New-York tribune., 1877-08-31
FAVORABLE sHoHls FROM THE soUI

FAVORABLE tElOHlS FROM I'M HoIlh
The prospects are fair for a large and ex-
ceent tobacco crop this year. and tne latest advcs as
70 the erop Of 1876 indicate that in general has TUNED
,,t bsvond cxueciatlou. A TRIBUNE reporter made a
thorough canvass Of the leaf dealers recently and found
them all in excellent spirits. y. T. Allen Of Chambers
st. has lately returned from trip through the SOUTH
and reports that there Is large increase Dom III the
size and quality Of the crops ~ all secuons nom virginia
10 Savannah Ga He says That the tohaccogrowers ia
North Carolina and Virginia have increased acreage
f least so Der cent and that it is yielding fully 30
rr cent more 10 The acre than for several years past
Last years crop not particularly me ia luaY O"
m 10 irregular rains The tobacco which Is Eow bclng
brought from there H. OF an inferior qualify with only an
oasioial extra lot The prices generally satisfac-
torv only the most inferior qualities commanding
smaller prices than usually received Eary in the
season rumofs wore circulated that worms flies drought
and wet weather had killed tie plants, md that there
WIS 10 doubt but that the hornwoms ami grasshopperS
would eat up what might be ieit but the actual fact
now that the tobacco yield from the southern states
Mi this year be tue largest ever known.
THE reporter called upon Schwartz wild. OF No.
ia{ tobacco MI schwartz has just returned from a
tonr through the Connecticut valley The cop IN tat is
trct. he says is iarge' but Is nor improving ID qIdy.
The local dealers along the river report that he crop OF
1875 Is nearly all Disposed Of While thcre s' c0nsd-
erabie o tie crop OF the previous. year Oh huH Iho
reason as ed COR this that great dead ~ Tie crop
OF S7j mad 10 undergo the sweating process W'e held
by buy,Is, aLd DcIoit sOlh- 70 'ue mabdNtuivi'
The Easieiu growers cOmplhu that the fehhsi VdhS
tnhace, s uing them aud This iS credited OY ihc buy
81. no assert that the Massachusetts and Connecticut
cropS s gradually growing hgHter, wnnc Tie dcnand rs
increasing fOg the daikt shades. lhe FehhsyiNdhlN
stopacco T. OF fine dark color, 1ud j. consequently CI
cradle for wrappers. the difference II Junced 10 De
owing u the fact there is st great deal Oi new
soil in Pcmsy wanna which brings gocd crops without
TIE use OF fertilizers while The Eastern tobacco farms are
becomiuc weaker year by year from the Application
~ at1ifical Iusnlres and 700 steady cultivation.
me Nas,aclusetts crop is little earlier this year tan
last but scarcely better, hle The Connecticut ycd
is considerably greater The hill farmers of those states
arc oufgrOUiny tObaccOralsng and the general lprcs-
sion Is gaining ground that tobacco ~ one or the crops
xyrirb rauuOf be successfully raised thcre.
The reports from the West are somewhat cOnhctlng.
SAWYER Wallace < Co., OF Broadst deal exclusively IN
fe Western leaf aud report the follows; Prom
Miomisbnrg ONO. the cry Is too much rain Ihe crop
there seems 20 be at dead malt ana iSuclihg.
Ilut very few crops have been tOpped, while much of
N snoud nave been topped several weeks "g0; Dut
planters nave waited day after day iOr SOAKING ram 10
mature a. The leaf standing IN the helds presents Tue
appeaFancc Of large and Uniform growth, ana httc
rain would materially help The crop As II Is there is
danger o the pns getting TOO ripe. Later adyces from
Missouri aud Tennessee state that be same trouble was
feared there, but that recently considerable rain
hsd fallen which, with alternating sunshine
sn1 showers, has improved the prospects OF the
erop win "a PROBABILITY Of cutting by September /.
A. "A consequence the outlook ~ favorable, and
ths Kenpuek crop promises exceedingly well, 30 that
te uufes aud holders IN interior markets are accept
Inc e situation and free sellers This favorable
% has a. vet appreciable effect upon the general
market neither much change expected until The rem
nans oil the held crop" Of last year come into The mar
ket