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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-03-30
New YORK, March "a, 1900.

The vacation atmosphere is still pre-
vailing in our domestic leaf market. 1t
is hard to find an explanation for it. For
the cigar industry remains progressively
active, the production of last month
showing an increase of some eighty six
millions in fullfedged and little cigars.
Besides, there were last year twenty
million pounds of foreign leaf less I'M
ported than ten years ago, while the
cigar industry increased it's output dur
ING the same year more than 20 pen cent.
The largest proportion of the decrease IN
foreign leaf was in filler stock, and that
accounts for the closing out in all our
tobacco districts of the old crops and the
advance in the price of that stock. 1t
NAV be that the present dullness is due
to a lack of suitable old filler stock, or 1T
NAV be due to the increased consumption
again of the Havana leaf. For the i'm
| portation of Havana leaf has so far IN
| creased by six million pounds over the
entire importation of the last fiscal year,
and the Havana market, in garing con-
| trast to our domestic leaf market, does
not show any preceptible slackness. The
| onlv drawback it experiences is the de-
tention of the goods in the Appraisers s
| Department and the continued annoy
ance the importers are subjected to. The
examination of the Havana leaf has be-
come more rigid than it ever was, and OF
most of the imports not one in every ten
bales, but fully half the shipments are
ordered for examination into the Ap.
praisers' Department. What that means
needs no further explanation. But buy
ers cannot get their Havana Leaf as
promptly as they would like or need, anc
the clear Havana cigar industry is OF al
branches the busiest There Is not
clear Havana factory in the country tina
| can fill all the orders it has on hand.
' Sumatra remains likewise in active de
' mand, SO much SO that considerable ship
t ments of old goods have come over lately
> In spite of it's having been thorough
f blackguarded, the SO crop must nav
filed want and void in our cigar III
: dustry The first inscription of the ne'
t crop takes place on Tuesday next.
r Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-03-30
Connecticut Valley.

A few sales occur in the valley, largely
confined to lots that the dealers decline
to accept. Of course, this gives the crop
black eye. We may be allowed to ex-
press the hope that in the future, at
least, the buncoed growers shall insist on
large advance payment to be held as
forfeit if the crop is not taken. Another
matter that should be taken into con-
sideration is to fix it as early as possible,
for the reason that the bulk of growers
rely on this sale to stock up with ferti-
liZers, and many of the growers under
stand that the earliest run of cottonseed
meal is more largely from well-ripened
seed and is very likely to be better than
that produced later in the season from
less matured seed. So the grower should
be ready to buy early. Then the large
demand for it is apt to increase the price
per ton.
In many towns there will be built new
sheds; thus, at Conway, four or five grow
ers are providing the lumber for capa-
cious barns, and the same is true of
Whately and Sunderland. The trend is
to build on what was once considered
as almost worthless pine plain lands that
were years ago reduced in fertility by
being cropped with rye year after year.
These plain lands grow the finest light
colored wrappers, now IN such active
demand. 1t is true they do net retain
the fertilizer like the heavier lands, but
are quick to respond to good culture, as
we'll as easy to Cultivator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-03-30
HToUGHToN, WIS. March %, 1900.

Andrew Norman has been driving
.around the past week and the following
are sOme of thecrops bought by him: 5a
'S9'of T. O. Mandt, Pleasant Springs; Ga
?99of Hans Wicker, Pleasant Springs; 5a
'99 Ben johnson, Pleasant Springs; 5a '99
.of S. Tollefson, Pleasant Springs; Ia '99
of Haadreth & Genske, Rutland; liza '99
of Ben johnson, Rutland; Ia 99 of Alex
sander Peterson, Dunkirk; Sa '99 of Ole
7 9Gulseth, Dunkrk.
He has also bought several crops
around Dane and DeForest and is pick
ing them up whenever opportunity of
fers. Andrew HAS bought this season
about 80 crops, amounting to upward of
60Ocs.
But little of last years crop is now left
in tine hands of the raisers, and whatever
is uns0ld cannot be disposed of at the
high prices reignlng early in the season.
Deliveries continue to be made and
some of the warehouses will presumably
run nntil the edge of summer.-Courier
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-03-30
NUMBER 16.

