Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-16
5BLEs or LEAF TOBACCO
s.. IN VIRGINIA CAROLINA
! Drawing TO an End-Scraps and
I.c-vings Being Offered.
SHORTEST SEASON ON RECORD
Aiost of Markets Wind Up by Middle
Z Mofth-Sun-Cnrcd, Dark Shipping
and Burlcy Sales on Richmond
Market

u Virginia and North Carolina is draw
,ins 10 the ond. as is evidenced by
~ .probabIe that all of the lear in The
" shands OF the farmers Of the hrish;
q March. II is likely also that nj! OF
Ei Tire suncured tobaccos grown in the
Sslon sr sTsuna f bshGS vii nG out 81
- There, is much OF tho dark shipping
y goods grown in Eouthstde Virginia
q get to be sold. and it may be aions
IS an April! before all OF that is mar
il ! This will provo 10 he the shortcs,
"a selling season for any crop ever grown
an Virginia and the CarolinaS. and
Ahis is due in great measure 10 the
s pf ,the season in the early fail and
= Continuing ever since. The tall prices
encouraged the growers. TO rush their
y SS~ced to the markets. for they were
satisfied with the figures the dealers
were offering and they had a fear that
! would not last long.
/ ISuN-CuREn. DARK SHIPPING AND
- BuRLEh SALES IN RICHMOND
THE reports from all OF the mar
ysets for the past Week show that
~ GeceiptS are beginning 10 dwiudIe
p!dly and tina, Tie lower grades o..
Seaf are now prcdomInating' IN the
snerinsS This Is an herring indi-
S&haus;ed, Of course. under such co con- y
0itions the averages paid for the weed
Gre being lowered
week on the Richmond market weighed
ant :hhtween 61e.poo and 100000 pounds.
Nhe market was somewhat STRONGER
chan The week before and prices cou-
TtdeTsbiy better, The sun cured aver
Eged between sis2o and SIG per nun
grea,, hounds In last sundays report
gin this paper a Typographical error
placed the average for the week he.
here een at y, ,d aroHnH go" Ii should have
About ae,ooe pounds OF Western
Sorth Carolina Waite Burnley was solo
! Shockoc Warehouse on Thursday
aaSt' 1t WAS a splendid lot of tobacco
4 $snd brouSht an average OF 81" per
Tile, ire--cnred; dark shipping leaf
|. 5n SInsd last week amounted TO 2o,VV0
70 $2S per HUNDREDS for the Ions Icaf
~ vdry large sale OF the nrc cured Is
arookedHfor this week.
EonasIdder i, Falling on at pan,ilie.
! sales for the week have been rather
! small, the three Sales being over aEou;
-: The quality q the tobacco Ia. been
SntIing lea: and n,oder4:e luyS!i al
tS-appe-s haze been oaere6. !;Iicss
z 80 !. /. on.
sse.!er sT4des. bu; me waole m1.he;
Eows LOW tendency. This j.: p.r
HsS5qla-:y aot.aeAb;s q ne e6.ls.on
4 Ss A. grades -. cutting ,Upacra
hsy se sl.l < he suig,twAs. eve
! sra2 .lhey were IN JanuGry S.ys-s
81 1e aa-se buyers seen q aa,s 80 9
; sHF MED iIt!' requirements ans 80
TIE'"s 'oa@lso =. Nc,9 moderate
amour! O. toaa Geo ssio Tor me w
ne ne f,ebTosH u = !.-.0.0ss pouaGs
se' ss.u.ys%.s-. Or al average O.. s$U.SS
I, considerably OF a c5mnsr+S .,"i,t
3, TSsrs. ~, S4'es; put s-ea; deal Of TO-
baseo. sbio,cd s's We, weeN hAs been to-
: some OF Which was in had condini.;s'
4 Ell ann great, deal of scrap has been
!, sa ar W san was NOT offered on th,
/ ~ ag'k r sales \ great deal OF common
: tSsis I'm !"af mat has been olfered
1 harkets 10y dealers, which .,,,,,,,,, ntl
4 x measure Tor the difference -,
Ias 4yeTase now and what it was in
Fatty sooi receipts are looked tor
E As farmers are disposed
q on5tly ana 1t il pre1ictzd t iS ,rop
! ~ 81 1-EtrS that py tna n,fdd II,'"S
/ Will - sntai. amount OF tobacco
! ,, Lr!!Shter sales nt.<ou,nt.nos,on
! sales on M. -" ~. l'en. Thc
IN .isnt FOR The past week. OK ,, ','
I ffey.ii.d 'aI"ei conditions which nave
! %The Offerings nave been O.,
J Aiin great deal Of co,nn',T,
SsbIs - ano NelI Httle bright riesir- |
s - There Is q very Fyn.,il
ne crop !tit 90 the couuir, ,u,L 49,, I
~ e. tha, Is neih by The big iai,ners' an, n /
4 1is crop VIII by soId bs ,hc ,,it, ~ OF
slsst Of March. '''' middle or