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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-26
EVANSVILLE, WIS, Dec. %, 1902.

The long wished for and anxiously
awaited damp spell of weather came
Friday morning and Saturday the farm
ers began to take down the hanging to-
bacco, which was in good case Since
that time the majority of the farmers
have taken down all of their crop. Strip
ping is now being rushed on all sides
and it is thought few deliveries will be
made on Saturday of this week, and next
week considerable is looked for.
Several packers are preparing to start
their asserting rooms on Monday, Jan. s.
The possibility of starting up the assort-
ing rooms early in January is pleasing to
the packers, who had been getting very
anxious about the work of asserting,
with SO much work to be done.
In old leaf quiet conditions prevail
Although they have sold in large lots,
the aggregate sales made during this
month are about 4OOcs 1900 and 1901.
But little will be done in this line until
after Jan. l.
S. B. Heddles returned Saturday from
visit to the shade-grown tobacco CEN
ters of Connecticut, including Hartford,
Suffield, Tariffville and other points He
made, careful study of the methods of
sweating that class of tobacco in that
section, where 800 acres were grown this
year. The tobacco is being force -sweated
Mr.. Heddles was pleased when his shade
grown was compared with the Connect
cut product and found to be it's equal in
every way. A recent sale of shade to-
bacco was made at Sl.00 per pound in an
unsweated condition. 1t costs from 13
to 15c per pound to assort and sweat
these goods.
L. B. Carle & Son and S. B. Heddles
are about to install:the latest improved
electric elevators in their warehouses.
F. S. Baines recently shipped two cars
strips, the last of the seasons work.
HAVANA.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-26
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET,

EDGERToN, WIs., Decem Der 26, 1902
The holiday season seldom brings much
news in local tobacco markets and the
present year is not an exception to the
rule. Buyers have very generally been
called off, while the packers are engaged
in closing up their books for the year.
The growers are the most busy people
just at present preparing their crop for
the market. Casing weather early in
the week gave them ample opportunity
to take down the balance of their hang
ing tobacco and the work of stripping
will now be pushed as an early delivery
is most desired.
A few deliveries have been made in
this market during the week and big re-
ceiving days are being arranged for early
after the new year. The warehouses not
now in operation are preparing to start
up in all the packing points soon after
the holidays, when the tobacco handling
season will be in full blast.
L. B. Carle & Son purchased 1OOcs of
1901 from a DeForest packer during the
week.
The shipments out of storage reach
25 car loads, 1246cs, from this market to
all points for the week Since last report
SO0cs of cigar leaf were exported from
New York.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-26

Taking inventory and getting tho
books ready for closing is the order of
the day in local leaf circles, and little
business is being done. The past week
has been utterly void of important trans
actions so far as the New York market
is concerned.
Sumatras7-Two or three deals pending
is about the most encouraging report
heard this week. Actual sales. are rare
and of insignificant proportions.
Havana.-Im Importers consider the years
business about over. A few moderate
sales were put through during the week,
but mostly for January shipment.-Lea
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-26
SToUGHToN, WIS.,. Dec. 10, 1902.

The market has become very quiet and
buyers are at standstill Nothing will
be done until after the holidays and not
then unless case weather sets in.
o. X. Roe has spent most of the week
in Soldiers Grove where he is erecting q
day receiving old goods But very little
of the hanging crop was removed from
the poles the first of the week, it not be-
ing generally known that the tobacco
was in case.
Hugh Sweeney, an extensive grower of
the weed and also heavy buyer. in
forms us that he took down his 21a crop
and now has the greater part of it in
bundle ready for market.-Courier.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-26
ISaldwinsvilIe, N. Y.

There is still no activity here in the To-
cal market. There has been no buying
of the new crop and no sales have been
reported OF DID, The American Cigar
Co. have received at their warehouse at
Fulton one carload of purchases made in
the Big Flats district, which will be
handled at that place. There is nothing
being done at the warehouses here with
the exception of the Heinke warehouse,
where the Ohio packing, recently pur-
chased by Mr., Heinke, is being handled,
Gazette.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-26
M1AMIsBuRG, O., Dec. 90, 1902. !