chances are that some big holes will be
made in the stocks of packers before
sampling time arrives.
Havana-There are no developments
to report in the Havana line. Business
is not particularly active, but it is all
that could be expected under the exist
ing conditions, and importers are quite
contented. Among sales reported this
week were: 100 bales Remedies, 1st caps,
S3c; so bales Remedies, 1st caps, Soc; 25O
bales 1859 Remedies, 1st caps, soc; 50
bales 1899 Remedies, I'd caps, soc; 5S3
bales 1899 Vueltas at CSC to Sl.l5, all in
bond.
There were sold this week $50 bales
1898 Porto Rico filters at private terms.
Sumatra-Only small business is
being done in Sumatra. Some fair
deals are pending, but they will probably
hang fire until authentic reports are re-
ceived as to what the first inscription is
to bring forth.-Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-03-30
JANEsvILLE, WIS, March %, 1900.

There is no apparent change in local
market conditions, there being but few
buyers riding from this market and few
purchases made. In fact there is not
much tobacco to be bought. To be sure
there is some tobacco in the hands of
farmers, but it is limite1.
I'm old goods a condition of quiet pre-
vails, not because the tobacco is not
wanting bxt because only a few of our
dea&ers have much tobacco to sell. 1t
has been R1any years since there has
been so little sweated tobacco for sale at
THIS time of the yeaC.
The deliveries by farmers have nearly
ad2 been made and but little tobacco is
coming III. Around the asserting rooms
business is slackening off somewhat in
some of the warehouses and others are
starting up. j. a. Ryan and j. B. Dear
Iorn started recently.
S. B. HeddLes has returned from Texas
where he purchased about 1000 pounds
of tobacco grown in that state.-Farn
and MDme.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-03-30
MIAMIsBURG, OHIO, March q, 1900.

The only activity in the country con-
sists of buying Dutch tobacco at very
low figures, generally at and 2, and
and 2. There is no change in price of
Spanish. Seedleaf is scarce and nomi-
nal in price.
A delivery of 400 cases of Spanish,
purchased by D. Beachler for the New
burg House at Hamilton, was sampled
and shipped at the c., FL. & D. freight
house, who had the kindness to invite
inspection of the samples with the re-
suit that, although the '99 has been re-
puted at large growth, these samples
will turn out 50 per cent BIS.
Quotations: For SO Spanish, short
upland, 9 and 10c; large, leafy 7 to 8;
musty filler to 2; Dutch 4 to 6; seedleaf
6 to 7. Receipts by rail. 10 carloads;
shipments, 80 carloads.-News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-03-30
Patents Granted.

List of Patents granted to citizens of
Wisconsin for the week ending March %,
reported expressly for The Reporter
through the patent and law Office of o.
e. Duffy, TOT G.. ST., N. w. Washington,
ID. O., from whom copies can be had for
twenty-five cents each:
Anton Anderson, Menomonie, harrow;
Berent o. Dahl, Viroqua, apparatus for
asserting tobacco leaves; Frank Diehl,
Sheboygan, planer attachment; Duncan
Downs, West Superior, umbrella tent;
Michael w Neuens, Port Washington.
sash cord fastener.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-03-30
New York.
New YORK March q, 1900.

1t is now four weeks since anything
like activity has been noticeable in the
domestic leaf market. The dullness
would not be SO conspicuous, however,
had it not been proceeded by the excep-
tionally favorable conditions in January
and the first half of February.
An event of the week was the. billing
of big lot of 1899 Connecticut Broad
leaf which was contracted for some time
ago. The tobacco was taken by large
manufacturing concern, and involved an
expenditure approximating S150,0O0.
The demand for this class of tobacco has
never been SO active as it is now, and the
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-03-30
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET
EDGERToN, WIS, March 80, 1900.

