The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
TOBACCO Men TO
HOLD A MEETING
National Association Will Con-
we're at Old Point.
THIS SEASON A BUSY, ONE
Farmers Arc Rushing Their crops to Mark
and Ihsy Are Hing the weed
at Excellent
Prices.

BY the time that the second annual
meeting Of the Tobacco Association, of
tic United States, IS held next July at
Old Point the association will be a body,
thoroughly organized and equipped for
uction.s The great work during the pres
Ont year is to get everything in working
shape, but it is being done surely, il
slowly. Efforts are being made every day
by President Darlington TO push things
on and he hopes soon to be able to report
great big progress.
The latest step OF the Association is in
the important matter OF Insurance, men
ton of which has been made heretofore
The question is one of great interest to
ali tobaccon;sts and is attracting con-
siderable attention.
The circular letter Of President CARING
Ton and the appointment OF the Insurance
Committee are awaited with interest
One of the first matters to be looked
after next by the Association will be the
instaIlmcnt Of members. When this is
completed the work OF selecting commit
fees will be gone into. The constitution
provides for several Of these committees
and upon them largely depends the sue
cess of the organization. One of the
1ncst important will be the committee on
Statistics, which Will have charge of the
matter of getting UP accurate trade data.
statistics from South Carolina have al
ready been turned over TO the Association.
Those from eastern North Carolina VIII
follow shortly. and then other States will
be heard from. The plan is to get these
statistics from the various states, through
the State Offices and the local tobacco
boards of trade. Then they will ee COM
J,arcd with those of the United States
Government and finally will be issued.
In this way, 1t is thought, accurate sta
1istics. a matter of much Importance to
the tobacconist, can be gotten
Another committee will shortly be ap-
pointed and which will have in hand an
important work, will be the committee
on the Tobacco code. The present code
IS out-of-date and needs a thorough re-
vision The chairman of all committees.
OF course. will be located in Richmond,
the headquarters of the Association being
here during the presidency Of Mr.. Car
s'inctGn.
THE TRADE SITUATION.
During the past week the Richmond
snarket has experienced the busiest sea-
son which it has had yet Ills year Dur
ing. the last three days the tobacco
poured into town and was gobbled up at
prices rarely equaIed before. The highest
averages in many years were brought IN
several of the warehouses. This week
there will. in all probability, be somewhat
OF :; falling off which will continue until
another good season" and even thcn
business will hardly be SO rapid again
REGENTS in all lines have been liberal
during the week and prices to say the
least have been fully maintained, partlc-
,,lar-l- on all sun and air cured manu-
1acturcrs' tobaccos. Common Jugs were
1,obably II to 20 cents higher than tlle
week ,efors S't,>-o''"e' ''-TtE "e'H
~, and wera bringing, Tor the tic o the
FLOW 81 ~ $50 - -.'.--s.>,. 1855 '
smoked tobacco has advanced from 90
cents TO 81 on the hundred. There is a
,,retty good demand for dark red or brown
wrapners Dark siemming leaf has been
selling anywhere from 6 cents to IL cents
per pound
1t is pretty generally held that there IS
about one-fifth of the case crops sull to
he marketed. The crop will probably run
larger than that of last year, certainly
sn respect of price. Concerning the situa-
ton at present, Mr.. Silas Shelbourne
of Shelbournc's Warehouse, said the
other day:
mot over ten or fifteen per cent. of the
tobacco on the north side of the river in
tho original wagon belt Tributary TO Rich
mond, is left. A great many of the farm
crs have sold out entirely already The
high prices here, however, are inducing
great many people beyond the iilse of l1ls
belt to land their tobacco TO klchmohd III
winter order No doubt the largest part
of the tobacco from the belt VIII be sold
within the next few months, if the pres
cnt high prices continue. There is prob
ably more of the crop left on the south
side of the river, but owing to low prices
dust before Christmas, a good part OF this
has been sold in the country. Prices are
very much higher on this class of tobacco
now and great many of these planters
regret having sold out"
THE REGGIE TOBACCO.
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