Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-17
TOBACCO AND WEATHER
DISCUSSED BY DEALERS
Men Who Buy and Work Seductive
Weed Much Pcrturbcd by Re-
ports From the Front.
CROP UNDOUBTEDLY SHORT ONE
Eastern Carolina Brights Very Thin.
Cnfnvorablc Reports From Vir-
Rinia-Carolina Old Bclt-Bnd
News From Dark Fields of Virginia.

In half or more OF the South Caro-
line leaf tobacco markets sales were
suspended last week because OF the en-
barge on shipments OF the weed The
Scahoard Air Line Railroad lifted the
embargo and the markets located on
that line OF railway had small sales
two or three days Of the week. The
Atlantic Coast Line continued TO make
shippers take all risks OF delay and
consequent damage to the tobacco and
the mariS on that line were closed for
the entire week.
With the limited sales OF last week
L IS now believed that something over
half OF the South Carolina crop has
passed from first hands TO the dealers
in the leaf.
ON the markets that held open last
week prices of the cutters and line
wrappers held strong at the high stan
dard that has prevailed FOR several
weeks and there was some improve
mcrt in the figures offered for the COM
mon 10 medium grades. there being
noted quite an advance for the medium
grades. These goods have been much
lower than the common tn mediums
were at the same time last season.
The reports reaching the markets
from the nelds now are TO the effect
that all OF the South Caorlina tobacco
has now been cut. but much Of that
which remained too long on the hill be-
cause OF lack of barn room to cure il
has been very much damaged by rains
and sunburns and will not be near as
been.
The reports from Eastern North Caro-
lima are not AT all pleasing 10 the
tobacco dealers or the cigarette manu-
facturers. The crop of that section as
general thing will be bright enough
hut II Will be very th:n and therefore
less valuable TO the cigarette makers
and less valuable wrappers.
Very unfavcrable news comes from
the old bright belt OF Virginia and
North Carolina. The seasons have been
very unfavorabie and in every locality
there MAJ been &Htirely too much rain,
gre,1r retart:ny .hc growth of tobacco
a'Nt the coGt spel has also had Il very
bad effect
The sun touring territory. contiguous to
Richmond is very gloomy. The weed
on the hill is very far behind. its
growth having been retarded and in
the rains and the unscasonably cool
weather OF the past few weeks.
similar reports come from the South
side Virginia where the dark and brown
shipping leaf Is grown. Powhatau.
Amelia and Nottoway Counties, send
III especially bad reports. II is the be
lief OF persons who have gone over
that territory and made special exam
inaton OF the standing tobacco that
the crop will be cut down TO AT least
60 per cent OF what it was last year,
possibly down to 30 per cent.
In the sun-curinS territory the cron
set out IN the first place was not over
- PEI cent OF the acreage of last year
and the reports are that what Is on
the h!lh has been damaged that tht
growers cannot hope 10 cut more than
50 Ner cent OF as much az they cut last
year
These gloomy reports have the deal.
crs OF Richmond. Lynchburg. Peters.
hurC, Danville and other Virginia mar.
Ee's guessing and they are watching
weather coI>.4 trs anil awaiting
further repor,s from afeld with nc
liitle anxiety.