EDGERToN, WIS, March 80, 1900.
THERE'S a little trading yet going on in
the '99 leaf and the remnants of the crop
are being slowly gather in. The business
however, is spasmodic, a few buyers
standing ready to take whatever there is
left whenever it can be secured at fig
ures slightly under the going price. The
time is now at hand when the growers
must dispose of their holdings of bundle
goods or sort the same and it is an op-
perfume time for dealers to take advan-
tage of the situation. Quite little of
medium priced goods are being disposed
of now.
Sales coming to notice are
Benz. Johnson, LA at 81144&3c asst.
Ole Kingsland, la at S&3c asst.
L. K Lier, 13a at p. t.
G.. A. Humphrey, 5a at Gaze.
j. D. Drown, IA at 615&2c.
O. A. Fessenden, Ia at 515&2c.
Martin Severson, Ga at Gaze.
Stephen Dooley, IA at Gaze,
G. B. Marrifeld, 5a at 51a&2c.
Dan Mccarthy, IA at 6&2c.
J.K. White, IA at 5&2c.
j. Moulthrop, 319a at 5&2c
John Grow, 313a at 511a&2c.
Chas. Learn, 615a at Gaze.
Thos Tracy, IA at 5&2c.
?. j. Burns, 415a at 515&2c.
w. I'll. Giffo I'd, IA at 515&2c.
FL. Ell. Dickinson, 5a at 619&2c.
HRAn occasional transaction in old leaf
comes to the surface though the scarcity
/ of goods is The principal reason or lack
of larger business. A sale of a 500 case
lot by local firm to an eastern dealer is
reported. G. L. Culton's sales for the
week reaches 300 cases, mostly in small
| lots. L. B. Carle & Son have disposed O.
200 cases of '98.
Some of the packers are beginning tx
see the end of the seasons warehous
business while others have yet bundl
stock for several weeks work.
The shipments out of storage reach 1
carloads, 730cs, from this station to al
points for the week past. Ten car load
were received from outside points fC
handling in this market. Since last rt
port 615cs of cigar leaf were exporte
from New York.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-03-30

The cabled reports since the exami-
nation of the new crop of Sumatra brings
the information that the crop is much
inferior to last year which was below the
average. The principal defect is the alb
sence of desirable colors, while the valu-
ations are very high. This fact will be
consoling to the holders of domestic
wrapping leaf so the outside prices paid
for the Connecticut crop makes it cheap
holdings for the packers One or two
more poor crops of Sumatra will place
domestic tobacco in full command OF
the home market for wrapping purposes
again. It is new said to be known that
the 1899 crop Of Sumatra will be about
27O,OOO bales Of course this enormous
crop does not necessarily mean large
| supply of tobacco suitable for the Auneri
can market, as experience has stowr
that some of the Largest crops growr
have yielded "a small quantity suitable
for the cigar manufacturers of the Unitee
!. States, while small ones have afforded {
IGarger rercentage0f tobacco sVach as il
1 afavoredb American manufacturers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-03-30
For Sale.

My stock of pumps, pipes, fittings and
tools in the Hutson building. My reason
for selling is that have all the work |
can do and have no time to keep the
shop in town open. Will give the buyer
a good chance and cheap rent if taken
inside of two weeks. If not, will hire a
first class pump and windmill man to
take charge of the shop. also have 10
horses for sale on my farm B miles. west
of Edgerton. J.B. SHAW.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-03-30
New York.

Sales of Seed Leaf Tobacco reported
for The Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter by
J. S. Gans' Son, Tobacco Broker, No. 1223
Water Street New York, for the week
ending, March 26, 1900:
450cs '98 Wis. Hav. at IL to 13c.
115cs '97 Wis. Hav. at 1Oc.
150cs '9S Pen. seedleaf at IL to 111sc.
275cs '9S Zimmers at II to 141ac.
Toes '99 N. E. Hav. forced sweat at 20
to SOC.
125cs '97 Sundries 8 to 16c.
Total 1190cs.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-03-30
THE
Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter,
Edgerton, - Wisconsin.
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES.

