The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-15
Leads all North Carolina Daies i'm ewgandC Circulation

.sHart's'' warehouse was built by the late
r. G. Hart in 1898 and is one of the best
and most complete houses in the State.
r. G. Hart died The was one of the Mo-
neers of this market) August /, 1901.
We have four buyers, S. j. Parham rem
resenting the A. r. Co., occupying eight
of the largest prize houses here and can
hang one million pounds easily. G. r
Cheatham occupies his own large ,,rize
house and stemmery, putting up tobacco
inGts natural state, or by steam, using
the Proctor Truck system, exporting a
great deal to Liverpool, Germany. and
Japan. A. P. Crumpton with twenty
years experience as a steam man has his
plaat in charge, working about 175 hands
VIM CrOmptons record as a steam man
is good, never having had a package of
exports to open up in bad order. The ca
paclty of Mr.. Cheatham's plant is twelve
to fifteen thousand pounds daily of export
and domestic leaf and strips.
W. I. Hughes & Co., occupy their own
prlzery and stemmery, first erected nv
themselves four years ago, and increased
in size by them this year until it stands
second to none in North Carolina. They
have this year installed a Proctor An
. tomato system in their new building
Said building is 215 fet long by 50 feet
wide, four stories high. The capacity of
their new machine is 900 pounds dailv.
This machine cost $1,000.
I. A. Person is manager and steam man
for the Hughes plant. Col George s.
Hughes, formerly of Danville, Va, assists
in buying and looking after the natural
leaf order department of the concern.
which is carried On in another large prize
house just across the street from his
stemmery. w. T. Hughes & Co.'S. daily
capacity is about 100000 pounds, as they
works 275 hands.
Col. w. T. Hughes, the active member
of the firm, is the father of the Louisburg
tobacco market, having come here from
DanVille at its opening, and since that
time he has spared neither time or mon
ey in the upbuilding of our market
e. l.. Fleming buys all grades of to-
bacco and handles same in the large brick
prize house owned by G. N. Ford, on Nash
street This is his first year with US,
but he has bought largely and by his gen.
tlemanly conduct has made himself a Sc
cure place on our market. Mr.. Fleming
had been on the Raleigh market prior
to his casting his lot with us this season
Mr.. A. J. P. Harris, of Youngsville,
writes of the Louisburg market as fol-
lows:
/. Eighty per cent
g Light but of good color.
g. About 400 pounds
4. Thirty-tive per cent. short.
g. 40.
g (al 100000; OBJ 100000 (c) $780,
r000Fe(O $500, 900.
/. Z. No.
s. Yes
letter from Louisburg says:
I. Estimated per cent. less than year
tefore.
3 Wrappers, export leaf, cigarette and
smoking and good filler.
8. Six TO seven hundred and fifty pounds
4 About one-third short.
5. 80 to 100 per cent. higher according
20 grade. Common stock 200 per cent
higher.
(a) 315 million; CD 100000 (c) c.
100000; (d) 5000, 900.
I. Tobacco was very high about ten
years ago. Price now about as then, en-
cept common grades much higher. We
do not manufacture. Leaf business less
profitable as q rule.
s. Where party held stocks bought
cheap, business is good. Otherwise the
leaf business is having a hard time.
Mr.. w. H. Mitchell, farmer who lives
near Franklnton, answers:
/. Sixty per cent.
2. Thin and light though color is good.
s. Don't know.
4. About one-half off.
5. At least so per cent better, yes, 66 2-3
per cent.
6. No market here.
Z. Cant tell, was not in the business
ten years ago.
Mr.. A. NJ. Harris, who now resides at
Youngsville, but has farm near Frank
linton, gives us this report:
/. Sixty per cent
2. Thin and light though color good.
8. About so per cent. less.
a. Not quite so per cent. off.
5. About 40 per cent. higher.
6. No market here (meaning Franklin
TOM
Z. About the same as ten years ago.
Mr.. r. o. Pernell, one Of the most reli-
able men at Franklinton and, Il farmer,
says:
I. Seventy-five per cent
2. Very good; color very light ana thin.
8. About five hundred pounds.
4. Seventy five per cent.
5. Fifty per cent. better.
6. We have no market here.
Z. About the same as ten years ago,
much more profitable than 1900.
Mr.. j. c. Winston, of Youngsville, says:
/. About the same.
2. Brigth.
s. 400 pounds.
A. Fifty per cent
5. Forty per cent higher
6. (a) 100000, (b) 100000, (c) L.
| 100000.
| I. Yes.
| s. Yes.
Mr.. Ivey G. Riddick, of Youngsville
| writes as follows:
l. Fully as much, or more.
2. Bright.
3. Three hundred and fifty pounds
4. Sixty per cent.
5. Forty per cent higher.
! g. (a) Il million; (b) l million; (c)
! l million; (d) ga million
| Z. Not informed.
| s. Yes.