Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-20
The LOCAL TOBACCO MARkET.

There has been quito n boom in the
tobacco market during tho past week. In
addition to the 590 cases of 1879 leaf sold
Il week or two ago by Messrs. Sigle & Nor
rim (but not reported until now) over /, 900
cases have been sold by local packers dur
ing the week. One packer sold 700 cases
and could have sold the balance Of his
packing, $50 eases, had he been willing to
make the slightest abatement in the price.
Another sold 800, and several others
smaller lots, and all secured full prices,
though they choose to keep the figures
private. One packer who had made
heavy sale and obtained the price
demanded. was appealed to after the
safe to make 4 slight deduction, rs the buy
CT thought he had paid too mnch for the
lot. The packer declined to make the de-
duction. but offered to take the tobacco
back. This proposition was accepted and
in less than twenty -four hours the tobacco
was resold ut al advance Of \ cent
pound. Another sale Of $50 cases was al.
most consummatcd ut 4 given pricc-thc
buyer asking 4 brief delay to consider
over the matter. The delay asked for was
granted and the time agreed upon expired
without an answer from the prospective
buyer. Thereupon the packer sold to an
other party ut an advance Of
cent 4 pound, and soon after the sale was
effected, the packer received telegram
from the other dealer that he would take
the lot, bat lie was too late. Another sale
failed consumnatiOn only by 4 quarter Of
u cent between seller and buyer. These
facts show that the market is firm, and
that there is 4 lively demand for the crop.
Quite number Of heavy manufacturers
are in the market, looking over the crops
and making their selections. There is
but One opinion rs to the condition Of the
| crop. In size, color and quality it is equal
to any ever grown i'll the county, and there
is no doubt that it will be sold ut full prices
Is rapidly as it can be prepared for mark
ct. The samplers arc pretty we'll through
with their work, and by the end Of the
week will perhaps have finished. They
report worry littlo "dama.e" except in
low priced filters.
The crop Of 1890 is nearly all housed.
4 slight frost few nights ago, not severe
enough to do any damage, admOnshcd
growers that delay is dangerous. and they
have since then been rapidly cutting off
and housing the leaf. Some Of it is very fine
and some of it is very inferior. In some
sections the flea has almost ruined it, and
in others it has entirely escaped damage.
morning that in that township there was
no damage either by the flea, the worm,
or the hail. In some other sections there
arc patches that will not pay for the cut
ting of. a remarkable fact is that some
of the poorest tobacco this year has been
grown by farmers having the highest repu-
tatiOn.
The total crop of the state is now put ut
| 100, 900 cases, of which Lancaster pro-
luces less than 10000.
a correspondent writing from George
town, says: ''Thc cold evenings last week
| infused new life into the tobacco man, and
the fields OF this neiyhbOrhood that few
days ago were covered with the green to
| bacco, now look bare. The whole crop OF
this vicinity has hecn well housed, and is
in good condition, and should nothing hap
pen to it between this and stripping time,
this section can well boast good result.
| the flea and Worm have not damaged t.
any serious extent. Since the crop of to-
baccO has been got rid of the farmer is now
turning his attention to his other work
and finds his hands filed with work that
was forgotten during the busy time of cut
ting housing his tobacco. Seeding, corn
cutting and even potatoes yet unraised,
arc clamoring for their share of attention.
| Our Salisbury correspondent under date
of September 80. says: 8" The crop in Sal
| isbury is now safely housed, and as We
claim to be the banner tobacco district
this year, our farmers and tobacco raisers
| will reap Il rich harvest from the weed.
The early crop is now very nicely cured Oh
the poles, and will soon be ready for the
spection of buyers. In quality Salisbury
| tobacco this season is far superior to the
crop of 1879, with less stem rot, AMI rs yet
| | have not yet heard of any burn
The New York Tobacco Market.
The New York Tobacco J0urnnl, as
usual, gives the 1879 Pennsylvania tobacco
and the packers who have invested in it, Il
vigorous kick, and then whincs after this
manner altogether the leaftObaccO trade
of to-day is most pitiable one. No life, 10
| business. And all because 4 handful of
| packers have seen fit to throw their money
to the farmers. The great incentive to
packers to pay high prices to farmers is
| the notion that fine tobacco can only be
found early in the season and ut high
prices. They therefore start out wildly,
buy 4 few acres Of supposed fine leaf at
enormous figures. and OF course throw the
| the iircbrand of high prices among tho
farmers. Have the packers considered
| that by such action they are only hurting
| themselves? After having paid high prices
for fine crops, can they buy the inferior ut
small figures? They can not. Every
grower of tobacco thinks his crop as good
as, and probably Il good deal better than
| his nci.IbGr's. He wants the highest
price. Thus tobacco is made unnecessarily
dear, and nobody but the farmer makes
money"
The New York 7oJ.trco Leaf says:
''Thcrc has been increased activity in the
| seed leaf market, the sales amounting to
/. 1888 cases, against 1 ,2s7O cases last week.
The sales have embraced all varieties, with
larger transactions in 1879 Pennsylvania
than in any other kind, the transfers Of
this growth amOuntin. to 700 eases as
sorted lots
Following are the sale Of seed leaf to-
bacco reported by J. ). Gans's Son Il Co.,
tobacco brokers', N"s. 81 and sc Wall
September 90, 1880: 600 cases 1879 New
England. seconds, II to 13c., wrappers,
1G to BIC. !Iousatonic, % to PIC. 600
eases 1879 Pennsylvania, assorted, 12 to 22
100 cases 1879 state, p. t. 500 cases 1879
Ohio, to Zoe. 100 cases s,ntlries, D to
1Sc. 100 cases 1879 Wisconsin, to 12c.
Total, 1000 eases.
Don't Sprinkle Your Green Tobacco.
The Tobacco LeGf says editOrially:
" Within the past three or four years
many of the producers of seed leaf tobaccu
have adopted the practice Of sprinkling
their leaf when asserting it. Whenever =
hand of leaf is found to be q little dry Oh
the edges, the blOw-pipc, or atOmiZer, As
IL iS called is brOllrht into rcouiSitiOn