Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-10

A great soul cries to us in our suspense:
" came from martyrdOm unto this peace"
N. Y. Independent
THE TOBACCO MARKET.
SEED LEAF AND HAVANA
For tho weok Ending Saturday, October
8. 10 A. M.
u S. tobacco journal.
A calm has at last settled over the leaf
market and the wild rush, hustle and ex-
Of the last month has subsidized.
This must not he construed, though, as if
our market had become dull and inactive.
There is the same desire on all sides to buy
as has characterized the market Of late
but the sellers are too independent and
ask such figures that stile even the reck-
lessly disposed would be investors. Hold
ers of 80 Connecticut, especially, exhibit
an air of independence calculated to in
epire outsiders of the tobacco trade with
establishment and reverence. For many
years past packers of Connecticut have
Jared badly on their investments. Con-
necticut had gone out Of fashion and no
matter how really good the leaf. manufac.
turers and jobbers could be induced with
great difficulty only to take it off their
hands. Up to about week ago the wrap.
pers of the 80 Connecticut crop had been
treated with the utmost indifference by
manufacturers and jobbers. Suddenly a
change has como over them. Now they
want the tobacco now they can't get it.
Holders evidently intend to get square
with An unappreciative tobacco trade !;
they want 30, 40 and so cents for fine
wrappers if you can't pay for it you arc
not urged to take it. No one eau blame
sellers for their policy; if their claim that
the 80 Connecticut is the finest ever raised
in the state is correct (and We have re-
peatedly urged our readers to pay more
attention to this crop than they were in
clined to do) they will get their
figures. There is no substitute
except Sumatra for fine wrappers-thero
is no excess of them and Indications arc
not wanting that very soon fine wrappers
will not be found III our market before
this year is out. 80 Pennsylvania is al
ready very much sorted out, and but few
holders Still have choice lots 80 Wiscon-
sin is almost out of tho market 80 Ohio
and New York state possess but a mini
mum of good stocks. Consequently there
is no check to the aspirations of holders of
fine tobaccos. From tho revenue report it
is seen that the cigar manufacturing bus
mess is as lourishing as ever, and from
what we learn no abatement in activity is
anticipated and orders for months ahead
are being held by manufacturers.
The following is specification of the
sales made
Pennsylvania-Crop 80 : $500 cases
fine 224 cents {; medium Is to IS cents
low IL cents filters 6 to 12 cents,
Connecticut-Crop 80: 1900 cases ;
wrappers q to 45 cents !; seconds 13i
cents.
New York Statc-Crop 80 Il, 200 cases
prices (reported) from 13 to Is cents.
Interested parties refuse auy information.
Ohio-CrOp 80: 700 cases = to 1.
cents.
Wisconsn-Crop' 80 800 cases :; 1s to
1S cents.
Havana-Market continues exceedingly
active 80 is selling very rapidly and 'Sl
is fast becoming popular. Sales 1,5O(
bales. Prices unchanged.
"A New Firm.
The New York leaf market is about t.
have an additional, and by no means in
significant addition, to its leaf firms. Mr.
S. Pretzfeld, for many years of the Pitts
burgh, Pa, leaf firm Pretzfeld Bros, ha:
formed CO. o-partnership with one of tho
leading Lancaster tobacco men and rented
the premises 1S0 Pearl street, for an exten
sive leaf csta blishment. Mr.. Pretzfeld is
a thorough judge of tobacco, personally
supervises the packing of leaf in the coun
try, and has the reputation of an able and
trustworthy business man. The style d
the new firm will be S. Prctzfeld & Co
The firm also has an cstablishme Mt at 4;
c<r
Sales of Seed Loaf in Septem bcr.
Leaf.
The seed leaf market of New York ex
hibited during the month OF September
unparalleled activity. More tobacco
changed hands than was ever before re
corded here in single month, the tota
transfers amounting to %, 100 cases. Busi
ness was equally active in the producing
sections of the country during the same
time. buyers from all the prominent mar
kets traversing with unexampled rapidity
the various lines of communication lead
growing states.
More tobacco was purchased in the fielt
in September, as we'll as in our lOca
warc houses, than was ever known before
The cause of this unusual activity is, it is
in the prosperous condition of the country
at large aud the general belief that de.
sirable seed leaf is likely to be scarce and
dear tho coming year.
High prices have uniformly been pait
for the green crops of the past year, and /;
corresponding appreciation has been es
tablished on old stocks. 1t is not improb
able that tho highest range for both new
and old has already been reached, the Close
of the past growing season having mater
tally improved the early bad prospect o
the new crop, upon which the advanced
prices of both new and old were based.
The rates at which seed leaf has been
bought and is to be sold this year are cal
culated to diminish our export trade, but
the falling-off in this direction is likely tC
be Offset by an increased demand for home
consumption.
Cans Report.
Sales Of seed leaf tobacco reported by J
S. Cans Son & Co.. tobacco brokers, No
121 Water street, New York, for week
ending Oct. 10: 1000 cases 1880 Penn
sylvania, assorted, 12@21c. LOG cases
1879, p. t. 1000 cases 1880 state, 12 to
% 500 cases 1880 New England 1s@,3Oc.
IS cases 1879 New England, p. COG
cases 1880 Ohio, 64@11c. 800 cases
1880 Wisconsin 4@l3c. Total 5,67l
cases.
cued in every community from beds OF sick
ness and almost death, and made strong by
Parker's Ginger Tonic are the best evidences
in the world OF its sterling worth.-Post.