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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-05
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET
EDGERTON, WIS.,, May 5, Is!

The recent large movement among
packers is reflected as disposition to
gather in more of the remnants of the
SO crop remaiT,ng IN the country. Sew
eral hundred cases have been purchased
during the week by Child and Baines
from growers in and about Stoughton at
prices that do not vary much from form
er quotations.
The air has been filled with rumors of
sales of packings of late and some large
transactions have in fact taken place
1t is difficult to get at the details of all
these trades, though it is definitely
known that the Eckhart packing of '98
at Viroqua, of about 2500cs, has been
sold to L. Bamberger & Co., Philadel-
phia. The Eckhart & Shannon packing
at Westby, some 900cs, has also been
sold to w. S. Brill for the account of
Kerbs, Wirtheim & Schiller, New York.
Other transactions of smaller lots are
reported, said to include two packings
at Stoughton and one here, but particu-
lars are not at hand. Chas. L. Culton
reports the sale of 200cs of '97 for the
week.
Some warehouses are still handling
bundle tobacco but this work cannot last
much longer except in few instances
where packing will not finish before
July 1.
The week has been especially favorable
to the starting of the plant beds, frequent
rains followed by warm weather is bring
ing up the young plants much more
quickly than usual and the delays of a
late start seems likely to be soon over
come.
The shipments out of storage reach
but about 5O0cs, 10 car loads, for the
| week to all points from this station
Since last report 2774cs of cigar leaf
were exported from New York.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-05
/. EVANSVILLE, WIS.,, April %, '99.

Now that the farmers have disposed of
their '98 they are devoting considerable
attention to the prospective crop. The
seed has been sown and some of it has
sprouted and appeared above ground.
Until yesterday the ground had been
dry and cold, retarding the growth of
the plants. Yesterday afternoon a fine
rain gave the seedbeds good soaking
and will start the plants rapidly
This year the farmers have generally
been careful in the selection of their seed
and they purchased much of the best in
the market.
In old goods local dealers are enjoying
fairly satisfactory business and some
good sized sales have been made.
Saml Grundy received 150cs of Ohio
Zimmer this week. Conrad Bros sam
pied 150cs of '97 Wednesday, Farm and
Home.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-05
MIAM1sBURG, OHIO, April 26, '99.

The market is quiet, with but limit
ed number of buyers on the road. The
best Spanish commands the price of a
few weeks ago, at s, and this variety is
the most looked for, and that which is
damaged will more fully appear later.
Reports of crops of Dutch still in far
mers' hands, bought last fall by specu-
lators, which turned out nil, continue.
This will serve as lesson in the future.
Quotations: For go Spanish, 2 to 6;
SO do, best, s, inferior, from 5 to 6, best
'98 Dutch 10, inferior 6 to z; Gebhart 6
to 7. Shipments 8 carloads. News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-05

120 bales brought 95c The reported
sales of Vueltas foot up nearly 600 bales.
Sumatra Most of the importers have
had a busy week of it, but not in selling
tobacco. Their time has been occupied
with the samples of their recent pur-
chases in Holland. Examining, count
ing leaves, making prices, and getting off
samples of the new tobocco to their sales
men, has kept them we'll occupied.
There seems to be good, bad and indif-
ferent tobacco in the recent importations,
and some prices asked seem to be quite
low, while others are not considered
tempting to buyers. About It's bales of
old goods were sold. Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-05
SToUGHToN, Mrs, April %, '99.

But few transactions in tobacco circles
has come to light the past week. The
packing of the '98 is fast drawing to a
close. j. S. Hutson finished up Thurs
day with one of the largest packings in
this section, his holdings running up in
to the thousands of cases. O. Ell. Hem
sing is now busy with force sampling
700 cases of go O. K. Roe has purchased
the following crops during the week. Ed
Watson Ga at 619c; Ole Q. Longemoe Ia
at SIC; Peter Simonson 10a at 5&6c. !
All of the above sorted and in bundle.
Mr.. Roe will finish sorting this week but
has months work yet of casing. Levi
Kittilsen ceased operations in warehouse
No. 10 on Thursday Courier.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-05
THE
Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter,
Edgerton, Wisconsin.
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES.

