Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
DANYILL.TOBACCQ.
THE MARKET HAS NOT YET RE-
COVERED FROM CHRISTMAS.
THE CONDITIONS CHANGED
Warehouses are NO Longer Glutted.
but Larger Sales nre Expected
Nert weck-The Farmer. should
Organize, say. widely-Kln,o~n
Planter.

.DANyILLE, VA, January 1o.-fspe-
cial)-The tobacco trade has not yet,
fully recovered from the Generalization
incidental to the Christmas holidays. The
breaks have been exceedingly light. me
same interest has not been manifested
that was shown by the buyers during the
latter months of the previous year.
The tobacco that was shown up at the
| warehouses during the week has been
light in texture and quality. .ery little
of the wrapper type has appeared among
the offerings. The same steady demand
for this grade OF weed that marked the
declension of the December business ls
still apparent The parcels are invariably
taken up at good prices. It seems to be
the consensus of opinion among tobacco
people that the bulk of wra ppers appear
ing in the present crop have already
passed out Of first hands. The showing
of this grade in the crop was very
small.
CHANGE IN THE CONDITIONS.
There is a notable change In the con-
dition OF the market The warehouses 80
not glutted with parcels. as was the case
earlier in the season. The wagon trains
are not nearly as large as formerly. and
the bulk of the traffic on the streets is
not made up in large part Of farmers.
The daily sales are easily over by 2
O'Clock In the afternoon, whereas before
Christmas there were triple sales daily,
lasting sometimes as late as o'clock.
There were several instances where the
sales were not concluded at all, but were
continued over until the next day, the
breaks opening with the discarded par
GELS and continuing from that point.
LARGER SALES THIS WEEK.
Those In position to vouchsfse an
opinion in such matters say that larger
sales may be expected next week 1t !
seems to be conceded that planters are
little dereict in business Immediately
following the season Of turkey and pres
ents. The cash laid up for many weeks
against the day of merry making Will
begin to grow scarce. and with the search
ty Of money will come to the market. the
covered schooners laden with the weed.
The figures for the entire years bust
ness have not yet been made out Mr.. d.
K. Jones, president OF the Danville To-
bacco Association. is at work upon the
statistics. and will divulge the Issue as
soon as he has reached definite conclu-
sions. These figures will be of great In
terest aside from the fact that the pres
ent tobacco year has been fraught with
the most tremendous results within the
history of the tobacco world.
THEY SHOULD ORGANIZE.
Colonel John S. Cunningham. of North
Carolina. the largest tobacco planter in
Carolina Tobacco Growers Association,
was in the city recently. In converse ton
with your correspondent Colonel Cunning
ham said:
THE tobacco farmers of Pittsylvania
county and of the entire State of Vir-
ginia will act wisely to organize. It is
to the interest not only of the farmers
that this be done, but of the tobacco buy
ers and warehouse men. who must of
necessity cooperate and work with the
farmers. The question Is now, what shall
the farmers and tobacco buyers and
warehousemen do? 1t is important that
they meet and discuss this question.
eff all fa-.ners will diversity their
crops so as to grow their supplies on the
farm, M; ing tobacco the money crop
solely. they will have to come very near
solving this most important question.
Organization, and the meeting togeth-
er Of the farmers, Is the most important
step to take. Danville is the metropolis
and the great tobacco market of the
world. It will prove pro4.-ab.e to the
farmers to have a meeting In Danville
at as early date as possible.
THE matter has been brought to my
attention, and meeting in Danville.
urged. 1t Is up to the farmers and those
interested in their welfare to say what
shall be done in the premises.
"A thousand farmers representing
twenty counties in North Carolina met
short time ago in Rocky Mount and de-
ternined to organize to protect their In
terests. Virginia should do the same