New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-06
FARMERS PROTECTED.
HIGH PRICES FOR NETWORK TOBACCO.
A GREAT AGRICULTURAL INTEREST RELIEVED
FROM COMPETITION WITH sUMATRA AND
ITS TEN.CENT LABOR-GREAT BENE-
FITS TO PRODUCERS FROM
THE M'KINLEY ACT.
FROM srArr CONFECTIONERY OF THE 1R:nuyE.

FROM STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.
Po,dw,nsviIle n Y. Sept 5-New- York is one OF
the leading tobacco growing States II the Union, II
is estimated that nearly 100000 pounds OF tobacco.
which were raised Its soil In 1891. VIII be sold
within its limits this veal This Is larger crop than
that which ialscd IT, lao. whea the Mchinley
act passed. increasing he duties oil certain COM
peung kinds OF foreign tobacco; and the farmers OF
New.York State Will be paid Il far larger price for
their tobacco than they received for 1t In 1890. This
is the direct result Of the operation Of the Tariff act
IL Is already obvious from the rapidly increasing price
Of domestic tobacco. that the growing crop OF 1892
which will be marketed in 1893, Will command price
at least 20 per cent higher that that winch WAS pa'a
In 1890 for the crop OF 1882
This beautiful village Is the market town OF the To-
bacco growers OF Onondaga County. Here they dis
pose OF their tobacco aud hundreds OF tales are stored
In warehouses until 1t Is needed by the cigar manu-
factnrcrs OF New York. Philadelphia Blnghamton Chi
csgo, and other cities. The county OF Onondaga IT,
self produces doubleihe quantity OF tobacco OF any
other county In the state It's rich soil being especially
adapted 10 the culture OF the plant There are three
localities In the state where the tobacco plant hour
ishes and lis growth Is cultivated one comprises
fine land In Central New York, IN n group OF counties
directly south Of Lake Ontanoth. counties OF Oswego
Cayugn, Wayne and Onondagi second section is III
the southern part OF New York. and stretches into the
State Of Pennsylvania on the New-iork side OF the
line this section extends through tho counties OF steu
ben. Chemung, noga and Broome. which are ordinarily
known rs the southern tier and thence northwad
into the counties Of Tompkns Chenango and Madison.
There IL third tobacco section OF small extent In the
Hudson Rievr Valley extending over portions OF the
counties OF Duchess and Putnam.
The tobacco growers OF all these counties are re-
tocing over steady Increase In the price OF domestic
leaf since the Mckinley act was passed. Before the
close Of 1890 hundreds Of them thought OF abandoning
a. ,l..a.. ApAfp linn h1a la
with the leaf raised In sumatn by laborers paid at
the rate OF 10 cents day. 1t has taken two Gears
for the Mckinley act 10 reveal Its beneficial effect
upon tobacco culture In America. Thousands OF bales
of suatra tobacco OF the usual importations
were brought Into the United States previous 10 The
sag" OF the act, and have since been In the cigar
manufacturers hands, shutting ont that amount Of
domestic tobacco which they would otherwise have
bought. The duty upon most all Of the sumatra leaf
that was imported previous to the passage OF the
Mckinley act was 80 cents pound, but now It II
- pound. The decrease In the importation Of
sumatra tobacco Is disclosed plainly by the Custom.
House returns. showing that the Mckinley act Is work
ing In the interest Of the American farmer. In 1890
TO- 1853 900 pounds of Sumatra were imported in 1891
6342 900 pounds Up June In the present year there
imported Of sumatra tobacco fit for wrappers only
= ,seG,ooO pounds. The small Importa,lons OF 1892
are said To De largely out OF first hands and 10 have
been consumed. The sumatra tobacco that I'm
ported prior to the passage OF the cKncy act also Is
thought 10 be nearly exhausted The effect OF this
reduction in the amount of sumatr In the market has
been 10 raise the price OF the domestic tobacco As
smoker, become accustomed TO the domestic cigars. It
Is believed that there will be s,ill larger sale Of
the tobacco at good prices.
Wallace TnpIun. prominent resident Of this
village and former Assemblyman from the Ist District
Of OnOndaga County, Is we'll Unknown expert Of the
tobacco trade. For many years Mr.. Tappan has been
n tobacco buyer In this country and IA writer upon
top cs relating 10 tobacco culture Speaking today
upon the effect OF the Mckinley act he said The
farmers OF this country who raised tobacco
much discouraged previous to the passage ~ 10"
Mckinley act. owing TO the deadly competition of
the sumatra tobacco with their product. But now
they obtaining good prices for their tobncco. In
estimating the advantages which they have derived
roH. the tarin should compare the sales 81 the
tobacco raised In 1889 with the crops grown IN
1850, 1904 and 1902; FOR the reason that what was
produced In 1880 hanging Ia the tobacco she'd.
when the act passed and did not come into the
market until 1891. while the crop Of 1850 ~ns sold
In 1900. The price for 1880 leaf compared with The
prices for the tobacco grown In 1890 and 1901 wns 20
per cent lower than the rates Of the years named The
average price for the tobacco grown Ia NcwYork
State In 1850 not far from 10 cents while the
prices paid for the crops grown In 1890 and 1891
sold the succeeding years respectively averaged from
IL IL TO IL IL cents per pound for growing
crops. This Increase In the price led the farmer,
Of NewYork State TO rnise more tobacco. and / Am
gnd 20 say that they are receiving II higher price
for what they raised In le9l. sold this year than
they did for what they raised In $500. sold hast
year. although they had smaller crop the former
year,
The table given below shows the Increase In The
production Of tobacco In the state in 1901 com.
pared with that OF 1900
PRODUCTION OF TOBACCO.
1891. 1890
Pound, Of Pounds n