmville amounted 20
1905 S95 pounds: for the year lS9l-gS end
ing September 30th. the sales We're fl23.fO
pounds. and for the year 1899. ending
the sans time, they amounted TO l0'419i5V
pounds.
Pctersburg.
From let October. 1898. 20 10Th Septem-
Der. 1891 ogshcads inspected, 4sl0' hogs
heads ON hand inspected 33i; hogsheads
on hand for inspection. 1852, loose TOBACCO
sold. 70 1882 pounds.
From 1st October 1907 10 Goth Soufem-
Der. 1Se3-Hogsheads Inspected, 2.6J0' hogs
heads on hand inspected. 2lD hoesheads
on hand for inspection, 10; loose TOBACCO
sold. 9.5lSl2J pounds.
south Rostou.
The sales Of leaf tobacco FOR the fiscal
year amount 20 1882 Gij pounds. Or This
amount about SD per cent. was bright;
the remainder was mostly red with some
dark. The sales for ae fiscal wear end
ing September 90 1898 were 67l00W an
Increase this year ~ &2G5 pounds.
5Iehcrrin.
Sales gor The year 1880 dark loose,
40 100 pounds. no nrirh. sale.