A gentleman who is familiar with to-
bacco growing in Cuba gives us his idea
as to how the Havana tobacco should be
planted in Wisconsin:
1.-The soil should not be too heavy, and
it should not be planted where CONNER
cial fertilizer has been used in the past.
If they wish to raise good, aromatic to-
bacco and to insure the proper combus-
ton, they must positively remain
away from all commercial fertilizer. The
plant should not be more than six inches
high and four inches will be sufficient
when planted. When plants are too
large, they produce a coarse and rank
tobacco; and then the plants should be
set close, not less than $4,000 to the
acre. This will necessitate their being
worked with hoe and the tobacco must
be absolutely ripe when cut. The cut
ting of the tobacco few days too early
makes vast difference in the excellency
of the article, especially if intended for
filters"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-05
New York.

Sales of Seed Leaf Tobacco reported
for The Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter by
J. S. Cans Son, Tobacco Broker, No. 128
Water Street New York, for the week
ending, May 6, 1899:
13Ocs '9S N. E. Hav. seed, forced sweat
at 25 to so.
300cs '98 State Hav at p. t.
3OOcs '97 Zimmers at IL to 20.
150cs 80 Pen Hav. at 1870.
32Ocs '96-'97 Pen seed at II to 121ac.
2OOcs '96 Wis Hav. 10 to lie.
350cs '97 Wis. Hav. at 6 to 10c.
2O0cs '97 Sundries to 16c.
Total 1950cs.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-05

Prof Milton Whitney announces that
the department of agriculture has com
menced line of investigation that is
likely to be of great value to the tobacco
growing interests of the country:
The u S. dept of agri has receurly en-
tered upon a very comprehensive inves-
tigation of the tobacco problem. The
last congress especially provided for
this in the appropriation bill and au-
thorized the mapping of the tobacco
soils of the U. S.; Investigations of the
soils and conditions of growth in Cuba,
Sumatra and other competing countries;
and the improvement of tobacco through
hybridization and selection. The di-
vision of vegetation physiology and pa
thology has actively co-operated in these
Investigations by taking up the question
of fermentation. DR.. Oscar LoeW, OF
that division has made .the very impor-
tant discovery that fermentation is not
due, to any extent at least to bacteria,
as was announced few years ago by a
German investigator, but that it is due
to oxidizing enzyms ian unorganlzed or
chemical compound of vegetable or ami
NAL origin that causes fermentation, as
pepsin or rennet), which have the power
of acting on the cell contents, the object
being apparently to oxidize and get rid
of some of the noxious principles in the
leaf, and incidentally in so doing to man
ufacture aromatic by-products which
are supposed to give the desired flavor
and agreeable aroma of good cigar to-
bacco.
DR.. Loew shows conclusively that fer
nation is not caused by bacteria, but is
due to the action of soluable ferments or
enzyms. These enzyms are related to
the soluable ferment diastase of malt,
which has such remarkable power of
transforming starch into sugar. They
are simply highly complicated, easily
changeable forms of protin existing in
the cell. DR.. Loew recognizes two forms
of enZymS at least In the fresh Florida
leaf. One of these, the more active, he
calls oxydase and the other peroxydase.
The oxidation due to the oxydase may
be SO rapid that very marked rise in
temperature occurs; the peroxydase is
much weaker in it's oxidizing powers.
The oxydase is destroyed at tempera-
ture of about 150 degrees E, that is, it is
reduced to the normal insoluble forms OF
protein; the peroxydase is destroyed at
about 100 degrees DR.. LoeW's, further
investigations in regard to the disappear
ance of this powerful oxidizing agent
may have very important influence up
on the tobacco interests, because with
this more powerful oxidizing agent pres
ent, some of the Objectionable features
of the commercial leaf may be worked
off in the fermentation pile
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-05
Baldwinsville, n. Y.

