The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-13
TIE TOBACCO CROP.

TIE TOBACCO CROP.
Notes From the Broad Leaf Section
Buyers Are Inclined to Delay Pur.
chase.
The towns of East Hartford South
Windsor and Glastonbury, with at otal
of over $500 acres, raire nearly all the
broad leaf produced in the Connecticut
valley. A few other towns have a
small acreage The tobacco crop in
these towns is very largely broad leaf
and is this year magnificent one. A
large part Of it at 1ilstoWn, in East
Hartford has been taken from the poles
and stripped is well under way. Many
are asserting and some in the Willow
Brook section have finished No sales.
Tine crop is all broad leaf and excellent
quality no pole sweat, good color. Ha-
Vana is about all sold, but none of the
broad leaf. One or two buyers have
been looking crops over, but no purch-
asses are reported as yet 1t is q fine
crop Of tobacco and good prices should
be paid; all growers are of this same
opinion. 1t is the earliest in the sea-
| down
In the Silver Lane district of East
Hartford the crop is mostly down and
stripped. The season has bee nfayor-
able to curing and most growers are
asserting, This years crop is superior
to that of last year. being a fine leaf,
of light color and in weight about as in
1899. No buyers in the field and no
sales. Dennerlein's warehouse began
taking in its Suffield purchase of Ha-
Vana leaf November 10. f.. E. King,
the agent, has sixty men at work. SUIT
ter Bros. opened their warehouse No
vember IL, and are receiving Havana
leaf purchases.
In East Hartford, near the Center, a
few buyers have been out inspecting,
but have made no offers. 1t has been
said they will begin buying in Deem
Der. The 1900 crop is said by many
growers. who have been asserting. to
be much better crop than in 1892
lighter colors, better texture and free
from damage, except in some instances
a light showing of pole sweat. A few
lots Of Havana were grown and buy
ers have been after them. 1t is ex-
pected that Mr.. Blur will buy this
year. When buyers start, the crop will
probably be bought up quickly, al
though many growers will case if prices
are rot better than in 1899.
In the Hockanum district the crop is
said to be the finest raised in years.
The weather has been good for curing
and the leaf is now in fine shape. Many
growers have nearly finished stripping
and others are asserting, although
some stil remains on the poles. No
sale of broad leaf reported and no buy
ers out for business as yet. A few have
been prospecting a little A large por-
ton of the small amount of Havana
raised in the town has been bought at
prices reported to range from twenty
four to twenty-slx cents in the bundle.
The growers feel they have good
thing and most of them propose to
change accordingly.
The seed leaf crop at Burnside, of
this years growth, although unsold
and unsought, is without doubt the
most desirable article that the Connec-
ticut valley grower has produced in a
score of years. Some claim they have
never equalled it in elasticity and fine
ness; also in uniform color and freed
ON from pole sweat of a serious nature. |
"A few buyers are looking around very
quietly, but do not buy. AT this time |
last year a very great part of that |
crop had been bargained for. The reas-
on for the present delay does not ap- |
pear, but growers have a most desra- |
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about the sale. Asserting before the |
sale is by far the pleasanter way of |
handling the crop.
In Glastonbury things are quiet
Truman Hall raised ten acres of Ha-
vana and has sold it at tWenty-six
cents in the bundle. One-half of the
seed leaf has been taken down, and
growers are busy asserting, and all are
pleased with it; good color, free from
pole sweat and white veins. Many are
3arting stems and fertilizers, and the
BEST of it they have the money to pay
'or it,
Windsor-tObacco ready for delivery.
only five or six crops sold to be assert
ID, and the rest sold in the bundle
eW crops unsold can be bought at rea-
onable figures Tobacco has come off
he poles in fine shape and Is asserting
nut a fine percentage of light wrappers.
some of the early cut taken from the
)oles had fat butts and made some wet
obacco. There is some poleburn and
'ery few white veins, which shows how
mistaken the buyers We're, for early
his past fall they We're sure the crop
would be all white veins. Considerable
obaclo has been delivered to S. Hart
nan q Co, L. B. Haas & Co.. A. Hart
man, American Tobacco Co., IT. C.
Vildman and Mr.. Buschman Your
has not heard of any
rouble growers have had that have de-
vered TO the above parties all seem
yell pleased. Havana seed is variety
aised, except fifty acres broad leaf.
Lyerage yield per acre of tobacco de-
yered has been 1000 pounds Tobacco
hat will not be delivered until toward
pring will not weigh as much, for the
niger il lies the more it will shrink.
rtces have ranged from twenty cents
} twenty-four cents in bundle. Farm
rs are happy and are busy buying fer
lizers and laying plans for another