Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-18
SEED LEAF AND HAVANA.

For the Week Ending Saturday, July 10,
10 A. M.
U. S. Tobacco journal.
Although the market exhibited consid-
cradle animation, the situation is almost
unchanged. Here and there holder of
80 Pennsylvania gets "sick" of the
stock and accepts the prevailing offer Of
IL to 10 cents, with pleasant fuhereal
smile and fists clenched under cover OF his
trousers pockets, but as rule the mass
of holders still stick" to it aud though
not entirely unwilling to lend their ears
Gigantic ones at that, in some cases) to
the persuasive arguments Ofa bear broker.
they hope that at some day not very dis
tant the stock will 90 off like-well, like,
Arab Bey from bombarded Alexandria.
Nearly the same condition prevails in
other 80 tObaccos. Whoever offers such
stock at reasonable figures can sell it.
Buyers don't want to take any risks. If
compelled to buy at high figures they buy
very sparingly. Iu 4 few months the 81
will be ready for the market. The packers
claim for it superiority to the 80. They
themselves are loud in proclaimins that
the superior yield and quality make it a
cheaper article than tho 80 tobacco. What
wonder, then, that prospective buyers
Tho proposed exclusion Of rebate from
the reduction of the cigar tax, has affected
the market to no small degree. No rebate
will cause q stand-still in cigar mauufac-
turing circles for several months. It is to
be hoped that rebate will be obtained.
The domand for export tobacco is not
quite 50 extensive as was expected when
the German monopoly scheme was defeat
ed some weeks ago. Exporters complain
that they cannot buy anything suitable
here. Of course not. For Al cents bobody
is willing to sell fine wrappers, even
though the thermometer has been in the
nineties several days this week.
The sales of the week were as follows :;
PeDnsylvania-Crop 80: 800 cases run
ming, Is to Is cents.
COnnecticut-Crop 80: 250 cases some
very fine Wrappers ut 50 to As cents some
inferior at % to 80 cents.
Crop 81 !, 200 cases seconds IL TO 12
cents filters, A cents.
Ohio-Crop 80: 800 cases, 6 to 8 cents,
New York State-Crop 80: $50 cases,
private terms.
Havana - Market moderately active,
Sales 600 bales. Prices firm.
Sumatrs T0bacco-Its Increasing i'orulsrl,y.
N. Y. Tobacco Leaf.
We have several times within tho last
year made reference in these columns to
Sumatrs tobacco, and our readers who
have watched the increment in the impor-
tation of this class of foreign tobacco will
appreciate the prcsentment of figures
which We give below relative. to its impor-
tation during the last fiscal year ended
June 30. The exact totsl amount import
cd during that time was ia, us pounds,
or, taking us pounds as the average
weight per bale, 4, 426 bales. This veii-
fies the statement Of eminent authority,
made some time ago that the Importation
ofthis tobacco for the year would approx
innate 200 bales, If we mistake not.
the total amount imported the previous
year was about 1000 bales, showing that
the0 consumption has increased more
than one halt during tho last 10 months.
II tho increase in the use of Sumatra to.
bacco continues in the same ratio as it has