The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23
BY FRANK 5. wooDsoN.

Beginning this week the sales of
loose leaf tobacco Will be the centre
of attraction in the trade. Heretofore.
since the opening Of the season, there
have been sales only on one day of
the week (F,ridays), but commencing
Tuesday morning there will hereafter
be sales four days in the week and
in some weeks five days. s..S5
There were good receipts-on Friday
last. and all five Of the warehouse
the Davenport. which has heretofore
cnfined its loose leaf business to the
f5urley. being now open for the sale
of all types of the weed-had offerings.
The total sales were something over
so. 900 pounds Of sun-cured leaf and a
few thousand pounds Of primings, be-
Ing perhaps the last Of the primings
to be offered. The buyers were out in
good force, and the bidding was
spirited. s
Some OF the leaf on the floors was
in very bad order, but all OF 1t. showed
good quality. and the buyers and her
experts expressed the opinion that the
first large offerings prove tnat the
crop of31s10 is far superior to that
The probability is that the crop will
not weigh out as many pounds as last
years. but In quality 1t is better and
Will etsthe farmers more money.
Demand, Supply and Quality.
hadGquite an interesting interview
With a tobacco man. and he Il said Eve
now know all about the Virginia crop
Of tobacco for this year. and we know
1t is what is called a good working
CROP and we know 1t is selling in
all OF the Virginia markets at figures
in advance OF last year-selling we'll.
This shows that 1t is better and very
grower to plant what ne can eproperly
work and take care of. to make it Of
good quality, for a crop OF good schar-
acter tobacco and Just large enough to
I'mee 1.-THE demand will net9the; grower
far more profit IMAM will a large crop
Of poor quality and light Yield, There
Is no doubt that the law .of summit
demand and quality will always regr.
late the price, IL, yis! lIs@
This dealer continued, and as he con-
Iltinued he rather opened the eyes al
the man Of news, who sss was OF 6ttha
opinion that all the world looked n
THIS country for it's supplyso tobacco,
he said 5"As the United States mo.
duces now only bout sc per cent al
!; the worlds tobacco supply, which yery
few of our people even In the ira q :
July realize. It seems more necessary
than ever to have our to bacco IL siIch
quality tnat 1t cannot be ;compet ed
with by the inferior grad which swa
all know COMPRISES the bulk Of I ia
Leaf tobaccos made in other parts 81
the world" ,t
bright Outlook for the Grover
Leaf tobacco" continued this to-
bacco man, has been selling we'll for
some time. and the grower has been
Iigetting big benefit from the I'm.
proved prices. He will continue to get
the same benefit all through. the sea-
son In my opinion, AT the same \ time
THE manufacturer has I'D to face these
full prices for his raw lear andssan
addition OF 3 cents per pound In the
ina tier Of revenue tax on the manu-.
fractured article, There has Il been
)sstill larger Increase In the 4 tax V on
tgcigarettes, but prices to the consume 8,
iishave not been advanced at a II on the
leading brands Of tobacc a or the lead
ling brands Of cigaret ties, II Ana all Of
Isthis. too, comes In The face y Of the
Istact tina t n O. very heavy tvanceS Ia {
sbeens made in the prices q sneagl1