The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-11
GREAT SALE OF
LOOSE TOBACCO
About 100000 Pounds Sold During
the Week-Fine Prices Yester-
day-Tobacco Notes.

This week on the Richmond tobacco
market, considering it was the week fol-
loving the holidays, has been a most sue
cussful one for business. About 100000
pound Of tobacco have been sold, and
some Of the prices received were remark
able. ShoclSoe Warehouse led in high
prices On individual piles of tobacco. re-
ceiving yesterday SIG per hundred on 225
pounds of tobacco belonging to T.. c.
Lowery. Shelburne Warehouse had the
largest average for the week. Mr. Dick
inson, one Of the proprietors of the ware
house, said yesterday that an average of
s1252 per hundred pounds had been re-
ceived on his entire sale OF IS, SOS POUNDS.
Among the high averages Shell
burnes made was 900 pounds sold
for Mr.. Logan Lloyd at an average OF
S1S06 per 1C0 pounds; 1850 pounds for 0lr.
L. M. Jones at an average OF Sl306 per
100 pounds; 7UD pounds for Mr.. l. w. Mar
tin at an average Of 81! per 100 pounds;
955 pounds sold for Mr.. 1. i. Lloyd st an
average Of $13.52 per 100 pouuds; l,245
pounds for ldr. Byrd Gathright at an
average of sl4 per 100 POUNDS, and many
others just as high. ars
An exceptionally fine sale was held at
Shockoe also yesterday. About 3',SS
pounds were sold in all, the average price
on the entire crop being sS.G5. The follow
ing are some of the notable sales:
G. W. Harris-g30 pounds at $12.i5; $50
pounds at Sla; 100 pounds at $3.50; average
price. $3.50. w. A. Hall--2SO pounds at
s11.25; 45 pounds at Sl325; $50 pounds at
$50; average price, SIS. Simon Stanley
$50 pounds at s10.75: 1s5 pounds at ST.:
2s5 pounds at s15: 2a3 pounds at SIS
average price. s14. =. L. Shuman-4o0
pounds at s15.e5; $40 pounds at s13.25; av-
erage price, S;3.a5. T. {. Irowery-2s;0
pounds at Sl4;; S3SS5 pounds at SIS; It's pounds
at $3.50; 225 pounds at s2S; average price,
So
The sales at the several warehouses
during the week have been as follows:
shelburne-14o.41 40 pounds, highest price,
SCI; Crcnshaw Warenouse--1ia,s 1o pounds.
highest price, s21.50: Shockoe Warehouse
-10S512 pounds, highest price, SIG.
1t IS reported that q third British to-
bacco combination, with Mr.. Thomas
#Gsllahcr, OF Belfast, Iraland, well known
here, at its. head. vii! soon take a hand
in the tobacco warfare, nov was.ng in
England
The nature OF the proposed organiza-
ton is not known. The Irish Tobacco
Journal came out in its December issue.
under the caption, THE Very Latest
and declared semphaticaily that "A third
tobacco combination is forming and that
its head will be a prominent Irish tobac-
co manufacturer, well qualified as
leader. The Southern Tobacconist of
this city, commenting in its current issue
upon this statement asserts its belief that
the leader referred to is none other than
Mr.. Gallaher. who, 1t says, has the make
up of a leader, with the money to back
him, witllntl1e confidence Of others in him,
and with the experience Of the pest and
largest of manufacturers. and the orsani-
cation here and yonder already perfec led
to be utilized as needs to be extended on
best and most modern lines Of buying
and manufacturing.
William G. Bentley, a pr ,InlEens@!taf
tobacco dealer here, has received a let
eterS from one of his clients In England
which states that the Imperial Tobacco
Company has all the tobacco on hand it
needs for some time to come. Heavy
purchases have been made recently with
the result that the reserve stock has been
made up to the limit
Mr.. H IS Walker, of Danyille, head
OF the leaf department. of the Continental
Tobacco Company. and Mr. e. D. Chris
tlan. Of Jersey City. connected with the
:aemerican SNUFF Company, were In the
city yesterday.
Mr.. George r. Passmore. OF Ileysyilles
vas shercsyester dny.