Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-31
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
TOBACCO.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
TOBACCO.
The Local Market and Trade Movements.
A hasty run through several of the to-
bacco packing warehouses of this city
shows business to be progressing with un-
abated activity. From cellar to attic the
precious weed is stored in all conditions,
from the unassorted bale to the carefully
packed box. At. Teller Brothers almost
one hundred men and boys are at work
arranging, sorting and packing the
heavy purchases of the firm. In
addition to the spacious ware-rooms
hitherto at the command of this
popular house the extensive back build
ings of Franke's hotel have been leased,
and now the basement is stored with about
100 tons of baled tobacco, while the large
room lately used as bar room has been
converted into an asserting and packing
department., in which business about 40
hands are employed. The firm receives
more or less tobacco i'll this building every
day, the receipts during one day recently
being fully 15O,O pounds. The lease of
the back building in no way interferes
with the business of the hotel-Mr. Eddy
FRANKIE continuing to cater to the wants
of the public in the main building.
Nearly all the packers are receiving
to-day, the receipts of some of them being
quite heavy. Skiles s; Frey are set down
at 100, 900 pounds, Samuel Moore at 60, 900
pounds, including three car loads by rail,
John Moore at $4,000 pounds, and several
others at fully as large quantities.
buying continues active and most of
those who have heretofore purchased heav-
lily are still in the field. There is shown
son, and yet prices are not much lower,
when the quality of the goods is consid-
cred. First-class lots now widely scatter
ed continue to bring tirst-class prices
cents and upwards. Crops of lower grade
sell at prices ranging from ten cents up.
crop remains unsold, and in others there is
a considerable quantity to be had, and in
a few localities nearly all that was grown
remains on the hands of the grower.
For the benefit of whom it may concern,
VIC will add that generally the packers ac-
knowledge that the growers bring in their
crops in good condition. and that the crops
Oh the whole compare favorably with the
samples given at the time of purchase.
There are some notable exceptions, where
the grower has attempted to cheat the
buyer but has very rarely succeeded. We
were shown a lot this morning in almost
every hand of which the dishonest grower
had stuffed quantity of worthless trash
with the intention of adding weight to his
crop. The attempted cheat was of course
discovered, the grower made nothing by it.,
and lost his reputation among dealers, who
will hereafter shun him as man not to be
trusted. On the other hand we met
grower this morning who after having sold
his crop for 90, 1G and 3, was allowed by the
buyer ) instead of 3 for his filters, owing
to the excellent condition in which the
crop was put up. Honesty is the best
policy both for seller and buyer.
Recent Representative Sales.
JdCOU IulllIl, VI NIdllllCliIl tOW
one acre to Letlerman s. Co. for 20. 10
and ).
Joel Stubbs, of Fulton township. sold
six acres to J. X. Shirk & Co. for 10, II, s
and 5.
II. J. McLain, Manor township, sold five
acres to Herbs & Spiess for 10, 8 and 3.
Benz. Mann, of Mannheim township, sold
two and a-half acres to herbs & Spiess for
"a, and 4.
Joseph Bookwalter, of Mannheim town.
ship four acres to the same firm for %,
and 4.
jacob Pcnnock, of Mannheim township,
sold six acres to same firm for IS, and 4.
Double Tobacco Leaf.
Double tobacco leaves are beginning to
become somewhat common. We have been
shown two or three during the present sea-
son and this morning Benjamin Mann, of
Mannheim, showed us another, having two
perfect leaves joined to single stem.