Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-21

DANFILLE, VA. December ao.-(Spe--
cia1)-Tfe sales at the leaf tobacco ware
houses this week have not been very
heavy, considering the wonderful results
that the handling of this. years crop has
produced. The quality of the tobacco sold
was not as good as in former weeks, and
prices were. a, little easier on al. grades
\ total OF $685. parcels have been disposed
of, aggregating $4,000 pounds.
The usual triple sales lasted until far
into the afternoon on several days On
Friday it was 1 O'Clock before the sales
closed for the day.
The prices on all grades were little
lower. excepting. perhaps fine wrappers.
which sold as high in some Instances as
the price has reached during the sea
son.
Some Eastern North Carolina and South
obtained for the same were not as sat
isfactory as the prices obtained for the
same grade Of goods heretofore.
There has bean a more noticeable de-
cline on bright tobaccos than on any
other grades. Much of this class Of goods
is foreign, and the demand fer 1t grad
ualiy decreasing.
Good Tobacco; Good Prices.
The farmers who sold good tobaccos
from the home section were generally
we'll pleased with the prices obtained. It
has been suggested. however. that they
now hold back their goods so as to allow
the warehouse people an opportunity to
sell off the shipped goods that they have
on hand. and the dealers an opportunity
to straishten out the big stock that they
have recently purchased.
The tobacco offered consisted largely of
stock brought to market by the three
great branches of rail1s Us entering the
city from the four general directions OF
course, the wagon trains came in as usual.
but not in as large numbers AS in weeks
pa st
Carolina Brights.
The Carolina Brights were in full sup
ply. Indeed, it seems that the great 20
per cent OF this. growth that was reported
uncold in September is finding it's way to
this market. These tobaccOs, which were
bought at boom market" values, when
placed before the buyers Of tobacco on
their merits, fail to bring the fictitious
values placed on them. They sell for
all that g good. steady market, could be
expected to pay for such stock.
Danville was assailsd for not going
wild over Carolina Brights early in the
season. Other markets are now learning
from her that it is best to start prices
somewhere near where they can be main
tanned. II is not good policy to lose nerve
over a short crop" scare These tobac-
cos are being taken right along by some
Of the dealers, who hope to be more for
tunate in disposing Of them than were
the s'early Bird buyers farther south OF
US.
There has been a continued active de-
ma nd for bright ana mahogany wrap
pars Of all grades. and prices have. been
well maintained on this class Of tobacco.
Wrappsrs seem to be rather scarce in the
crop.
EXPORTERS are buying some OF the cut
ting Leaf that is being offered at prices
that under former conditions would have
looked cheap; but with g very restricted
demand abroad for them, the prevailing
Danvil!e prices may prove 70 be nigh IN
the end.
Fine FILTERS Reins Bought.
Splendid filters that will certainly make
the most tootl,soaae Of chews are being
bought by the local manufacturers. and
by the representa- tives OF the lead.ng
firms in the United States and Canada.
at prices that are rarely ever rejected
by the sellers.
The Imperial Tobacco Company has
been buyers Of dark leaf hllers for the
past two weeks. This order has done
much TO give additional strength TO the
,narkez on this grade OF goods Filters
are produced in large quantities in this
old belt section
There have been various rurnors as to
the way in which the Imperial Tobacco
Company are going to handle their Leaf
business. It has bean given out from
tho head Offices Of the company III Rich
mord that the company will continue
buyins lsaf IN the future, according 10
the policy which they have maintained
up to the present time
There has been, Of course. some decline
IN prices over those obtaining three weeks
ago on bright and dark filters: yet they
are ali higher than at the same season
last year
Advance IN Dark Luss.
& There has been a very decided. advance
in the lower grade OF dark Jugs during
the past week over the prices paid Tor
this grade Of goods ten days ago Taxing
this advance into consideration, the gen
eral average il price is about the same
as formerly There is nothing akin 10
drag on the market
A. gentleman who, has recently visited
all the markets where Virginia and Caro-
line leaf tobacco is sold. says that Dan
vile IS the gamest and hishest-prlced
1,,.rl-at tiat he has vet visited. He eX-