The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-08-29
TOBACCO CRUMBS.
Some Notes of Interest to the Trade.

TOBACCO CRUMBS.
Some Notes of Interest to the Trade.
The Danville Tobacco Journal says
that every tobacco factory in North
Carolina and Virginia is working from
quarter to third more tobacco this
year than last year, and the three
years previous, and that the shipments
are larger than for five years past.
The bulk of the tobacco crop in
this county will be cured this week,
and the crop has turned out all that
could be expected. We think the to.
bacco has not as much body as it
would have had if the seasons had
been more favoracle, but the color is
simply splendid and the crop will
bring big money. A number of sales
have already been made and very large
prices obtained.-NasAuize A,gonauk
Mr.. W. E. Dibrell writing from
Richmond to the New York Tobacco
Leaf says:
The week has been only quiet in
sales, and the latter have been chiefly
bright filters and smokers, for which a
good demand prevails, even speculat
lively. Filters are at present favorites,
and from all accounts the growing
crop will not be burdened with this
grade. Late reports from North Car
olina note a transformation in the
bright crop. Cutting and curing is
going on gradually, as the leaves OF
whole plants ripen. Samples of cures
from around Oxford and Henderson,
N. c., show silky leaf, extra fine color,
fine texture and good spread. The
crop ripens gradually, and this gives
the planter time to cure we'll.
Dark tobacco looks better, but will
require later period to determine
what it will do. There is great irreg-
ularity in the crop, and reports are
diverse, but the late weather has been
perfect for the crop.
Mr.. w. H. Smoot writes under re.
cent date from Henderson to the Dan.
vile Tobacco Journal as follows:
The weather at this time is very fine
for the growing crops. The tobacco
is improving very much on all new
ground crops, and the most of the
high land tobaccos and lands that are
we'll drained are also improving very
much since the heavy rains of ten day!
ago. We learn that there is a good
deal of low fiat lands on rivers ano
creeks subject to overflows of higf
water has been seriously damaged b,
the late heavy rains and many field
will not make good crop. The to
baccos on all such lands will be yer,
short, poor and thin, while on th'
other hand all high lands of good sol
and we'll worked and new ground to
baccos will be very fine if the season
are good from now on and late fall
There will be great deal of fine to
baccos made this year, and consid
cradle portion very light and thin, bu
we are of the opinion that it is to-
early as yet to tell what the crop will
be until it is cut and housed. Their
is more come out in tobacco in tn;
month than any other plant that grows
The planters in this part of the Stat
are saving good many primings thi
year, which they are curing yer
bright, and are now being sold on thi
market every day, and some little ne,
leaf The color Of the new leaf an
primings is very yellow and bright an
selling at stiff prices. The genera
opinion is that this crop of tobace
will have the clearest bright color {
any crop for many years. This de
pends greatly on the weather fror
now on.