Since the weather has been so propit,
ious for taking down the new crop, and
while farmers are so busily engaged at,
stripping, it will no doubt be we'll for
them to subject the leaf TO rigid in
spection with a view to excluding from,
the crop proper all leaves affected with
stem-rot, shed burn or mould. All such
affected leaves may be preserved and
sold for some price or other, but it would
certainly be a serious mistake if they
are mixed with the good tobacco.
The old tobacco crops are about out
of first hands, and no sales of new are
reported. News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-26
Lancaster.
LANCASTER New ERA. Dec. 16, 1902.

The middle Of the last month of the
year makes very poor showing, and, as
the holidays are close at hand, it, seems
probable that the local transactions will
be limited during the brief remainder of
1902 The dealers all report lack of
inquiries and of would-b be purchasers.
The only sales we have heard of during
the past week was one of fifty cases by
Isaac Stirk. In the corresponding week
of last year the sales were 1854 cases.
The buying of this years crop still
continues. We append some recent sales.
that correspondent has sent us:
John Campbell, "a seedleaf at SIC
through; Isaac Funk, "a seedleaf at SIC
through; Adam Brady, "a seedleaf at
SIC through; Amos Deatrick, "a seed
leaf at SIC through; Harry Gerhart, 4
seedleaf at 81a&2c; John Meyer 3a
seedleaf at 81a&2c; Jacob Wolf, 21sa
seedleaf at 8&2c; David Hornberger, l 15
a seedleaf at o1s&2c; John Dillman, "a
Havana seed at Ice through.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-26
New York.
New YORK. Dec. 20, 1902.

During the two closing weeks of the
year the market is accustomed to take a
rest. Whatever orders may come in or
transactions be in negotiation are all for
delivery and final conclusion In the first
weeks of the new year after the factories
are through with their inventory taking
Quite substantial orders have been filed
to take effect in the new year, and that
the downtown houses expect lively
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-26

Mr.. Joseph Cullmans, New York leaf
dealer has described how, in his opinion,
the manufacturer can best fortify him
self against the competition of capital
now engaged in monopolizing the cigar
business, which is to follow the policy of
the trusts in acquiring as large stock
of desirable material as possible. Such
tobaccos If properly cared for, improve
with age, and the possession of large
supply enables the manufacturer to pro-
duce for long time, and in large guam
titles, a cigar that was uniform. 1t is,
after all, the cigar of uniform quality
which builds up both the reputation and
the fortune of the manufacturer. The
man who is forced, or who elects to buy
in small quantities on the hand to mouth
principle, is in constant danger of losing
the favor of smokers for the very reason
that the uniformity of his product is i'm
paired While it is undeniable that the
taste of the general public in the matter
of cigars is infinitely varied, it is never
theless not tickle taste. The great
corporations which are now engaged in
manufacturing cigars will probably nev-
er abandon that field. They are in the
business to stay. Those who manage
their affairs are generally broad minded,
shrewd and capable, but it is no dispar-
agement of them to say that they are not
the only broad minded, shrewd and ca
pable men in the cigar manufacturing
business. A wise use which the en-
lightened foresight of great corporations
makes of their capital is in the acquiring
and continuing to acquire large stocks of
suitable tobaccos, and in this manifesto
ton of wisdom every other manufacture
er may and can emulate them according
to his means or his credit. A large stock
of serviceable leaf is the best fortifca-
tion against every sort of competitor,
and esneciallv the 11nanticinatad sort
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-26
NUMBER 3.

market is evidenced by the fact that one
Water street house bought out the Zim-
mer-Spanish packing of another house
amounting to l,100 cases.
Small Sumatra sales are still going on,
as factories are still working with might
and main to clear off accumulated or
ders. The same is the case with bale
of Havana of the factory Vega order
Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-26
Conneoticut valley Tobacco Market. Z