The sowing of the seed for another
tobacco crop is now near at hand and
the writer would be unmindful of his du-
ties if he did not again caution the grow
ers to be careful about the character OF
the seed planted The tendency from
continual planting of the same variety
to run out and deteriorate should be con-
stantly kept in mind. The progressive
tobacco, grower will be as particular
about the seed used as he is of any
other cultivation or treatment of his
crop. Complaint is common that growers
generally are much too careless about
this matter. There is vast amount OF
run out seed being used every season
and the farmers themselves are the suf-
ferers thereby. When there is plenty OF
reliable, we'll tested seed advertised for
sale there is little excuse for the growers
ia not providing themselves with it, The
expense of seed for tobacco crop is SO
light no one need deny themselves of an
opportunity to improve the character OF
the coming crop. Let us again impress
upon all growers the Importance OF
securing the best varieties of seed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-03-30

The returns ,of the cigar industry
throughout the country for the month
of February show again magnificent in
creases. The output of cigars increased
rs, ,7G1 1886 ina total production of 1884,
1858, against a total production oi
319Os3, ,927 in February '99. And the
output of little cigars increased 8,795,9OO
ina total production of 37,265,510 in
February, 90. In the output of cigar
cites, manufactured tobacco and snuff
hewever, a decrease took place all along
It;amounted in the output of cigarettes
to 6, 6,161, 500 in total production of 211,-
.646,96O, against total production oi
,2d7;8o8, ,46O in February, '99; in manu-
factured tobacco to 292 ,S61 pounds in a
total production of 23, 3,353,793, against a
total production of 23,646,645 in Febru
ary, '99, and in snuff to &t87 pounds in a
total production of 1,234,344 pounds
against total production of 1,236,53l
pounds in Februars, 80
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-03-30

Maple City Self Washing Soap is
pure, and will do more and better work
than any rosin filed soap. Try it. For
sale by all grocers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-03-30

Aniindivinual, intending to qualify as
"a leaf dealer, who inquired whether
Aae might purchase leaf tobacco in ad-
vance, ,wasaadvised thatlif he proposed to
jbuy leaf tobacco from other qualified
dealers heshould qualify before offering
Ito buy FROM other dealers, for their pro
ttection. as they would shave no right to
sell to him asefore he had made return
and paid sspscial tax.
***
A tobaecogrower whe desired to en-
gifoy another person t0 manufacture
cigars for his personal Use from tobacco
of his own raising, was recently advised
that the tenth subdivision of Section
32AA44, :332A44 Revise& Statutes, provides that
every person whose business it is to
make or manufacture cigars for himself,
or who employ others to make or manu-
faet,re cigars, shall be regarded as a
manufacturerG cigars; that every per-
son whose businessi it is 10 make cigars
for others, either for payer upon COM
mission. on shares or otherwise, from
material furnished by others, shall be
regarded as a eigarmaker; that while it
was not intended for per8sn to qualify,
nav special taxes and keep books for
making cigars for his own personal use
cut of tobacco raised by himself, all
cigars made by other persons for him
would have to be properly packed,
branded and stamped before removal
from the place of manufacture for con-
sumption or sale.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-18
The Cotton Markets.
Now YoRK coTroN MARKET

