The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-15

merry PRESIDENT OIL the IODdcco bodTu VI
Trade, and with large interests in Wilson
| says:
l. An increase of ten per cent.
@ Brights.
g. About 700 pounds.
a. Less by 10 per cent.
s. so per cent. higher on nearly all
grades.
g. (a) 100000; (b) 15.5OO,ooo; (c) 49,
900.
z. Yes.
s. Yes.
Mr.. R. G. Briggs, leaf tobacco dealer
and manufacturer of Wilson, says:
1. 100 per cent.
2. Bright cigarettes, smokers and wrap
pers.
8. Average 600 pounds.
4. rs per cent.
5. 25 per cent. higher
6. (a) 14,250000; (b) 1880, 900; (c) 49,
100000; (d) 100000.
Z. Tobacco culture in this section COM
menced only about ten years ago.
s. Yes.
Messrs. r. P. Watson and Company,
dealers in leaf tobacco of Wilson, writes:
/. Increased about 10 per cent.
2. Bright, suitable for cigarette and
smoking tobacco
8. From 600 to 500 pounds.
4. Decrease about 80 per cent.
5. About SO 1-3 per cent higher.
6. (a) About 100000; (b) $4,000, 900;
Co 100000; (d 100000.
Z. More profitable as to manfactur
ing, about as profitable as present prices.
s. Yes.
Messrs. Woodland, Anderson and Jones,
tobacco warehousemen of Wilson, say:
l. 10 per cent increase.
2. Bright, cutters and smokers and ex-
port leaf.
8. About 700 pounds.
4. &C 2-3 per cent.
5. 33 1-3 per cent higher.
6. (a) fifteen Million OBJ fifteen mil
lion; Co eighteen million; (d) twelve
million.
Z. About same.
s. More profitable.
Messrs. Cozart, Eagles and Carr, tobac-
co reimbursement of Wilson, say:
/. IS per cent.
2. Cigarette and smoking tobacco, fine
wrappers and cutters, strips and smokers.
3. 675 pounds.
4. 80 per cent less.
5. 80 per cent. better.
6. (a) fourteen million; (b) fifteen and
quarter million; (c) eighteen and
| quarter million; I'D twelve million.
Z. More profitable.
8. More profitable. Ten years abo the
county was suffering from recent forna-
| tion of American Tobacco Company, where
the whole tobacco country was paralyized
while our crop is only IS per cent, we
will draw from broader territoy to swell
our pounds to fourteen millions.
! Messrs. Cooper and Watson, tobacco
warehousemen of Wilson, say:
l. About the same, or probably 10 per
| cent increase.
2. Bright.
g. About 700 pounds.
4. Less per acre.
5. Higher.
6. CD fifteen and a quarter million; (c)
eighteen million.
Z. Don't know.
| s. Yes.
Mr.. Walter F. Woodland, of Woodlands
Warehouse, writes as follows:
| l. 10 per cent. increase.
2. Very good cutters and smokers. Ex
port leaf inferior this season. Crop
fairly good as to color.
| 3. About 600 pounds.
4. 80 per cent.
| S. About so per cent higher. Average
about 101a to II cent this season. last
year about 7h cents.
6. (a) 14,OOO,0OO; (b) $4,000 900; (c) 49,
100000 (d) 100000. These are round
| figures, they ought to be little higher.
! Z. More profitable to us, as we have
| learned to produce it very much cheaper.
| Of far how
deal of money; as to manufacturing l
do not know.
| s. Yes.
| Our warehouse has today just finish
ed selling crop of Tobacco of sixty-five
acres for Mr.. r. s. Wells, of Elm City,
from his Barron place for $1O,2 He
years ago.
Mr.. K. H. Watson a tobacco ware
houseman of Wilson, says:
]. About the same or probably 10 per
cent increase.
| 2. Bright tobacco.
3. About 700 pounds.
| 4. Less per acre.
5. Higher.
| 5. Higher.
6. (a) About fourteen million; (b) fiji
teen and quarter million; (c) eighteen
million.
| Z. Don't know.
| 8. Yes
| Mr. Nathan Bass, prominent farmer
| of Wilson county, says:
/. 100 per cent.
| 2. Bright.
8. 27O pounds
4. 80 per cent or So per cent.
| 5. 125 per cent
6. (a) fourteen million; (b) fifteen and
a half million; (c) eighteen million.
| Z. Les sprofitable, owing to light crop.
| s. Yes. Some 20 or 80 per cent more
profitable. The prices are more than
enough better this year to Offset the light
weight as compared with last year.
Mr.. Jesse A. Moore, leading farmer
of Wilson county, says:
/. 10 per cent more.
2. Fair.
8. About $50 pounds.
4. 65 per cent.
5. $50 per cent.
6. (a) about fourteen millionss; (b)
about sixteen millions; (c) eighteen mil