The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-09-25

TIFF CROP DISAPPOINFS.
THE TRADE IN EASTERN
CAROLINA NOTPLE ASED
WITH THE NEW
OFFERINGS.
Plenty Medium Working Grades
T,ut Fine Tobacco Wanting.

I
Mr.. II. f. Harmon, editor OF the
Dauyile ToJGcco Journal, was VS.
;,or IA the Oxford and Henderson mar
ke:s last week. Writing Of the new
crop and its disappointments' he says
The Few crop of tobacco as it Il now
coming on the market IN Eastern
North Carolina is very disappointing
to the trade.
Perhaps 20 crop has ever been grown
in the State which has been lauded so
HIGHLY while on the hill as the present
one. Everybody has been talking
about it. Every report has represent
ed it as being exceedingly fine. Every |
paper has been singing its praises.
Rut right here we have all been mis-
taken in a large degree. l have been
here and in Henderson for two Gays,
and during nv trip have interviewed
LARGE numbers Of buyers. warehouse
men and others as to the quality OF the
1890 tobacco crop. | have examined
samples of the crop from nearly every
comfy in Eastern Carolina and every
thing leads to the conclusion that the
1890 tobacco crop has been very much
over-rated.
Yesterday l talked i'll Henderson
with such leaders in the leaf as -. I.
Cooper. Jno. D. Cooper, w. IL. Smoot,
lW. S. Clary. Nathan Strause, I. A.
Lewis. w. f. Gary. w. II. Walker
land others, and all are OF the same
opinion as to the new crop. To-Day
have interviewed on the same SUBJECT
lin Oxford such men as Major n. A.
Gregory. w. c.. Reed, W. A. Davis,
lJohn B. Booth, T. n. Burwell, W. A.
Bobbitt. O. S. Smoot, w. l. wilkinson:
John Meadows, DR.. E. T. White and
others, and they likewise agree that
the crop is not coming up to their ex-
pectations at all as to quality. In TACT
t I find the tobacco trade in Eastern
: Carolina very much disappointed as 10
the quality of the crop.
r Let us see what the trouble Is. Ev-
q ervbodv was looking for an unusually
fine crop, but they havn't got 1t.
e Much of the new tobacco selling on
,, these markets is of wild and monde,
i script character. 1t is a tobacco marc
e to class. One grade runs iuto another
e and much of it seems, really, to belong
h to no Grade at all. The color IS gen
!, erallv deficient and much tobacco Il
ia notified and spongy. Fine Whlte
,e wrappers are wanting, also hne cutters
= the two grades which Eastern Carolln'
- dealers bank on. Really the color Il
", of a low grade-much stock shown!
~ up green and red.
'e So much for the defects. There Is
&c level in this crop, however, and 1t l
n the fine and medium filters and wrap
vi pers. Everybody acknowledges tina
in for good working stock OF the medium
h order this crop is hard to beat. 1t /
4 lust the thing for our plug men, bu
- those who want extra fine wrapper
~ and good cutters will likely be lett
s. they depend on the 1890 crop. An
other class of goods is to be found l
abundance and that's the export types
English strips will be plentiful and GU
'r, friends on the other side can max
er their plans accordingly.
-. The crop is weighing out very heavy
- and it is estimated to be the largest
pounds ever grown in this section.
e. To-day l met Capt. j. S. Lockhar
- of Durham, and asked him his oplnlO
u as to the new crop as shown by til
Durham receipts. He said that tn
y crop was somewhat Disappointing
Isl that it was considerably Of monde
70 script character, and that fine cutter
re and wrappers would be scarce.
an Here on the Oxford and Henderso
lat floors / found great deal OF Tobacco
n selling from the new Eastern Tobacco
ho counties. l saw some as tine mahogan
~ wrappers in Henderson yesterday fro'
~ Wilson county as is ever grown III Il
" Piedmont section. One great fault
have to find with a good deal OF Il
Eastern tobacco, and that Is that II
20 leaves carry so much fine sand that
lu- fear manufacturers will find it an 0
~es lection to all plug stock.
''' To sum up. The crop in most sc
has tions was over-rated from the fact tn
ent the seasons were good and everybo
u. looked for perfect tobacco. But
iN' bacco is strange weed indeed, a
IA often takes delight in working by t
rec rule OF cOntrafleS. 1ue eAPootaSio
of the trade were too high and hen
when a crop containing defects is p
IN on the market there is naturally d
On appointment. The crop as shown
nd sales so far on the Eastern Carroll
es- markets will have abundance of II
in dunn filters and wrappers. That su
our manufacturing trade exactly. b
as to fine tobacco of any grade it
"e' difficult to find-the outlook point
I'd to want of white wrappers and ii
lth cutters in this crop.
1t seems that the holders of Fl
as wrappers and cutters should feel We
tor, safe.
AS to prices it looks as if they W.
ut starting off quite low, and [ belle
~ the trade considers new tobacco che
,rd at present rates.
Az The planters East of here will abb
'eo finish curing this week. The "a
as during the past ten days have worl
les very much against the cures in t
far section.