Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-17
BRIGHT TOBACCO OUTLOOK
IN VIRGlNIA-CAROLINAS
President DibrciI. OF Dnnyilic Tobncco
Association. Looks Over Field ind
Dravs Interesting Conclusions.
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Especial to The Times Dispatchl
DANNlLLE. VA. June I6.-Stntistics
compiled by II. l.. Dibrell. president OF
The Danrille Tobacco Association. show
that during the season Just closed the
amount of tobacco leaf handled on the
local market amounted TO $4,000 900
pounds. this including the loose-lsai
sales at the warehouses and the ship
ments by rail. The statistics show also
mat less tobacco was sold than in any
year since 1852. but the average price
was the highest since 1874. when Dan
vile sold only 100000 pounds
The three bright tobacco districts
yielded tremendous quantity of leaf
from Virginia and North Carolina. the
old belt of Virginia and North caro-.
lima producing l47.S26.595 pounds; East,
ern Carolina. l:2.9l4.T5;. ana south
Carolina. :O.o7?90S making "a total
of 100. S2l.255 pounds sold at a general
average OF slS.54
Another ntcrcs ting fact has been
revealed during the foregoing season
Tor, after careful survey of the crop.
despite the lack OF potash in the Ter
lillzcrS which IL WAS impossible be-
cause OF the war. to procure III proper
quantities. there was a good yield OF
iuli average quality if not better than
IN years gone by. Potash. il seems.
Is not, after all. such factor in max
lns good crop as has hitherto been
supposed. for it has proven that the
l9l6-lI crop is a good burner and also
smokes cool and sweet.
inc tremendous demand for cigar
clteS caused 10y the war has brought
the NirSini1. and Carolina brigh,s into
increasing favor. for many icrciG'.
countries which before the war were
9ccuSt omed 10 little or no bright 20.
l1
AKA TINS is causing the demand resi- on
Siblc for the last seasons constantly
increasing prices
The forecast for tho Iol7-lS crop is
hard 10 make under existing unset
lied conditions. says AIR. Dibr.ll In
.he lar southern part of the bright to-
bacco section which raises about II
10 10 per cent of the bright tobacco
production, full crop has been plant
cd under favorable conditions ara
promise we'll at the present time. There
mas been about 10 per cent increase
III acreage i'll this section which Suf-
Tered badly last year at harvest time
by reason of excessive rains and wind.
In Eastern North Carolina "a tull aver
age crop has heon planted out under
favorable conditions and there i, about
10 per cent increase in acreage here
In the old belt planting has heen late.
ana While the crop there is as large
rs the farmers can take care Of II is
doubtful If the acreage Is larger than
last GEAR.
The situation confronting the to-
oacco dealers and manufacturers Is
most complicated one 1t is realized
that there is "A shortage in the worlds
supply of tobacco. Great Britain, tn.
greatest foreign consumer. has in
creased the import duty on lift 90 per
90 mt. king tho tax on every round
OF tobacco cost Sl.76. to which has TO
he added the cost OF the leaf and freight
apout 300 per cent above normal All
the licenses to import tobacco expired
IN Great lritain on the last day OF
May, ana II IL uncertain az to whether
the licenses viii be renewed The
heavy tax It is proposed to pl.ce on
all manufactured tobacco products in
TINS country is another factor in max
ING unsettled the entire tobacco bust
pesS