Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-05-15
LARGE DEAL in TOBACCO
NH Bekkedai Disposes Of his 1900 Packing Of
10000 Gases on Monday.


Another gigantic deal in tobacco wa,
/ consummated on Monday # this weel
I between NJ H Bekkedai of Westby, and
i. Bamberger q Co of Philadelphia in
which the former disposed of this years
! packing of last season crop, amounting
to 10000 cases. This is the largest deal
ever made in the state, and the consider.
alton is something like $500 600 To
advantageouely dispose of holdings SO
early in the season is something unusual.
hut Mr.. Bekkedal is man who has so
far made no mistakes.
Work at the sorting houses will close
up at the end of the prest Mt week All
of Vernons last seasons crop is now in
the hands of buyers, with the exception
of few scattered remnants here and
there.
The weather conditions of late have
not been altogether favorable for the
growth of young tobacco plants The
Tobacco Reporter makes these timely
suggestions in regard to the proper care
of seed beds: Growers need be especial
ly watchful that the yonng plants do not
become stunted through the lack of FIRE.
quent watering if the rainfall is not
sufficient. If ordinary care is exercised
there need not be shortage of plants
at the time of pitching the fields later on
The movement in last seasons crop ia
reduced TO a search after scattering Il t.
remaining in growers hands. which ~ g
being quietly gathered. A few weeks
will find the country districts almost
entirely bare of cured tobacco, Buyers
are in the field anxious to take all grades
that can be bought at anything like
reasonable figures Packings of new
tobacco are receiving some attention
from prospective buyers, even before it
passed the curing stage and some large
trades are under consideration Old
stock of all descriptions are in good
demand, hut transactions are limited
owing to the scarcity of des rable goods
to be offered Warehouse work at the
packing points is making slow progress
owing to the scarcity Of help and several
firms will be handling bundle leaf well
into the summer The plant beds are
coming along nicely now under more
favorable weather conditions. The
young plants have appeared in most
cases and are in abundance
49,
By another turn of market conditions
Wisconsin filters have again come into
demand aud packers have been actively
hunting these grades again of late The
outlet is an export one and the opening
apparently large enoughto take unlimit-
Ell quantities of low grade tobacco. Fol
more than year past filters have been
drug upon the market. The uses oi
the domest trade required heavier
bodied goods than the usual Wisconsin
! filler and out side of the needs of the
cutters and stemmers there was but 8
limited demand for them. Under sucl
conditions filters became slow property
and packers were glad to dispose o.
them at cost price. This year, however
our filler grades are of such a ligh
character that they answer fairly wei
the demands of foreign binder trad,
and dealers engaged in the export trad,
have awakened to the fact this profit
able business can be transacted in ex
porting Wisconsin low grades. Tn
movement is likely to clean the stat
out of a very large quantity of this elias
of goods, and in great measure account
for the activity of dealers in gathering
up the remnants of last years crop.