Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-08-07
LOCAL AND DISTANT MARKETS
ssAps IN s0sAUCo IN NEW YORK nE-
PORTED VERY GOOD.


The growing cror OF tooecoo hes suffered
aroatIy within the past week for rain. In
Some favored sections there have been
showers but scarcely heavy or long CON-
ttuued enough to be Of any great advantage
10 the 1rop. In less favored sections there
he's been scarcely drop Of rain for three
weeks. Tho result 10 that the late planted
nolda ere shriveled up and the plants are
inclined 70 run to seed, while the leaves
~ scurcely larger than . mans hand.
TAers IL time enough yet however. Tor the
orop to msture, provided there Do gooo
roins very soon. Thore was . fiue rain OF
ehort duration in Lancaster and vicinity
Tuesday morning.
The early planted tobacco looks much
better than the late. Nearly ell OF II has
been topped, and the leaves, both OF the
seed leaf and Havana varieties, are OF good
s'as and quality. A few small patches
have been cut of and housed.
There IL rumor abroad that the 'spot-
TARA, have been riding the county making
observation OF the places where the choice
crops crow and II Is further rumored that
the growers OF the choice crop, ask from 25
20 80 cents pound for the leaf and will not
osll Il on the poles unless security 10 the
amount Of 500 psr acre be put up by the
purchaser.
The transactions In cased tobacco re.
ported are as follows: Skiles & Frey sold
within q week $50 cases, mostly 's7 Leaf
spitxuer & Co have sold between 400 and
500 cases OF seed LEAF; d. A, Mayer bought
Is3 cases 's6 Havana and sold "a cases
assorted.
The New York Leaf Market
from the U. 8. Tobacco Journal.
While the market 10 In fairly active
condition, transactions Of any particular
note have not taken place. Old goods are
moving smoothly, and the interest shown
for the new ones Ia intense. There IL
hardly year on record when 30 much new
leaf has changed hands 30 early In the sea
son o. this year, aud not the faintest sound
Of grumblipg Ia heard and not the sllghtes
exception taken against any Of the new
crops. Ii this harmonious sentiment anC
be exp pscted one OF the most profitable fai
seasons in the history of the trade.
The result of the August inscription dot
help 10 verify our predictions. Eager "a oul
American buyers at Amsterdam may be !,
secure the most available leaf for our mar
kek they have this year very limited fielt
to choose from, and our calculations In MAJ
that our Sunatra impOrtations will hardl
reach half the amount of last years impor
will prove to be nut too we'll made. Besides
the Indifferent qualities OF the bnlk OF r.
new EumAtra crops are no matter OF disput
any more. Every pound OF the old sioc
on hand will, therefore, find Its read
buyer before the new one will have courte
favor In our market Sales for the week
about $50 cases ut very stiff figures
Oar Havana importers will be surprise
by the news that the Senate finance com
mittee intends to put ditierential rate
duty on the Havana leaf, viz, 25 cents O
filler and IS cents on wrapper leaf Neith'
the one nor the other rate can please theu
And though 1t may be put down AZ certa
that no tariff bill in whatever shape wi
pass this season, the proposition of Il
Senate committee will nevertheless h =,
the effect of demorallzlng the Havar
market, which has been model OF stead
ness thus far.
CANS Weekly Report.
Following are the sales oi seed Il
tobacco reported for the lNTELLIaENol
by J. 8. Cans Son, tobacco broker,
Isl Water street, New York, for the we
ending Aug. q, 1888:
200cases 1885 Psnnsy vania seAd, l0lI6gl
$50 cases 1886 Pennsylva Gs@9l1l6u
Osses 1887 Pennsy lvania, l01 II, 250 cas-
1857 PenDsvlvsnia Havana ssed, ls@25
300 GASES 1885 Dutch, GA l0c $50 cssss u,
Dutch, 1D(gllc. SO cases New Englsr
Havana, p. { (; $50 c.ses 1857 New Englal
HavAna, l7@26c. $50 cases 1887 New En
land HavAns seed, l3(0ls,; I25 cases Is
New England Havana seed, lO@l4c;
caDes Wisconsin Havana 6@l0c $50 Gas
Aundries, 515@30a Total, 2.26l cases.