The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11

The dampness that came along with
the snow and THE rains Of the past
ten days enabled LIE tobacco growers
who make the sun-cured stock to get
goodly quantities of the same in or
der for marketing, and as result the
Richmond warehouses were kept pretty
busy during the four sales days of
the past week. The farmers always
try to market enough of the weed
90 provide good Christmas money as
early in December as possible. They
the farmers, as a general rule. have
some cash In the bank, more perhaps
than they have had for many years
past. but they do not like osdraW that
out when they have the goods within
barns that VIII bring the cash. It
was perhaps this feeling that made
them rush about 100000 pounds of the
good sun-cured stock to town last
week,
The market was very firm. all OF the
better grades bringing prices that
few good wrappers and more of the
fillers showed up on the breaks Some
of the top-notch prices We're secured at
Shelburne's Warehouse some plles go-
ing as high as s3s. AT all of the
houses ~ to .$35 was obtained on
choice piles of wrappers.
At Crenshaw's warehouse some big
sales were made. among them. two
lots that brought $50. One of these
lots was grown by A j. Houchens.ra and
bought by the American Tobacco Com-
pany. The other lot, raised by ". S,
rutherford. was boz eht by the; r. ],
Reynolds Tobacco Company, This to-
bacco was sold through Frazer 6
Tompkins. The outlook Is for heavy
breaks the next two weeks.
The manufacturers showed an, eager
ness to lay In good fillers, and some
Of these goods sold as. high as SIS.
The offerings OF Virginia Burley
were rather small. and this was due
ley sale had been announced to take
place at Dayenport's warehouse: to-
morrow. The Burley growers held
back for this special sale. The In
dicatlons are that 1t Will be large
break. is "a
The interior markets report larger
sales for the week than have been
known since the cold snap setiin.
The sales Of packase lots We're rat Their
small for the week. aud the dealers
tinue small for some time to come,
certainly until after the holidays.
south Boston Tobacco Market.
South Boston. Va, December lo-Despite
the rough weather which has been In pro-
gress great portion Of the past week to-
bacco sales have been quite LARGE in. fact
largerAthan had been anticipated. Farmers
are qnite busy stripping tobacco and they
carry, with great degree OF comfort. the
weed tolllnarket. The prices are high and
continue to give satisfaction.t One of 1.-THE
highest prices paid during the week was
| $50 Heavy sales are looksli for Until
Christmas. {t 5 gs3 "A. sS IA
below Is comparative statement OF sales
OF leaf tobacco made on the South Boston
market for November OF tho current year and
November. 1909 Also 6compar lson of, sales
is presented for four months of the hsca
year with the same period last year:
| Sold In November, 1910, 2S6i.5A pounds
average, s10ss. $500, sT-7.sfs sold in November
1909, ,5i2 pounds, average, si0,s1: ) $780,
50G3i.
Sold August November. 1910, s.s4as6a pounds
for ssh .52s SO sold August November. 1909, q,
914.4ss mounds for sT72,15s27; decreage 10,
for 1910, /, oTa,l2sY pounds, ozsso,oi, Il a.
While the South Boston market on &C,
count of the unprseed ent led dry wea r. sold
| less tobacco this fall than last, II Is very
gratifying to note that tn q average Is higher
| than that ot last fall, with wrappers yer,
lmuch scarcer and ~ much larger percentage
Of the low grades, Had the seasons tol
AandltnG been as good as 4 he sy age l lay