The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-29


that of any of the other cigar leaf states
this season.
Xxx
Now it is the clear Havana cigar man
ufacturers that have gone into trust
with a S15,OOOOOO capital The COM
bina ion includes all the large manu-
facturers of Havana cigars in the u. S.,
including the Hernsheim firm of New
Orleans and the Vallens concern Of Chi
cago and New York. The U. S. Tobacco
Journal says Mr.. Isidore Hernsheim is to
be president and Eugene Vallens man
aging director of the new concern.
'FThe consolidation into one concern of
the prominent clear Havana cigar manu-
featuring concern is not to be ascribed
directly, or even largely, to the modern
spirit.of Capitalization and amalgama
ton. The tariff on wrapper leaf has an
immense deal to do with it, Importers
of Havana tobacco, and manufacturers
of clear Havana cigars, have had
heavy load to carry since 1890. Ii the
classification of Havana leaf at New
York and Tampa, the chief ports of
entry for such merchandise had been
trustworthy; if treasury officials and ap-
praisers had not harried the life almost
out of each importer; if, in short, i'm
porters and manufacturers could have
been able to calculate precisely just
what duties they would be called upon
to pay upon each importation, it is likely
that the United States and Havana Cigar
Company would never have been called |
into existance. But because they did
not and could not foresee the great ex-
pense which incompetent or biased to- |
bacco examiners would cause them, they |
have welcomed, it is said, chance to |
and through the consequent |
in many other directions, to !
offset completely the onerous, expen- |
sive and vexations enforcement of the |
duty on Havana leaf"
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At the beginning of the inscription
season it was estimated that the total
1898 crop of Sumatra was 100000 bales.
A computation just completed by large
importer shows that this was great un
derestimate, for the total crop is now
known to be about $4,000 bales, which
makes the 1898 crop the largest on
record, save only the crop of 1890, which
aggregated 1885, 1923 bales. The 1890 crop
sold at an average of 7215c (Dutch),
whereas the 1893 has, SO far, brought an
average of 106c on the 158,578 bales so
far sold this season. Of the 1898 crop
only about 14,OOO bales have been found
20 be suitable for America: Europe has
aiken the rest, the bulk of it going to
Germany, where the fashion just now is
or the dead looking, greenish, dry and
brittle leaf, in which the 1898 crop
hounds. If the entire $4,000 bales
,ring an average of 1O6c, the Maatsch-
lppijen will be able to declare an enor-
nous dividend.
TX
Replying to an inquiry. the Commis-
iOner has once more ruled that farmer
II grower of tobacco has the right to sell
md deliver leaf tobacco of his own rails
ng, in the original hogsheads, cases or
,ales, or loose in the hand, but he is not {
permitted to stem, twist, roll, plait,
weeten, cut or grind, or otherwise re- {
luce the tobacco from it's natural con- {
lition in which it was cured on the farm !
md sell the same to consumers; further,
hat no special tax is required to be paid {
~ person who sells less than $4,000
pounds of tobacco during any special
AK year.
Another inquirer was advised that a
eaf dealer may purchase leaf tobacco at s
he home of the grower thereof, and may l
mploy the grower to deliver it loose in
he hand in its natural condition, or in ]
he original hogsheads, cases or bales, at {
lis place of business; that if that place {
$ a tobacco warehouse it may be deliv- {
red there for sale on the warehouse floor:
nd. further, that leaf dealer is not re- I
Iuired to pay special tax where he pur-