Some sales of packers stocks are
noted and an occasional one from first
hands, but there is really no market.
Growers are making or have made their
seed beds, and much seed has been
sown. The acreage, with good plant
Yield, will be somewhat increased over
last News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-05

When all the facts are in concerning
the crooked dealings of Jacobs and Ken
DIG. the Lancaster counterfeiters, are
brought to light, they will be shown up
as two of the smoothest swlndlers that
are permitted outside of prison walls.
Several local packers in this state have
some vivid recollections of business
deal with Kendig a few years ago where
in they were swindled out of the value
of good many hundred cases OF to-
bacco. The crooked schemes that these
men have been interested in reach all
the way from Wisconsin to New York.
The reputation of the tobacco trade at
Lancaster will doubtless be greatly i'm
proved when the prison gates close upon
some of the scoundrels that have figured
in suspicious fires, rank failures and
other shady transactions that have been
too prevalent there for some years past.
More than a million and a half of cigars
coming from the Jacobs factory have
been seized by the government, scattered
all over the United States. The revenue
commissioner has issued a circular in
which it is stated that:
'Innocent holders who have purchased
cigars and paid for same will be treated
fairly and reasonable offers in compro-
mise accepted Such offer should in
clude payment of costs, the tax on the
cigars and nominal sum as a specific
penalty to be made through you to this
office"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12
DOORS CLOSED.
Ruddy Thread Company's
Whistle Will Blow No More,

The Ruddy Thread Company closed
its doors for good when the employees
left the works last night and the COM
pany has now passed out of existence.
This week the work Of removing the
machinery of the company to the works
of the Glasgo company, on Beacon
street. will be begun, and it is expected
that it will be accomplished during the
week. Contrary to expectation, none
of the shop officials Of the Rudy CONF
pany will go over to the Glasgo COM
pany and very few OF the employees.
The building which forms a part OF
the l. N. Keyes estate, is to be disposed
of at public auction very soon. Mrs.
Rudy intends tfY retire to private life,
The closing of the shops throws about
so employees out Of work.
1t is hardly probable that the new
Wachusett company viii be able to
start up on the time announced, March
l. Very little of the machinery has
been installed In the works and it will
take the hardest kind of work to get
them in shape to start about the LIST
of the month.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12
SENATOR HoAR's CHOICE.

Here speaketh the conscience Of the
state. restraining individual WILL
Such will be the inscription which is
to be placed on the grand archway in
the main corridor of the new court
house buildings.
The motto is the choice of Senator
George F. Hoar. 1t was originally in
tended that this motto should be cut in
the stone facade at the front of the
building, where the inscription might
be read from the street, but owing to
the length of the motto, it will appear
in the archway, occupying twenty feet
in length, with letters in colored mar
BILE of six inches each.
At the north entrance will appear the
date of the building of the structure,
in Roman letters. This Inscription has
already appeared in the stone, and it's
pleasing effect has been the cause of
much favorable comment.
At other vantage points in the stone
work, especially at the entrances to the
building, there will be suitable cut
tings of figures and devices to secure a
more effective contrast.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12
FEAR SECESSION.
Socialists Afraid That Arguments of Fl.
Burke May Detract From Their STRENGTH.

10
The members of the socialist labor
party are wroth at the statements
about socialism made by Father Burke
in st. Johns hall, two weeks ago, and
are preparing a more elaborate reply to
the distinguished divine than has thus
far been given. The socialists are very
much excited for fear that the inter
probation by Father Burke will be too
generally accepted by the public, and
FOR this reason the rank and file are
anxious that a prompt reply be given
to prevent a secession movement.
To this end the socialists have en-
gagged Joseph Maloney, well known
member of the party, and a brigh
speaker, to deliver an address in criti-
cism of Father Burke in the old e. ".
L. hall. at 566 Main street, next Sun
day. The meeting was to be held to-
day, but owing to the conditions which
have arisen during the past week, it
was found advisable to postpone the az
fair to a week from today. The social
lists will invite several prominent peo-
pie who heard Father Burke on his ap-
pearance here.
Leroy K. Usher, state secretary Of
the state executive committee, is busy
at the committees Headquarters these
days, answering questions of a thous-
and inquireTs as to the nature OF social
ism, and making himself generally use
FIJI
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12
MAY SELL 1T.
Judge Hopkins Hands Down
a Decree in Brewery Case.

