Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-07
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
TOBACCO.

The Local Market and tho Now Crop.
There is now no doubt that the last
pound of the crop of 1880 grown in this
county will soon pass from the hands of
the growers to those of the dealer for
although srveral prominent packers have
finished packing and closed their ware
houses, quite q number of others are still in
the field, and we now hear more complaint of
the scarcity of desirable leaf than of the
unreasonable figures at which it is held.
Nor must it be forgotten that the recent
fires at Shirk's and Hikes warehouses,
injured to greater or less extent some
1900 cases of carefully selected leaf, and
that these losses naturally quickens the
demand for that which remains in the
hands of the growers. There seems to be
a willingness on the part of buyers to lift
the remaining portion eff the crop if they
can do so with any chance of making any
thing out of it, and it would seem to be
wise on the part of growers to let them
have it, aud not higgle too long for the
last nicklc. The nimble sixpence, at this
time in the season, is better than the slow
shilling.
Following are few recent sales Moses
Lands, East Lampeter, has sold to Daniel
Mayer acres at 90, and A.; George
A. Lehar, of LeacOck, to Capt.
Wilcox, Is, and 5; II. E. Hershey, of
Paradise, to Jacob K. Shirk, 10, and 2
Edward Martin, Of Drumore, to G.. G.
Herr, 10, 3 and 2; Thos. r. Neel, of Full
ton, to John De Haven. 10, 5 and 3 IS. Tre-
WITT, to same, IL, Z and 3; Chas. Bernard, of
Chester county, to L. Bamberger & Co.,
Is. and 5 ; J. T. Baker, Chester county,
to same, 10, 3and 2 :; H. H. Bailey. Ches
ter county, to same, 12, 4and 2.
Transactions in packed tobacco
have been active during the past
week. Mr.. Kauffman's packing of
800 cases and Mr.. G. Schu6arth's
of 500 or 600 cases have been dis
posed of, and other sales Of some mayni-
tude are reported but no names given.
Tho New Crop.
Four of five successive DAYS of wet
weather last week, following a long-con-
tinual drought, put the ground in excellent
condition for setting out the young plants
and the tobacco farmers were not slow in
availing themselves of the favorable op-
pOrtunity. Thousands of men, women
and children Of all ages were in the fields
for several days, and thousands of acres of
ground were planted. It is estimated
that fully One-half of the crop of the
county was planted by Saturday evening.
A large proportion of the remaining land
is prepared for planting, but very con-
siderable acreage is as yet unplOwed-the
farmers being prevented by ono reason
and another from getting on with their
work.
In most parts of the county tho young
plants are abundant, large and healthy,
and in a few localities they arc reported to
be badly eaten by insects. The total
acreage of the county devoted to tobacco
will bc this year about the same as last
year-say from 1900 to 5000 acres.
Notes.
Tho types made us say the other day
that MIR. Hoffman had packing of G.OOO
cases in Lebanon. There was a "nully"
too many-it should have been 600.
Tho Harrisburg Telegraph says with
pardonable pride: "The wholesale tobacco
business in Harrisburg is assuming large
OF course We can't compete
in Dauphin county with Lancaster in the
matter OF native leaf, but in the imported
article at wholesale Harrisburg is far
ahead. One is easily convinced of this by
a glance into J. Il. Herman's tobacco
one of tho neatest apd most
buildings, by the way, for the
purpose in tho state. Eighteen tons of |
Pennsylvania, and Wiscon-
sin leaf is stored in the building and Mr.. |
Herman recently purchased two crops Of |
Connecticut leaf amounting to ten tons,
making in all twenty-eight tons of leaf |
tobacco in stock, not counting a large
Of fine Havana leaf, stored in the |
cellars This is pretty good for Harris.
burg, of course, but it is only flea bite |
with the tobacco stored in this
city. Indeed, Any one of a dozen Of our
little country towns and villages have
warehouses containing vastly more tobacco
than the Harrisburg warehouse. But the
mustn't be discouraged Great |
oaks from little acorns grow.