Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-19
ALL TOBACCO MARKETS
WILL OPEN UP This WEEK
hichinond Likely to Become Bright
Narkct-Triul Sale OF Fluc-
Cured Last Week.

Tho Richmond leaf tobacco ware
houses were open last week and
"HouSh OF tho weed was put on the
hpors to get the buyers interested
10 some extent. A few more primings,
hbnut $4,000 pounds. came In on Tues
hay and Friday, and, OH Wednesday
one OF the warehouses IIutchcson'sl
had "A good sale Of bright nuc-curcd
lctf that was grown In the territory
comtlguous to Richmond.
The Bun-cured priminSs that were
offered showed no Improvement in
lngs OF the week previous. AMI the
buycrs showed no burning desire for
them. but they let no guilty pile"
"scapc. The prices paid were Grom
50 to IS per hundred pounds.
The buyers took Il very decided in
'erest In the brights that were offered
AZ iiutcheson's warehouse. These Of
ierings consisted OF something like
pi1cS Of bright Drimings. fllcrs, cut
'rrs and wrappers. few small piles
81 fine leaf being noticed IN tho las;
, ,,| named grades. This tobacco
lily and Cumberland Counties and
"as brought to the city last week
~ the growers TO try the market and
zee for themselves IL Richmond really
kct
Mny Bccome Market for HrIght..
The buyers turned out in good
force and the bidding on the brigh,s
"i;h all the grades mentioned above
grown in Cumberland By w. Il. Brant.
"ho IL experimenting In brights.
drought an average OF S3l per hum
ir.d. which is said 10 he the high
rat average yet made In any bright
market in Virginia or the Carolinas
thiS season. one pilc OF this lot
nr"nsht go per hundred. and the
"'neFs from that figure down TO 81.
~ develops that "a good deal OF
Eh' tobacco was grown aud nue.
cured this year in the territory
snound .. Richmond and this trial
nr.hK is but the corerunner of a
pfetty Dig business Richmond will do
! hrishts THIS season. Quite a num-
n"f %; farmers in the three counties
n"mcd above and in other counties
heaf TO Richmond have tried their
n"hnh at growing and iluc-curInE tho
.:stNc cronoka and other kinds Of
ne hviEh;s, and Richmond is their
'"Eorlte market IL the buyers want
10 become Il bright market The
way the latter bid on the trial lots
.;ist week rather indicates that they
u" want this TO be bright as we'll
~ Ozark market. There VIII be an
-,hcr and larger sale OF hrlghts at
1Hichcson's Warehouse abou, The las,
~ the month.
in bright markets OF Danvile.
sonih Boston. Chase City. South .iiiii
w." hihchstonc in Virginia. will omen
- next Tuesday. as will Winston
n"ien, Ncidsvilie, Greensboro Dur
I'm and perhaps others In the Old
He!t OF North Carolina.
Danyilie OPENS Up Thi. Week.
DANViLLE, VA. Sent. lS.-Thc
pdhvli!e tobacco market will omen
,pr the new season next week. the
!.lAI bafss hcing called on Tuesday
.otnlhS, The news from Eastern
.Np'tA carolina has put the growcrS
ne wa!ehousemen and some of IN,
"uSers 10 guessing
farmers in this section are an
'F sAch!nI the opening with m!sgiv-
Ihey have discussed the stu
ION IN called meetings and in i'm
Eo'nptu gathering and they declare
va. mere arc no profits for them
me culture OF the bright weed al
re prices that prevailed at the OMEN
rs IN Eastern Carolina They are
s"Tra,cniny TO withdraw their tobac-
rom the market IL the offerings
~ week iail to average something
TX" $50 per hundred.
Smslicr peilverIe. mt Wilson.
Of leaf tobacco on this martet ,rnta
lEAicr this week than last. tho Total
which averaged sSe.s si'' per bp no%na
rounds; Common tobaccos predomi-
mated IN the offerings or the avnr-
%He would have been better. II ,n,,st
DC sara that the disgruntlcd growers
we're not altogether satisfied vim
lh. average, although nd,nIf,I,r, -,