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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-01-05

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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-01-05
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET

FDGERToN, WIS, January 5, 1900.
So far as the movement of the new
crop is concerned business is slack, buy
ers are not riding much since the new
year began and the transactions that
come to notice limited. The few sales
reaching us indicate that former prices
prevail:
Austin Holton, 10a at &c.
Peter Mydland, 8a at SAFE.
G.. Gullickson, ga at S&2c.
John Nichols, 14a at t734&2c.
Daniel Pierce, 715a at SAFE.
Daniel Pierce, 3a at Gaze.
John J. Rue, liza at Sc.
Simon Berg, 5a at 734 &2c.
An occasional lot of old leaf is lifted
though but little remains now in grow
ers hands. Jokum johnson sold 48cs '90
to Kittelson at SC. Henry Gilman sold
52cs of '9S to Pomeroy & Pelton. The
most important sale of the week among
packers is that of about 1000cs lot by
Geo. Rumrill to c.. f. Tallard for the ac-
count of the new Havana American Co.
O. K. Roe of Stoughton sold 500cs of '98
to the Rosenwald firm of New York.
The deliveries of the new crop are now
coming pretty steadily at the warehouses
which are receiving large quantities
daily. Some tobacco is still hanging in
the sheds, but the bulk of farmers have
their crop stripped and ready for deliv-
cry.
The shipments out of storage indicate
that old leaf is moving readily in the
eastern markets. Fully 40 car loads,
1643cs have gone forward from this mar
ket to all points since last report.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-01-05
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The subject of the, Review of Revie

The subject of the Review of Reviews
character sketch for January is Secre-
tary John Hay, who by reason of the
death of President Hobart becomes
the successor apparent to the presidency,
The writer of the sketch is Mr.. Henry
Macfarland, the well known WashiBgtone
correspondent who makes it clear that
few ne4 inpt Sic lifo- t@ddaNy BY ,Aaye had So
good a trainins, for the presidency as Mr.
Hay has received in the thirty mine years
that have passed since he became Lin
coins private secf &tary. The futures Of
Cuba and Porto Rico, the Philippine
question, financial legislation in the new
congress, Secretary Roots report, the
British reverses in South Africa, and the
recent progress of American municipali-
ties are some of the topics editorially
treated in the January Review of Re
views
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-01-05

WISCONSIN is we'll cared for ia the as,
signment of committees by Speaker
Henderson, of the house of representa-
tives. Two chairmanships fell to the
state, Mr.. Babcock getting that of Insu-
lar affairs, and Mr.. Babcock that of Dis
trict of Columbia. Mr.. Barney is Oh
Appropriations and Patents, Mr.. Jen-
nings on Judicial, Irrigation and tho
Mississippi improvements; Mr.. Minor is
on Merchant, Marine, Fisheries and on
Invalid pensions. Mr.. Davidson has a
place on the River and Harbor committee
and on Railways and Canals; besides his
chairmanship Mr.. Babcock is also on the
committee on Census and Internal af-
fairs; Mr.. Esch is on Military Affairs and
Public Lands; Mr.. Stewart on Public
Lands and on Public Buildings and
Grounds; Mr. Often on Coinage, Weights
a1d Measures, War claims and Revision
Laws; and Mr. Dahle is on Agricul-
tural and Agricultural Expenditures.
Altogether the members have reason to
be happy over their assignments.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-01-05
JANEsvILLE, WIS, Dec. 80, '99.

The festivities common to holidays and
the inclement weather of this week,
have conspired to make this the dullest
week of the season,
Sunday a cold waite str4ok this sec
tion and stayed right with us. With
the murcery lingering affectionately close
to the zero point buyers prefer to linger
near a hot stove, rather than facing the
chilly blast. With the advent of milder
weather it is expected that the old time
activity will be renewed until the 80 is
pretty we'll cleaned up.
In old leaf only small business was
done and no large sales were reported
Farm and Home
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-01-05
Lancaster.
LANCASTER New ERA, Dec. 26. '99.


The last few weeks of the year are.
generally considered as off weeks, in
which but little trade is done, owing to
reasons that have heretofore been stated !,
and such is in reality the case in most
seasons. But it has been otherwise this
season. The sales have held up right
along. Our last report recorded nearly
two thousand cases sold, and this week
also makes fairly good showing. J.
Bunzl & Sons, through their agent, r. E.
Radcliffe, bought 924cs of '9S seed from
Mr.. l. FL. Weaver, and Sondheimer &
Smith sold 90cs Another large sale has
also been reported to us, which we have
been unable to verify up to the time of
of going to press.
The 1899 crop is still selling, but some
what slowly, because the goods have be-
come scarce,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-01-05
NUMBER 4.