New York. Feb, 1.-THE cotton mar
ket opened easy, with prices to s
points lower. and displayed more or less
weakness following The call under pres
sure OF long stuff, prompted by UNI
favorable cables. The customary SUBJ
porting orders from Europe were not so
numerous and We're In part restricted
by limits. The bear faction was more
reliant and even ventured to increase
Its obligations on tho theory that the
turning point had been reached. Wall
street and other investment interests
sold for profits pretty much throughout
the short session. The views OF the
trade were very much confused. 1t was
very evident that Southern markets
were in a position tot hold their own;
the crop movement cbntinued to bear
cut short yield estimates; the plight of
foreign spinners WAS believed to have
been relieved but temporarily by late
purchases; the statistical situation
everywhere was strong, while the short
account here and in liverpool was de-
clared TO be prodiSious. On the other
side WAS an advance of ~ cents, with
no reaction. extreme timidity in out
side speculative circles and an absence
of bull leadership
The market for futures closed very
steady. with prices net l to points
lower.
New York, Feb. 17.--Cotton futures
opened easy. February, S.6S; March.
S.62; Apru, Sol; May,iS,56; June, S.5S;
July, S55j August, sal; September,
7S2; October, 7.62; November, Isl; De-
.cember, 75S; January 754,
Closed very steady. February, SGT;
March and April, S.65: May, S.5S; June,
S.57; July, SOS; August, $40; Septem-
Der, 7.s5; October, 7.6S; November and
December 751; January, 7.5s.
Spot closed quiet; .middling uplands.
Sac; middling gulf 94c. Sales, dOi
bales.
New York, Feb. l7-cotton. quiet;
middling, S%c.; net receipts. S4S; gross,
S4S. Sales, 4Oi. Stock, 121,115.
I Total to-day: Net receipts. 22,124;
exports to Great Britain, 1854: France,
1o,27s; Continent, 1926. Stock, 1885,
440.
Total since September list: Net re-
ceipts, 5.16S.o07; exports to Great Bril-
tain. 1.4s2Ses; France, 659, 7o7: Cont
.nent. 1.G52.3S7.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET.
New Orleans. Feb. 17.-Cotton flu
lures. steady. February. s5s nominal;
March, s,55@S.56; April, 3S.55@S.56; May.
S.56@S,57; June, S.S6@$.57:s July. $3.50
$50: August. S.35@S.36. September, Z. 6S
3@7.70; October, 7.46GSI,aS: November,
tT.2fTT.35; DccemDer (. 34G87 80, ss'5{t "A
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-18
Norfolk Cotton Market.
COTTON RECEIPTS.
AMONG OUR COTTON MEN

Thermometer degrees at Memphis,
Tenn: cold weather in the southwest
and Texas.
U. S. port receipts yesterday were 49,
124 bales. against S,2S2 bales last year
and 1904 in 1898.
Future contract market in New
York declined / to 2 points on this crop
and to points on new crop, closing
very steady. March, S.65 to 1855; May,
SOS to $50; October. 7.63 to 1854.
The exports of cotton yesterday were
60,SSS bales, against 1891 last year and
sc. $50 in 1885,
New Orleans contract market ad-
vanced points on March contracts,
closing at S.55.
Houston's receipts Monday are esti-
mated at 1000 to 1880 bales, against g.
126 last year and 2,T27 In 1898.
New Orleans receipts Monday are es-
timated at 10000 to $4,000 bales, against
6,1AO last year and 20,393 in 1895
(AIardi Gras wcek).
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-18
! LrvERpooL ,coTroN aA Z, n !.

Z. 80 y = 49, ~. NY MIA :.
liverpool, Feb. II II p. m. Cottoh:;
lower: American middling, 61.16d.
The sales Of the day We're 6,000 bales,
of which 800 We're for speculation and
export, and included $500 American
y4 Receipts, 10000 bales. including 1000
American.
Futures opened easy and closed bare
middllng. February, A 61-64d. seller;
February and March, 457464@4 68-64d.
buyers; March and April. a 54-64@
4 55-6id. sellers; April and May, 4 50-64
GA 51-G4d. buyers; May and June.
447-64@4 4S-64d. sellers; June and July,
445-64d. buyer; July and August,
Der, &c -646p4 37-64d. buyer; September
and October, 2O-64@4 21-64d. sellers;
October and November. 4 1t-64d. value;
November and December, 4 6-6id.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-18
\ NEW =. YORK paoDuen S ], a d

