Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-01-18
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Tobacco Dealers have Opened their Ware
houses and Sorting ne '9S Crop Has
Commenced.
Weather of the past half week has
been all that might be desired by grow
ers of tobacco. The damp weather put
the weed in fine case and we presume
there arefew crops, if any, that have not
been removed from the poles and put
IL bundle. Deliveries have commenced
TO be made and the warehouses are now
10 daily receipt of large quantities of
the 'seed, Eckhardt and Helgeson &
Co. started in with moderate crews of
assorters on Monday, and the number
will be increased to the full capacity OF
Gheir houses by the time the CENSOR
is put to press.
The Edgerton Reporter gives the fol-
lowing report of conditions elsewhere
in the packing districts:
"Fhe way matters are shaping now
Wisconsin tobacco growers stand to real.
izs more money Cor their tobacco crop
this year than for several years past
The '98 crop sold up to date has brought
the farmers at least cent more per
pound than the same amount of the '97
sold for. Taking into account in add.
tion to this the extraordinary yield per
acre and the net returns will consider
ably exceed those of a year ago. The
packers who seem anxious to invest their
money at the ruling prices will, year
from now, have tobacco that must be
sold from one to two cents higher than
the '97 has been bringing to afford any
profit in the deal. The question some
dealers are asking themselves, will they
be able to do it? The conditions of
trade are no more favorable today than
a year ago, but rather the contrary is
true. Every cigar leaf growing state
was favored this season with a large
crop OF passabe to baccoand it is selling
in most of he states at fair prices, too
Packers of Wisconsin leaf did farely well
on their deals of '97 and this in a meas
urs may account for their anxiety in
loading up again this season, 1t is q
motto liable instance, however, that some OF
the large handlers of Wisconsin are not
as yet identified with the movement
thus far in the state.
The greatest danger that stands in the
way of successful tobacco growing in
our state today lies in the further in
crease of the acreage of the crop Our
farmer rs ought to realize the fact that
the danger limit of over-producton has
already been reached. We speak of this
matter now because the attractive prices
that are being paid for the present crop
ls very likely to induce growers to plant
additional acres next year, and. it is
none too early to raise the caution
Wisconsin leaf is thought well of now in
the export market which stands ready tc
take the low grades not needed by
domestic manufacturers, but the export
wants can be easily over supplied and
prices then will necessarily be demon.
allied. Every thing is working right
now for steady profitable business fol-
the tobacco growers OF this state If they
DO not IN their avarice kill the goose that
lays the golden egg for them by trying
to produce all the tobacco needed in this
state. Our advice is don't do it.
More ginger has been injected into the
buying of the new crop recently than
any time since the movement began. Ii
their anxiety to add to their buildings
the buyers have seemingly lost sight Of
the fact that price cuts material figure
in the transaction. The sales which we
quote this week cannot disguise the fact
that prices have been crowded up &
point or two over previous quotations
The ultimate result of the furry will
doubtless be to lesson the amount Of
buying. At least it will have the effec'
of keeping new buyers ont of the field
notwithstanding good judges claim 75
per cent of the crop has already been
contracted for. Prices range from ] tc
g. cents"