Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-18
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE LEAF,

The past week was a rather lively one
among dealers in the 1879 crop, over 500
cases changing hands within that time.
There is not much first-class stock of this
crop remaining in Lancaster, and most of
the above transactions were in leaf of me-
dium quality. The very general belief
the bulk Of the crop OF 1880 is &c.
riously damaged by flea bite adds
strength to the 70 crop, and the holders
are firm in their demands for advanced
prices and they are getting them
AS to the crop of 1880 there is very little
doing. The reasons given in the INTELLI-
GENCEE last week for this continued in
activity still prevail-namely, excessively
cold and dry weather, -blOckaded
roads in the country, high prices asked by
farmers and low ones offered by dealers.
It is evident that the opposing interests
cannot come together until they shall have
been a long, damp spell Of weather, en-
abling the farmers to get all their tobacco
into shape, and the buyers to give it a
more thorough inspection than they have
been able to give it. So far, tho buyers
declare that nearly the whole crop is dam
aged by flea bite. Farmers with whom
we have cOnversed declare their crops first
rate, and they are firm in their demands
for figures away up in the twenties. One
New Holland farmer says he has six
tons for which ile will not take less than IL
cents through, and several of his neighDOrs
want about the same figures, the tobacco
being assorted in three grades. Very
little tobacco has been sold in
the neighborhood of New Holland,
except small patches of an acre or less.
Several buyers who were out last week re-
turned home empty handed after driving
hundreds of miles, being unable to find 4
crop that suited them in quality and price.
They unite in saying the farmers are ex-
Orbitant in their demands, and that the
crop will never be lifted until they come
down from the high horse they are now
riding, and from present appearances this
will not be before spring opens. Ard yet
with all the apparent dulness in the market
there has been good deal OF tobacco
picked up in the county all of our local
buyers have secured some, and several of
the :: foreign buyers" as the dealers from
New York and elsewhere are termed, have
either i'll person or through their local
agents gathered in more Oh less, the total
purchases aggregating, perhaps, 1900
cases.
Within half an hours drive in a circle
Of Smyrna, Lancaster county, there are
30 lots, an aggregate Of 100 acres, of to-
baccO, unsold. Some have refused prices
as high rs 20 and 5. Among the above
are some lots said to be very fine.
L. T. Hensel has bought from John /.
Aument, at Quarryville, two acres of to-
bacco at ~, 6, 3 d. NJ. Hess, one and
half acres at II, and 3; Louisa Aument,
One-half acre at 1S, 6 and David Flora,
Of Strasburg, one acre at 6, and 2
Stephen johnson, one and a half acres at
private terms and W. H. Kline one acre
private Mary Hewitt, one acre at 90, 9
md 3.
John Hildebrand, of New Providence,
las bought considerable amount of the
weed in the vicinity of the White Oak, IN
township, at from 13 to 18 for
wrappers, 5and 6 for seconds, and for
illers.
DR.. ]. NJ. Deaver, Drumore Centre, has |
old his crop of six acres for %, 8 and 8.