The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-16
TOBACCO EXCHANGE
Richm md. Va. Feb. n.

Richm md. Va. Feb H. 1919
BUSINESS as far a. receipts aud deliv-
,-lDs are concerned Is at a standstill. but
trading apparently y moving on. and pos
slblv the grand total for the month will
equal N N does not exceed the average.
At "A meeting Of the Trade to-day reso-
lutiOns OF respect 10 the memory ~ MT.
A. Parry Moon. Of the late irm OF Gentry
& Moon. were adopted.
A meeting Of the Board Of Managers OF
the Richmond Tobacco Trade has been
called by order OF Mr.. T. I. CrumD,
president for to-day. Thursday, Febru-
airy 10, 1899, az II NJ.
Tobacco warehcusemen have been ac-
lively engaged in doing what was neces-
sary 10 preclude damage from leaking
roofs and drifted snow, the intiatofY
stage Of the promised thaw having set in.
Mr.. Alex. usrthri reports the Louisville
O(vl tobacco f.arFet Tor -hs ,rsrr end
ing Saturday February II, lS19. as FOL-
lows
zero buyers as well as warehousemen
found Il more than they could stand TO
continue sales in the big. open drafty
ssles-h0uses, and so adjourned until the
14t4h when the sales VIII be resumed II
the weather mOdefates sufficiently.
The condition Of the country roads. in
consequence OF heavy snow drifts and ice
has prevented growers from reaching
shipping points for this market a. well
"a Interfering with rehandling and pack
ing. consequently receipts have fallen OF
I 5g3 hogsheads compared with last week.
and are likely TO be light for some time
10 come. .
Business being restricted to two full
days this week. the oetlngs were only
! .gSs hogsheads AZ auction against 4''v'
hOgsheads last week.
The new burleys offered this week were
again very largely very poor when, tnele
IL little DOUBT, VIII coI.llue WI l,,,r
tunitv to gauge its character and verify
the early predictions regarding II. Sueh
as IL is however. II Is a case OF hoo-
sons choice" and be prepared 10 take II
as it comes. with the comiorting rene enc
ton that it will be dished our 10 al aIlhe
and play no favorites, go -.
In the offerings good and fine lear We're
seain varv scarce. the great bulk onered
being very common ana msdlum. i.
For the better sraaes on leal me ~
rnand continued active. and quallty con-
sldered. fully up to late s"'es ""' ''-'
paid for the best ofered. -... ,.,,t,o
Mediums from &c. 10 nc, were tIi,'
active and strong. but hardly euo'aD,- :,
~, ils m ngr general ne, demand than any other.
49, ,.er', fi-rn al outside figures
rower Grade filters and smokers, inclnd-
inc suitable export styles were Hreku-
lsrly higher. ,...,., ,..,r,,,,,.
To- scarce with demand ahead or oHer-
ings. were sim al outside figures tending
Old Buriev.- Manufacturers who nave
baan comuarativcly out OF the market TOT
some time. OWING tobusiness cnansl, ,.s'
from private 10 cOrpoi di1n hlhS, ma
.et.io1 down apparently 10 suDpi!
ibeir reouiremrnts OF old rcdried out Of
~ ,rnsil stocks now left on the market,
and with offerings during The two DAYS
this week Of over 100 h2ssneao5, 1s a ,Iid
tbis seoson. Good and fine leaf showed
he most marked advance. with sales l a.,
suction ne To 2ic.. as we'll as priNateiy
m rriCes very satisfactory 20 holders. ,,,,.
D.rxs During tho two days sales TINS
- ocrarings were 1875 hOgshcads new
and Is hoeshelds old which showed no
1bSnee worthy of note. either In quality
or Urfnrc