Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-18
THE TOBACCO MARKET.
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The New York M.rket-The rI.nts ie the
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After An extended tour through the |
lower end of this county, and having in |
terviewed many of the most successful
growers of the weed, We find the outlook |
there very unsatisfactory to the grower
and the prospects are certainly blue. In |
tho first rlace there are no fields that are
fully set, nor will there be, notwithstaud-
ing the favorable rains. In fact the more
rain there is the more cut worms there
seem to be. We have seen plenty of fields
that have been planted all over five times
aud now are not Get. One grower told ls be
planted seven times and now had given it
up. He showed US cut worms three inches
long, and said he had frequently canght
several 1t one plant. Another showed us
real fine, large, healthy plants cut of that
had been growing for two weeks. We
saw fields that lad been entirely aban-
doned-some Of them having been sowed
in Hungarian grass, Others planted in
sweet corn.
In some sections ants are working badly,
especially SO on sandy soil. 1t is true there
are some few fine lots but few of any size
half acres and some larger-showiDg
rapid growth. A small portion is topped,
but the majority is no larger in the leaf
than a mans hand and what will il by
August LIST is the question that agitates
the farmers mind. If tobacco is not fit
to be stripped early in August it il not
likely to make a good big leaf. Besides
the risk of an early fall is serious tie
nights are already too cool.
All farmers agree on one thing that
tobacco is fully three weeks late, and at
,nk tl,av rfh he nf X
we'll started and that the acreage ont is
not as large as last year so that three
fourth crop will not be realized in the
lower end, with the most favorable season.
Should there not be a very rapid improve
ment during the next four weeks it will
be- serious matter to the farmers, and will
only make many of them discontinue the
raising of tobacco. For some reason tObac
co growing is becoming mO:e unpopular
among farmers. 1t Is not exactly in their
liue, and We are told that it does not pay
them. We know of several of the largest
farmers in the lower end who raised fine
crops for the last few years, but who plant
ed none this year.
From other sections of the county not
visited by us, We have reports of u similar
character. Some fields. planted early and
favorably located, promise a fine yield but
unless the weather should be exception
ally favorable not more than three fourths
of crop can DC counted on, and if a
drouth of any considerable duration
ensues, less than half a crop will be real
lied.
Our local packers arc doing very little
in old tobacco. Now and then small sales
are made to meet the demands of the cigar
manufacturers. but there have been no
heavy transactions since our last report.
Small lots of the crop Of 1881 continue
to be picked up at prices ranging from SO
2 for trash, up to 2OG,5 for good lots.
There may be yet some two thousand
cases of loose tobacco in the county await
ing purchasers, but buyers and sellers are
too tar apart in their views to dicker.
ATwin Leaf.
We have received from William H.
Simmons, of Bird. in Hand, a very peculiar
twin leaf of tobacco. 1t is about Is inches
long and nearly as wide. At about two
thirds the distance from the stem to the
point of the leaf the mid-rib appears to
have been in some way injured; where
upon the leaf sent out two mid.ribs-one
on either side Of the damaged one. Twin
leaves are not uncommon, but the peculi.
arity of the one before us is, that it appears
to have grown backward from tho point a,
which the mid rib was damaged, forming
two perfect leaves, all the way back to the
stem.
Cans Report.
Sales of seed leaf tobacco reported by
]. S. Cans Son s. Co., tobacco brokers,
No. 131 Water street, Now York, for the
week ending July II, 1882:
GOO cases 1881 New Eugland seconds,
104@12tc 100 cases 1880 New England
wrappers, 13g25c $50 cases 1880 Penn
sylvania, Gt(G25c $50 cases 1880 Ohio
5a@15c $50 cases sundries, ga 1Sc
Total, 1850 cases.