Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-27
SOUTH CAROLINA TOBACCO
IS CENTER OF INTEREST
Markets Very Much Excited Over
Possible Weather Damage to the
Only Partly Gathered Crop.
PRICES FOR GOOD GRADES HIGH
All Primings, Above Very Lowest
Grade, Higher Than Opening Week.
Colory Leaf Breaks All Value
Records.

The attention OF Virginia tobacco
dealers, as we'll rs that Of majority
OF the tobacco growers. continues to
be focused on tho South Carolina to-
bacco markets and every item OF news
from that section is eagerly sought
The Information reaching Richmond
comes from FIRST hands The past week,
the second of the selling season OF
ms year found several Richmond
markets closely. Some OF these return
ed yesterday morning 10 their Offices
III this city.
Excited Over Rain Effects.
-, All OK the thirty-hve leaf markets OF
under an air Of excitement. There
we're al kinds of reports OF the dam
a as,iS rainy weather and all kinds Of
u that Se,, ana mo prospective dmage TO
~ i%et remaining on the hills.
ne rains continued to fail until
fMfHdmesdaE of last week and this was
cIomM lor two days by partially
t to- 1h;. weadther which was favorable
Weighted down by much rain MS
clouds prevented the sun from, wi,,in as
from ne iea AYE h before they could recover
sun on the hills before the ''drooprd
rear enlightened up. II was agreed ~,
; ,,t secs: would damage the weed
Escape from this afier d. al ~, un,'arS RS,
s ave o, Partial escape, would insure a
one in SOUNDS erap' t II not quite as large
High Prices for Good weed.
WIN speculation and guess wcr,,
rtte as 10 the 1nality Of conditions
s az me markets in an excited state
SiiddIenrss w EEK but there was no lack OF
s smG tney were lively bidders 400
Of ~ an eagerneSs for every pound
eommonesie a Of G the prjn aHssp' the very
,,nss above the very lSwesf =" pra.h,
w WF0Ieh ~, better ,sn figures than the f i
leaf sold sold me he, season and good colory
weeks of the 1918 season wb P;em'hs
S,mpiH saving it sold for The hirhcs7
South IC4naGSo ever brought before in
On some OF the markets the rem,rL
a r average OF say per 100 was ND.
whsn Vas indeed a remarkable figure.
u IS remembers that there wers
al Kinds OF prim!nss. including the
.eFE low grade, In The breaks MA
!ority OF the piles being primings And
ne PROMOTION OF yellow leaf being
LnrEc"t Acreage State Ever Hnd.
IN brief, the second week on tho
south Carolina markets showed ~
p!iH!nFs above the lowest grad. !, he
hIsheT and all leaf above the pri,n;nr
Vua.!IE hisher than last year. higher
ever DeIOTe IN the his
tory OF tobacco culture in south GO
lima
IS the farmers began 10 come into
ne MARIE towns 10 sell their weed
me uea!-ts are getting some new and
accurate information as 10 the sIz. nf
ms Years crop in the Palmetto State
that is, the acreage that was at
tempted II is learned that many of
tne south Carolina farmers took the
advice or leaders and curtaii.d ,heir
cotton acreage. In the section OF
South carolina that grows tobacco
every farmer who curtailed his cotton
acreage Increased his tobacco acreage
proport!onstely. But FOR the damage
and losses caused by the recent rains.
IL IS now believed the South Carolina
crop would foot UP not less than $50
100000 pounds. II remains TO be seen
how much the rains have cut this esu-
mate down.