The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-31
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET,
EDGERToN, WIS. October 81 1902.

SOMEWHAT, prlnClpally because the crop
is getting pretty we'll gathered up in
most localities, and the hunting out of
scattering lots requires large amount
of riding with small results. Prices hold
up we'll and when the quality of the
goods is considered range above that paid
for the early selections.
Sales reaching us since last report are
Antoine Halverson, ga at S1s&2c.
J. r. Heistand & Co., 13a at TO- 0112&2c
Staff Bros, 16a at 14&2c.
Halsten johnson, la at S11a&2c.
Holvar Joetil, 10a at sac.
Ole Hove, la at S&2c.
John McComb, la at els2c.
A. Bjorke, 5a at 9&2c.
II. Bjoin, 15a at S&2c.
o. Allison, ga at SAFE.
G. Julset, ga at 8&2c.
A. Halvorson, Ga at S&2c.
Ole Olson, "A at 8&2c.
L. G. Tusler, 3a at S&2c.
w. Fl. Pomeroy, ga at S1a&2c.
G. Hagen, la at 734&2c.
E. A. Wright, Ia at 7c.
G. V. Garrison. 3a at 719&2c.
j. S. Allen, 311aa at 711a&2c.
John Crawford, 3a at 71a&2c.
n. A. Skrogsberg, 8a at 71a&2c.
E. Allen, S1aa at 711a&2c.
L. Ell. Jones & Son, 3a at 81a&2c.
Thos Halverson, ga at S&2c.
Chris Lund, 5a at 734&2c.
E. Tusler, Ga at TIC.
Carl Munson, 8a at S&2c.
Also the following crops of 1901:
VIM. Seamonson, Tics at 715c.
Geo. Strummon, 48cs at 9, 6, 5&2c,
0. Oscarson, 44cs at 7c.
The balance of the 1901 crop remain
ing in growers hands is also being quiet
ly lifted and quite generally at prices
that permit of it's being exported.
The report of the sale of few small
packings of last years crop has reached
US. Colony & Scofield of Evansville,
sold about 5O0cs to John Brand & Co.,
who also bought 117cs of Edwards Bros.
of Mcfarland.
There is but little change in the con-
dition of the cured leaf market. F. S.
Baines is credited with the largest trans
actions of the week, having sold 6O7cs of
1900 and 1901 to eastern parties. L. B.
Carle & Son have disposed of 100cs lot
of 1900. A local packer also reports the
sale of 1OOcs lot to export.
The shipments out of storage from
this market reach total of q car loads,
1909 cases, for the week past to all
points. Since last report $50 cases of ci-
gar leaf were exported from New York.
EVANSVILLE, Wis, Oct. 20, 1902.
Several buyers are riding from this
market but they are not so active as
they were ten days ago. The most of
them claim that the prices asked by the
farmers are higher than the quality of
the goods warrants them in paying
In old goods sales are confined largely
to small lots to manufacturers. The only
large sale was that of 2OOcs 1901 by Geo.
M. Decker to an eastern manufacturer.
Capt. Campbell is buying new tobacco
for j. Friedman & Co., to be packed in
this market. Capt. Wilcox, represent
ing G.. Falk & Bro. of New York, arrived
last evening and is riding with John T.
DeForest in quest of 1902.
j. Lucius Greene of Reading, Pa, is in
the city looking after local business in
terests. His firm will pack extensively
this winter.
Yesterday noon Milo M. Thayer, the
only child of Mr.. and Mrs. James M.
Thayer, closed his eyes in the last, long
sleep. The deceased was thirty four
years of age and had been connected
with his father several years in the to-
bacco business. He was also prominent
in A. y. u. w. circles. HAVANA
New York.
New YORK, Oct. 25, 1902
An average monthly increase in the
output of our cigar industry of seventy
five million cigars for the first three