Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-04
LEAF TOBACCO.
uEW YORK.. PHILADELPHIA AND Lam
CASTER MARKETS.
SEED Leaf, sumatrs and Havana for the
Week Ending Saturday, Deoem-
Der 4, 10 n. m.

Business in seed leaf in the market is
almost at stand still. Now aud then there
is q demand for something large, leafy,
silky, glossy, fine burning and fiue smell
ing for which the inquirer would be rash
enough TO pay IS cents but as there is
but very little in the street that only half
way meets the exaggerated views Of buy
ers, the demand remains demand, and
tobacco remains in tho hands Of dealers.
There Is an enormous amount Of leaf in the
market, of which small amount only is
fit for use for fine cigars. Manufacturers
OF cheap cigars were never more easily
accommodated than now, Some OF them
believing themselves in the midst oil
tobacco millennium, cannot be urged into
paying more than 80. for wrappers ana 4c'
for binders. and ro-woight at that, not to
say anything about time and suitable dc
duction for cash.
In cigar manufacturing circles things
look blue. Most of the large manufac-
turers are working with half force only,
orders coming in sparingly, while the
spirit of contraction in credits seems to
predominate. Nevertheless no fear need
be harbored by holders Of good tobaccos
that their sales will be difficult and with
out profit. There is an absolute dearth Of
fine grades Of seed leaf, and before long
our market will b. alive with buyers.
After all, the present dullness in the mar
ket is probable blessing TO the distracted
packers, who saw in the early purchases
Of 'SS tobaccos at enormous prices, mostly
effected by large manufacturers, au insur-
mountable barrier TO any profitable invest
ment on their part. The dullHess here has
withdrawn large number Of would be
purchasers from the tobacco fields, aud
prices are beginning to be moro reasonable
Operations on an extensive scale will
likoly not occur 10 any of the tobacco
growing regions before January next when
1t is expected prices will be low aud farm
ers in commercially pliable mood
The sales of the week arc;
Pennsylvania--Crop $500 cases At
IA. 1G, 10, 81 and 22i cents filters at B!
TOT cents, Crop $3.50 cases at 5 to IL
cents.
New York Stats-Crop S2-ljO cases
Havana seed, at 90 to 2J cents.
Conneoticut-Crop 'S2-lij cases native
seed wrappers at 90, % TO % cents.
Wisconsln-Crop 'S2--lOO cases Havana
seed at 10 cents.
Ohio-Crop $500 cases at ~ 10 .
cents. Crop 500 cases at :, Q, II. and
12 cents wrappers at Il cents.
Sumltra-Mlrkss active Sales 300
bales, at $l.10 to sl.G0.
Havana-Market moderately active.
Sales 600 bales, mostly medium and foe,
composed OF vegas Of from % to 30 bales,
at sl15 to Sl30.
Cans Report.
Sales of seed leaf tobacco reported by j.
s. Cans Son s. Co., tobacco brokers, No.
131 Water street, New York, for the week
ending December 8, 1885,
300 cases 1882 Pennsylvania, JGlSto.;
800 cases 1881 do, 9G11c.; 100 cases 1852
New England, l1020c.; $50 cases 1882
Wisconsin Havana 100 20c; 100 cases
1882 Ohio, p. t. Total, $50 cases.
Philadelphia Market
N. Y. Tobacco Leaf.
Seed Lsaf-This branch of our trade
seems at this time TO have felt the effects
OF the near approach of the end of tho
year very tellingly in the way O! sales, i
toe comparison Is made Of what j. nov
dOtGg II business and wha; has been doae
the past several months: 6u. l. should bs
borne n mind that from May % The lst OF
November 4 lively And healthy Vs1lsab.e
trade was paAAeG through, and ID s-.l -l
extent that q airable s-0CE his becOma
sCaTGs and hard 90 ind ~ the sane tme
for auSh goods the priGGs EaTs advanced.
As maGGars nov stand We do ND I1Ck fgg
change before the first Of the lew rear
The sale Of Old stocks Is cJldaed - -
crop ot Ard c and oilers, while the :
ls now fast disappearing Of all grads
Havana continues 70 arrive Ia our marx
oy every steamer aud meets with favor
Receipts for the week 100 ca s,s
Connectlcut 4Oj cases Pennsylvania lOi
cases Wisconsin, 80 cls,s YORK state r.. ed
500 cases Ohio. 80 bales Sumatra. IS. bald,
Havana, and 0G hhds. Virginia aol We.
ern tobacco
Sales have been: % case C5a1a-..,1l
32o cases PennSyivauia, ll6 cases D-rr. G..
cases Wisconsin, 80 cases York STATE -as5
50 bales Havana, % bales Slma,.4. a-t
% hhds. Western leaf in transit ! re-: -
manufacturers
Exported OF leaf Tobacco. r L.verp o.
vias British Prince, 97,2i4l5s
The Lancaster market.
Trade has been unusually quiet, and vii
probably remain so until after the HOLIDAYS
The sales reported in the city are. abCu
200 cases Of 'Sl and 200 cases OF 90. zen
Grail of low or medium grades. Delers
are busy taking inyoatOri3s Of The stock
on hand, so as to ba ieady 70 Commen) 30 tho
New Year with clean balance sheet.
John Hildebrand, OF New Providence
has sold TO Now York party 200 cases
s9 on private terms. Daniel Brown, OF
oSity SiutISJ nus bSlu 10 CkllcB ~ FREY
small packing Of 'Sl ON private terms.
In '53 there has been little IulI,
only few buyers having been out Mr..
hendig has been in the lower end and has
bought more than any others. OF Robert
Warden, Fulton, he bought 8 acres at 23
~, O' - j. q. Brown, / acre, q, 10, ), 3;
Mrs Long, DrumOTe, / aero, 90, 10. &, 3
Mr.. Dunkel, 2 scrss, 81, TO- 6, 3
MIR. kendig made the following recent
purchase IN Fulton township From
Andy Hannah, at 90, G, 3; Kirk White
az ~, 0, 3; Wakeman Wesley. at %. 2
VIII Moore. at %, 0, 6, 3 Davis Brown,
at "a, q, 3; John Holmes & Co., 4 acres on
private terms.
Mr.. Kendig is said to have pnrchase,
considerable 'S3 around Oxford, ChcsteI
county.
Skiles & Frey have bought a very IittI
from Day Wood, of Fulton, 9 acres, at 20
s6S John Calm, Drumore, acre, Al
William Loler, OF Marshallton, Cheste
county, has sold his crop of tobacco I,
Messrs. Kendig & Co., of Lancaster
rrices, 10, . and cents per pound.
John Hoover, Elizabeth township, sol.
4 acres OF tobacco to James Reddig. 70
julius LedeIman, at 25, 10, G, 3
These arc all the sales we can learn n
for the last week. There Is somo trouble
with the crop. Not only IL there tir
mould, but some crops show mould "a
through, and Others are showing mn lin
that xvara iniurad h.y bn 49,, - 4