Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-17
THE WEED.


A VERY DECIDED TOBACCO BOOM
Large Quantities Of the Leaf Doi0S Delivered |
To-day.
The tobacco buyers are more willing |
now than at any former time during the
present season to own that they are buying
or have bought considerable quantities of
'S2 leaf Indeed, the fact is self-evident,
whether they acknowledge it or not.
Every day during this week more or less
tobacco was delivered, aud O,day very
large quantities are being unloaded at the
city warehouses, great deal more even
than was brought in last Saturday, which
was up to that time the heaviest delivery
day Of the season. The long continued
wet weather has put the tobacco
in excellent condition for handling
without njuring the leaf, and farm
ers and dealers alike have taken ad.
vantage Of 1t. 1t is impossible as yet to
make an estimate as to what proportion
of the crop has been bought, but if the
present activity continues the farmers
sheds will be pretty we'll cleaned out by
the time spring sets in. There is some
complaint of damage from pole sweat and
flea holes, but as a rule the crop is turning
out better than was expected some weeks
ago. One of the heaviest buyers told us
yesterday that his purchases are turning
out very well-as we'll as in any form.r
year.
Following are some late sales reported
by the INTELLIGENCER'S correspondents
Strasburg-John Z. Taylor has sold to
OppeDheimer 2 acres at 1S, 5 and 9;
Elias Eaby to Fatmap, 2 acres, at 81, 6
and 3 John Tanger to same, 2 acres, at
81, 6 aud 3; Reuben Nolt to same, 3
acres, at III, 5 ana 3; Adam Mowrer to
Shuberth, II acres, at III, aud 5;
David Mayer to same, 2 acres, at II, )
and 3; John Lanians to Oppenheimer,
acre, at Is, and 2; Isaac Fraelich to
same, acre, at Is, and 2 Amos Herr to
Shuberth, acres, at 10, and 3; Amos
Herr to Rohrer, 2 acres. at II, and 3 !;
Reuben Nolt to Fatman, 2 acres, at Is, 5
and 3; Andrew Harnish to same, acre,
at 16, and 3; Frank Book to Rohrer,
acre, at Is, and 3; Elan Weaver to Shu
berth, Il acres, at 16, and 2.
| Drumore-JOhn Lynes, on Dr.. beavers
farm, sold 24 acres to Sener & Krieder, at
90, 10, 5, 3; Daniel Rinehart, 1 acre to
same at 18, 5, 3; James Penny, acres to
same at 1S. 5, 3 James Risk, on Pennys
farm, 1 acre to Same at 16, 5. 3; VIM.
Penny, 2 acres to same, at IS, 5, 3 Abr.
Shank, on the Hopkins farm, 2 acres to
same, at %, 5, 8; Benz. Bleecher, on Hop
kins farm, acres to Jacob Shirk at 81, 5,
Mauor-Henry Hershey has sold to Jo-
seph Mayors Sons, 2 acres at 16, aud 8 !;
Christian II. Rohrer, i acres to John NJ.
Fridy at 20, and 3; Isaac Forty, aci Q
to Fatman s. Co.. at 224, and 3 Benja-
min Elliott, acres to Chas. Shubsrt &
Co., at Is, 6and 3; Henry Baker, to Jo-
seph Mayors Sons, at 20, 6 and 3.
The following miscellaneous sales are
reported : Benjamin Bowers, East Hemp
field, to Joseph Mayors Sons. acres at
II, and 3 Jacob Bowers, West Hemp.
field. 2 acres, to same, at 16, 6 and 3 !;
John Diem, of Kipzer's station, II acres
to John Smith, at 16, s, and 3 !; D. L..
Kiser : of an acre, to same, at II. 10 and
8; Cyrus Herr, of Marietta, to Gershel,
% acres at 20, and 3, and to Kirkough,
of Baltimore, 8 acres at 1S, and 8.
The following named growers have sold
their crops at the prices named below :
John Wagaman, 2 acres, 25, 10, 6 aud 4 !;
3; VIM. Britigan, acre, 1S, 6, and 3 !;
Henry Henny, 7 acres, ss, 10 and ;
Benjamin Mann, p acres, %, 6, 6 and
j. Gambler, II acres, II, 6, 6and 3 Jacob
Mann, acre, 19t, 6, 6 and 3; Samuel
Gingerich, acres, 90. 10, 8, 6 and 3; s.
F. Rettew, 2 acres, Is, 10, 6 aud 3 Levi
Grabill, acre, 90, IL, 8, 5 and 8; Isaac
Muckel, acre, II, 6 and 3; Joseph H.
Beiler, 2 acres, %, 10, 8 and 3 /; Oliver
Bealer, acre, 81, 10, 8, S and 3 J. G..
Buchwalter, 81 acres, %, 8, 6 and 3; s
Fl. Weller, 1 acre, "a, 10 and 3; Samuel
Hoffman, acre, 16, 10, 6 aud 8.
Samuel ScOtteD, Little Britain town
ship, sold u acres to BENZ. Kendig. for %,
6 and 8 John 3. Kendig, West Lam
peter, sold 81 acres to Sener & Kreider, for
20, and 3.
The following tobacco sales have been
recently made in Honey brook township
Chester county: John Yeager bought
from Cyrus Miller, 81 acres, 20 cents fcl
all wrappers, and 3 A. A. McFetridge,
81 acres, 20 cents for all wrappers, 5 ard
3; Taylor McGowen. 194 cents for all
wrappers, 5 and 3; James Cairns, jr.. :
acres, 19t cents for all wrappers, 5 and 3
James Cairns, ST., 1 acre, 20 cents for all
wrappers over % inches, 5 aud 3; John
Davidson sold to S. Henderson, 2 acres
for 20 cents for all wrappers over % inches
10, and 3; Charles W: Dampman sold
to Joseph Altschul, of MOuntvills. acres
| AOA ~, ", " ouu y, 61uN cOoOpA W. AAVlb vi
same firm acres for 20, Z and 2.
Mr.. w. w. Smith, of Washington,
Washington county, Pa, has engaged
two practical tobacco raisers of Lancaster
county, who will plant five acres of lar d
near the borough, on the property Of Mr..
Smith, and make an anexperiment in tobacco
culture. The crop will be thoroughly at
tended to, as it is the intention of Mr..
Smith to see lust what Washington couu
ty land is worth in the production of to-
bacco. There are already several growers
Of the weed in Washington county.
]. Gust Zook received to day at the
Humane engine house about 100 cases of
'S2 tobacco, which he is packing in the
capacious hall of Big Six that building,
which was the pride of the Humane boys,
being, for the present at least, converted
into tobacco warehouse.
Sixty Years Married.
Christian Troyer and wife last evening
celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of their