The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-09
The November Product.

United States in tobacco, cigars,
cigarettes and snuffforthe month
OF November, comparing its re-
cord with the corresponding
month Of last year, and we also
give the record Of THEY'VE months
ending November 30, compared
with the same period oflast year.
In cigars we find aslight decrease
during the month Of November,
amounting to 3,153. 794, andfor
the five months a decrease OFF,, j
these figures compared
with the cigarette record, which
shows an increase for the month
of 3S, S6O,7SO, and for the five
months Of Isl, 543,300, tell a
story which those who can may
read. The phenomenal growth
OF the cigarette trade can be ac-
counted for in many ways: for the
last eight or ten years the manu-
facturers Of these goods have
been straining every nerve and
using every method to increase
their trade, while the cigar manu-
facturers have done absolutely
nothing. AS the grown popula-
ton die off, cigars and tobacco
smokers are lost to the trade; as
the new generation grows up the
cigarette trade is reinforced. All
the energies of the cigarette
manufacturer are directed to the
coming generation, not to the
passing, and the cloud on the
horizon, that ten years ago was
no bigger than a mans hand,
has now grown to gigantic pro-
portions. The total decrease in
the number OF cigars manufact-
ured during the eleven months
ending November 30, of the pres
emit year, as compared with those
months in 1887, is no less than
81, 761, 307, while the total in
crease in the manufacture of ci-
garettes for the same period is
293, 183,5S0. The principal dis
tricts showing decreaseii cigars
are the First California with $685.
$40 for the month, and 4,16S,-
SIG for the FIVE months; the First
Illinois with a decrease of 640.-
COG for the month and 3, 3SS, 02S
for the five months. Maryland
with 1,412, 900 for the month,
5,23O,750 for the five months.
Unfortunate New York City man
ages for the first time since Au.
gust to record a small gain for
the month, in the Third district,
while the Second district has a
loss nearly twice aslarge, and the
two combined, to represent the
whole city, show a loss for the
five months record OF IA, 403,.
100, or a little more than hall
the total decrease of the whole
United States; the Ninth district
of Pennsylvania shows a loss Of
56S, $50 for the month, and g.
T31, SIC for the five months re
cord, while the First Pennsylya'
mia has a decrease of 1909, 907
for the month, and 2,166, 363for
five months. Theprincipalg gains
are to be credited to Florida,
where the Key West factories
send in an increase Of 1926, S4e
for the month, and 6,394, 1874 fol
the five months; the Eighth ILL
nois with G26,016 for the month
and 1857, 1896 for the fiy,
months; Binghamton, represent
ed by the Twenty. first district
hands in q gain Of 2,S41,513 Oh
| the five months record. Th'
Second Virginia has a gain OF /,
100, 327 for the month, and ;;
4T4, S04, for the five months. Ii
the record Of the cigarette indus
try, the great increases arefounC
| in Louisiana, New York, the Sec
ond District Of Virginia and TIN
Fourth North Carolina. Ii
manufactured tobacco there is [
telling off Of 40, $40 pounds TO
the month, and :, 09S, T42 poundI
| for the five months product, n
compared with those months o
last year.
Snuff still keeps marching