The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-08
III LOOSE LEA|
TOBACCO MARKET
AL Weather Has Temporarily
Knocked Trade Into a
CRY { The 3 LACK BELT 1. I :
Long Dark al Shippers \. Have :7[';',E
Black Action by the II
Disguised Farmers !; ri

Weather conditions have knocked the |
loose leaf tobacco trade for a week past
into a cooked hat. rho snow, the hail,
the harsh cold north winds and the awful "
roads have combined to keep tho farmers
close toE tho kitchen fire, and but few OF
Them have venturcd to market with their
fine, s,n-cllred tobacco. NJ u
Tho rcsult5is that the breaks at the
loose leaf warehouses in this city have
been very light for the past week Very
-si;ttis ,le;-f has come iii by wagons and
the shipments by rail have been small.
gTho offerings on the warehouse floors
have not footed UP 4 much more than
100, 900 pounds for q week. D. rs III
Manufacturers have been eager for
Il stock and Notwithstanding the tunfavor-
able conditions they have 4Hatac TIC ed the the
breaks closely, hoping day by day |; for or
i larger offerings. Anything that showed
UP in tho way Of good sun cured fyvr 1s p
I pers or filters whether by rail or wagon
found ready takers ut the extreme outsied
4 figures. A e Il sSs,s X u II III " s
Tho transactions for the remainder OF
Tho week and also for next week VIII
depend entirely upon the weather. # the
weather is favorable the breaks will be
large: Ii not they will continue small.
In either event good sun-cured stocks
B with decided character; WILL bring good
Z money. II Il stls KS 81 "a ~
Cry From the Black Belt.
4 The farmers in the black belt where
they raise black shipping leaf are Tar
\ from being pleaytd with tho condition OF
things. Thcy.t1ikd" the cotton planters OF
the far South, are trying to- organize 70
i. hold their goods and force better prices
X a little trouble. by the way, that tho sum
y cured raisers do not now have TO wrcstle
with. Il IS III 9s , 4,
AT a meeting Of farmers recently held
al Charlotte Courthouse an address 70 = nc
Z dark tobacco growers OF the state was IS
sued which reads as follows:
We, the undersigned, members or Union
IA No. i of the Society of Equity, and also
4 members of the Dark Tobacco Growers
Association OF the county OF Charlotte,
( were appointed at a recent meeting to
v draw up a plan OF procedure In the. mar
! kctinG of our tobacco, looking ia. better
prices. beg leave to recommend tho tol-
lowing: 81
Il 1--WE have nscertained that tho pres
8jcnt crop OF Tobacco throughout the dark
belt will not supply the demand.
& o. We conclude that no man VIII dls-
ipute the fact that tho prices heretofore
III obtained for our stnplelis below the cos'
EVJ'hat we urge the members OF the So
cietyg OF Equity and OF the Dark Tobacco
3e Growers Association of Charlotte county,
&$nnd in fact all tobacco growers. to with
hold from the market for the present al
IS or their tobacco, with the exception 81
Il he lower grades, and that each and every
,# one use their best endeaVors 10 accom-
plish this end.
3S5l g. We furthermore recommend mat 4
IN COPY Of these resolutions be sent TO tho
4 presidents and secretaries OF all of tnt
t@ counties In the dark tobacco section o.
urging Them TO take simllal
+ stand.
BS M THAT a copy he sent to the preslden
and secretary of the Dark Tobacco-Grow
Z; ers Association of Virginia, urging hun
10 call, MS soon Ms possible. meeting .
the State body looking 10. that body tax
s4i ing similar action.
s. Chat a copy be sent 70 every loea
# newspaper infthe dark pelt OF Inc S'al
asking for publication.
O. That Il copy be sent to the nationn
4, organ, the Up-to-Date Farmer, and J
& thIs way reach the tobacco growers Q
IL ent,lcky and Tennessee,
NJ Ne3furthermore. desire 10 say 70 Z
n growers OF tobacco who cannot conVti
III Family hold their tobacco for any lengt
4 ~ time, that we have ascertiined tina
sgSi when YOUR tobacco has been put in pre-
j;5 ner shape and insured, that there WI
ne no difticulty In getting any pecuniar
as resistance that may be desired ~ IN
n bounds OF rcnson -, !,
lSigned) s.. G, Daniel chairman; ", !
tg8 7Ifice. D3A. Maloney, G. u, BrightWel
Sfs;, u + 4. Foster. w II. DeFord, g. Y
II Syse Berkley, r, II. Price, J. D, Shopper
an ~. n Marshall. II. n. Andrew
55i N. n Martin, j, ~ Robertson, Con
n,ittee.
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