The plant of the Worcester Brewing
company after many vicissitudes, may
now be sold. Yesterday Judge Hopkins
handed down memorandum of a de-
cree in the case of the Brewery COM
pany, in which Albert H. Waite, presi-
dent of the First National bank and
trustee of the 100000 mortgages upon
the property, petitioned for permission
to sell The plant for the benefit of the
holders of notes against the company,
which are covered by the two mort
cages for 100000 each.
By the terms of the decree the find
lngs of Judge Hopkins has been sub
mltted to the counsel interested in the
case for their acceptance, and if such
acceptance be given, the decree is to
be made final; otherwise another hear
ing will be held before Judge Hopkins
for the benefit Of all parties
There are good many prospective
buyers in the field according to cur
rent report, and since the affairs OF
the Worcester Brewing company be-
came so involved, there have been fire.
quent runlors that Bowler Brothers, OF
this city, would purchase it, either for
their own production or to lessen com
petition in the city.
Leander F. Herrick, who was appoint
ed receiver of the company by Judge
Wardwell has given his approval OF
the decree, and believes that there is a
field of ready buyers who are willing tc
take the property.
As the property is TO be sold by Mr.
Waite, as trustee, and further as COM
missioner of the court, the time
place and conditions of the sale will be
advertised in The Spy and other Wor-
cester papers, and also in papers in
other leading cities Of the state.
Judge Hopkins made no specific date
for the sale, and this will be announced
and arranged by Mr. Waite as soon as
the decree is made final by the court,
after all parties have given their assent
thereto. Mr.. Goulding, who is counsel
for Mr. Waite, said yesterday, that as
the decree granted all he asked for, he
should accept it.
Receiver Leander r. Herrick is re-
presented by Blackmer & Vaughan,
and Henry #. Harris, Hopkins, Smith &.
Hopkins, and John II. Johnson repre-
sent the interests OF creditors.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12
DEATHS.

BURLINGHAME--In Leicester, 18th. Mrs.
Ellen j: Burlinghame. 6S yrs.
Funeral from her late residence on
Main street Tuesday, at / p. m. Inter
ment at Pine Grove cemetery.
MULLINS-In GAINESVILLE, 18th, John Null
Inns
Funeral from his late home In James
wife Monday morning at 8 o'clock Re
QUEEN high mass at st. Peters Church
ut o'clock. Relatives and friends are
invited to attend. Burial in st. Johns
cemetery Worcester.
TRAyERS-In this city 18th, at his home,
"a Douglas street John Travers.
Funeral notice later. fa8
ISULLIVAN--In this city, 18th, Dora wife
OF Daniel Sullivan, 81 yrs. mos.
Funeral from her late home No IS Sum
mer street. Tuesday morning at SIS
O'Clock. Requiem high mass In ST
Anne's Church at o. clock Relatives
and friends are invited to attend.
cuRRA5sN-In this city, 18th, Julia Cur
Funeral from the residence of her broth
er, Thomas Curran, 20 Lodi street, Mon
day morning at s, 49, Requiem mass IN
st. Johns Church at . o'clock. Rela-
tives and friends are invited TO attend.
FoLEY-In this city, 10th, Timothy J..
Funeral from Athy's undertaking
rooms, IS Green, street. Sunday after
noon at 23O. Services In St. Paul $
Church at Sl5. Requiem mass in the
same church Monday morning at Z
o'clock. Relatives and friends are In
vited TO attend,
WARE-In this city, nth, BENJAMIN Il.
Ware. rs yrs 2 mos. rs days
Funeral services at Curtis Chapel Tues
day at 2p. m. Relatives and friends are
invited TO attend.
ROBINsoN--Tn this city. 1lth, Charles d.
Z Robinson, 2 yrs. q mos. II days. Mem.
der Co. III, nwentY-fifth regiment. Mas
sAchusetts infantry.
Funeral services al his late residence "a
Chandler street Monday, at d, m
Relatives and friends are invited to at
itbmdf a4s
WHlTE-In this city, nth. Harriet Reed
WIDOW Of William j. White, 81 yrs
mos. 9 days.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend funeral services at her late resi-
dence. ~ Hollywood street, Tuesday, at
p. m. Burial private.
.CALKTNS-ln this city, 18th, Horace W.
caiisins, 70 yrs. mos. 80 days.
F'ARNSWORTII-I this city, 18th. Ben,
1anin Sawtelle Barnsworth, 62 yrs I
mos.
LAMB-In this city. 10th, Pierce Lamb
Funeral from tho residence of his son
Matthew b. Lamb, No. "a Dread street
Monday morning at S.15 O'clock. Re-
QUEEN high mass in st. PauIs Church az
S.65 o'clock. Relatives and friends are
invited TO attend. Kindly omit flowers
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12
SOLEMN SERVICES.
VIII Mark Interment of officer coodwin's
Victim.

