The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-05
THE TOBACCO NEWS
OF THIS SECTION
Something About Strips and
Parliament.
Considerable Activity is Reported
in Various Kentucky
Markets.
MUCH Burnley TO BE PLANTED


proceedings in tho British parliament
regarding the proposal 10 add 9 cents
TO the duty ON tobacco strips, making
the duty three shillings and three
pence or IS cents per pound. with leaf
remaining at three shillings or 72
cents as at present. says the Western
Tobacco Journal. IL Is certain that
mp to this writing, no further progress
has been made with the bill.
We are Of the opinion that dealers In
strips are needlessly alarmed at the
prospect for them in the future. We
find that on March 81 the total stock
Of western leaf IN Liverpool was 7,3i2
hogsheads. against Ss,so3 hogsheads
Of strips. AS It is estimated that about
3 900 hogsheads Of western tobacco
are used every month, and although
manufacturers in want OF stock will |,
purchase leaf in preference to strips,
the quantity of leaf stated won't last
long. This stock OF leaf. IL may be
stated, will be enlarged by what leaf
will be exported this season, but in 70
case can IL DO large, as the aggregate
quantity OF leaf which can row be put
up so late in the season. out Of the
crop left unsold, will necessarily be
small besides, as probably 10 TO 20
per cent. and that this years leaf, can
not be used by English manufacturers
for nearly one year from June, 1904,
there seems TO be less real reason for
stemmers on this side. and holders
geuetally in England, TO be alarmed
as much ~ some Of them are. While
sales Of strips may be delayed until
the leaf 10 sold. holders OF strips had
better be firm aud hold until the time
comes for strips 10 be wanted, which
time is sure to come.
In Henderson. on Thursday and FRI
day last, deliveries were quite large.
with frmer feeling and TO take de-
sirable crops, with the American To-
bscco company large buyers Of uniired
and tue Imperial company taking only
the best crops in dry order, which has
been easier TO get than formerly, when
so much sprinkling Of tobacco was in
vogue TO bring IL in orfer
From Greensboro we learn that the
market there was. unusually excited
by the free buying of independent.
dealers. both at auction and privately,
at prices from TO / " cents higher,
while the great bulk Of the tobacco
sold was Of the lower grades. and at
prices which pleased farmers exceed
ipgly. The American, Continental
and Imperial Tobacco companies
had been most active In the ooun-
try, aud are said TO have cleaned up
nearly everything in sight in Daviess
county.
In the Clarksviile district prices
are reported sitter. with more desire
to purchase than OF late.
Correspondents W rite Us that there
will be larger planting of all kinds
OF tobacco in Southern Kentucky
than expected. more particularly of
the strictly dark and Green river
pryor varieties. which latter have ad-
vanced in the country to y cents
per pound over prices of month ago,
with the balance of the crop In Da-
viess county having been almost en-
tiroly bought mp by the Continental
and Imperisl Tobacco companies az
these advanced figures. This will no
doubt lead to an increase in the
planting Of such, while the planting
of hurley there will be a certainty,
as we'll a. in Indians, where we are
informed nothing but hurley will be
planted.
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