Sales continue to be made throughout
the entire valley. The prices that many
have sold are at too low figures. But
the great anxiety is to realize on their
crop, ombined with the seductive talk
of the willy buyers, along with the point
ing out of some. insignificant defects,
after which the poor, trembling grower
seems to think that it is now or never,
and the leaf changes hands, and all of
the blemishes at once disappear. and the
buyer has first class crop and at only
minimum price. We only wonder that
the farmer doesn't sort and pack his own
crop, and then put it into the hands of a
competent man, one who understands
the wants of the market and isn't afraid
to name suitable price for the goods
and will get it, too. There is no glut in
the market.
Our correspondents write as follows:
Putney, VT: 'sThis town produces some
excellent crops of light wrappers. AS yet
we have sold but little of it. The deal
ers that have been in town seemed deter
mined to offer very low figures, while we
had hoped for much larger figures.
There is talk of doing the packing and
holding for rae sweat" Windsor Locks,
w.. 1uD WdTGuOuS6 vi IL0 OTdvcS Syu-
dicate will assert the shade leaf grown
by them, some "a acres, also that of the
Connecticut Tobacco Company, and that
of Clark Brothers of Poquonock and
that of the United Statss Tobacco Grow
ing Company. This seems to be wise
operation, insuring the best of care for a
large quantity of shade-grown leaf, as
the large lots will have a sameness of
treatment" South Deerfield: "The pack
ing house of John G. Decker has opened
for the season. and he has about % men
at work asserting the leaf. Tobacco buy
ers have been in town the past week and
have bought quite freely. Prices have
ranged from II to 15c 10 the bundle"
Sunderland: "Not many sales of tobacco
are reported. C. NJ Hubbard has sold
shade-grown leaf for 75c pound, and
half share of all the buyer gets over that,
also his outdoor crop for 2Oc, all in the
bundle. Mr. Fairchild and Mendelshon
have started their sasorting shop with
about 20 men," WhateIy: Warren /.
Crafts sold to Meyers & Mendelshon Ga
at 1414c, Mrs. Hickey la at 12c, Donovan
Brothers 80a at lac, Casey & Ryan Ga at
14c, Thomas Flynn, 14a at 14c. Guilt
yatOr
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-26
Tax Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the tax
roll of the town of Fulton is now in my
hands for collection Taxes will be re-
ceived at my home in Indian Ford from
and after this date.
WILLIS SCOFIELD. Treas.
Dated December 18, 1902.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-26
TIE
Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter,
Edgcrton, Wisconsin.
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES.

The recent season of casing weather
has afforded the tobacco growers OF the
state most exceptional opportunity for
removing the crop from the casing sheds.
A rain of nearly two days duration was
accompanied by heavy fogs that gradu-
ally brought the hanging leaf into pill
able condition so that the experienced
grower had ample time to take down his
crop whenever it reached the proper
casing stage. The damp weather con-
tinued long enough so that every portion
of the shed has at some time reached
the desired case, and there is no excuse
for any portion of the crop to remain
hanging. If the sheds were properly
watched there was little danger of the
tobacco becoming too high in case.
Rarely in the winter months have the
tobacco growers been favored with such
ideal weather conditions that prevailed
during the past week. Stripping will
now proceed rapidly and by the close of
the holidays growers will be ready for
deliveries of their crops. This ensures
the opening of the warehouses through
out the packing points and good many
thousand hands will find steady employ
ment for several months to come. The
packers are undertaking to handle the
largest crop through the warehouses
ever before attempted and were espec-
tally anxious to make an early start.
The indications now point to busy times
in the tobacco towns for the balance of
the winter and spring.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-26

The result of the seasons growth and
sweat of shade grown Sumatra cigar leaf
tobacco appears to be most satisfactory.
The industry indeed looks more pros
porous and large percentage of those
raising leaf under shade the past season
are planning for largely increased
acreage next year. This means much
for New England and the cigar industry
in general. Clark Bros. of Poquonock,
write the N. E. Homestead that they
consider this years crop far ahead of
last years in quality and color. There
was larger per cent of the plant that
cured handsome cinnamon color this
year than last year, owing to the plant
being allowed to get ripper this season
than last, but the top of the plant
cured up pea green color this year the
same as last, which is the nature of the
leaf and will always do so. If the to-
bacco is ripe before it is primed, that
pea green color will leave in the sweat
The crop is not up to our expectations
on the weight. This year we bad 1880
pounds to the acre in the bundle; last
year we had 1900 pounds to the acre in
the bundle. The leaf was larger this
year than last, but not so many leaves to
the plant. Last year it was not topped
and the leaves run from q to % to the
stalk. This year it was topped and they
numbered about II to Is leaves thestalk.
We cannot tell as yet what the percent
age of wrappers will be, as the tobacco
is in the sweat, but Judging from the
looks of the tobacco in the green state,
would say it ought to go away ahead of
last year.
Olds & Whipple of Hartford, report:
1--WE have three places where we are as
sorting and baling our shade grown to-
bacco, at Sufield, Poquonock and Hart
ford. A portion of our crop is through
the sweating process and is now being
assorted ready for baling. The quality,
color and texture is far superior to last
season and as whole is very satisfac-
tory, and much better than we expected,
taking into consideration the elements
during the season. Regarding the prob
able percentage of wrapper leaf, as near
as we can estimate up to the present
time, it will be about so per cent. We
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-03
Books Named From the Bible.

