Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-08
,tlD LrAr, suMArR, AND HAVANA
rus lno WcoN sudins saturday. january
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Though the business ut the week was
ouyo moro ia pDiut OF sales exceedingly
small, the spirit OF the market was greatly
mp.uvCd, aud the faces OF the holders ul
utI-,r quantities Of tobacco looked brighter
Aul more cheerful. 4 oAlm survey Of the
ma.krt establishes tho fact that the
Aunuu. ul tle leaf on hand is iutnitelsm
aIg small. Whatever may DO the result
uI the SumAlTa Cutaug clement, 1t cannot
A.. will ~. hurt holders OF tiuo leaf
Mlho 1t - reasonably certain that tho
SECRETARY will not reverse his decision, the
,uD.upus pressure about TO be brought 10
bear upon Congress will likely result IN
stopping the importation of Sumatra uu-
dor the 81 cents rate before telling
quantity eau ba brought into the market.
Ilc.o certainly ~ y gram Of comfort 70
tAs .rado at large IN this sudden disturb.
uuc'. l. has completely stopped has'y
and luJudlsiuuS purchases OF the So crop,
aai VIII dIlb .,ess result IN tho establish.
Iug OF prices more ap; 10 yield prof. to
investors.
While, O. some CXtcut, the hug aud cry
raised regarding tho possible Introduction
u, ~umatra ~ 80 cents has boou justified,
lui that by such measure the trade would
De- deprived ul source Ot income, It eau
luJ O5 doulei that the prospects Tor
rruuueTa,iys seed leaf business IN SO
tobacco were exceedingly slim, il not
entirely cut oil. At the prices which
| buyers paid IN Now York state and Wis
CJusIu especially the chances for making
money, not alone for the buyers, but also
for the IbboTs aud manufacturers, were
most ulfLvOrable. Sumatra would uu.
| dOu5todly have beaten thcm at tarIfl of
! - cents.
Buy the Lew crop ut reasonable figures
! urge growers - raise Havana seed, and
such only, and SumatTa at taritl of 3j
| cents even will not be able to compete
| wlrh them. Europe has tried our Havana
seed. The report is unanimously in favor
! OF Ic. Ii is pre,crred TO SumatTa. Now,
| then, cannot our American farmers drive
| II from this and other markets by other
! than legislative efforts.
The lev transactions male during the
| week were mostly in 50 Pennsylvania
| NDtwiJh5gaudIuy the deprcssio caused by
the Sumttra agitation, there was not the
sIghtes. deviation from prices asked and
obtained from those ruling four weeks 90
This, Of course, has only been the case
with prime stock. Low grades are a drug
| on tie market.
Sum4tra sold but spAylugly during the
~ aEkr lhHJAk'ls AO 4pb hApN Jlb bAlH ~
est inclination to unload az lower prices
than formerly. The total sales were about
100 bales, at from $l.lO 10 $l.6O.
Havana WAS moderately active. SAFES
of 'S5 stock are progressing fayOrably
This tobacco shows an excellence of quail
ity suCh aS this market has not witnessed
in many years. Sales 30 bales.
Uaus report
Following are tho sales of seed lea
tobacco reported by ] ). Cans Son IL Co.
tobacco brokers, No. l3l Water street
New York, for the week ending Jan. :
1851
200 cases 1882 Pennsylvania, lOglsc.
100 cases 1881 Pennsylvania, Slyllc.; 10
cases 1882 Wisconsin Havana l3la20 ,
lso2 New England, ll@l3 $50 case
suudrles, 3!QlSc. Total 600cases.
Tue phuadeipnla Market.
Leaf.
Seed Loaf-HandIng of cigar leaf tn
past week has been, as every one expected
{ exceedingly quiet. Purchasers have no
r got themselves into condition TO work vi
dcrstaudingly, 1t is nothing to discourage
but much 10 encourage, Ia the prospect
Of the future. Stocks in hands of dealer
- here are good, except first class wrapper
z which are scarce and high. The cry fC
| Is ana y OIL COullnue. ObinO lew wrapper
. 81 ind favor with manufacturers VIII
0 have thoroughly tested its qualities.
. 5umatra finds an increased demand.
, Havana is moving at full quotations.
Receipts for the week-72 cases Coz
y uecticut, 1913 cases Pennsylvania, 107 case
!. Wisconsin, Ga cases Ohio, 40 York stat
,, seed, 81 bales Sumatra, 81 bales Havana
d aud 43 hhds Virginia and Western lea
tobacco.
( Sales have bcen--40 cases Connection
!, l2G cases Pennsylvania, 53 cases Ohio,
J cases Wisconsin, 90 cases York state see
i II balos Havana, 33 bales Sumatra, and
II hLds Western leaf in transit direct
q manufacturers.