Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-15
THE LEAF.

The LEAF.
Tho Local Tobacco Trade.
The past week has been notable as the
week during which more tobacco was
bought and more delivered than during
any other week this season. There were
also a greater number Of buyers in the
field and consequently rather more COM
petition in securing choice crops. The
total purchases OF the crop of 1880 thus
far made in this county are estimated at
fully 10000 cases, and some think
the amount still larger. Some buyers
are said to have already secured
all they want. Mr.. GOslinsky, of San
and stopped buying, as lie is not we'll
pleased with the crop. Messrs. Rosen-
shine. Rosenwald and Merfield & Bach
man are also reported as stacking up in
their purchases for the same reason, but
their places are filled by new buyers from
abroad and we hear of a few Of our local
buyers who have not yet entered the mar
ket who intend to commence operations.
These last named profess to believe
that they can easily secure all
they want of the crop, and get
leaf OF as good quality as any
yet purchased. On the other hand,
buyers who have been purchasing largely,
and who have visited all section of the
county declare that the cream of the crop
has been already been secured and that
while there is al immense quantity Of the
crop yet remaining unsOld. the bulk of it
will he found to he OF Inferior quality.
OF old tobacco We hear only of a few
sales, aggregating about 100 cases, all
told. The terms of sale were private, but
are said to be ''stiff." There is but little
70 tobacco in the Lancaster market and
to this cause is owing the eagerness Of our
local buyers to secure the cream Of the
crop Of 80.
Business goes on very actively at nearly
all the packing houses. OF the men who
depend for 4 winter livelihood On work at
sorting and casing tobacco, and who this
season waited So long in vain, hundreds
arc now at work in the city packing
houses. Messrs. Skies s. Frey have be-
tween 80 and 80 hands employed. Teller
Bros. had about Is employed last week,
and Judging from the great quantities of
leaf received by this firm within a few
days past it is evident they will require
an increased f0rce of workmen. Messrs.
Oprenheimer, ROsenwald, Moore. Frey &
Wcidler, and a dozen other city packers,
employ large numbers of men and when
their purchases begin to come in more
rapidly will doubtless require additional
Eelp.
Our Conestoca correspondent sends us
the following sales BENZ. Gardner, 9
acres to DR.. B. S. Kendig, at 10. 6 and 3;
Adam Brady, J acre to same at Is, 5 and
3; and acre to same at 10 and 3; Lewis
Kirk l acre to Fatman & Co., at 1SJ. 10,
Gand3. Martin B. Herr of Pequea town
ship has sold to Amos McAllister 81 acres
at Is, ) and 3; and BENZ Herr. Of Pequea,
to same, his crop at Is, 5 and3.
Our DrumOre correspondent writes that
Robert J. Barnes sold lot of tobacco to
Skiles & Fry for 90. s and 3: another lot
for Is, Z and 3 and another for Is, and 3.
The same firm bought William Risks
crop for 18, and 3 /; aud Israel PcnrOse's
for the same. John DeHaven bought an
acre from Il. F. Tennis for 90, z, and j,
and about the same quantity from Jacob
Ramsey for 13I, and 3.
Skiles & Fry bought Jacob Aument's
crop for 20, and 3, and J. o. Wilcox
bought Alex Carroll's for IS, 6 and 3.
Our Marietta correspondent writes as
follows A great amour: of tobacco was
delivered on Saturday last. Quite num-
bcr of large wagon loads came in and q
few sales arc reported Levi Miller re-
ceived 1GJl, 6 and ) for 3 acres Benz.
Shields acres at Is. 6 and 3 Fred. Wal
lcr Il small lot for 30 cents and the filters
and seconds thrown in. 1t Was nice lot
with comparatively little of the lower
grades. John Shields, 2S, 10 and 5-an.
other good lot
Our Salisbury correspondent sends along
the following items of interest: The to-
bacco trade has been lively for the past
week. Several new buyers have been
among us. Messrs. Worst & Shertz have
bought several crops, Shindlc & Hershey,
secured quit 4 number Of crops in Sails.
bury, and Prangley bought Of William
Henderson 2 acres at Is and 3; and of
Christian Eby acres ut 20, and 3, there
still remainsa few prime crop for sale.
The packers in Worst & Shertz estah-
lishWent held their oyster supper on last
Saturday evening and the affair proved a
grand success. Invitations had been ex-
tended to all parties who had delivered
their crops TO this place and most of them
were present, they were highly gratitied,
and expressed themselves through t!;cir
chosen representative Messrs. VIM Coff-
:Oath and L. Hilton who both made very
neat and impressive speeches. Thanking
Snd cOngratulatiug the packers on their
very palatable entertainment, on behalf of
the packers. Mr.. Isaac COffrOath, jr., re-
sponded, thanking the growers for tl;eir
kind assistance, rendered in the shape of
liberal donations contributed by them
which enabled the packers to give this
very acceptable entertainment, after all
had done due justice to both edibles and
drlnkables. tho time was whiled away for
couple of hours, by speech making and
music, when all went home happy hoping
that the packers may be able to repeat
the entertainment next season.
Some unprlncipled parties, a few cven-
inss ago, took possession Of the beer IN
tended for the tobacco packers, and stole
nearly keg. rendering what was left un-
fit for use. Some people in this vicinity
have an idea that everything they can lay
their fingers upon is public property.
They should be taught lesson for their
own moral leuefit, and it is to be hoped
that the next time they attempt to appro-
pirate other folks property they may do
SO in such shape that the law can be en-
forced. 1t Is not pleasant to pay for deli
cacies and have them appropriated by a
party of gourmands, or, more properly
speaking, lot of hogs.
Mr.. Lnderman, of West Donegal, has
sold to ROsenwald Bros. 8 acres at 90, 10
and 6. John Bull, of East Hempfeld, has
sold acres to Mr.. Mayer at 20, 10 and Z;
A. E. Evans OF Washington borough has
sold to Mr.. Loeb his crop at Is, 6 aud 3
Jacob Linderman of Manor has sold to f.
Spingarn s. Co. his crop at %, s and3.