get good pay for the time and money ex-
pended.
Oar correspondents write many such
communications as the following, and
one serves for many: Conway, Dec. 3d.
THE tobacco trade is very quiet now
Most of the crop is sold and delivered,
and we think it very extra crop. 1t
zoe in the bundle From all appearances
it seems as though there might be some
increase in the crop next year. But
with many growers they will endeavor to
secure quality rather than quantity, as
that is what the market calls for. and
the farmers must respond to the de-
mand. -Cultivator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-01-05

AN article by Lieutenant Peary, in the
January number of McClure's Maga.
zine, will describe his visits last summer
to Greely's old headquarters at Fort
Conger, the most northerly house in the
world, and his conversion of it into a
headquarters for himself Herbert l..
Bridgman, who commanded the auxiliary
expedition that went up to Peary last
summer, will furnish an introduction
telling how he found Peary, and what
Peary's present outlook is for reaching
the Pole
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-01-05
Cnnnectieut Ta1oY.

There is not many sales of tobacco
nowadays. Occasionally we hear of one.
The fact is there are but few lots unsold
that the owners are in any hurry to dis
pose of at present, since many prefer to
hold their crop, assert and pack it, even
though they hold for the sweat.
These are generally experienced men,
who have handled their crops for many
years, and fully understand the require
ments of the market. And they usually
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-01-05
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 Jan. 3, 1900:
80Ocs '98 Wis. Hav. at 8 to 13c.
100cs '97 Wis. Hav. at 10c.
Goes '98 n. E. Hav. at 20 to SOC.
150cs '98 Pen. seedleaf at 1917 to 1870.
1O0cs '98 Dutch at 13c.
125cs '97 Sundries 6 to 16c.
Total 1335cs.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-01-05
MIAMIsBURG, ONO, Dec. 26, '99.

The market is quiet. There has been
very limited driving into the country
during the week, Christmas, cold
weather and rough roads have stopped
operations.
Quotations. For 80 Spanish, 9 to 10;
Dutch 7 to s; seedleaf 6 to 7. Shipments
4 carloads.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-01-05

A correspondent of the n. Y. Leaf ex-
plains the extraordinary movement of
Wisconsin leaf the past few months as
follows; /. : 80
The. excellent binder material in the
1898 Wisconsin, and the shortage in the
supply of such goods in this years crops,
caused manufacturers to take aliyely
interest in the tobacco about two months
ago, and it has been changing hands in
large. blocks ever since. It looks now as
though the demand would continue
steady until the tobacco has entirely dis
appeared from packers hands. The
only unsatisfactory featureofs this crop
is the close margins at. which the goods
are being sold. It is a case of quick
sales and small profits. But suppose
even that is better than slow sales and
no profits something not. entirely new
to the trade. The exhausted condition
of the New England binder market
forced many manufacturers who have
used nothing but; Connecticut Broad
leaf for years, to secure. their supplies
from last years growth in the Badger
State. ~,..:s,. ,:rx5.,..
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-01-05
Farm for Sale.

An 80 acre farm, with good buildings
tobacco shed for u acres, all in good
state of cultivation, for sale on terms to
suit. Enquire of Carl Bartz, IL miles
north Of Edgerton. 2-3m.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-01-05
Bring in Your Grinding


Remember farmers the Red Cross.
Mill at Indian Ford has every facility
for prompt and satisfactory grinding of
feed. Price cents per hundred.
GEO. LACKNER, Mgr
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-01-05

The plan followed by Phil Bonn the
past few seasons have also been produc-
tive of good results. After the tobacco
comes from the sorting tables it is bulked
in long piles and allowed to remain for
about a week so that the moisture re-
manning becomes evenly distributed. 1t
is th4n shaken out and packed in cases.
While. he is not sure this method of
treatment is positive preventure of
damage, It is true that he has never had
a single case of black rot damage in the
packing 50 manipulated. A few other
p:jT. q. are. putting the tobacco again
into bundles and stacking it up in the
warehouse for a few months. After it
begins to warm up the hands are shaken
out and packed into cases. Some others
lay the freshly sorted tobacco loosely in
cases for while and later will condense
and pack heavier. Most Of these ex-
periments have been productive of good
results but entails additional labor and
expense in the packing. Any departure
from the old method of warehouse handl-
ing is not likely to be put into general
use until they are more thoroughly dem
onstrated to be of value. Any expert
ment along this line however is move
in the right direction and may lead to
something Of lasting benefit to the pack
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-01-05

THE
Il Tobacco Reporter,
!. Wisconsin.
BOOK SKETCHES.

