Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-05-25
LEONARDTOWN, ND


Leaf Tobacco Association of Balti-
more City have made the following
report to the Association:
To the Members Of the Leaf To-
GaccO Association Of Baltimore City.
GESTLEMES:-In presenting a re-
view. of the trade Of the Leaf Tobac-
co in this market for the past year,
we find ourselves again in the pleas
ant position of recording an active
market, and prompt sales Of all Of
ferings at firm to advancing prices,
so that the financial returns to the
farmers, with whose welfare the
whole tobacco trade is vitality in
terested, have continued satisfac-
tory.
The Maryland crop Of 1891 was
the smallest on record, except the
crop failure Of 1889, receipts con-
sisting Of but 22,455 Hhds. From
this quantity and the 500 Hhds.
Maryland remaining in Warehouse
on January /, 1892, all the con-
sumptive demand of Europe, ac-
cnstomed to an annual supply of
about 90, 900 Hhds. had to be filed.
France contracted for about 49,
500 Hhd.-the largest quantity she
has taken since 1884,-amounting
TO more than one half Of the crop,
and the efforts of the contractors to
secure this unusually large proper
ton of the receipts caused at once
a very strong feeling in the market,
and prices for common and medium
grades, which were comparatively
scarce, advanced to a higher point
than had been known since 1875,
very little that was sound selling
below &c. On the other hand, the
supply of good to fine grades, which
were ripe, fairly colory, and of ex-
cellent quality, was largely in excess
of the demand, so that prices for
such were somewhat lower than
during the preceding year, although
still fairly maintained. The aver
age obtained for the whole crop was
over &C., thus giving farmers good
remuneration for their labor. The
year closes with stock of but g.
3S2 Hhds. in Warehouse and 63
Hhds. in sellers hands.
The crop raised in 1902, of which
about 1900 Hhds. have thus far
come to market, is again "a small
one; farmers, encouraged by the
more favorable results of the two
previous years, had made prepare
tons to plant large crop, but un-
favorable seasons for the plant beds,
and severe drought during the sum-
mer, not only reduced the quantity
made to about that of 1891, but also
produced much late, and conse-
quently green, tobacco.
The Ohio crop of 1891 was about
G000 Hhds. of fair quality and con-
tanned good proportion of bright
color; France contracted for 1900
Hhds., and the other regular con-
sumers took their customary guam
tity, so that the market was strong
during the entire year, and at the
close only 203 Hhds., remained in
factors hands, and only 1853 in
Warehouse.
The crop which will come to mar
ket this year is estimated at 1000
Hhds. of more body and less color
than the previous one. During
this year Canton Inspection Ware
house retired from business, and the
stock of 1875 Hhds. Ohio was trans
ferred to Locust Point, thus con.
centrating almost the entire inspec-
ton of Ohio Tobacco at the latter
Warehouse.
In December and January last, Governor
Brown, IN accordance with the power con-
TERED upon him by the last Legislature,
leased for a term of four years State To-
bacco Warehouses Nos and 4, and also
the old Sugar Warehouse in the rear of
Warehouse No l, formerly also used for
tobacco inspection. He announces thst he
will use part of the revenue thus derived
10 make improvements in the three Ware
houses still reserved TO the trade, by pro-
viding elevators, &c. "a facilitate the rapid
storing and delivery Of the tobacco
Every effort was made by this
Association Oprevent this diversion
of the Warehouses from their legit-
innate use; several committees waited
upon the Governor to present our
most energetic protest, and finally
we published in the daily papers an
open letter to him, repeating our
objections and protests-but all in
vain. The Warehouses are now for
ever lost to the tobacco planters of
Maryland, by whom they were built,
unless a most determined effort is
made ut the next session of the Leg
islature to repeal this ubiquitous
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