New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-21
ArALK WITH 4 CIG4R DEALER.

eyes our trade has its pecullarltles," salu
a Broadway tobaccOnist to TRIBUNE reporter q rev
days ago. during experience OF f0rtJ-slX years
have had a chance TO become pretty well acquainted
with those pccuaries 200. The public taste in the
matter OF cigars changes more rapidy thih
is generally supposed 1t Is no. very iONs
time ago when cheroots all the rage.
cberoor Won understand is a cigar cut ut both ends
These were ade I'm all grades from the Havana dO"h
Then came the famous spotted cigar NO one was con"
sidercd quite up with the times who dd mot soAc 'no
leonard cigars. As It Impossible 10 OBTAIN enousn
naturally spotted tobacco to supply the demand hahu
fcturers were Obliged to spot the leaves a:tihcaly
You never see spotted cigar now DAYS Feopie
wouldn't buy them If .ney were offered for SAFE Aue
ciears sold to-day are cassed in general manner
according to color. The light cigars are supposeu ny
the public BE- mild and the dark strong lhoSo us
tnctions do not always hold true, however fo ~ 1ou
well know a light wrapper IL sometimes uSeu iVi
strong nllmg. and vice versa i'll those manufacturers
who have acquired arcpuatOn OF making SV EN- pf"hu
NJ cigar. usually endeivor 70 keep the external as wen
"a the internal cnaracerstics OF these cigars always INC
anne This enables the customer to Know just "h' hc Is
going TO get when he buys them
when do you sell most cigars !mtner OF VIII
ter I" asked the reporter ,
.. In the winter know that It is generally supposed
TINT summer is our bes. on but II IA not lee are
, 4 reasous for this In the first place, many oil our
unr en- toners are outOf town during the hot weather.
and the floating trade Is not heavy enough 10 h'Ao up
The difference. Then again, people doht Iee a' huch
Ike suoking when the temperature II among tue hhe-
,bev do when 1, ia below the freezing point Dur
49,, fine heated term orr sales chiefly confined 10 the
h mild Favored cigars. But let the air become sharp
10, nrocip, and men begin to ask for dark, strong
cigars" .-.. ...... -.
" uov- do prices compare with those OF twenty or
thirty wears agol" asked the reporter.
when was a boy fair cigars could De bought TWO ior
cont and the best homemade cigars at cents each
nronaa NOW worth $40 were then sold at $40 The best
,ors Havanas now sell at 1925 per thousand medi-
% from sos to 800 per thousand The best grades ona
tive used in the manu- aonre OF gonn
~ Cnuuec,icut There q wide difference between tue
tobacco raised in CONNECTICUT anu tr c,mmercal
point of view the former Is worth nearly '"'' u" o'"
as the latter" . o,,. ana the,nseIv W. IN tho
DO your ular customers oohnho 'nono0'''' W ~
saue brands OF cigars 7 - 49,, ,,u,u ,ho,,
:" OH uu. They smoke one pIhhu uh, ~, my
g,t iIrrd of IL and then try another' Wheh 4
soI, "sut INTO the cigar business | manufactured
NV own goods. one day there utoppeu INTO NY 10
az hnI Inr very best imported cigars He purchased
",e M nv modest cigars aud sat dOWn on slooi anu
nroceedrd eisurey smoke H. he du Ine SAINT 'inS
I.av.rsl navs until feeling somewhat falefel thas
IL man vim knew what fine cigars were should hhd so
much comfort smoking cigars OF uy niane au 6 oV,
aTrcd with snile after nave been down mere ana
smnke,i.seyeral OF your cigars can 90 nIi' anu sipy
a really decent cigar dsn man ~ Iitts scE an
one brand when ne IL OUT VI Soi'' - y ~ -'
otner peaSes him pest -t.1 in tle oualitv of tho
cigars they smoke T. asked the reporter -. 80. -
Perhaps they III the small cues, Out nVt hSre.
proadx ar smokers cannot be cheated 80 easily Inc
most of them nave been DouG u o tr,ss 20 n"I
IN an inferior article they can ten ne dneIencs IN
minute They not only RECOGNIZES the qualiy OF tne
cigaTs, hut even tell the pilco VI "i"''9' my "
submitted tO their Inspection. l. .A,. ,,r ia ooor.
Tne elgaret,e business done In TINS CITY iS enoi-