Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-12
ruE sew YORK MARhET.
seed Leaf sumatra and Havana, tor the
week Ending Saturday.

week Ending Saturday.
L, $. Tobacco journal.
Notwithstanding the presence of multi.
tude Of buyers, chiefly jObbers and large
city manufacturers, in the market the
transactions remained small. Most buyers
were looking for what vas not in the
market, aud for that which was there they
exhibited . decided disiuclinatiOn when
prices were named by would DO sellers.
AS there is little or no Havana seed in the
market-that is to say, in job lots-the 80
Pennsylvania was the recipient of the
greatest attention on the part of buyers.
Holders of fine running, with so TO co
cases of wrappers in a lot of hundred
cases, demand from % TO "a cents. The
sales of such, and which have become
public, number about 400 cases, quoted at
20 TO % cents. There were also about 300
cases medium running 'S2 Pennsylvania
sold, at II to II cents.
The various other sales that took place
consisted TO great extent of lots bought
up lately in the country or suoh as were
sent bere by country packers. Now that
the market can dispose of fiue tobacco in
haste whenever the price appears reason
able, great deal OF country packed "
leaf l. arriving here, In many instances
the sGnders are sOrely disappointed, they
believing their tobaCcOs to come under the
term " fine" which retrospective buyers
pronounce AZ being quite the contrary.
For medium grades the utmost apathy
exists, while for very cheap goods TIE
inquiry is undated.
Certain it is that the manufacturers of
cigars who require fine wrappers cr.unot
bridge over till the new crop comes in
without investing heavily in Suraatra at
high figures. Very few manufacturers
believed that when, about four mouths
ago, We predicted bare market in
Havana seed for tho present time, that
such would likely talte place. Aud even
To- day, with the most rIndOubted prospects
of seeing market bare of any fine wrap.
pers in the spring, a difference of cent
or two often prevents TIE cousummation
OF sale. While this may illustrate a
commendable conservative spirit in our
trade, it certainly is no complimentary
certificate as TO its co m.nercial ability.
Sumatra is comiu z 10 the front very
lively. The sales OF the week are esti.
mated at no less tha 500 bales, at prices
ranging from sl.l5 10 $l.75.
Havana also soll heavily, the reported
sales aggregatipg 200 bales, mostly new
at S. cents to Sl.30.
Ganp report
Following are the sales of seed leaf
tobacco reported by j 8. Cans Son & Co.
tobacco brokers, No. 13l Water street,
New York, for the week ending Feb. IL,
1884
700 cases 1882 Pennsylvania, 1ln24c.
500 cases 'Sl do, Gtd,l0c 100 cases 1882
Ohio, SlCGl2c.; 2jo cases 1882 state, p. t..
Total, 1850 cases.
The Phiisdelphi. Market.
The trade in manufactured tobacco is
encouraging, and heavy orders for popular
brands have been made. Activity reigns
among cigar aud snuff manufacturers and
the cigar leaf trade for tho week holds
firmly on to the improvement made in the
hrst month in the year. In fact, some of
our houses are doing excelently. Fine
grades OF wrappers are going off the mar.
ket very rapidly 80 much 30 that 'Sl is
receiving daily new inquirers, upon whom
favorable impressions have caused pur-
chases for trial. Stocks generally in hands
Ot dealers here are well selected and full.
Prices range steady, with the advantage in
favor OF holders.
Sumatra moves off very satisfactorily.
Havana-Owing to such excellent quail
ty OF goods coming to this market of direct
importation by several firms, more Havana
is now handled and sold here than usual.
Receipts for the week-162 cases Con-
necticut, 3i1 cases Pennsylvania, 154 cases
Wisconsin, 1877 cases Ohio, SO York state
seed, 81 bales Sumatra, l76 bales Havana,
and 237 hhds Virginia and western leaf
tobacco.
Sales have been-02 cases Connecticut,
30l cases Pennsy III cases Wiscon-
sin, l32 cases Ohio, Al cases York state
seed, 81 bales Sumatra, ll0 bales Havana,
and 81 hhds western leaf in transit direct
TO manufacturers.
Exported of leaf tobacco-To Liverpool,
per str British Prince, 20, 7l0 lbs to
Antwerp, per str Nederland, 40, 30l; total,
60, 020 lbs
Tobacco 81 Atistlos.
The following statement Is the result of
original estimates, made by Mr.. j. Il.
Dodge, from annual returns to the depart
ment of agriculture, of the comparative
condition aud area OF the crop aud price
OF product and as to quality Of produce
tion, mainly from the official records of
manufaoture and expectation. 1t has been
demonstrated that returns of production
of tobacco, which bears heavy tax, are
uniformly underestimates, whether census
returns or those of the department OF ag.
rlculture a fact in accord with the expe-
rience OF all governments with respect to
voluntary statistical returns of taxed pro-