The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-17
.SALESoF TOBACCO
BRIGHT AND DARK
Deliveries Of Brights Larger
Than Ever Known So
Early in Season.
PRICES WELL MAINTAINED
Sun-Curing Farmers Holding
Back Their Better Grades
for Fancy Figures.
PRICES WELL MAINTAINED

The loose leaf tobacco markets OF
Virginia and North Carolina con-
tinue very active. and the deliveries
o. stock direct from the barns OF the
farmers keep up to immense proper
,ions. especially in those markets In
which the bright goods predominate-
II now begins to look as II the cfop
Will, he sold at least two months Garner
,ban ever before known In the MS
tory Of the trade
And. strange to say, notw1thstano-
ing the heavy loose leaf sales In az
OF the markets. the prices are not only
not weakening. but on some OF 'ns
800, thew are really higher than IT
any previous time.
Tns oelivertes In the dark markets
are not yet 50 large - In the or'gnt
reS1ons. In Richmond the sales q
the loose leaf warehouses last weeA
were about 100000 pounds. ana tne
buyers complain that the deliveries
were almost entirely OF the very low
est GRADES OF leaf, the growers SHOW
ing a marked determination 10 noio
thei. better goods back until All OF
the lower grades are disposed o. OF
until the buyers become much more
anxious for them. The market "
tce, veil maintained, considering the
infcr.ori.y OF the weed that has been
ofyered. Similar reports come from
other dark markets.
D,avuIe TSHseeo RspssA
panrt,ie va November E--The sales ioI
the week have been heavy. but not % !atSe
a, heretofore The proportion o: common
tobacco continues TO Increase aad the color
md quality are decreasing percept!osy sIoin
week TO week Brisht tosaecos seem 20 Fave cav,
.,,.ar 10 be useful to the buyers. ana nave
r.matned steady Tor severn! weeks past.
,hrueh some OF The buyers declare there
has been an advance In prices each succeed
FOR m. ,ss: sixty days. s!aee the old belt
erot began to move freely. the ee.ee nese
been continuously heavy. often eeias o.oex-
h., an the contrary have held steady aad
arn with noticeable advances ron week
% vrek i, IL 20 be hoped thes With the
approaching GEO: asy - . ..,,,,. h,.s,s.
- spell" and allow taem 10 rsxme nor
- co,st-,o,. under smaller receipta Re-
dried sosacoos eoa;inre set'Se
ssvsh DssSss rseercs Msseee
so,,n Eo,,on. Va. November M-with
wsrm weather. good roads and eax'oue by
era, tse pas, ~ses - - n. ,ess ,oSsce. ..,s.
msrhet since the season seesa pssN's tse
..~, ,na, ,hc quantity has seen greater,
nevertheless. tte b.defne ass seen mo0
spgrs,.d and the prices higher shss seseto-
fore Ever planter SONS deagnteo VIA
,he rrices some DAYS the sales we're block
"a. bat we-e soon iispcsed Of ane eieered
up ssv;h Boston b mainta'nsns US reposa-
,Soe for ntgb prices. and from preeen; pre-
r,c;s. VIII continue 70 remain q the heed
Ws-ay Mku.s rSearro usse<e
ROCKY Eoun:. IS. G. Nc~emoer M-Ne-
~sspss % leaf tobacco have been fairly tasge
M past week. amoautsng % about sS.W
rs,r,6s The offerings consisted largely OF
rood sVier; leaf ss1 eusssp. VIII large
proportion cs wrappers. comparatively. eetn
Die nt snd mahogany. Prsces sre sxtrsms-
~ hiGh On all s.sS~s ~spvc'siiy from &c.
down. Grades above shst aGsrs ere more
reascnstie In comcarssce. .housh s.shef
than sny time sAss seoeoa. WRAP ,~rB -. ING
srom - % 81 evesy Gay. The ssrD~sS ere
al highly p!essed. aa1 invariably get more
thar they ervscs seS sSesr scssece. Il v
theueAt that IS % = psr esas q ~ ~
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