A close acquaintance on the part Of
authors with the terse and expressive
phrases in the Bible is plainly shown
in the titles of a host Of books. Among
the titles taken directly from the Bible,
says the Saturday Evening Post, are
the following:
IF Sinners Entice Thee" 1.-THE Day
Of Temptation" "The Favor Of
Princes" 'Wayfaring Men," ""Weighed
and Wanting" "The Wages Of sin,"
"Black, But Comely," "Dross," I'm
Dedar's Tents" .The Valley Of Deci-
sion," 1.-THE Unjust Steward" "sons
Of the Morning" Visiting the Sin,"
1.-THE Quick or the Dead" '"The Prodi-
GAL" "Tke Bondwoman,' Thinking
Cymbals," 'The Crown Of Life,' 'Un-
leavened Bread "a Laodicean," .'The
Birthright," 1.-The Garden Of Eden"
'The Story Of the Innumerable Com
pany," ''The Wings Of the Morning"
Until the Bay Break" 1.-THE Mantle
Of Elijah" "They That Walked in
Darkness" 81 Go a-Fishing," 1.-THE
Tents of shem," 1.-THE Snare Of the
Flower" "Give Me Thine Heart"
"Mine Own People" "The Measure Of
q Man." Resurrection 1.-THE Market
Place." "From Ny Youth Up" ellis
Brothers Keeper" "The Hosts of the
Lord" and "on the Face of the
Waters"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-03
NEW Q STORIES
He Grew In Fed.

81.
If the truth ever gets cut about the
resignation Of 7. Hollingsworth An
drews from the Philadelphia police de-
partment, says the Press, it will prob
ably be found that his constant re-
fusal to pass applicants for the force
who were eve IN eighth of an inch
under the regulation height had much
to do with it. Very often applicants
with good political backing were sent
to the police surgeon for examination
who were quite one-quarter of an inch
below the required height. He always
turned them down." no matter who
recommended them. For this reason
he was not popular with the admins
tration men, who were unable to dis
sociate politics from police.
Not long ago a man was sent to Sur.
geon Andrews with very strong back
ing who was just a shade below the
required height. He was a promising
fellow and very anxious to get on the
force, but he was below standard
height. The surgeon pondered a mo-
ment.
"You go straight home," he said to
the man, 'and stay in bed for three
days. Don't get up and walk about
the house, but stay in bed, as I tell
you. You'll stretch. A man gains
height in bed that he loses by walking
about all day. When you get out Of
bed, come straight to me; then you'll
pass all right"
The applicant obeyed orders, and he
now wears a uniform.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-03
NOTES Of NoTABLEs.

