New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-24
THE, TOBACCO TRADE.
A HEAVY DECLINE DURING THE PAST
SUMNER.
\ REMARKABLE CONTRAST TO THE PROSPERITY
Or TWO YEARS 400.


OF TWO YEARS N'o.
Tho ,roo, ,o,,oo, trade OF this country with
total production last yc.r Of i.>l92il' cf'i' ''l-
800 cigarettes 252Se079 pounds OF
tobacco and II .9l2 s9i pounds OF shun ~. ' ~
consumption only. a. gigantic p'""'. ,,,,
that the European nations appear u )" - -
10 CRASH IN IFS entirety Uncle sam, however mas
no such difficulty and r"g ris Il "s " ",'' ~ ~,
Promising child. whom hc can dri"'"' ''''.''''
for about $50 O000fO toward meeting nome ~ 49,
For the first time in many years the P''"".' ..
July, the first month Of the fiscal year '' 80
with "A loss falling off I'm th" Ir'ln''o' ~ -
amounting to d. 500 81; manufactured top1ooo "S
off i.3271i POUNDS snuff decreases "''''p i
and the only bright in the r"c':l % 'ne no'''n
is to he found In the total OF the cigarettes WHICH
has consistent gain Of G.i'161o. ihese hs"r'S "'
July, 1893, being contrastcd with the iisur'S io'
1902
Now. to 60 back four years The official records
show that the month Of July. lNN'. r'Sul''" III "
gain to the cigar product OF l6.c3i7l'; man"'ac-
tured tobacco gained 2S3729O pounds; snnn F'i'''
Se,lO pounds. and cigarettes in lical"i NV '''H
loss for the month, a decrease Of l@N' Inc Vo'd'
Of the fiscal yelr closing June 90 1881. shower
gain in all departments cigars gained -z.'"N'o'
manufactured tobacco gained 1I'G.eh pouh'S' 'lH-
| arettes gained 2Ss7S920, and snuff gained 'z'"'l
pounds. Then started an of prosperity Such
as the tobacco trade may have dreamer o. "".
which has never been duplicated In the history OF
any other country. The month of Julv, lN" s'''"ru
2S $50 in the production Of cigars. %'"| pohS
i'm the production Of manufactured tobacco" 'N"'-
30 in the number of cigarettes and 7SW2 POUNDS III
the production Of snuff. \ heavy gain in all DC
partments. which was proved 10y the record FOR the
fiscal year ending June 20 1901. This had a gam III
cigars amounting to 30 lOi.3r in manufactured TO-
| bacco the increase was l5.G7.2S pounds in Gig
arettes the gain was 81 1890 and in snun II was
i.l5so2l pounds. These figures are worthy OF close
inspection 10 rcaliz' fully what they represent.
The record Of 1891 continuation Of this great
prosperity Of production. and FOR the month Of July
IN that year the cigar product gained liN2.' IN"
manufactured tobacco figures rolled NJ Gain Of
| ! 500 32j pounds. the cigarette total was i2@lg'
ahead and snuff gained 10 2lo pounds Years may
come and years may go but the record ~ m" snun
output shows but little comparative change. which
is the more remarkable when one remembers how
few people are to-day seen using the FRAGRANT dust
The gain for the year was even more pronounced
than that Of tho previous year. and the GAIN ~
cigars 3s1'o27s}. manufactured tobacco Gaincd
44370e pounds cigarettes ~ 2S0So. and snuN lls'
57s pounds over the record of the corresponding
month Of the previous year
In 1892 the figures would. II looked at when they
new. have favored the idea that the top notch
| had been reached for although the gain on The
year continued the record for the month OF July,
| ls,2 showed decrease small but significant Tho
cigar product was the only division TO chronicle
gain and II amounted to 1915 40. the manufactured
tobacco showed decrease OF l2so i7G pounds. ciga-
rctcs followed sui with loss ~ ii95ll' and even
SNUFF declined it2a> pounds. The total ~ the year
production. however showed a gain for cigars az
! 7g96Gjl: manufactured tobacco gained l'liG.7fi
hounds cigarettes gained 2sfiiosi and SNUFF gained
7il32 pounds. Compare these figures with those os
| ssi.
This brings 10 tho present tim" Tho record
| IF the month Of July ls3. shows "a falling OF IN
the production Of cigars "a compared with a." rec
Tri, n v,hf 'p
~ the sixty-three districts Into which 'he Internal
revenue system divides this country. only ton re
corded an incronsc forty-niu" recorded loss and
the remaining four have not vet sent in their re-
| turns. In manufactured tobacco thu decrease
amounts 10 i272.7i pounds; seventeen districts
! show IN increase and forty chou a loss while six
are not recorded II IL worthy ~ not" that the
ribbon" chewing tobacco appears 70 have wealth
| cred the depression best and the fact that its
production f. somew hat limited MAKES II s'ill more
| curious Cigarettes arc the ONLY branch 10 show
| gain and il amounts . io f,l. the srun r"c"ri
| showing a logs Of 800 pounds. Expenses. o.
| course were almost At the high notch set ly Tie
; recent prosperity. and reduction Of force was
| hailed as u danger signal. and an index OF fall
| ing trade. but the Figures show that aHch r''i"'
| ton was made. As vas expected 10y competent
| Judges the month ~ August furnod IN tot.
| showing even a greater decrease than July. The
decrease In tho cirar product amount. 20 if ~ '.
Jess than the record of the corresponding h'h' "i
'
urcd tobacco shows for the same period q d"'I 80
Of f0SD ;3 pounds. snuff show decrease 20 ~ ~
| pounds and cigarettes MAS IA" only dri 4rini'ni
| . gain. fhs iucr'ns" being sl.f-l i'1 "f
| the record Of August lN'2 n is curious 10 note
that aS cigar record falls. fhc 'rlrrf'" r~'nfd
gains but this must not b. a!d entirety O. the 49,,
| preston Of business driving the cigar smoker 10
| the use OF th" ral"r-coVcr'd roll 49, ih" gr"Ai'
| increased advertising due 20 . new factor 81 com
| pcfi'ion must not Dee overlooked Sept. mher. how
eyer opened strong and well appearing 20 point to
the fact that the worst days over. AMI that ti'
| urnal fall trade iap sci in. IN iirm worthy 81
| note. and that viii not readily b" forgotten
| By fh. manufacturers on account OF fh' neon
venicnrc u caused them. was that lust ~ tho tim"
| when they were pressed for currency that many
| IF them had -. pay their men hy checa.. hoing
unable to obtain coin from tIc hanks. ~" Tr"ts-
| ury notified The collectors ~ internal revenue
I'm m. various districts that they must no long %
receipt from manufacturers tho c"rtif / checks in
| pa-mont for the stamps To- be affixed on t'c paci
| pes Of cigar o'c. but hat AID such stamp must
l,e Maid for I'm cash This the last straw 10
! s.vcfsl cas"s and pr~cipitnt"l shutdown wh"r"
| otherwise some amount Of work would hay" con
| t.nuci.
| TIL. manufacturers appear 20 have nc'"f w .
| phnanthropic,l spirit In many cis'-r Keeping ih"
| men AT work at . third ci.hfn tim" rather
| than shutting down completely. untl 80 lat th"
accumulation Of goods COMPELLED thtfl - close. 'r
| IN. crisis passed Most Of thntr aro closed are
| al this time ~ work once more. and Ia" cNp"ctd-
ton Of the great trad" appears to Boz positive FOR
| GOOD fan trade especially with the srcilou "
al. k,ft T., a.. l.fN,