The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-22
Richmond. Va. Dec. q.

Richmond, Va, Dec. 81. 1899.
Private sales reported to-day were:
! Scrap l hOgshead: hurley. / hogshead
/ smokers. / hOgshead; filters, / hOgshead
leaf. hogsheads; Tugs. II hogsheads.
Warehouses report receipts Of AZ hogs
heads: deliveries. p hogsheads.
! Crenshaw's Warehouse reports sales to-
day as .. 500 pounds; highest price. 50.
ShOckOe Warehouse reports sales OF u
| COS pounds; highest price, Sl4.1J.
Stonewall Warehouse reports sales to-
| day as $40 pounds.
Internal revenue collections for to-day
We're.
Tobacco ......... ..............S 2.631 42
| cigars ......... ................ 3loo -
Iotdl .'.s.....'. ..s'......... SllicOl 81
b. 4. Jacob & Co make the following
weekly comment on the market:
Dark (New)-Receipts very light: mar
ket continues fairly active. fine stemmng
! and wrappers In good demand at full.
un-Cured-Receipts continue light;
market about steady.
Bright-Unchanged and quiet The To-
baccO Exchange will close Friday and
loose sales will be suspended until after
January /, 1900.
The following was taken from the New
York Commercial:
Louisville Dec. 2O.-Leaf tobacco sales
were very heavy this week, and prices
were maintained at the highest figure
While receipts from the country were the
largest OF the year. This week the pres
sure has been so great that sales were
mad on Monday. contrary TO the usual
custom. The strong tone OF the market
has continued.
a feature of the market has been the
activity OF the buyers Of the Continental
and American Tobacco companies. These
companies were buying at least 60 per
cent. OF the offerings at this time last
year. but this season have held back II Is
supposed, with the intention of buying
IN the country after first depressing the
auction markets.
However there has been such free buy
ing by spectators in the country. and
the new Independent factories have pur-
chased so freely here that quotations have
steadily risen Last week II. A. Smith
head OF the leaf department OF the COM
pine, came here and conferred with John
Doerhoefer the managing director of the
combine factories. and Mr.. Water. the
head buyer.
After the conference the buyers went to
work and took freely of all grades. the
result being so good that some ware
n0usemen said their averages showed an
ADVANCE Of 81 on each hundred pounds
Both buyers and warehousemen agreed
hat prices were the best OF the season.
taken all around The only exception was
trashes- All colOry and bright low grades
sold exceptionally high.
The dark tobacco market was lighter
and rather unsatisfactory, due mainly 10
tho mixed and undesirable character of
the offerings. Nothing appeared that was
M for export Of the new crop and all the
offerings had 10 be taken by rehandlers
The market was irregular and 2JqJOc per
hundred lower.
K1ghmnpH
has put stop to heavy receipts Of loose
tobacco. but Christmas money must come
out or sales OF tobacco previous to that
holiday. Planters will market all possible
this week. Prices and quality are still IN
changed, and the demand Is steady on all
grades. with a notable rrmness amount
ing 10 small advance in low grade dark
Jugs one OF the most favorable indica
lions for better business with the leaf
dealers and order buyers Is the starting
up Cf the new antitrust plug factory at
~. Louis, Mo. with others TO follow
Should such parties begin buying new or
old brights. which would be mainly I'm
wrappers. the market would improve
Cincinnati. Dec. 2o-Onerings on the
local breaks last week were rather In
eral. aggregating 400 hogsheads The
greater proportion OF these offerings were
old tObaccos, and reflections for the week
amounted to ~ hogsheads. Receipts
were 7l2 hogsheads, and consequently
there was decrease IN local stocks. The
feature OF the week was the high price
obtained for new grades. though the old
qualities took "A turn for the better. There
was strong bidding from the manufactur-
ing Interests. Everything except the high
est grades of leaf sod at better prices.
II is expected that the stock Of old to-
baccos will soon be exhausted IL the pres
emf rate of selling continues. New to-.
bacco sold up to 1915 per 100 pounds.
The Increased offerings OF new show a