John Mahin of Muscatine, Ia, has
been editor of the Muscatine Journal
for fifty years.
Prince Adelbert, third son Of the
kaiser, has opened a house Of his own,
especially built for him at Kiel. The
lad is eighteen years old.
Marshall Field Of Chicago is heading
a movement to ~colonize the numberless
abandoned farms in New England with
farmers and mechanics from the old
world.
The smallest woman IN the world,
SO far as is known, is Chiquita, who
was born at Matanzas, Cuba, in 1869.
She is twenty-six inches in height and
weighs eighteen pounds.
Captain Freeman, who saved the
steamer Roddam from destruction dur.
ing the recent volcanic eruption at
st. Pierre, was recently presented with
a silver medal by the Liverpool Ship
wreck and Humane society.
John Budna, a citizen Of Polish birth
living at Marlborough, Ulster county,
N. T., has just become the happy
father Of his twenty-frst child, a
bouncing boy weighing sixteen pounds.
ALI of the children are living.
Rudolph Aronson of New York, who
recently gave the sultan Of Morocco
his first lesson on the piano, has been
presented by his royal pupil with q
magnificent Moorish sword, handsome.
ly jeweled and Of great value.
Governor Cummins Of Iowa is one
of the best authorities in that state
upon forestry. He has mastered the
subject thoroughly, having originally
taken it up some years ago as an
amusement and having stuck to it ever
since.
James w. Ogden, a New York banker,
who lives at Morristown, N. j., will
present a new church building to the
congregation Of the Presbyterian
church Of Chatham, N. J., as a me-
mortal to his father, who preached in
the present church for fifty years.
The Marquis Of Butte, who recently
/ came into his title, is, according to the
Montreal Star, among other things a
baronet Of Nova Scotia. There is one
feature that all now holding this title
have in common-none owns or ever did
own an acre in Nova Scotia, and few
ever saw the country.
Miss Laura Bigelow, daughter Of the
late John Bigelow, for many years Eu-
ropean financial agent of the United
States government, was recently mar
ried to ex-senator Stephen Wallace
Dorsey Of Arkansas. Ex-senator Dor
sey is about sixty years old and is his
brides senior by o than a score Of
| years.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-03
Sioux City Day Tomorrow.

Tomorrow the citizens of Sioux
City will come to Mitchell to see the
exposition. A special train over the
Milwaukee road will leave there early
in the morning and reach Mitchell at
10: 8 o'clock. This train will also
enable many from the south to come
here and spend the day at the corr
palace. Reeds Fourth Regiment
band will accompany the Sioux City
delegation and will fill an engage
ment with the corn belt exposition
until the close next Wednesday even
ing. Mr.. Reed has an excellent or
g%anization of musicians and will
furnish some splendid music while
here.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-03
A SPLENDID CONCERT
An slmmense Crowd Listened to a
Fine Concert by DeBaugh's
Band Thursday Night.

There was AN immense audience at
the corn palace building Thursday
evening and one of the most enjoy
able concerts Of the week was given
by DeBaugh's band. The program
contained some excellent numbers
andsseyery one.swas played in good
style. The best number of.-the
evening was William Tell" an
overture, that brought out the full
strength of the band and the manner
in which the selection was rendered
demonstrated the, fact that the
organization can handle anything in
the classical line a well as the popu-
lar order. Miss Schmoll, the violin
ist, Mr.. Craig, vocalist, and Mr..
Randall, tromboneist, appeared
on the program and were heratily
encored in each instance.
The megaphone quartet also made a
great hit during the evening, and
they were recalled for a second selec-
tion. Nine Aphora gave her dance
at the beginning Of the evening. To-
day has been IN ideal day in the way
of weather and there was a large
crowd Of people in the city. In the
afternoon the street performances
we're given and the bands played at
the time A great crowd Of people
focked around the performers and
there were hundreds and hundreds
of people watching the interesting
acts. When the concert was ready to
begin in the corn.--palace building
there was a splendid audience pre-
sent, and DeBaugh's band gave a fine
program.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-03
OFF FOR WASHINGTON
Commander Blanchard and G. A. R.
Delegates Leave for Washing
go,
- ton Tomorrow Morning. @aA'

st&a2E Iuu lOLuOifOW OIu1n
Commander T. E. Blanchard came
down from Pierre this mornings-toS
join the headquarters train over the
Milwaukee. road for the sUart.sto
Washington to attend the national
eelncanipment Of che q. a. r., which
begins there next week. ~.
=. There will be.quite a good delega-
tion go from Mitchell, and it will
number, perhaps, twenty or twenty
five people.
q sleeping a was brought in this
afternoon which will be used by Com
mander blanchard and his Staff on
the trip to Washington and will Be
accompanied by Assistant Adjutant
General S. ]. Moore, and Quarter
master o. D.. Stearns, who are off,
cials of the state encapmment.
The sleeper from Mitchell and Alb
erdeen will leave Mitchell via the
east train and the sleepers from
Sioux Falls and Yankton will be sent
via Sioux City. On arriving at
Chicago Sunday morning there will
be.six or eight sleepers containing a
portion Of the South Dakota contin-
gent. tits expected that the state
delegation will be taken through to
Washington on a special train, arriv-
ing there Monday noon.
On the grand parade the South Da-
kota veterans will carry the same
arms that have made the state
famous-a cane with an ear of corn
on the top.