New-York tribune., 1896-05-26
LITTLE HAVANA TOBACCO BOUuHi l.
RELIEF THAT DOMESTIC GRADES WILL
TAKE THE PLACE OF MUCH OF II
RETALIATION TO BE PROPOSED
TOMORROW NIGHT

,nnrobansIon was manifested in an increaseu ue-
,ree among the tobacco dealers OF the Guy Ees'''
dav bv the prospect OF an unpreceueh'eu '0
Gear Havana lines as result Oh '"e .'p~ 49,.
crea To he enforced in Cuba to-day, prohipl'ns ''
...,o,,. of leac tobacco to the United States'
The decree was issued ten days ago. anu ''e ,..
has been designated period oil grace III w.
~ .ool, contracted for in Cuba could be shpPe"'
I'm. herea fter no vessel Is to be aiio"eu u " ~
Cuban waters with the native lea to' -
how'd In the eleventh hour or TINS teh ua''
~. rorts Of New York manufacturers 10 pu'c""'.
as much leaf tobacco az possible were ieuo""| - -,
the wires TO Key West were KEPT ouSy 49,! IT,
Nth messages urging agents to exert e>e's ."
c,erco IN thcir power 10 negotiate purchdSe''
r.on, the advices of the steamship companies
ord tho reports Of the dealers thenlseNe'' NV
a,.or LITTLE has been accomplished III ''e va "
securing unusually large consNI'a1,, consN ond the an
in the last days of grace. it was sdo' anu am, ~ a
,,sio, of manufacturers that there WEI "o '''
unnaralle,ei scarcity of the best siAu'' VI
was apparent more than ever ,. s.o,
Tbe LATEST advices from Cuba to the 'opac0o u'a
ers Yesterday said that the most deslraoie e,,,
- IN Tho hands of people who nave Hed''' '
re we'll able 10 hold the stock unless t"eS t.
= - f,rcv nrices which they demand Apo"t
. ooo hales Of old Demedos. 1t was sa'o' W. -,
~, i,.e Cubans and of this lot only ABOUT i'' 20 :,
r,ore worthy of notice. as 200 OF then "eie 80 ,s
s roo light in flavor for the 'hiteu "'''' -. y.
another QcSlaDIt StONh' '4''''
~ had as they have all been picked up pE ia, a'a
y rao,,,~ors OF semi-Vueltas there were apou'
40 ,i hi,b in price. but exceedingly ih''u III
navor and not sure 10 burn ,..o coo1s
u.ith the prospects of a scarcitj IN haN"'' 49, 49,
nrices Of high grade cigars are eNPeo''u ,, ,.o,
according 10 the opinions eXpressel ny u
.,rdav There are manufacturers. however "n' 40,
, ,hat they have enough leaf toDa'co o" a.
" 1,. ,he,r trade for six months anu soi"' "'
,o hat they have sufficient TOT eve" ga
,car What the dispo-iton VIII DC " 'a - ~
vantage of n scarcity IN 'he "'"
prices IS yet. speculative an, many
.rho faeng of retaliation has grown anu many
1 ,ha,r declarations yesterday that acuoh
A,,,d no taken by Congress to proh'oI' '"e i'
.,,,,on ~ cigars and other manufacturer 'oo'NOo
rn, cuba a move which would. IL was aIs".''
',osa the factories of Havana ana deprive "''''
of the ma ior part Of his revenue
" ~ 80 ,neet,rg of cigar manufacturers and To-
~ ,oa,ere and workers will be held tomorrow snt
80 (,,,.r.i Hall in Third-ave between One-huhorei-
md arr ara One-hundreG-an when pr
,est is TO be made against the ac'oh Oh "e.I." v
Io~ who issued the prohibition decree. Inc me-
ing will be held under the auspices OF tne An'ei''A'
po,a1a,ion League of which Samuel Shim Is pres
,. co,rressn,an Philip g. Low is expected 10
he among the speakers. 1t was proposed to nave
him introduce a bill placing prohbitive du'y o"
Cuban cigars and manufaci urea tppdcCo' ,ro (,ub,
The cutting off of the leaf tobacco from una
vbirh enters so largely into the Manufacture oi
cigars I'm this city, giving employment u
& croa. cd alarm among the tobacco workers here,
Who see their vocation disappearing Iresideh' ,,
Shiyo said. I'm two months. when the present SUI
nv of leaf tobacco Is exhausted. there Will De ''Vv'
people thrown out of work ,, - =.
Wholesale dealers. however. are hopeluI lor the
| domnsii, crop as promising a substitute TOT me
| Havana leaf when the time comes II Ii does' inat
al tbe i,nrorted cigars will go up III smoke. The
| Havana seed planted IN the Western states. an J
in Connecticut, it Is reported has procuced sa'is-
factory quality OF toba eco. which yet equai IN
flavor the Cuban product. when the highest culiiVa-
tion Is attained troLy favorable conditions IN ell
and soil.