lemes are being adopted by
% csc Iris season TO prevent If possl-
b 8aLuaeo Y black 1T in the curing
process that has been the occasion of
considerable loss in years past. One of
these, especially that used by S. B. He'd
dies the GAINESVILLE dealer, is worthy OF
mention and is thus briefly described by
a lo,:1.l contemporary:
Stuart B. Heddles, of this city, the
we'll known tobacco buyer, has adopted
new method of curing and handling
Wisconsin tobacco which promises to be
come very popular with the trade
A spacious room has been fitted up
with steam pipes about the apartment
SO that any degree of heat or moisture
can be obtained for curing or fermentlng.
The new goods are then taken as received
from the growers in the bundle and
stored in the curing room in bulk four to
five >5ales high. Each crop is labled
with the date of entry and the growers S
name. The temperature is carefully
watched with the aid of modern hygro-
moter and thermometer. Goods are left
in this process until fermentation has
advanced far enough to pass the danger
line OF black rot, character OF damage
we'll known to all packers of leaf tobacco
The goods are then taken to the assort-
ing room, each crop in it's turn, where 1t
is assorted and packed and returned to
the curing room IN cases.
Mr.. Heddles says that he has treated
goods upon a similar scale with this pro-
yenccc apd hac mat with GOOD rnSultS and
believes that the goods will go through
the sweat with more safety and besides
much better cured.
There has been considerable interest
taken in the new move. Parties from
Europe, the east, Ohio, Edgerton and
local dealers have visited the new curing
process and all are united in the opinion
that it is the proper method to sweat to-
bacco and express themselves as being
we'll satisfied with the plant.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-01-05

lemes are being adopted by
: season 10 nreVent if posi-
The age-herald., 1900-07-30
Valuable Concession

City of Mexico, July 29.-The government federation has granted a valuable conces- sion to A. J. Streeter of New Windsor, H., for the famous Fuerte river valley in the state of Sinaloa. Fuerte valley has an area of 100000 acres and MT. Streeter himself owns sixty-five thousand acres near Topo- lobampo bay, on the line of the proposed Kansas City, Mexican and Orient Rail- road.
 The experiments with yellow fever pa tients continue to show remarkable results. All the new patients treated with the serum are improving and the black vomit has been stopped.
The age-herald., 1900-07-30
ALABAMA BANNER
 WILCOX TRUE BLUES

From the Detroit Tribune.
 The war museum at the state capitol is full of interest from it's historical associa- tions. There have, however, crept into the cases many articles which have no strictly military character, and others over which it is impossible to become enthusiastic
 The old battle flags of the civil war fill you with awe and reverence, but these sentiments are somewhat dispelled by the sight of blue silk banner embroidered in gold. On one side is a picture of the God dess of ar. She is attired in a gorgeous cloak and hat of red. In one hand she holds a sword; in the other a banner with the inscription wilcox True Blues. The Goddess" has for stage settings loco- motive called Alabama and a steamer on the side of which is inscribed Jeff Davis." This banner taken at Tiptonville in 1862 by a part of Battery H, First Michi- gan Light Artillery, which organization was stationed on guard opposite Island No after It's capture. Rumors were afioat of rebel officers visiting their friends at Tip tonville, six miles distant, for the purpose of informing themselves as to the move- ments and strength of the federal troops. Through the negroes these rumors were CCnDTmeu, IL was dlSO ltdillSu run liiO same source on what night they would pay their next visit.
 When that night came a squad of men under command of an Orderly sergeant vas sent to capture these intruders. The rebels were expected to be found at two houses, half a mile apart and separated by a piece of woods. The Sergeant divided his forces in order to surround both houses
 A dark night unfamiliar locality and rckety fence to be climbed, were all re- sponsible for the alarm immediately given by the watch dogs with which every South- ern residence was then well supplied ln- stantly the back door of the house opened. A man in night clothes appeared, only 10 disappear in the darkness, not stopping the bullet that was sent after him.
 The alarm reached the other house be- fore the squad reached it, and no rebels were to be found. The only inmate was an old lady seated in a rocking chair berating the soldiers, the times and the place. Ordinarily an old lady and a rock ing chair would not awaken suspicion, but this particular old lady rocked so furiously and the cushion of her chair appeared so very high that a request was issued for the inspection of the cushion The old lady made strenuous objections to this en- croachment upon her territory. Her ob- jections were, of course, gently and firm ly overruled.
 A search disclosed this banner, together with several rebel flags which were ap- propriated by the soldiers. The intense disgust of the old lady evinced by sundry dire threats hurled after the de- parting soldiers.
The age-herald., 1900-07-30

