Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-14
TOBACCO.


The Local croP-Lars sales-The New Crop
Prospects.
Last week was rather active one among
buyers, for though number of them have
ceased purchasing and closed their pack
ing houses, most Of them have left behind
agents in charge who do not fail to pick
up desirable crop Of 1880 wheneSer they
find one. Other buyers arc still in the
plain that baled leaf il getting scarce.
This is corroborated by the farmers them
selves. a number Of whom from all parts
Of the county were at the agricultural
meeting held yesterday in this city. With
out exception they reported that the to-
baccO in their respective neighb0rhOOds
was pretty we'll bought up.
The new crop has been nearly all planted
the late rains having bcen very favorable
to the setting out Of plants, and from nearly
all sections Of the county the report is that
the tobacco growers are jubilant. Tho
weather, however. has been rather cool,
and on one or two nights last week there
were slight frOsts in the valleys, and The
plants in these places are said to be ycl-
low and unhealthy looking, In some neigh
bOrhOOds the cut worm has ruined many
Rissuec, OAs ~ 10 yOe Vesa OAOuSSA ~ ASSSS
them. There arc also complaints here and
there Of damage by the flea, but on the
whole reports are very favorable. and the
pOspects Of good crop wcre never better.
The Hike fra, by which packing ap-
praised ut nearly 500, 900 was more or less
damaged, continues to be theme of con-
versatiOn among tobacco men, and much
satisfaction is expressed ut the prOmpti-
tudc with which the loss was adjusted by
the insurance companies, they purchasing
the entire packing ut its appraised value,
10 cents through. The extent to which
the packing was damaged has not yet becn
ascertained, hut soon will be. ~ the insur-
ance companies have offered it for sale.
We hear of about I 200 cases Of the cIOp
OF 1880 having changed hands last week,
but the prices are not stated. The anxiety
shown to secure the crop, and the hand
some figures ut which Mr.. Hikes pack
ing was appraised, arc the best answer to
those who have, during the entire season,
attempted to cry down the Lancaster cOun-
tY tobacco :; anil is tho best warrant also
for the farmers to plant heavily and de-
mand fair prices.
The following is from our .Quarryville
correspondent "As predicted by us two
weeks ago the tobacco Of 1880 in the lower
end Of the county has been cleaned mp, ut
least almost SO crops arc now few and
far between !; buyers have to drive over .
large territory to find anything good, bad
or Indifferent. During the Last week that
section has been pretty we'll canvassed.
Among the sales we note George Trout,
of Bart, to Michael Harnish "a new
buyer) two crops, one at II and the other
ut 8 through James McGrady, Of Dru-
moro, to kreitlcr at 8. 3 and 3 {; and A.
MOurer, to same at IL, and ; and Jacob
N. Croft, Of Providence, tn Herr, ut 10, 4
and 2. II. Ii. Wiggins, Of Providence, to
lIcnscl 2 acres ut 13, and 2, and J. NJ.
Eckman of Eden has sold to same 3 acres
Of extra fine goods on private terms said
to be IS, q, ;. lIensel has bought very
largely lately, many Of his purchases
being fine grades. Oppenheimcr has
bought from Ann Snavcly I acre at 0, 3
and 2; John Smith bought acres from
Aaron Hartman, Of Bart, mt 1G, q and ; !;
and Chas. Tyson, acre mt Is, 5 and 3.
We are told that over $4,000
pounds Of tobacco were shipped
from Quarryville last week in the
bale !; the preceding week it was much
more, and during the months of March
and April it was 1:4 toms. Besides this,
much Of the crop is hauled by the Port
Deposit Il Columbia railroad and by teams.
1t is not often that farmers complain Of
too much rain, but such is now the case.
Tobacco i'm the lower end does not look
well, it is too cool, it looks yellow and
some Of the growers say it shows signs Of
being foxy, and that plants arc extremely
tender. The flea and cut worm are doing
considerable damage. Wo saw one field
that was entirely ruined by the flea, but
tho season is young yet and plants seem
to be plenty"
The following Chester county lots have
been purchased by John DeIIaven: 8.
Farrell's ut 81, 4 and 2 !; II. Collins ut 81,
4 and 2; j. A. Lindercamp, at II, A and 2;
w. A. Davis ut IL. 4 and2.
MIR. Mclaughlin has secured the follow
ing crops in Salisbury township: J. G.
Walkers, at 81, 8, 3 and 3 John Linder-
camps, 9, ; and 9; Mr.. Kauffman's ut
II and 5 ]. Marsh's at 8 and 3.
John Elmer Of Salisbury hls sold acres
to MIR. Fatman at 16, 5 and 3; VIM.
Livingston, Of Salisbury, I aero to MIR.
Sigle at IL, 4 and 9; and w. ID. llOar, Of
Salisbury, 2 acres to Mr.. Sigle ut 1G, and
3
Mr.. Loeb las bought from Franklin
Nipple, Of East Donegal, his crop ut 8 and
3, and from u. llipplc his crop at and
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