Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-26
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
lEAFrORACCO.

The New York Market The Local Prospect
U. s. Tobacco Journal.
Sampling of 80 tobacco has been going
IN at lively rate this week. 1t almost
seems as if holders are an the tip toe Of
expectation, and cannot patiently await |
the time to see whether what was green |
six months ago is now looking brown, red
or yellow. We shall absolutely refrain |
from making any direct remarks regarding
the condition of any Of the 70 tobaccOs as
shown by the inspectors samples. While
we are strictly independent in our views as
to future business prospects or better sell
ing prospects of this Or that crop, any di-
rect intimation Of the good or bad condi-
tion of this or that particular crop at
period like this is, in our estimation, out
side of the pale Of honest trade Journalism.
Our so often expressed views of the 70
Pennsylvania CROP find more confirmation
daily. A great deal OF it has been sam
pied, a great many manufacturers and job
bers have looked at it, have asked the
price and bought nothing. Now why
didn't they buy: The packers hold that
the market is bare "f old tobacco that the
70 Pennsylvania crop is perfectly bewil-
dcring in magnitude Of leaf, dazzling in
brilliancy Of color. that its touch is soft as
the zephyrs from Africa's coast and that if
they ask but 1S or 20 cents for their pack
ings, it is absolutely cheap when compared
with the price people have been pay
ing for - and '1S Pennsylvania. But
IL
facturers and jobbers stubbornly refuse to
invest in these bargains just now. We
venture the opinion that they will, later
on, when all the African coast notion and
zephyr business have evapOrated from
| their fanciful brains have come to the con
clusion that if they paid too much for
their tobacco, it does not necessarily follow
manufacturers and jobbers must do the
same. There has been little stir in the
export trade, this week, and some 600 OF
700 cases of 20 Ohio found takers ut, it is
reported, Il to 81 cents. We do not vOucll
for the correctness OF these figures. Other
wise very oppressive stiffness character
lied the home market. The sales sum NJ
about 600 cases of various old crops, with
out change in prices. In Havana filters
business is beginning to be very lively and
sales of 70 are easy at advancing figures
| l:ans's Report.
Sales of leaf tobacco reported byJ. 5.
Ganss Son & Co., tobacco brokers, Nos
81 and sc Wall street, New York, for tn,
week ending July &c, 1880: 1900 cases
1879, Ohio, y to 81 cents 200 cases, 1879
Wisconsin, Z to IA; 200 cases, 1879, New
England, 1Oa to 20; 200 cases, Pennsyl
vania, private terms 125 eases. 1878, New
England wrappers, u to Il. Total, 1.92;;
cases.
| Local TOD ,ccO Market.
During the past week trade has beel
quiet. We hear Of sales of only about 15
cases of the crop OF 1879. sold Oh privat
terms. but said to be at satisfactory
figures. No sales of 1878 are reported
Some few crops of 1879 have bee
sampled and open very well, having cure'
nicely and with very trifling damage
General sampling will not take place befOr
next month.
From all parts of the county come favor
! able reports of the growing crop. The lat
heavy, soaking rains have bcer Of immens
advantage, and under the benign influ
ence OF the warm sunshine VIC are hoy
having is growing very rapidly. Much Il
the crop has been topped, and some farm
ers are already cutting off their more ad
: vanced planting.
In some places the rain did a good dea
of damage by washing out plants o
, sloping grounds, and flooding them in yer
low grounds; but the harm done by tn
rain is far more than counterbalanced b
: the good. There is some little " foxiness
! in some low places caused by the long cor
tinued wet weather. but OIL the whole til
crop may ut present be reported in Il Yer
excellent condition.
Large Tobacco.
$ Abraham G. Sheibley, of Upper Leacoc
township, showed us this morning tw
, leaves Of tobacco, raised from Gicssne
seed, that are the finest we have seen th
: season. They are each 45 inches in lcngt
9 and % in width. Mr.. Sheiblcy has abou
{ four acres Of the Glessncr seed-leaf tobacc
and he is certain some of it is larger tina
the specimens shown Ms, but the plant
! stand SO close together it is impossible
IL get ut it until it is cut off. Mr.. Sheible
9 set out his first plants on May %, the d;'
4 of the primary election, and some of tn
IS is ready for cutting.
TAKING TEAM