The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-08
WHAT WE SMOKE.
new orleans the critical city for III,
cigar Trade.

REV orleans the critical city for TIM
Cigar Trade.
Notwithstanding the fact that there are prob
ably more cigar smokers Ii New Orleans than II
any other city. yet there are many little kinks
In their manufacture that are but little known
outside Of the dealers stores. This port formerly
consumed fully 10000 of the weed, and az the
smokers increased aud the habit grew upon them
finer taste was the consequences until now there
are no better judges Of really ine cigars than are
TO be found In this city, No second class brands
aresngually found in The New Orleans market
therefore, because the taste Of our smokers does
not call for them. whereas In other markets the
contrary is The case.
Last evening reporter of the DHM6osAr visit
ed Mr.. +. A. Gonzales, most experienced inn
porter OF Havana cigars, whose reputation is we'll
known. and ptopounded number Of questions,
The answers 30 which will be found interesting.
Reporter Mr.. gons .les, much has been said
regarding the cultivated taste Of New Orleans
consumers Of cigars. can you tell me anything
on The subiactS
Mr.. Gonzales CERTAINLY, eau. sir; only, per.
haps, ID may be rather too tedious for you. Yen
see there are go many things 10 consider, but III
veil you az briefly as / can what YOU want. The
taste OF New 0resnse smokers Ia regarded ss
the best In the world. none excepted. We have
here more coDnoi, seufs In pr, portion TO our pop
ulstion than any other city, and their taste is
more cultivated.
There are about 100 manufacturers Of cigars In
Havana, and ONLY ten or twelve first class, Those
ten OF twelve consume all the fine fitst class
tobacco OF the vueta AbaIo. They can do ID on
account Of the high prices which they get for
their manufactured tobacco, which price ranges
from 30 10 100 per cent higher than the others
can get for their cigars. New Orleans has always
s sseSssa . to among H. these sss, Ten
admitted fact, that. throughout America,
New Orleans leads the taste Just az Paris leads
the faahions. Onr climate lie The most favorable
for the curing OF the tobacco after 1t leaves Ia.
vsns In cigar form. Trials have been made and
fine tobacco has been imported from Havana and
manufactured In other places and the product
has always been found wanting In quality. and
manufacturers outside oil Havana have even gone
30 Tar az TO import water from Cuba without sto-
cess. II is somewhat remarkable that Cuba pro-
duces The best tobacco, and alec IL is the only
place where good cigar can really be made.
With regard 10 the sale Of cigars there IL much
ignorance shown even by old smokers with ref
erencs 10 brands and sizes.
Nep,@With respect TO brands and sizes, are
they not confusing 10 most smohers7
Mr.. 6s-Yes, to large number. In choosing
cigars the fret thing ia the brand which In Has
vsua IL equal TO patent and no two manufac
turers make cigars Of the same brand These
may have many brands, but no two CAL, have the
same brand. The leading, brands now are the
Reception, Cabdnos, 7 Cd'tani NHdguus, Par
tdgds, La Corona, ta,ar viiiar. tinto de orion.
Carolina, and few others.
These are manufactured into many sisae. which
all make more or less, such az Impefalee large
round fiae made cigar. Rega,ias. EN- aller than
Che above and OF different shapes and sizes all
round. Then come the ordinary sizes, ~ Lon
dres, round cigar, shorter than the tmperiales.
OF different lengthp, divided into Loudres, fine
Espectsf, Chico, and Cb,1tette. There are other
round cigars, such ~ Medianos, Ooncl,ss, De
ReEalo, Ooncbas tinss, Limenos aud Operas.
Next We have the pressed eigsrs. AZ Brevss,
large, long cigar; Flor de CHindjados, slightly
pressed Londres size, and Londres DeOorte, or
small Londres pressed,
Ia old times, when fine tobacco was cheaper,
we used to get the plantation cigar or Begusto,
which were made OF fine tobacco, 10 then being
cheap. by hands on the plantations, but new they
have gone out OF date. now they are made out Of
common tobacco, somtimes on the places and
by the manufacturers.
There are Ave or sis colors in cigars, denotipg
generally its strength. First Ia the Poeu,os. very
strong; Mndtt,Ds. strong; Colorado Mddyo, me-
dium; Colorado, mild; Colorado Clare. milder.
The conversation then drfted off TO other sub-
Ieots. and the reporter withdrew.