Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-07-20
THE Sc TOBACCO CROP
GROHING RAPIDLY AND Nv VERY
GOOD CONDITION.


The principal topic OF conversation among
farmers and tobacco dealers is tho condition
OF the growing crop. The crop of -, can take |
care OF itself and SO can the old tobacco but |
the crop Of ST is at the mercy of the elements |
and will be at their mercy for month or six |
weeks longer. Already two OF three hail |
storms have moved swarths through some of |
the richest of the tobacco sections, and al |
though these swarths have been narrow and |
have not materially lesseued the crop as |
whole, there is a fear that other storms more |
destructive may follow and in a few minutes |
destroy the labor and profit of q whole |
season.
| At present the tobacco crop of Lancaster
county looks remarkably well with the ex-
ception of hail-cut fields it never looked bet
ter. Fully one half of the planting has been
topped, and the bright green leaves are rap
idly increasing in size. Even the late paintings
are growing nicely under the many showers
they have recently had, and Will in a week
or two be ready for topping. only in few
instances have we heard of rust. or of
"spindly" growth. Taking good and bad
together the rain storms have done more
good than the hail has done harm. From
the other tobacco counties of PENNSYLVANIA
we hear equally good reports, and there is
every prospect OF a magnificent yield. 1t is TO
be earnestly hoped that neither hail. nor rust
nor tless, nor any other calamity may iniuro
the present fine condition of the crop should
it be safelyhoused there the farmers will prob
ably receive better price for it than has been
paid for several years past, as their greatest
competitor, Wisconsin, is having a very un-
favorable season. The Edgerton Tobacco Re
porter says "The unprecedented drouth
that pertinaCiously hangs upon us is the ab-
sorbing topic throughout the entire tobacco
section OF the state. No rain has fallen in
southern Wisconsin since our last report,
which prolongs the drouth in many places to
= W mol In all sI,aa0a l.,
calities tobacco fields remain unset and other
crops are so badly injured as TO be past reCov-
cry. Some tthe farmers have already sowed
| the fields to buckwheat. millet etc. Much of
| the tobacco already set is dying out under
the parching influence of the intense heat of
| the week past Unless rain falls in abund-
l snce within the coming week, the acreage of
| 'S6 tobacco cannot reach one-third that of q
| year ago in Wisconsin. Altogether, the out
| look is decidedly gloomy. Buying in this
| market has reached its lowest ebb since the
| market opened. \ few firms stand ready to
purchase, but the unfavorsble prospect for
the new crop has caused holders of old goods
| to stlffen up their asking price, so that they
are unable TO reach satisfactory terms and
| buying is almost entirely suspended"
While Lancaster county farmers will not
| rejoice at the misfortune of their Western
| brethren they will not be slow to realize the
| advantage that will accrue TO them from a
| failure OF the crop in Wisconsin.
In old tobacco there has been some transaC-
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| freely sampled, is much sought after by
jobbers and manufacturers.
In addition to the sufferers by hail, men,
| toned in another part of this paper, we hear
| OF the following Abraham Taylor, near safe
| harbor, had acres badly cut and part of his
| mill-dam washed awsy-loss, 81, 200 John
Kise, near Safe Harbor, acres badly cut
ID. +. Bnkley, Safe Harbor Q acres loss
| Sl,50O or s., 600; Henry Baer and Henry Rush,
| West Willow, heavy losers 1t is believed
| 800 acres OF tobacco, in all, was injured by
| the hail, large proportion OF 1t only slightly
| cut.
The New York Market
| The New York market has fallen of con-
| sidersbly, so far as the number of cases sold
is concerned but it appears to be in a healthy
| condition and there are great expectations
that brisk fall trade will follow the sum.
mer holiday season. As will be seen by
| Cans report printed below the bulk OF sales
| during the week were old Pennsylvania
tobaccos, and though the prices realized
were not high, they were higher than here
| tofore.
| Cans Weekly Report.
Sales OF seed leaf tobacco reported by J. :.
| Cans Son & CO., tobacco brokers, No. 81
| Water street, New York, for the week end
ing July 70, 1856:
$50 cases lSS3 Pennsylvania. 9II3l,; 1850
| cases ISL Pennsylvania, IL 4CLlj $50 cases
| Pennsylvania Havana, llG Il : $50 cases 1850
| Wisconsin Havana sag. 100 cases 1854 Wis
consin lOl5Gll2; 100 cases lsS4 New England
! Havana, 5000. Total, 200 cases.
Havana filters have been sold to the ex-
tent OF $50 bales AT from 60 to SLO5 \ good
running trade was done. Even the most
skeptica are now willing to cOncede what we
have long claimed-that old tobacco is excel
lent property and can only 90 one way in
price, that is upward.
The reported sales of Sumatra were $50
bales at sl.3O to Sl.6O. Nothing of interest can
| pe noted this week in this branch of the leaf
| trade. A moderate business was tran sacted
and prices held their own. The new tobacco
| is feeling Its way
There is no perceptible change in the
| smoking tobacco branch of the market
Dealers report an average demand
Since the lst inst there has been a notice.
able Improvement in the cigar trade and
many OF the factories adding to their
working force OF cigarmakers
Philadelphia Market
Seed Leai-An increasing activity along
the whole line is noticeable. The 80 leaf
which has been sampled is meeting with
more approval than usual at this season os
the year while old leaf, especially Pennsyl-
gania aud Wisconsin, is moving forward in
ngures, "A very satisfactory business can be
claimed for the weeks work.
Sumatra found favor to quite an amount
Havana sells especially old, but strange to
say no change in price, as predicted is chron-
icled.
baltimore Market.
Receipts of Maryland tobacco continue
small, owing to the time required for harvest
operations The market is fairly active and
prices Tor desirable goods firm. The French
puyer' as VOL as Holland and Germany,
are in the field. There is a fair inouirv t9r
ONO, mostly for Italy and for the German
ports The sales are about 300 hhds and the
market Is steady at current figures.