q
IS New York. Feb. III, Tour dull, but
fairly. steady; Minnesota patent. $3.50
d.15. Rye flour quiet. Buckwheat flour
quiet Corn meal quiet. Rye dull, No.
2 Western. CSC. Wheat3-7SDot easy: No.
steady; No. q, 43c. Oats Spot quiet;
NO. 2, 29Ac. Beef dull; family, 11.00@
'11.50. Cut meats, quiet: picked bellies,
.6hQ71s. Lard dull; Western steam,
6%. Pork steady; mess. Il 0.75@11.50.
Butter dull and weak. but not quot
ably lower; Western creamery, 25c;
State dairy, 1S@24c Cheese firm; fall
made fancy large and small, 4 u 01Sc.
Eggs steady; State and Pennsylvania.
at mark. 15HGp15l4c.; Southern, Ia
14s4c. at mark. Coffee Rio barely
steady, No. invoice. 1S16c.; No. Z
ljobbing, S93-l6c.; mild steady Cordo-
va, 1O@13lac Sugar-I2aY steady: fair
refining, 4e.; refined steady. but quiet;
mould A, 5.45; Standard Al, 500.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-18
z ]: !, E !: . !, MARKETS
FINANCIAL. and COMMERCIAL
Stocks 81 s Money, Exchange, Bonds. GraIn,
\ Cotton, Provisions, Etc.

,3ss, ew York, FEB. II, ttention to- day
4 rertered almost wholly on the weekly
Ssta tement of the Clearing House banks.
4 he public continued to hold aloof from
Y the arlSet. and buying and selling was
4 entirely I'M tho hands of professional
4 ira crs.l These were inclined to the
Short side OF the market in anticipa-
tion of the weak bank return, which
4 had been clearly foreshadowcd by the
Z agcordl of sub treasury. operations fol-
q the ~ eek, by the course OF New York
exchange at other domestic centres and
n by yesterdays preliminary estimates
81 by the banks themselves Of the cur
: Tencyfs movement for the week. AS is
" he iryariable rule Where q condition
: hos been accurately forcsecn and dis
y counted Z the event brings reaction, due
toathes taking of speculative profits,
7 either the long or the short side OF
the market. In to-day's market, the
beai Started to cover their short con-
tracts after the bank statement, and
4 worked "a sharp rally. Some stocks
& Mere attacked anew In the final deal
ings. making the close irregular, but
y the general list was firm at the rally.
s The bears found Pacific Mail vulnerable
20 further attack, and had some sue
cess with Peoples Gas, but Third Ave
nue. offered some resistance A large
selling order was detected in National
Steel, and that stock was offered down
u 9sc., causing sympathetic declines In
"a number of the other metal stocks.
Federal Steel preferred fell an extreme
2A. National Steel rallied. but drop
ped q gain to the lowest, and American
III oop fell suddenly 1S4 in the final deal
si1Es.sS The developments in the money
situation maytaccount for the weakness
B lin the Iron Niindustrials. as they are
still looked upon with disfavor by
bankers and money lenders as collat-
eral., The decrease in the cash account
stof sthe banks conformed very closely to
preliminary estimates, and the loan ex-
4 pansion OF S13, 6S4,200 created no great
surprise In View of the recent tendency
and the known pressure for accommo-
dalton ins all departments OF the bust
ness Wv orld.
{ j7{ The weekly TRADE reviews sufficiently
indicatethe widespread activity in bus
J5tness In all lines, at q high level of
( prices Surprise is rather felt that call
4 money Should have continued in APP
parently abundant supply at2 per cent.
during yesterday.
4 There has been n good business In
the bond market. although prices were
mot fully maintained ut all points.
fssS his S. AS adyanccdN and the old As
3 and 6,s 5Sc. in the bid price.
w The total sales of stocks to-day were
3s1T1.700 shares. fs
{ b New York, Feb. 1I,-standnrd Oil.
ss5.23@p5, 25.