Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-10
TOBACCO NEWS.


xVDAOVO NGVOs
ruND1rIoN OF CROPS AND TRADE.
Tho Market Sn Lancaster ana Abroad
Recent Transactions IN ssed Leaf and
Asssfacsursa Tobacco.
There is very little of the crop yet
standing in tho feld occasionally one
may be seen, but these and great portion
of the very late will hardly pay tho cut |
ting. We have heard great deal OF COM |
plant on the part of farmers of their to-
bacco not curing on the poles, and to YER
ify it have gone to some trouble to 60
around among some Of them and are
sorry to say that tho complaint is we'll
grounded. We saw some of them badly
damaged, one of them, in good shed,
was really rotten another in barn was
falling off the stalks, and in other cases
We found plenty Of shed-burns and stem
rot. This is confined to tobacco that was
cut during the vet weather and soon after
it. One of tho best growers says there was
too much vet in it when put away.
Some of tho medium and later crops
since they arc beginning to case show
considerable damage from feas. There
will be some very fine goods in this crop,
rs good as ever found in this county, and
whilst We do not want to he considered an
alarmist we mako this prediction: That
there will not be half as many fine cases
in it as in last years. The crop may be
big as far as acres 60, but the lateness of
the planting made low topping necessary
in the first place and the storms were
serious-more 20 than is generally SUE
posed-and the damage now being done
by hanging is among the best goods gen
orally such that the outlook for real fine
goods is not encouraging.
A farmer told us few days since that
in his neiy hborho,d d he thought while the
tobacco vas growing that he had never
seen better prospects, but now he is salts
fled that it will not pan out more than a
hall crop and that the yield in bis best
patch will not be l, 600 pounds tc the acre.
Much tobacco this year was topped at six
and eight leaves.
Sampling of the '81 is almost over. and
packers say it speaks for itself. What we
have seen really does look elegantly and
will no doubt give satisfaction to manu-;
facturers. It shows less white vein and
damage than has been in any crop for
years.
There is some business being done in
old goods, and for low grades there is a
good demand. Filters are especially
wanted. and wo have heard of some big
offers for them but on the whole our
local trade during the past week has been
dull.
Tho Row York Market.
US. Tobacco journal.
1t has been q heavy week in point OF
sales, giving buoyancy to the market and
inspiring holders of crops which have
been thus far neglected with new and
brighter hope. 1t cannot be denied that
the rapid clearing off of the '81 Wisconsin,
New York state and, to some extent,
Connecticut, justifies the hopes of better
market for '81 Pennsylvania at no distant
date. The stocks of tho three crops just
named that SO far have left the hands Ol
packers, arc classed as the best portions OF
the same. The inferior grades will be
much harder to dispose of. 1t stands t0
reason that the best grades of '81 Penn
sylvan;a will come next for the cOnsidera.
ton of buyers. Up to the present time
the prices asked for this tobacco have
frightened prospective buyers, and conse
quen:ly they have turned toward those
crops the large sales of which have been
noted during the month past. Aswe said
before, the exhaustion of the fine grades
of these crops must bring the attention
Of buyers once moro to '81 Pennsylvania.
The late large purchase of '81 Wisconsin
New York state and Connecticut must be
looked upon also as a defensive movement
on the part of buyers, especially the cigal
manufacturers. They have. SO to speak
fortified themselves with stock of leai
sufficient to last them several months.
They will not come before the holders
of 81 Pennsylvania as forced purchasers.
They will, and, in fact, already do, as
sumo an air of nonchalance and rejoice in
the anticipation of freezing out holders.
To some extent the game will work
Weak holders will close out at the first
reasonable chance strong holders, per-
haps, can only be forced to submit after
about years stubborn fight by the
chance of buying the 'S2 crop at small
figures from growers. From the tone OF
the Pennsylvania country press, We find
that farmers do not incline that way al
yet.
In old tobaccos, also, q heavy business
made to buyers are very heavy.
The sales of the week were as follows
Crop 81.
New York., 100 cases, (Big Flats,) te
Is cents.
Wisconsin,, 800 cases Havana seed, II
to 20 cents.
Connecticut-7OO cases, mostly Housa
tonic, IA, 18, %. 30 cents.
Ohio-3OO cases, 6 to 81 cents.
Pennsylvania-25Oc cases, p. t.
crop 80.
Pennsylvania-35O cases 12 to 1G cent,
for running; medium wrappers, 25 cents.
OhiO-30O cases, 6 to cents.
New York-50O cases (Big Flats), p. t
Havana-Market very active. Sale:
comprise both 'S1 and 'S2 stock. Foi
the latter there exists considerable inquiry
its apparent fine quality proving attrac-
tive to spectators. Prices firm. Sales
1000.
Sumatra-Market remains active. Sale,
400 bales, at prices ranging from 90 cents
to 81 20.
Philadelphla Market.
The usual trade in manufactured tobacco
continues fully up to the mark the past
week. Standard brands are freely used al
full figures, while now brands of excellent
material and splendid workmanship are
offered at off figures.
Fine.cut is fairly active at full prices
reliable goods have first call.
Cigars-A business full of life orders
for employer and employee. The stock
turning out fills tho bill tho trouble is tt
get goods ready promptly.
Snuff is up to tho mark in sales price
and profit satisfactory.
Seed Leaf-A fair customary trade wa.
dona tho ,,oet ~ook pr;ooo ,o,o.:.oc