Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-16
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MEN YORK TOBACCO MARKET.
SEED LEAF HAVANA.

SEED LEAF HAVANA.
For the Week Ending Saturday, May IA.
U. s. Tobacco Journal
There was very little stir in our market
this week. The extraordinary heat and
the absence Of transient and city buyers
caused the quietness. In 80 tobacco moth
ing was DONE Connecticut seconds of
that crop. were lookad for by jobbers, but
the few parcels that holders showed will
ingness to sell were held at from II to 114
cents. The price being thought too high
prevented their sale. The feeling Of
packers of all kinds of go tobacco is quite
different from that which they evinced re-
garding' the 70 crop. There exist no
screwed-up expectations Of getting i'm
mense figures, nor are there any fears Of
great losses. As q whole, the 80 crops
werc bought with more consideration and
judgment than the 10 and with the sta
bility Of business in general the 80 in
vestment will prove profitable if nothing
unforeseen occurs to effect D change in it.
OF all the holders OF 80 crops, those who
hold the Pennsylvania feel most secure.
They arc perfectly at case, claiming that
even if il fermcnts unsatisfactory, the
texture of the tobacco is such as to enable
it to stand even violent artificial sweat
ing.
The stock of 20 tobacco on hand in this
market is decreasing daily, and especially
of yielding wrappers, good or bad, quite
scarcity exists already. The much neg
lccted 70 Connecticut has come into slight
prominence this week by sale of about
$50 cases o: wrappers at about % to %
cents. Outside of this we note sales of
about $50. cases Of 70 Pennsylvania, at
previous figures, and several small lots of
70 Ohio, probably aggregating 200 eases,
at IN average of 10 cents.
IIavana-Market remains active. The
demand for good 70 and 80 is Us strong
as during the previous week. The uncer.
tainty regarding the 81 crop is the cause.
Prices firmcr.
Less Havana Used.
While the manufacture Of cigars in the
United States has increased enormously,
the consumption of Havana tobacco, as
compared with the number of cigars
made, has fallen off greatly. Since
1877 there has been al increase in cigar
production amounting 10 SOC, 900, 600. In
1871 there were imported to this country
8,394, $50 pounds of leaf and 8, 759, ,Jj5 :,,j5
pounds in 1SS0-only 1, $40 I75 pounds
shows conclusivcly that the importation of
Havana tobacco has not kept pace with
the manufacture Of cigars.
Re-Sweating Tobacco.
Tobacco Leaf.
During the past few months suits have
been brought in our state courts for in
frinsemcnt by several patcntecs of the
processes OF re-sweating leaf tobacco, and
IL, l., L. 1xI
We tern city. Other suits have recently
been commenced against parties who are
making use Of processes for rc-sweating
leaf tobacco. and as nearly everybody con
nected with the manufacture of cigars or
the selling Of leaf tobacco, is compelled
by the custom of tho times to resweat in
some form or other, it is vitally essential
that those interested should ascertain
what arc their rights under the law at the
earliest possible moment. Delay may in
vOlve them in court expenses and dam
ages.
There have been SD many patents taken
out during the past fifteen years for re-
sweating tobacco that it is a nice question
to determine what is an Infringement and
what Is common property, and it is time
this matter We're definitely settled. TO aid
in reaching /: solution of the problem pre-
sented. Il meetings. t" be held in this city,
on Wednesday evening, May IS. There
should be Il full attendance.
Tho Philadelphia Market.
The only difficulty dealers have now is
to obtain prime old stock for wrappers
the cry for such goods is daily, and the
fortunate holders have the satisfaction of
realizing handsome profit. What cigar
dealers are to ,lO after awhile, is difficult
to solve. Nearly all our iirst-class houses
are busy buying and packing iii Lancaster
The ruling price Of seed leaf out of store is
firm 1T full quotations.
Cans Report.
Sales "f seed leaf tobacco reported by j.
S. Cans Son h Co, tobacco brokers, No.
131 Water street. New York, for the week
ending May 16. 1881
500 eases 1879 Connecticut, wrappers,
Is to % 80 eases 1880 Connecticut, sec
Onds, lie: $50 eases 1879 Pennsylvania,
filters, 6 to g.. 200 eases 1879 Ohio, 5 to
z; $50 cases 1913 New York, : to s.
Total 1, $50 cases.