The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-06-12
JANEsv1LLE. Wis, June IL, 1903.

JANEsvILLE, Wis, June IL, 1903
The farmers are now actively engaged
in preparing for the transplanting sea-
son, and has been begun in a few in
stances in a limited way this week
Plants are plentiful and early as the av-
erage season.
Arrangements have beeu completed
between S. B. Heddles of this city and
the agricultural department of the state
university at Madison, to conduct a ser
les of experiments in growing shade
grown Sumatra. The tests will cover
different periods OF planting, several
kinds and qualities Of commercial fertil-
izers, time of growth, harvesting, differ
ent methods of curing, also tests in re-
gard to asserting, sweating and packing.
E. P. Standsten, horticulturist of the
state agricultural school, will keep track
of these experiments on the part of the
state. These experiments will be carried
on on the same land that Mr.. Heddles
raised Sumatra last year. The tent is
being spread over the frames built last
year and quantity of early plants have
already arrived from Connecticut.
In cured leaf conditions remain about
the same as for some time past, except
ing that j. L. & NJ F, Greene sold two
lots aggregating $50 cases.
Of the twentygv gve asserting rooms
three months, all are closed but that OF
Geo. Fl. Rumrill, who has about two
weeks work.
A. N. Jones has a force of about Is
making "strips." E. NJ Calkins has
of oh
and r. S. Baines has a small force re-
handling Ohio thinner. HAVANA.
New York ...
New YORK, June 6, 1903
The market seems to have settled
down for it's summer vacation and no re-
vival Of it's activity is to be expected till
the first rush will be made on the new
goods about the end of next month.
Everything is selling in a way, but
nothing to make record. The absence
of force sweated domestic wrapper leaf
and available binder stock has dulied
the domestic leaf market. In Sumatra
business shows some more active signs
of life, inasmuch as the Sumatra remains
the staple wrapper leaf on which our
cigar industry has to draw chiefly for it's
ever increasing needs, but even here &C
tiylty does not pulsate in feverish rapid
ity, probably because the supply is as
sumed to be sufficient for all possible
demands. The same condition prevails
IN the Havana market, only that the
supply in this commodity, as far as Rem
edios are concerned, cannot possibly hold
out till the 1904 crop natures. Those
who do not appreciate the precarious
situation will have to pay dearly again
for their experience, as they mad to do
during the Spanish American war, when
rubbish had to be paid for three times
the price prime goods went begging for
before the outbreak of the war.-Journal.
New YORK, June 3, 1903.
The domestic leaf market has expert
enced another sluggish week. Good
sized sales are the exception rather than
the rule, and business is of the retail
variety. The 1901 Pennsylvania Broad
leaf, which was an "off CROP" and has in
consequence been sadly neglected, is now
receiving little more attention, and the |
better grades OF it are being purchased |
moderately by manufacturers who have
run short of 1900 leaf. The 1901 Wis |
consin Havana Seed BIS are being looked |
on very favorably as good filler, and a |
good market is anticipated for that to- |
bacco. No sales worth reporting have |
come to hand
Sumatra.-Business in the Sumatra /
branch is fair. The inscription buying
so far this year has been rather heavy.
Casually estimating it, about 10000 bales
have already been purchased for Amer
ica. This is, at the very least, two-thirds
Of the usual annual consumption; and
only seven inscriptions, including those
at Rotterdam, have taken place. Con-
sidering also that the A g. Co. have
hardly entered the field as yet, it would
seem that the American market bids fair
to be stocked close to the limit before
the fall inscriptions are here.
Havana.-While no large sales have
oeen reported, steady business is being
lone in Cuban leaf-Leaf
BaldwinsvilIe. MY.
There is nothing doing in the local
market. A few small shipments have
oeen made from the local warehouses,
md at the Heinke and Albright ware
1ouses the handling of tobacco already
purchased is still in progress. The plant
beds are backward, the need of rain be-
ng in evidence in all the beds. The
acreage of tobacco in Oswego county is
laid to be less than one-half of last
7ear's.-Gazette.