The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-12
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Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter,
Edgerton, Wisconsin.
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES.


fields of the Vernon county section has
been going on now for more than a
month past, and yet the best informa-
ton that reaches us is that not to
exceed 1000 acres have thus far
been contracted for. Heretofore when
the market opened in that section rush
of buying was precipisated and the crop
was rapidly absorbed, even at prices
considerably in advance over those OF
the other growing sections of the state.
Plenty of riding has been INDUCED in
this season, but the reason why the
movement has not gained greater head
way is doubtless due to the fact that an
effort has been made to buy the crop
from 3 to cents less than the general
asking price of growers. From grow
er's standpoint they are 10th IN accept
ing smaller price than they received
last year for what they consider better
CROP A continual importuning is hav-
ing it's effect in breaking down the ask
ing price, for the bulk of the contracts
so far made have ranged between 10 and
II cents. The movement has conse
quently been slow, though buyers are
reported to be plentifully riding the
growing districts, and an effort made to
keep prices within the limits named. A
good deal of buying has developed in
other sections during the week at about
s cents, with the prospect that the move
ment will be general And this is the
situation as it appears to us at this date.
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The territory embraced in the Vernon
county section, Crawford and Vernon
counties, is producing about 5000 acres
of tobacco this season, which under the
present prospects is due to yield about
81, 900 cases of cured leaf. The amount
sold to date therefore has but barely
made commencement in the crop. The
valley tobacco which in other years has
been largely sought after is reported to
be scarcely up to standard this year, due
to the heavy floods Of wet season which
washed away good many fields. The
crop generally throughout this section is
later than in the lower districts and has
no advantage of it in size Of leaf. A com
parison of the quality of the leaf can be
determined later after the tobacco is
more thoroughly cured.
Xxx
J. w. Clark and A. l.. Fisher are the
patentees of machine that will make
quite a saving in tobacco warehouses
both in time and tobacco, says the James
Vile Gazette. The machine is called
tobacco tier and is designed to take the
place of the leaf used to tie up the hands
of tobacco. It is a simple thing and one
movement of the lever will make a string
tie around the end of the hand that is
far superior to the way which goods are
now tied. It not only saves time but
large quantity Of tobacco. The knot is
made so that it is perfectly tight and
still is loosened by simply pulling the
end of the string. Warehouse men have
been figuring on machine of this kind
for long time Mr.. Fisher became in
terested ia it and had Mr.. Clark see
what could be done in that direction.
Mr.. Clark went " work on the design
July 10 and September he had turned
out machine that does the work per-
fectly. The patentees think that they
have what the dealers are in search of
and that there will be big demand for
the machine when once it is put on the
market.
Under the caption of "Slow Buyers
writer on tobacco subjects has this to
say in connection with the hesitancy dis.
played by buyers in making their selec-
tions of the new domestic crops:
Months ago the tobacco farmer har-
vested his acres of waving leaf, and it is
now the packers turn to garner the pro-
duct of his judgment and skill. Jobbers,
dealers and manufacturers from the
East, West, North and South have been
focking to the metropolis for three
weeks past, and critical eyes from all
parts of the country are scanning the
types of tobacco which are spread over
the floors of nearly every sample room in
the local trade. About the only COM
plant voiced by the men who are now
offering their leaf holdings for sale is
that an unusual amount of looking
characterizes the tactics of the out-of-
town contingent. This, indeed, is most
commendable fault, and augurs we'll for
the success of the years dealings. A
season of quick buying is always follow
ed, some time before the year is out, by
a series of calls for extensions or even
more pronounced indications of CONNER
cial misfortunes"
Some of the deductions made by the
writer of the above are logical, but
others are not. 1t does not follow that
because man buys quickly that he does
not buy we'll. The slowest buyers make
just as many errors in judgment as those
who buy quickly. In fact, [ think the
quick buyer is more successful as rule,
than the man who requires lots of time
to decide On purchase of tobacco.
Then, again it makes all the difference
in the world whether the stocks Of leaf
are ample or short in supply. If there
are only 10000 ceses OF a certain class of
tobacco available, and the demand calls
for 10000 or $4,000, it is the buyer who
knows what he wants (and buys it early
or Il