The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-31
BEEN 5000 YEAR
/. FOR TOBACCO men
WITH FIGURES NOT QUITE COM
PIETF. SALES SHOWN TO HAVE
BEEN VERY LARGE,
PRICES HAVE BEEN GOOD
LARGE QUANTITIES OF hurley
BEING BROUGHT FORM WEST
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JRERs BUsN.

An accurate resume of the tobacco
business in the Richmond market for
the year just closing is not feasible
nave been tahulated vet. However
it is certain from the sales that have
been recorded go far that the year IN
every way has been a most satfsfac-
tory one ami in some particulars
record breaker Z
The loose sales for the year begin
ming October /, 1909. and ending oc-
tober 1, 1910 amounted to 14,137,-
2s5 pounds ana prices averaged about
ten cents. With q very large crop for
1910 and tha offerings OF splendid
quality, there Is every reason to sup
pose that tht- prices will hold the
satisfactory tone through the season
and that thu Richmond warehouses
Will do the largest business in their
history
In shipping tobacco there has been
unusual activity. Ii is estimated that
there will be sales OF hogshean To-
bGc eco amounting to 10000 hogsheaos.
with the official inspection of 1883
he gsheads SO far.
In bright &c bacco. which comes to
the Richmond market only in the re-
dried condition in hussheads. the mar
ket has been unusually good and the
good stock carried by the locfi mer-
chants has been thoroughly appre-
ciated and brought good results.
Large Sale Of Buricy.
The movement that has been set
on foot among the local warehouses
to develop loose hurley market IN
Richmond has been fruitful of good
! results this season, and there have
been recorded the largest sales OF THIS
grade during the season of 1910 tina :.
were ever known here. Davenports
/ particularly has ndeayored to de-
veiop this hurley market and has sue
ceeded in having large hurley offerings
/ every week. The sales OF 10000
/ pounds of hurley in that warehouse
! Friday was o record breaker and there
was another sale held Saturday morn
/ ing to dispose of the hurley that had
! been shipped In from the State Of
/ West Virginia. Formerly hurley sales
| did not amount to very much and
usually just one day week WAS de-
voted by tho local warehousemen TO
the disposal OF this grade.
In the manufacture or tobacco.
cigars and cigarettes the city has not
only retained it's place as the center
OF the trade but increased its activity.
| Richmond In the center for cut plug
tobacco 30 largely used In New Eng
land ana now becoming very popular
! i'm tho aputh and Northwest and
Pacific coast. While exact figures are
not available. some IDEA OF the mag
nitude Of tho business may be gained
from the estimated amount paid III
taxes to the internal revenue ONCE.
1t Is thought that the sum OF 5000
/ 900 has been paid by the Richmond
factories for the manufacture of to-
+ bacco, cigars and cigarettes in 1919.
New Plants Establislsed.
The building OF seseral large to-
| hacco warehouses and the recent
breaking Of ground for the warehouses
Of the American Tobacco Company's
| plant in South Richmond. and the
recent purchase of Yarge tract OF
land by the Il. A. Patterson Company
for the erection of a new factory and
! warehouses, give some conception OF
the progress that this industry liz MAX
Ing in the city.
The con.racr for 1000 pounds OF
tobacco tmade from sun cured) for
the United States navy Is being COM
peted FOR by several Richmond con-
Germs and the award Is awaited with
| considerable interest. The success
full bidders for the last couple of years
have been the arm of Larus Brothers.
OF this city.