Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-12
TOBACCO GROWERS TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF WEATHER
Rush What Remains of Their
1921 Crop to Cities
Market.
REPORT nRIsK BUSINESS HERE
Richmond Warehouses Sell Bctwccn
100000 and 300.0Oa Pounds Mt Prices
K Regarded ms SntIsfnc tory-Othcr
Points Send in Encouraging News

Virginia and North Carolina tobac-
go growers have been taking advan-
fage of the better weather of tho
past week or moro to rush what re-
mains Of the tobacco crop of 1921 to
the markets. There were good to
large sales Of tho leaf on nil OF the
markets, both in tho bright and dark
tobacco territories.
In the bright markets the offerings
showed preponderance OF the lower
grades and barn scrapinEs. and while
fhe prices for the low grades were
somewhat better than heretofore. the
large offerings of such goods kept
tbs. averages down.
Mltthc Richmond warehouses be-
tween 100000 and 100000 pounds of
leaf were sold at auction. about To-
900 pounds of which was OF dark
shining stock and the remainder
sun-cured. In the sun-cured offerings
the good to fine grades probably pre-
dominated and prices were eatisfac-
tory to the farmers Even the low
grades sold we'll The general aver
tiGe was about S21 per 100.
II A few sales of the better grades
will give an idea OF the activity OF
the market. At Buffers warehouse
8. E. Carneal. of Caroline County.
Sold eight piles varying in weight
from l4o to SIS pounds, which
brought figures ranging from s27 per
100 to $40. Al the same warehouse
W. c. b. Winston. of Louisa County,
made the following sales: 25o pounds
at s26, 375 pounds At S32, 3S5 pounds
at SAB, 175 pounds at $50.
Caroline Farmer Sells Largo Lot.
a ,tnt -,1 -
Pi;zer. of Caroline. made this record:
100 pounds at $50. go pounds at $50,
AIS pounds n; s33. lI0 pounds at s37.
255 pounds at si5, los pounds at s53.
AT Hutcheson's also w. Il. Carneal.
of Caroline, sold eleven piles. three
OF which were OF Tugs. that brouGh,
from Sl2.50 TO s14.7a. and the other
eight piles ranged from s2f to $40
per 100. George LomaX. Of Caroline.
sold at Hutcheson's seven piles that
ranged from s25 to S35.
AT Shockoe warehouse w. w. IIol-
land. CT Louisa County. sold n small
lot that varied in price from $40 to
s5l. J. II. Green, of the Same coun-
ty, sold at the same warehouse a
lot o. five piles that ran from $3.50
to s4S. J. r. Hollands figures at
the same warehouse ranged from 500
to SAG on five piles. c. w. Long, OF
Caroline. sold six big piles at
Shockoe which varied in price from
se7 TO s4j. At Shockoc also J. J..
Long. of Caroline. sold six piles as
follows: c55 pounds ut 500. go pounds
ut $40, c3o pounds at s3l. $40 pounds
at $40, 40 pounds At s45, loo pounds
al SAT.
The Richmond warehouses will
probably not close until the last OF
next month. TO be reoncned at the
usual time in early fall. some re-
ports that have gone out TO the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
HtR SnIcs mt Dnnvilic.
DANVILLE. VA. Feb. ll.--Lcaf to-
hacco sales for this week nave been
quite heavy. and Tuesday blocked. on
other days they lasted practically all
day. The quantity OF medium TO
better grades was very marked. being
NJ least % to so per cent Of tho Of
T"-ings. with good to fine grades
s"out 90 per cent.
Prices on all grades. with excep-
'.rn OF nne cutters. appear to he n
'le higher than previous week.
um TO common tobnccos seem to
N more active demand
"'lcs for tho week amounted to
~" S3s pounds. average. Sl23o;
cunt paid out. s2733oa.33
Sales for last week amounted to
S'12i pounds: average. s14.o9:
amount paid out. sil7. 1855 AZ: showing
q decrease In average FOR this week
OF 20 per cent.