Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-06
lEAF TOBACCO SEASON
NEAR END IN VIRGINIA
al Bright Markets Except DanvilIc
Have Completed Seasons Sell
ing-Dark MnrtS TO Follow.
RICHMOND BOTTOM DROPS ouT
Sun-Curcd Leaf Sells Very Low.
Buyers Seem TO Have Filled All
Requirements and Want No More
StoCk-Othcr Sales.

-
HI Requirements and Want No More
III Stock-Otllcr Sales.
There is but little more sun-curcd
Is tobacco 10 be sold on the Richmond
Ks market. and Judging from last week $
fS transa ctions ii is good thing for the
II growers that they have about sold
u out.
s.-~.,To use the expression of ware
e--houecman. The bottom fell plumb out
Ssaast week, SO far as the value OF the
~ remainder OF the crop of 1918 is con-
< cerncd. There we're only two sales
- much over 100000 pounds .! sun-cureu
- leaf were offered. The buyers seemed
- entirely indifferent In iact, ,hey ara
~ price. some OF them said tncy did not
- that they had bought all they reauired,
:. and would prefer 10 see the sclilns
C Season come TO and end at once IN
q stead OF dwindiing out
= On the 100000 pounds sold Tuesday
q and Friday the average was only $3.50
" per 100, and the quality OF the leaf
s. was good. TOO. Some few lots were
~ taken in at that figure but doubtless
~ the growers who refused 10 sell at the
~ low figurc offered will have TO come to
- it, for there seems no prospect OF any
r improvement; in prices for the little
* leaf yet remaining in the hands OIL 'he
- farmers.
= THE SEASONS SALES ON
g THE RICHMOND MARKET
y The sales of hre-curod leaf were
Y very light; no, going over 2V'VVV
pounds oo dhe srkst The vas pound
:. of hurley that was offered snaIea me
;-sfete OF the other types and sold away
The auction sales OF leaf on the
Richmond marS S5 -f for the mon wh;S q,
sought un an ar isTl; Of siS.ei per 100.
The Sales for March of last year were
2,4ss.74o pounds. and the average was
months ending March 81 were l2,6s4'-
oT5 pounds at an average or S2o..o per
100. For the same period OF iast seq
pounds. which recorded an average o.
s25.15 per 100.
ALL THE BRIGHT
MARTS SOLD OUT
All OF the bright markets OF Nir-
Einia, except Danville. closed with the
, small sales Of Last week that is the
auction sales. The warehouse horns
and bells will not be heard any more
until Angus, in south Boston, Chase
CITY South Hill or Lawrencevilie. The |
Danville market will continue ware |
house sales. il any tobacco comes IN
for them, Until the istn AVE OF be eee
closed for the season. The Virginia
dark markets of Lynchburg farmviile,
befkept open a short while longer As
there is yet some OF the dark leaf r IN
the hands of the growers in the terri
tory around those towns.
LynchburE Adopts the Basket System.
LYNCHBURG, w, April 5.-Thc re-
ccipts OF loose leaf tobacco this week
amounted 10 only 10000 pounds. maxi
ing the total sales from last August TO
dale l6.9ll.ioo pounds, being 5,1S7,lO"
pounds greater than the sales for the
same period OF last season.
Ketsipis weTf gher b 6ns end wee Of an ne
season, which closes on May -.
The offerings consisted principally
of inferior grades, as is always the
case towards the end of the season.
ever OF desirable stock all OF which
sold we'll, as desirable grades continue
in active demand.
There is still some tobacco in the
farmers hands that will be marketed
as soon as there is good season for
handling tobacco. and it is hoped that
it may be soon brought in As the buy
erss arc. anxious TO wind up.
The Lynchburg Tobacco Association
has voted 10 adopt the basket system
for the warehouse sales that has been
in vogue in Danville. Richmond and
several other markets for some time
past.
BY this system farmers unload their
trucks II saves the buyers several
TO factory. and causes no more work TO
the planter.
Snles and Averages at Danytiie.
PANV1LLE, "a Apyil 5:-The leaf
tobacco sold ot' ,ah:s market IN The
pounds. al average OF S24.56, for
s1,02s,e34.1i These figures bring tho
seasons sales to date UP TO 4t,e+6Stl !
pounds, averaging SSi.i3 for 1885, |
1646s
The quality Of the offerings for the
past month has been decidedly below
tho average OF the crop, a great por-
ton OF the sales being OF a very low
grade of tobacco
The sales this week were small ana
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