The funeral of William Harvey. vic
tim of the unfortunate shooting acct
dent Friday afternoon. will be held
in the chapel of the Welcome Mission
at o'clock this afternoon. Rev. L. w.
Philips, pastor Of Hope Church, will Of
fciate. There will also be a memorial
szrvice at 7.30 in the mission in mem
DRY OF Harvey.
Yesterday forenoon, Supt. Oakley re-
ceived word from Chief of Police James
M. brennan, requesting that Harvey
be given Christian burial and asking
that the bill be sent 20 him. The body
will be placed in the tomb at Hope
cemetery.
Nothing is known about Harvey's
family, and very little about him fur
Their than that he was born in Derry,
Ireland, and has wandered about the
country for a number of years Mr..
Oakley deplores the sact that while so
much sympathy is being expressed for
the officer who. by his unfortunate act
robbed an innocent man of life, there
is so little sympathy expressed for the
victim who, although z poor wanderer,
was a man for all that.
This is the fourth funeral that has
taken place from the mission, and MIR.
Oakley will make an attempt t. secure
funds for the purchase of a cemetery
lot in one of the cemeteries, to be
known as the Welcome Mission lot,
where inmates Of the institution may
be buried, instead Of having their
bones deposited in the potter's field
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-12
FROM SUNNY ITALY.
smonia Came, But He Acquired a Liking
for Cold Weather Garments That is
Expensive.


An italian, who gives his name as
Nicola Simonia, was arrested in Bos-
ton during the early part of the week,
and but for a misunderstanding the
Worcester police would have the man
who stole an Astrachan cape, valued at
$50, from the hallway of the Gage street
school house, February.
On the day in question, Miss Annie Il.
Brown, a teacher at the school, report
ed that such a garment had been stolen,
Since that time Inspectors ODay and
Stone have been at work on the case.
Shcrtly before the theft in Worcester,
numerous cases Of the same nature
were reported from other cities in this
section. Springfield, New Haven, and
their suburbs, had been visited, in adj
dition to other places.
In most instances, seal or other fur
garments were taken. The BostoE 90
lice had been notified to hold such a
thief, in case he appeared in that city,
but when the arrest was made the
Springfield police were notified, through
misunderstanding and the prisoner
taken there.
The man was arraigned in Springfield
Friday, and ordered to pay fine of
$780, in default Of which he was sent to
Jail. Inspector ODay went to Spring
field and left warrant with the police
of that city for Simonfa's arrest, on his
release from jail.
The prisoner made a proposition to
the Springfield and Worcester, officers
that if they would take him to a GER
tain place in Connecticut he would
produce the garments taken in Wor-
cester and Springfield, but the officers
will hardly consider the idea Of taking
him out Of the state to regain the gar
rnents.