Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-07
THE LEAF.
Local Tobacco Market.


of 1880 was bought as was bought during
any other week of the season. and certain
ly more than twice as much was delivered
at the packing houses in this city. It j:
impossible to tell what proportion OF the
crop of this county has been purchased
but from the large number of dealer:
in the field, from their unusual
activity since the weather has
become favorable for operating. ant
from the great number reported and pub
lished, the total amount -canno:
fall much short OF 1900 cases
The prices paid thus far have
been decidedly higher thar was thought
possible earlier in the season, and they art
to-day fully maintained. Whether the
.sboom'' vii! continue and prices be main
tanned to the end, no one can now tell
Thus far the operations have been confinef
principally to the better grades OF the crOl
though 4 number OF sales of flea bitten
leaf have been made at low figures. by
consulting the list Of sales printed below
it will be seen that prime leaf has brought
AS high as 30 cents per pound, and thai
few wrappers have brought less than II
cents, while a great proportion runs from
90 to % cents.
A report Of the New York market vii
he found on our fourth page.
The following named buyers, in addi-
ton to those heretofore operating in Ian
caster county, are registered at the Gail
we'll house: Julius Ehrman, New York
J. Lobenstcin, New York; George
BrOwnstein, San Francisco. Fatman s
Co. to-day began receiving at the ware
house formerly occupied by G. G. Herr, o,
Market street. and took in Il large guam
tity.
L. T. Hcnscl received at his warclols,
on Saturday the following crops, al. raised
ncar Quarryvilie : Jacob kcenc. acres
at %, u, 6, 5; Stephen Johnson acre
at 25, 90, 10, 8. The latter weighed 2, AZ;
pounds and vas one OF the finest crop:
ever grown il. this county. Mary Hewitt,
/ acre, at 20, u, .; c. DonncIy, Of Bart,
l acre, at II, 5, j x. Donnc!y, of Bart
l acre. at ., ), j.
Hensel bought l..st week at private terms
u crop of A acres from Robt. Hamill, whic!
is said by good el.wcrS to be the finest
lot Of the weed in Ike lower end, and Mr.
lIamill is one OF the very best handlers
David Kccnc has also sold ) acres to the
same buyer; as has Henry kccuc. .ir., OF
Dr;.morc Centre 4 acres i. W. Harnish
Of Eden, has sold to same 8 acres AZ 16,
), 3, and Gilbert Bus',ong 3 acres at 1G, q,
3: IL, 1873, j, ,.
Mr.. Hensel has packed over one hun
.lred cases of very superior leaf. running
from - A" down.
J. O. Wilcox has made the followin:
purchases Of tobacco in the nci9hborhoo,
OF Fairfield n. n. Henscl, 1913 pounds
at 12i cents round. George Whitaker
4j0c pounds at iG cents round SGt
pounds at 3 cents. George Omit, 1.1j7 al
IS, and s.
The Manheim iSeatincI to-day contains
the following tobacco news:
Mr. j. S. MaStcrson, of Masters nvii,e,
it il said, has purchased over one hundred
cases of tobacc" from growers in that
neighborhOod.
During the past wcc!: Mr. Woizci. OF
POttsville, has been in our midst for the
purpose of purchasing leaf tobacco, and on
Thursday morning he shipped a car load
fthe article 10 his home.
The following sales have been made in
the vicinity OF Fruitvilic. Mannheim town
ship: Michael knosp has sold acre at
II, 6 and 3; John Bcrtenhrimcr /, acre To
Mr. G0slinsky at IL and 5; Frederick
Brookmyer 2 acres TO f. ii. Kaufman at
1876 and 5; Abraham Huber , acres to
G. G. Herr at 11t, 1G and 3, and acres at
II. 6 and 3; Henry Brookinyer 81 acres to
+. II. Kaufman al IS, and 3, and 1 !
acres to same at IA. 6 and ;: Amos b.
Kreidcr 1 to same at IS. 6 and 5 a; Christian
Klauss ? acres to Levy & Co.. at Is, 6 aud
3: David Huber 3acrcs to Ledcrman Bros.
ut IS, 6 and 3: Ernst klauss acres to Mr..
-
acres to same at Is, s anA 3;
Messrs. Iinck and lckler, OF Mannheim,
report the following purchases of tobacco
made the past two weeks near Brickcrvillc:
John Boyer, ! of an acre at 13i. and 3 :;
Jacob Clrich, J an acre at 13, and 3 :;
John Marks, . acres at 13, ) and 3; Isaac
Walters, 2 acres at 10 and B; Peter Weld
man, ) acres, one lot at -, ant: 3.
and two lots at Is, ) and 3.
In Manhcim borough Vim CAN'T
4 Son, lot at 10 rouEd Gantz 4
Cox, lot at 10 round CAN'T & N;,zdorf.
a lot at 6 round VIM. Gantz, .jr., 4 lot at
& round Loelchcr Il Fctter, 81 acres. at
l2 round Miller, Mengle 4 ,;antz, )
acres at 1Qi round; Loerchcr Il Single. ?
acres at IL, ) and 3; john Rice, a small
lot at ) round Charles Ensmnser, a
small lot at 5round john Ripple. 4 small
lot at round.
ID. w. Long, of Mannheim, has bought
the following near BrickcrviIle Sam
uel Hornbergcr, u acres, at &c, "A,
q and 3; Isaac Sharp, Il acres, at
20, 6 and 3 ID. X. Saylor, : of an acre,
II, 6 and 5 Herman Wcidman, / acres,
at 1G, G and B; ]. II. Steiner, an acre ut
l2, 5 and 3; J. II. Selling, 13!, ) and 3;
j. X. Reddig, l acres, at u, Z aud 3:
Jacob Hackman. l.! acres, IL, and 3.
Jos. Matthews II acres, 1G, 6 and ).
In Penn township, Clement Boyd sold
to A. II. Reiff. acre at 16, Q and 3.
David Forney, sold to Mr.. Stchman, his
crop at 90. s and L.
jefferson S. Bard, has purchased from
c. S. Musscr and John Stauffer. for Il. ii.
Brubaker. the boss tobacco crop, of six
acres, paying the enormous price Of ej, Is,
3 and 3. 1t is without doubt the finest
crop that has been grown in the country
this season, in the opinion of the New Hol-
land Clarion.
Mrssrs. Kerbs & Spiess bought on Sat
arday the crop Of Jacob Landis. near
for the high price of 80, 10 and
5. These figures are the highsst We be-
lieve that have been paid.
Frey & Weidlcr have bought crop from
Mr.. - Bear, FOR which they paid him %,
10 and 3.
VIM. II. Barton, of Upper Leaccck, sold
his tobacco crop of 4 acres to HeInshe!m
& Bro. ofNew Orleans, at %, IL and 3.
1t is believed that more tobacco was sold
during the present week than during any
three preceding weeks. Nearly all the
old dealers and some new ones are in the
field.