Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-08
THE WEED.
General Tobacco News.
TOBACCO REVIEW.
Sales $4,000 Hogsheads for 1885
louisville Largest Tobacco
Market in the World.


Democrat.
Mr.. Paul +. Semonin, Manager of
the Todd Warehouse Company, fur
nishes the Democrat with the follow
ing review for 1885:
The tobacco trade of Louisville for
the memorable year of 1885 is one
never TO be forgotten, at least by the
present generation. The sales in
round numbers was nearly l2I000
no. sheads, making growth Of more
than three fold in the past 10 years,
and the houses engaged III the trade
have also doubled in number during
that period. In 1885 two new firms
and houses were added and one
new house to accommodate one of
the old firms. The three new houses
have each length of floor of over
200 feet, and room in single row for
20 hogsheads, or capacity of selling
100 per day each. There are IA
houses altogether engaged in the
business.
The past year was marked by an
evenness in prices probably never be-
fore witnessed, and an unusual tirm-
ness, securing buyers on orders, the
dealers and the manufacturers being
apparently willing to take all offer
ing at full market value, and yet un-
willing to pay farthing more. Hence
every one got his full share at the
prices he was willing to pay. What
is most remarkable is that all this
immense Offering has disappeared,
except in this market stock of about
1000, leaving the Spanish Reggie and
an American syndicate fighting for
that at an advance of l to Ia cents
aboye what the same quality sold for
one month ago.
What this trade may be ten years
hence it is impossible to say. 1t is
likely that in few more years the
present large foundry building on
Main, between Ninth and Tenth Sts.,
will be converted into an immense
tobacco warehouse, with capacity
of selling from $50 10 300 hogsheads
per ay,making that square almost a
solid row of tobacco warehouses.
Sales at this writing, December q,
1885, with a continued sampling and
private sales, which will no doubt
swell to the amount above stated, are
126,677 last year only 81, 1852.
Stock reduced in October .......... 500 hhds.
November ........ 1865
" December .....,...4,iS0
Leaving the market in the best pos
sible condition for the reception of
the incoming crop. In conclusion,
we would say, you can consistently
do SO, ship your tobacco to the Todd
Warehouse Company, If you cannot
at least ship it to Louisville, the
heart market of the whole world.
ALADY WHO LIKES A GOOD CIGAR DE.
FENDs THE SMOKING HABIT.
"Men say that smoke aids diges
ton, therefore it must help women al
WELL" lately remarked lady who
takes her cigar as regularly as hel
husband. "They say it is a solace il
hours of sadness or in case of pain
which is but another argument il
our favor. A woman never indulgei
to excess; she knows more in thi
respect than the men. Many ladiel
indulge in far worse things than CT
garette smoking-opium eating fol-
instance. Others take morphine
Some take arsenic in small doses To-
the complexion and 10 make the form
beautiful; again, some women us,
belladona to expand the pupil of TIN
eye and make it look brilliant; ny
drate chloral, chloroform, and hun
dreds of other horrible things in TIN
shape of complexion washes, hal
dyes, and tooth paste are consumed
by thousands of women, some o
whom are rendered almost insane
Compare the vice of cigarette smok
ing to this.
The Countess Hatzfeldt some tw
years ago commenced taking up tn
defense of cigarette smoking amon
women. The German authoress, Fra
Wanda Won Dunajon, has made thi
question the subject of book, an,
she has answered conclusively all th
objections the men have been able
put forth. Why should it be ST
for woman to blow little clouds O
smoke if she chooses to do SO? Over
indulgence of course is bad. Me
should remember, when censurin
this habit, that women's lives are I
great extent sedentary. The yer
men who criticise most are the one
who are most open to criticism them
selves. Among other numerous thing
they object to associating with a lad
whose breath is redolent of tobacco
and kiss wife or daughter with Lin
tainted from the weed. Women al
naturally more delicately organize
than men, and are they to receive &C
consideration in coming in conta,
with their male friends who are fairl
impregnated with the odor of sta
tobacco r. If the women can endul
this infliction as complacently as the
have, the men folks will not be mi
terially Inconvenience from Il
same"