Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-13
WINDING UP SEASON FOR
LEAF TOBACCO SELLING
Only,ra Little Moro Sun-Curcd and
Dark Shipping Leaf Remain
TO BE Disposed or.
CROP MOST VALUABLE ONE
Farmers OF Virginia and North Caro-
lima Realized More Money for the
Seductive Weed Than Ever Before
in History Of Industry.

A few more sales days In the loose
leaf tobacco warehouses in the nrisht
and dark belts OF Virginia. and the
great tobacco crop of 1918 Will have
passed from the hands of the growers
TO the manufacturers, and the farm
ers will be able 10 figure out heavier
cash receipts for leaf tobacco grown
in Virginia than they ever realized
on any previous crop; me virginia
production taken as a whole.
= This is true of tho bright tobaccos
and the dark shipping sooos; out on
- tho sun-cured leaf the prices have not
=, .,ss'heen so good as for inc crop o. ~ ~ T.
- 4sun cured harvested was several mil
iei.on pounds greater than that OF 1910;
and the amount Of money realized
sylarger.
81. One moro week will sec all OF the
: mTbriGhts sold: two three weeks more
land all OF the sun cured ana cars
tthe growers and the leaf selling sea-
son of 1859 will be at an end. clos
Sans earlier than any previous season
;: 'ins,he history Of the tobacco INDUSTRY
s..@.,: small Receipts in Richmond.
: -yFhe sales on the Richmond ware
y. house floors last week occurred on
u. TUESDAY and Friday and the re zoe p5S
. ppunds. The offerings. consisted en-;
!, ,irely OF cured leaf. no iire-cured
:-.darks being offered. The market was
y as dull and listless as inc pse' npI,
I about sl2 per hundred t.
i; \. sThc warehouscmsn think there ere od ,s
i>snot more than 10000 or S ~ nv
hands of farmers, and the stripping
Season. which came with the rains OF
stniasi.. week, will enable them 20 pre-
ct,Pare all OF !. Tor r,h mafse' on Tobacco.
49, The Southern Tobacco journal, re
s,,ferrng 10 the close OF the season III
as,North Carolina, ventures the op.n aaa
: That the farmers will never again see
= Hirixht tobacco altogether as high In
~ value as was the crop just soid' Inc
y Journal adds: ,,s
y&tecn decline in prices on all marketS;
- tNVE do not know how this decline VII,
-. affect the trade, as we are not poS.I11
as TO how much OF inc crop AZ a. ,,,e
IMPRESSION that the bulk OF the crop
,:s..is An the hands OF manufacturers. me
~ crop on the whole was good one IN
:. duality, and the leaf that Is heio os
,i1dealers should bring good prices
y ,@"As to the future We are not IN
e cclincd to be pessimistic. and while We
..'s they have been for Two years. we 90
..Incct 10 see tobacco bring good
= prices. The demand is greater man
: ever before, because or the ,aPiu III
~ rrease in consumption, caused largely
Nv the war. and then there mas neen
:, no heavy production in other topaGeo
= growing countries of the worid. WIN
favorable seasons there Will DC an
9. ,sr,ra large crop of tobacco planted,
n ,fuf whether IA larger crop IN pouhus
y wilt be produced remains 10 be seen.
= Even with an abnormal crop IN ms
/ i,,ountry. the rapidly growing demand
81 Win take it at good prices
tl-.,rIl Small onerings in DnnViiic.
~, The sales OF the season are rapiuiy
: drawing 10 close. AS may De seen
a from the quantity. sold this week ha =.
VIXEN very common for the most part
although there has been some quite
4. desirable lots sold. Prices on GOOD. 70
49, fine .brigh;s held firm at hish prices
(. while common and low grades con
ttnued easier.
N'Sales Tor the week were 2s2, i66
! pounds. sold a, an AVERAGE oil a.o,iS:
A,a'Sales for the season 10 date amount
> IL AS l633IO pounds. sold for Sla,-
y i75,o47.ss. which is an average OF
sS4.2t.
The seasons offerings close on
-S-Aprii Is.