to many, and undue lowering of prices to all, on the reaction. The financially-strong producers must accept prices which the weaker ones are forced to make; thus prices are carried abnormaly low. Nearly the entire period covered by booms is oc- cupied by the industrial world as a whole in filling low-priced contracts. By the ad- Vance in prices of labor and raw materials, many lose on contracts which, but for the advance, would have paid a profit. The boom is attended by high wages and ire quent strikes for higher. The decline is att tended by constant strikes to resist wage reductions which manufacturers must make to save themselves. Workers lose more by idle months than they gain by the temporarily advanced wages. The business world a whole gets no benefit from booms Stripped of all of its disguises and illusions, a boom is simply cruel and disastrous blow to the industrial world
 The Remedy
 "when the price of iron is under proper control, the industries connected with building will be as uniformly profitable as trade in food and clothing.
 ''The only possible way to bring iron under proper control is to accumulate, In each of the iron-prod.cing countries or the world, a stock of pig iron equal to several months production. It will not suffice to do this in one country only, The demand from the others would carry it's price up with theirs. Each country must accumulate an adequate reserve stock Of It's own. If this be done during the next few years, there will be no more periods of boom and no more periods of industrial depression, except such short temporary Interruptions may come from financial panics; in time, they too, may be under stood and prevented.
 If the manufacturers of building ma terials would, at this juncture, voluntarily and promptly. put down prices to within 10 per cent of normal figures, which is as low, also, as they should ever have gone, even in periods of most marked depression, it would revive a large number of the building enterprises which are now post poned or abandoned, and a prolonged n- dustrial depression might even at this date be averted. If, on the other hand, prices are held up, until sales are forced by the accumulation of excessive stocks made at high cost, then heavy losses and failures will occur confidence will be lost, and no amount of reduction will revive the postponed enterprises, until the iron-pro- ducing nations have passed through just such another industrial depression as has heretofore followed each abnormal advance in the price of iron.
 There is a wondeful future for the iron business the day these violent fluctuations in it's price are ended. The annual con- sumption of iron in the United States is growing with a cumulative force Fifty years ago it was 100 pounds per capita. Within twenty-five years 1t should be 1000 pounds. Not one-twentieth of the inhab- itants of the earth are comfortably housed, fed, and clothed. The world is not finished. There are whole continents to be develop ed.''
The age-herald., 1900-07-30
GERMAN MARKET
Values Showed Firm Tendency-Coal
 and Iron Improved

Berlin, July 29.-Last weeks bourse was firm tendency.
 The market for coal and iron shares has somewhat improved upon the better Ameri- can and domestic reports; but shares in iron weakened yesterday upon the pubnca- ton of the annual report of the Bochum same dividend as in 1899. The bourse had expected a marked increase.
 Steel rails were offered this week in Silesia by the Rhine Company at 147 marks, which is IS marks below ruling prices. Germany's pig iron production for June was 6S3,1l7 tons as against 663, 415 in June of the last year, but the output for June was 90,095 tons less than the output for May of this year. The productions for the first six months of the year was 4051,- 557 tons against 4,000, 424 tons
 The imports of iron and manufacturers for six months was 5O2, 150 tons as against 350,S94. The exports were 744,224 tons as against 769,431. The coal imports for the six months were 6,739,52 tons against L. 295,051 and the exports were S9iS, ,503 tons against 7959,O70. Selesia has just made a slight advance in the price of coal.
 The sugar market continued strong, re- fineA sugar rising 30 pigs during the week, being more quiet at the end. The rise was influenced by the stock suitable for the United States. Two Hamburg firms failed through short sales of sugar.
The age-herald., 1900-07-30
A New Fab.e of " ishes Granted

Vance Thompson in the Philadelphia Post
 On the Columbia, coming over, there was a crowd of famous people, opera singers and musicians. Among them were Nordica, Ben Davies and MT. and Mrs. Henry Ed ward Krehbiel MT. Krehbiel, as you know, is the great Cham of musical criticism. They thought they would have a photo graph taken on deck as a souvenir of the trip. While MT. Davies was arranging his complicated photographic apparatus they stood waiting. Time -passed-as in young ladies novels. They got tired and sat down, everyone save Mir. Krehbiel and Nordica.
 Aren't you almost ready?" Mime. Nor dica asked.
 Not for minute or two," said the anna teur photographers this plate won't work. D
 Nordica thought she was safe
 'The way 1 should like to be taken is this" she said, and she laid her head the atrically on MT. Krehbiel's shoulder and took one of his hands in hers. At that mo- ment felonious passenger strolled by and snapped a kodak on them.
 There were screams from the prima donna, and Mrs. Krehbiel said some thing and so did MT. Krehbiel. No more pie lures were taken that day. Opce or twice during the rest of the voyage MT. Krehbiel was almost put in irons for breach of the peace, but neither he nor Mime. Nordca was able to capture that kodak film. If they really want a copy they will probably find it in print some day.