Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-06

IDAY DECEMBER 6 1880
LEAF EOsACCO.
Home and New Ysrk Markets.
Activity Hereaboats-Restrletod Business
In New Y0fk-Gans's Report.
The q. s. Tobacco Journal of New York
gives, editorially, the following resume of
the trade in that city and elsewhere
"This has been dull and uninteresting
week. The chief of. interest seems to be
the tobacco growing regions of Pennsyl-
vania. To buy or not to buy, is tho ques-
tion. As will be seen from q special re-
port in another column, some purchasing
Of the new crop of that state has been
done at last years figures. Those that did
buy, seemingly intend to "play smart"
They are parties that last year packed lit
tie or late, or not at all, while those who
opened the onslaught on the 20 are con-
spicuous by their absence. They evident
" have protited by the lesson taught them
by the 70 and intend to buy the 80 crop
ut figures which will insure them
profit. The 80 Pennsylvania has what is
termed in the trade . ''black eye" It is
not sound leaf. The numerous little holes
in nearly every leaf certainly do not add to
its usefulness. We don't mean to say that
the crop is not one adapted to the manu-
facture of cigars in this country but no
matter how well it may turn out after the
sweat the holes are Objectionable and the
tobacco will have to be offered at low fig
ures to manufacturers.
"There is plenty of sound tobacco in
other 80 crops, the New York state and
Connecticut crops especially showing a
fine, healthy leaf. The Wisconsin also is,
to great extent, composed of a well-ma-
tured leaf. The Ohio is reported as be-
ing no better than last years, but as of
late this crop has gained the favor Of home
manufacturers for binders on even good
cigars and for wrappers ON low-priced
goods, it will figure conspicuously in the
market next year. The 70 tobaccos ON
hand are diminishing slowly, notwith-
standing the recent large jobbing transac-
tiOns. Manufacturers continue to buy in
small quantities, apparently placing little
confidence in holders predictions that old
tobaccos will become dreadfully scarce.
The approach of the new year will likely
prevent any transactions of magnitude in
this market. The manufacturers are dis.
charging great many hands just now, as
orders are not very plenty. Nevertheless.
they all expect return in January of the
busy times. Export is out Of joint. The
total sales for Europe during the week
wero about = hundred cases of Ohio
filters"
Bearing tho Market.
The Journals Lancaster correspondent
writes as follows: "Once again this
county is invaded by tobacco buyers.
There are about two dozen of them here,
and they are continually driving about
and examining crops wherever they can.
They are not taking much, however, and
but very small amount has been pur-
chased up to date. Moreover, there is
every likelihood that buying will be
limited for some time to come. The rea-
sous therefor can be told without making
q very long story Of it.
I'm the first place, growers arc asking 25
and 80 cents pound for good wrappers.
l need hardly say that packers don't in
tend to pay such prices. They paid too
much last year hardly believe they will
repeat that unpleasant performance this
year. Growers, however, seem to think
they can get better prices this season than
they did last. They made so much out of
the 70 crop that they want to, and think
they can, make more out of tho go crop.
Their views arc unwarrantably high
strung, and they will have to come down
a peg or two if they wish to dispose of
their stock. They know that very much
of it is punctured, in spite of which they
seek and hope to get extravagant prices.
"Such w0uld-be buyers as l have seen are
thoroughly Disguised with prospects, and
vnro1,o1N1xy will v,ok
the market for flea-bitten tocacco opens.
This will not be in the immediate future,
as farmers can't see the holes vet
"In the other tobacco growing counties
the same condition Of things exists. There
is good deal of examining of crops, exor-
bitant prices are asked and few purchases
made.
''To find couple Of good crops and sue
ceed in buying them in as many days is
considered excellent work. An item that
is seldom considered in connection with
toba Geo. buying, especially by the grower
is the expense attendant upon it. There
is the expense of an employe, team and
driver, meals, tolls and-well, never mind,
what-which averages ten dollars day
at least. Add this to the high cost of the
tobacco, and it makes difference of one
or two cents pound if five hundred or a
thousand pounds are bought in a day. The
grower, of course, never thinks of this
and if he did-well, he would say the buy
or can easily stand it.
''The weather has been excellent for strip
ping. There is not a tobacco grower to be
seen in town. All are busily engaged
taking down their leaf from the poles
Trade Notes.
There having been trouble between the
tobacco board Of trade of Louisville on the
ono side and tho warehousemen Oh the
other, new joint stock warehouse has
been established on q solid basis in accor-
dance with rules of tobacco board of.trade,
with low fees to buyers and sellers and
impartial and independent inspection.
Tho N. Y. Tobacco Leaf publishes the
following as the amount OF PENNSYLVANIA
tobacco shipped to New York during No
vember Levy Bros, SO cases A. Cohen,
"a; A. II. Scoville & Co., 1870 E. Sping-
arm & Co., 2O4 Chas. F. Tag & Son, IS:
Havemeyers & Vigelius, 43 Fox, Dills &
Co., 40; John w. Love, II F. Schulz,
Al Lichtenstein Bros. & Co., 73; B.
Brod, 18; Bunzl s. Dormitzer, 312; 1.
Ehrmann, NJ. w. Mendel & Bro, is
L. & E. Wertheimer s. Co.. 4S; N. Lach-
enbluch & Bro, 39l E. Hoffman s. Son,
173 Heilbrorer, Josephs s. Co., 1O2 G.
s. Philips s. Co., 36 Fstman & Co., 1877:
Schroeder & Bon, 81 Ahner & Dehls, 20;
Lobenstein & Cans, 1 Schwarz s. We'll,
AZ A. S. RosenDaum 6 Co., 178; Hirsch,
Victorius & Co., 2; A. B!umlein s. Co.,