Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-19
'IEkF TOBACCO KEEPS UP
!. ON ALL VIRGINIA MARTs
BriShts Higher Than Last Year, and
s.Still Showing Upward Tendency.
Dark Shipping Very Stropg.
SUN CURED SLOW
az Largo Receipts on Most OF the Vir-
stnia and North Carolina Markets.
sSsSSo Complaints From Growers
sssTs.About Prices Being Paid.

I
Stnia and North Carolina Markets.
no Complaints From Growers
ssssssAbout Prices Being Paid.
offerings of leaf tobacco III all
ssalasst the Virginia and North Carolina
-sStnaFkets were very large last week.
s.ssnsr,nerhnSs iarner than those of the
lark markets.
Prom the information received from
IT would seem that the h!S
,reTr-tces are being maintained. In fact
{ since the holidays there has been an
/; advance on the bright tohaccoS and iu
|. so,ne OF the dark markets. where the
goods were Offered in first class keep.
Ing and working order, advanced
4 was still upward
4 pUYERS NEGLECT THE WET
y AND SOFT 'rOBACCOS
which -fourlhs of the sun -cured
J leaf offered the Richmond market,
was delivered. the average figures for
, market WAS welt crowded with the
Z sun cured leaf me goods mat were ts,, IN
Sooa ordor sold A. h 6@Tmsr s Sn.s'qs
Z the wet. soSry niles their enthusiasm
T ~na caEerness cooled on which meant
d Siio IS per hundred. THIS reduced the
I Richmond average 20 S"me"h"IS FROM
!, SIS to $50 per hundred.
Tho total deliveries OF sun cured
.tFevcre over lGD0.uI0 bounds, and then
s--Lnc warehouscmcn did not reach tue
goods thai had been re,
3 Setvsa cortininy incir attentions all
tasr'woeii 10 the goods received by
4 wagon.
II GONG OVER THE 'rof
ssa,Ahout 1000 pounds Of dark shipping
tobacco were offered and found ready
Es.ns 10 the sellers Luss sold Tor SIS to
SIS per hundred. short loaf for SO 10
1<sa2,s and long LEAF TOR So; TO 80 peT
81 hundrcd pounds. The dark sn!ppinE,
= ,r fired tobaccos are now beginning 10
aaou,e 10 market and much larger re-
seipts are expected this week.
.-.,,s Because OF heavy reccints by rail of
y both the sun-cured aud the dark snip
+ ping goods. warehouse sales VIII no
h sNtarted to-morro" morning. the Mon
t-Stay offerings 20 o. entirely OF railroad
( I'D stocks.
~ i.rice. sun Ciimbins at pan,iiis
S-st lUANVlLLt: VA. January lS.-The
.n.rsceints OF leaf tobacco this week were
y fairly large and the market was de-
cidedly active. Wrappers and cutters
Of, the better 10 extra quality showed
advances former quotations. MI
srsdes arc strons and IN actiNo de,
mand AT prices that are in advance % :
eShe prcholida$ figures. and yet there
! i an upward tendency. the market yeS-
.-.--rNrday closing even stronger than ~
.~-ths opening thc FIRST OF the week. lhe
q -Ifcor average Tor the week was around
: SAiper hundred, possibly little aoo"e
z thai. figure.
= There is every indication or heavier
:, receipts next week.
! tdrnncin= Prices At ,'arm,i''c:
y slcs or leaf tobacco on This nlarkn!
: ts7isy week amounted TO about S0ooo0 /
srNrotnds. consisting OF tobaccos ihai
: were in The n&in in good order. The
q market opened high at The NcS in ming
81 and WAS quite active all through tha
Is week. advanciua somewhnt every aay.
H SCI per hundred. The sales fnrf this
n season 80 far have been very close tot
\ Dark. High at BRAKES Branch.
:, BRAKES BRANCH, VA. January s.
y sales OF dark tobacco on this mar
J. Ret for the week were about 100000
8 rounds lrices con- inne hish and arg
= days sales OF 1890 pounds made a
|. hoor average of Soel0 per 100 pounds.
= Good sales are expected the coming
x Week,
! RrisAt;; ,,i=hcr NJ, south no.tcn.
4 2,'SOUTH BOSTON. VA, January is
Y Tbe sales &C lear tobacco on the South
8 ssston market have been mediu,nly
& heavy since opening after the Christ
& MAG holidays running we'll into the
Z The tuTins is spirited aud prices
: have continued TO rise steadily. in NO,
s. instances going as high as 81 und SIN"
sSlt;er pound. with = great many lots OF
-s1Tight Wrappers rengin:: from . cents
Y are that the sales for next week win
n nc very hcarT, as 'h" weather is such
= The total sales. for .sanu,ry so TAR
81 have been ".loe,@oa-rpunds. which went
1. ct sn average Of S3:S7 per hundred.
& The total amoun, of sales Tor .hs
= seaHon so far amounted 10 I,.S74.Oia
81 pounds.
, md nrishts at I.y"chhur:.
ss.rs L1NCtiElEt;, ~, January lS.-The
sales OF leaf tobacco on tho Lynchburg
i spoynds bringing the ,o,,, for the sea
N ~ f,G "a a frsr ',c
cripts tho market never showed W
\ stt9rser - in hotter condition
hrisht wrrc u '" vac noin ar ana
e Ard hroush; r"mrrkahlv high prices.
DARK w,ropncrs wore songh, af,cr ana
Wcre hiTGcr than hav" hcen this sea
son. with outlook Good for them
WIZ tn" splendid nriees prevailing.
WHIT hfghe- than last week
Good sales arc expected next week.
) nu, not rs large as This.
IarE quotations: Lug, common 81,
" sla,tc So: leaf good go to $50: leaf.
to 81.
nr TsS,, vow" %,1 nS5''.> '.rors ."a ,sue
'fhe rcceip'S Of leaf tobacco have been
aornen'hs' he.y:Hr This week, ,amoun,.
= an average Or $50 ner 100 making
the total sales 80 date $500. 600
n' IN ~ 3, sm avsroEc p sa7.l5.
.--sohtS inE rorn'ncn, ovcr las, week he.
- tnS co"np"scd largely Of fresh farm
4 55'frs - hacco and some oT tho fines,
ppcrS and cutters or the season
Asassc Shown np. bringing as high as
.s1g,ss. All :'ra''es "f tobacco have Sid we'll:
Is the, Common gales holding me WI.
ss4Nh.e he medium ,and Grc grades OF
nave advanced inatcrially
stTSud TIC 'raTnet clos"i Friday cvenilic
#ssstr6nr and act
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