Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-25
N TOBACCO CIRCLES.
wnAr rs SOW nuisa IN rnu TRADE
Small saics OF 'Ss ano 'ss Leaf In the Local
Markst-Sew Nors, PhiIsd lphIa
and baltimore Markets

l5O cases of 'S2 though there are rumors
OF other sales said TO have been made.
Neither has there been much activity |
among farmers in preparing their 'Si crop |
for the market. On tho whole the weather |
has been favorable for curing the Leaf, but |
not favorable for handling IL the few |
"wet spells Of weather we have had be- |
ing OF too brief duration to sufficiently |
moisten the leaf. Besides, farmers and |
packers alike are aware that there should |
be AZ least one good 'oOld snap" before |
tho tobacco ia taken from the poles,
Consequently not much has been taken
down and still less has been stripped. The
cold wave that has oversprcai the land
within the past few days has probably
furuished the needed "freeze," so that
farmers will be anxiously looking for the
next season of low barometer to unable
them to. go their goods into marketable
shape.
In his Notes by the Way Mr.. Graf,
of the n. \. 7ob1cco Leaf, thus refers to
soue of our local dealers
Messrs, Mayer Il Co, OF Lancaster, have
on hand 800 cases of 1888 tobacco of their
own packing. They claim theirs as
seleot lot
Messrs. Frey & Weidler, Lancaster,
| packers of seed leaf tobacco, report
| business very fair and old tobacoos dis
| appearing from the market very fast. This
| firm are among tho oldest handlers of
Pennsy ylyauia leaf, very prudent merchants
| and reliable ia every respect. Mr Frey
has raised some very fine Spanish seed
this year himself, and rroclaims the
leaf as fine as he ever saw any tobacco In
all bis many years experience.
| Messrs. Skiles & Frey, of Lancaster,
will be among the heavy operators of the
now crop of Spanish seed in due time.
A late dispatch from Florida says Mr..
| HOughton, late of Pennsylvania, has been
very successful with Cuba tobacco in Leon
couDty this year. He has raised 1900
pounds to the acre, and says it will pay
well a. 25 cents pound. He has Cuba
tobacco which be would not sell for 81 .25
a pound. Mr.. HOughton believes that
tobacco will be the redemption of the bill
country of Middle florida.
NEW YORK MARKET
The Tobacco Leaf gives the following
summary of the New York market for the
past week
Western Laaf-More iuquiry was per-
! cepuble on this market, but how many
sa'Gs it resulted in We are not, as usual of
late, permitted co kUOw ; ditto the public
1t is real nice TO try 10 write about q
market with no data to comment upon
An EDITORS iu1ub rl.ions must be very in
teresting under the circumstances tO
readers at home aud abroad.
Virginia Lsai-Very little doing ID
Virginia goods for the past week, but
Mason county was quite active both il
lugs aud filters, at tirmer prices,
Seed Lsaf-A slight Improvement i.
noticeable, although the volume OF salet
is still extremely small. Total sales, OK
cases.
Spanish-Havaua fllars are ia fall mod
] crate demand. Sales, $50 bales, at from
S so to Sl.15.
Sumatra-Bus little doing. Oue hundred
and twenty five bales changed hands a
from 81 80 30 81 So
a Plug-Nothing OF interest 10 report thi
, | week. Trade has been quiet and is hkel,
/ | 10 keep so, JObbeF8 are gradually get.
a ting rid of old stocks and eventually viii
& want to repiCnish, we presume until ther
we must have patience. The outlook Il
! not encouraging.
, Smoking-A good demali reported fo
n | established brands, aud sales show aI
} | increase over the previous week.
4 Cigar-NO essential charge in the cga
market, though the pending treaty new
1 | inspires some comment, and generally @
| | an adverse kind.
D The Tobacco Journal reports the New
D York market as follows: What th
? market offers, people don't want; wha
the market does not offer, people want
Every body is looking for somsthing thin
, | nothing is too thin for them. Bring on
I some thin wrappers aud the buyers ar
D there for them SOW them seconds and
grab is made Tor them. For filters, thin.
ness in Leaf d1os not play as great role a
thiuncss in prices WelI, the week passec
! of Ouoe more laDguid and lazy. Thsri
: were some buyers in this market, but thsil
principal object was to invest in tha
class of STOCK which the trade has oOm8 tC
designate as "M6zz aabsS,' This com
priscs goods upou which FIRST hold.
ers are willing to lose head, ears auC
! el0ow5--fgurativel7 speaking, of course
!, A very substantial business was done il
Sumatra. Goods ranging from IL 90 I,
i sl.35 fOGDd many buyers, principally il
lots of from 5 to 25 bales, the tota! sale
d reaching the respectable figure of abou
$50 bales. The total sales of Leaf ia opel
market sum up about 500 cases. The open
ing week of the Tobacco Exchange result
ted in sales OF 80 cases of 'S3 Connection
, seconds at IL cents, and % cases 's3 Nov
York State Havana seed wrappers st Q
cents. Among the offerings for the cominl
week at the exchange, important lots o
so, '81 and 'S2 Pennsylvania are entered
, Havana sold lively with 500 bales at from
7S cents to st20.
CANS WEEKLY REPORT.
Sales of seed leaf tobacco reported by J
s, Cans Son & Co., tobacco brokers, No
13l Water street, New York, for the weei
ending Nov, "a, 1884:
200 cases, 1888, New England 1303ic.
so cases. 1882, New England pit. 15t
cases, 1888, Pennsylvania l1@t4 c. 15(
cases, 1888, Little Dutch pt. ; 1S0 cases
, 1888, Wisconsin Havana 1G035o. 30
cases, 1881 50, Pennsylvania 6(g14o. 15(
cases, sundries 5(g2S. Total 1850 cases.
PHILADELPHIA MARKET.
The Philadelphia Commercial List report
= as follows
In both leaf and manufactured tn
, movement has been exceedingly slow, tn
/ demand having been restricted to tn
! current requirements of the local trade
A Prices are quotabiy the same, though t,
buyers to any extent there is an evden
, disposition to make concessions.
The cigar trade is reported brisk.
IL BALTIMORE MARKET.
: 'R5eeipts were more moderate the pas
, week. The demand continues good, ant
all desirable samples Of Maryland fin'
ready buyers at full prices. The new orol
ground leaves, which are of unusually fin
quality, are quickly taken by shippers
ranging i'm price from 8 to 11o., mostly
fo nf Ohio rpoafpta and Calea