The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-15
WILL HAVE A
SALAR|ED OFFICER.
Dues Of Tobacco Association to
Be Raised-Activity in Ger
many-EngIish Crops.

Among the matters Of interest to come
up at the meeting of the Tobacco Asso-
citation Of the United States in Old FONT
next week will be proposition 10 RAISE
the annual dues of the organization SO
as to render it possible to employ req
ular salaried secretary and treasurer, VINO
can give his whole time to the Work. e.
is generally believed that a majority OF
the members will favor the change ana
will order that it be made.\
During the first year of its existence the
associa ton has felt the need OF some
competent tobacco man who might take
up the work of secretary an ana h gsneraniI MY
John c.. Hagan has been filling the posi-
ton most admirably. but his business
could not be neglected, and ms M atten-
The president Of the association,
Mr. T. NJ. Darlington. wba has been ex-
| tremely busy with perset-l matters, was
in the same fix with Mt Mt, H snsrntarv and
treasurer wouli. relieve the situation con-
siderably and would, it is thought, ensure l:
the life Of the association me t new ~ , ose,
| things going and generally attend 10 the
affairs of the organization.
In circulars just received here from
II. A. Warneken & Co., of Bremen. the
following statement concerning the con-
dition of the market is made.
nation pervadng our market at the close
of the preceding month. which we had
occasion to note in our last circular, has
stayed with US throughout the month OF
June, and we can again report p1
lively market and of large business
transactions
Total sales foot up nearly $500 hogs
heads. particulars of which will be found
in our list of sales below. The general
hi of tobacco
other good points connected with 1t are
becoming more and more apparent to
our buyers, inducing them to lay aside
for once their habitual state OF reserve
and urging them to operate with more
freedom than usual
Virginia-Dealers are proceeding to
buy what they need for their fall bust
ness, and are paying full prices for their
selections sales reported, amounting to
about go hogsheads.
Edward Samuelson & Co.'S monthly re-
port from England indicates that bad
crop news is stirring things up there some
what. The circular. says:
The crop news during the month has
been disappointing. The weather has
consequently backward in growth. be-
sides the extent of the crop has been
curtailed by absence of rain, preventing
resetting to replace those plants that had
will be all important. as a. late crop comes
within reach of its worst foes: too much
rain. or frost. at time of maturing. The
Western crop being some months later
the weather conditions at the present
time are not of such vital Importance.
Thos. II. Edwards & Co. of Liverpool, re-
port that there was some enquiry for
briglts on bad news as to the growing
crop but that buyers and sellers views
as to prices proved too far apart for any
tranSa ctiOnS Of Importance.
Mr. Rufus sarvay, one of the oldest
members of the Richmond Tobacco Trade
and probably in point of service, the old
est warehouse man in the city. is dan
gerously i'll at his home. No. 70t East
Leigh Street. There is said to be no hope
for his recovery.
Tp to the time of his illness Mr. Sar-
way was connected with Shockoe Ware
house of which he was the manager.
Mr. F. A Cheatham of Youngsville.
was among the visiting tobacco men in
| the city yesterday.