The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15
It Has Been So Great That
Supply on Hand is Small.
FlvE-EIGHTHS CROP SOLD
The Prices Of Peanuts Will Be Much
Higher in the Next Few Months, as
It VIII Be Nine Months Before
Another Crop viii Come In.
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PETERSBURG, VA, February a.
Fully live.eighths Of the Spanish peanu,
crop has been sold. N1ossrs. Martin &
Son. commission merchants OF Peters
burg. recently addressed letters to the
farmers In the peanut belt Of Virginia
and North Carolina, and this estimate
is based on sixty letters thus far re-.
oeivcd from them, In none Of these let
tiers Is the amount on hand estimated
to be more than thirty-tlve or forty per
cent. and in some the amount on hand
In their section Is estimated to be less
than ten per cent
The demand FOR sheled Spanish pea
nuts has ben 50 urgent this season that
most of those marketed have been sold
to consumers, and neither shelters nor
commission merchants have many on
hand. From this fact 1t would seem
that tho rest Of the crop would sell at a
much higher price before the season was
over. as 1t would be nine months before
another crop can be grown and mar.
keted. It cannot now be told with any
certainty what the proper acreage Of pea.
nuts VIII be next season. There was one
fourth less acreage last year than the
previous year.
CINDERELLA
Cinderella was played ut the homo Of
Mrs. Prentis. on Hinton Street, last eve.
ming BY the young people on Hinton
Street. Proceeds from the entertainment
will be used for the benefit OF the poor
nj 20 ryty Go ~, \
tickets to the entertainment the rooms
lacked seating capacity. The children
had to redeem fully one hundred and fifty
tickets. and for the benefit Of those who
were unable to gain admission last eve
ming they have decided to repeat the play
next Friday evening In hall where there
Will be ample seating capacity.
The cast Is as follows:
Cinderella. Miss Nellie Green;, Rose, Miss
Wilma Stephenson; Ellen, Miss Mary
Ousby; Godmother Miss Queeny Prentis;
Prince. Mr.. Junlus Stephenson; Warden.
Alr. Harry Moyler; Dukes Daughter.
Miss Julia Whyte; Guests at the Palace,
Miss Ella Caldwell and others.
Act /. Cinderella's Home Act 2. The
Ball. Act 3. Apartment near Ballroom.
Act a. The Home Of the Sisters. Act S.
The Wedding.
Dancing, singing, elocution by Miss Eva
l : SllllS, MISS stephenson ana MISS Ma
hone. Piansts, Mrs. Prents and Miss
Whyte.
HIS FIRST SERMON.
Rev. J. Francis Ribble the new rector
of st. Johns Episcopal Church. in this
CITY, Will preach his first sermon at that
church tomorrow morning.
There is much contention over the pro-
position to purchase a new fire engine
for the city of Petersburg. Some Of the
Councilman maintain that If 5000 is APP
propriateds for this purpose al this time
1t will mean an Increase Of taxation in
July. Petersburg Is now better pro-
tected against fire than It has been for
many years. and quite number maintain
that even We're there any probability that
the appropriation would cause increased
taxation. that there is no urgent de-
mand for increasing fire protection.
DIR. BATTLES DECISION.
Rev. DR.. Battle will preach at the .rst
Baptist Church Tomorrow morning. DR..
Battle has been suffering from a dlslo-
Gated knee cap but is now able to be
out on crutcheS. 1t is probable that lie
viii deliver his sermon tomorrow while
seated After the morning service he viii
give his final answer with reference to
his resignation, which the church refused
to accept.
Sweet Glover, presented by the original
company, will be given at the Academy
of Music in this city next Thursday eve
ming.
The Methodist Sunday-school Associa-
ton will hold their regular monthly meet
ing tomorrow afternoon at o'clock ut
Blandford Church.