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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-28
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Market.

The tobacco stripping began in good
earnest last week, many farmers taking
down more or less to have sample to
show in case buyer put in appearance.
l bave heard of two or three selling after
taking down an acre or two. So we may
conclude the buyers were not frightened
out of their senses, but were willing to
invest in little more good tobacco when
it was in showable condition. Every
one that has stripped the crop pro-
nounces it the best they ever handled.
According to good judges the Connect
icut crop of 1904 is one of the best ever
raised in the state. In fact the packers
hardly know what to find fault with. So
far they have done no growing"
Our correspondents report as follows:
Sunderland Mass: Tobacco has cured
down in fine shape, and today the farm
ers have begun TO strip. 1t appears to
be an extra fine crop. No pole sweat or
white veins, in fact, as near a perfect
crop as any | ever saw grown. There
have been quite a good many sales,
prices ranging from IA to 20c in the bun
die. [ think about TIC an average price.
Northfeld, Mass: ''The growers Of to-
bacco in town are busy taking it from
the poles and stripping it out this damp
spell. All report it to be fine crop.
No sales as yet Suffield, CT: 81 have
no recent sales of tobacco to report The
damp spell of Oct. 10 enabled some to
begin taking their crops down. Those
who have sold in town have received
very good prices, and others should hold
their tobacco for good prices too" Suf-
field, CT, Oct. 10: Within the last few
.osys +chacco buyers haye. been looking
over the tobacco crops, and one crop of
about 16 acres was sold, but do not know
at what price, but do know that grower
held it at 24c. Several crops have been
sold in town for &c" East Whately,
Mass: Il have to report the sale by
Thomas Flynn of his crop of Il acres of
tobacco, price reported to be l8c in bun
die. Also e B. Crafts crop of 4 acres.
price reported to be 1515 or 16c." North
Hatfield Mass: II report the sale of one
crop of tobacco by Cornelius Murphy,
acres. at about 17c in bundle, and one
crop by Thos. Hafey, 3 acres, at 141ac."
-Cultivator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-28
Breeding Improved Leaf

Instead of misleading planters into
wildcat speculations over tent tobacco,
the u. S. department of agriculture
could do good thing for .he tobacco in
terest by taking hold in earnest of the
improvement of tobacco seed. 1t has
has been making an effort in that drec-
tion at a couple of points in Connecticut.
The tobacco plant is so sensitive and
delicate as to respond quite rapidly to
selection and proper breeding. A few
years of this kind of work, conducted by
the state experiment stations and expert
grow ers in the various sections and diff
ferent kinds of leaf, would result in i'm
proved strains of tobacco seed.
Ii such improved seed only were
planted, the addition and improvement
in quality and price would soon become
so marked as to add greatly to the
wealth of the country. An astonishing
thing is that our farmers have succeed
ed as we'll as they have with tobacco, in
view of the carelessness with which to-
bacco seed has heretofore been selected
or bred. There are hardly dozen
growers in this county who are really
expert in growing the finest possible to-
bacco seed. Still fewer is the number
of experts qualified to breed tobacco
seed rather than to depend wholly upon
selection.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-28
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN, WIS.,, Oct. %, 1904.

EDGERToN, WIS.,, Oct. %, 1904.
The buyi ng movement which has been
pushed in most OF the growing sections
for some weeks past, begins to decline,
with indications that the first rush is
about over. Some of the large operators
have nearly filled their orders and are
retiring their men from the field and
the dry condition of the hanging tobacco
is given as an excuse for lull in the
riding. Late contracts show brt little
change in price from Our previous quota
tions which range about the s cent mark.
A few local packers have disposed of
their contracts during the week, the
United Cigar Manufacturers being cred
tied with securing nearly 1000 acres,
mostly of Vernon county leaf The
Eisenlohr firm also purchased the hold
ings of G. r. Bentley.
The movement CT old leaf from country
hands continues, which is all the time
reducing the remnants left of '03 and
older, but figures are small.
The weather continues favorable to
the curing of the hanging tobacco which
is now almost beyond any danger from
freezing conditions
The shipments out of storage do not
exceed 400cs from this market TO all
points for the past week.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-28
Lancaster.
LANCASTER New ERA, Oct. Is, 1904.


While it cannot be said that the local
market has been very active. it, never
theless, shows improvement over the sit
uation of one week ago. There is a
steady demand for the 1903 crop but the
prices offered afford too narrow margin
of profit to suit most packers, and that
restricts sales. With crop of fairly
good tobacco in his warehouse that has
undergone all the drawbacks of the year,
the dealer feels that he is entitled to a
fair profit on his investment and his
years work, and unless there are COM
pelling circumstances he is not willing
to accept anything less. The sales, so
far as they have been reported to The
New Era, are 150cs of 1908 seed and Goes
Havana seed sold by Jacob Mayer; 250
cases 1908 crop seedleaf sold by John d.
Skiles; 215cs sold and S2cs bought by B.
F. Good & Co.; 250cs of 1908 crop sold
by Aaron Weaver; in all, 1017cs. For
the corresponding week of last year the
sales were 1314cs.
AS all the crop grown this year has
either been plowed down or taken to the
curing barns, nothing remains to be said
on that head. All reports agree that the
crop has been curing down nicely and
showing good cofors. So far as an opin-
ion may be formed at this stage of the
season, the indications are promising.
The weather has certainly been all that
can be desired, of late,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-28
MIAMIsBURG, O., Oct. q, 1904.

The unsold portion of the 1903 crop
thinner is gradually diminishing in the
farmers hands. Receipts of late are
said to be of fair quality, but short in
length of leaf. Prices have ranged at 6
and &c, 6 and &c, sc through, 7 and &c, 7
and &c, 5 and &c, and Sc, s and sc, 81
and &c through.
The crop of 1904 is curing nicely under
favorable conditions of the weather.
Packers report slight indications of
shed burn, but this defect is thought to
be so trifing that it may easily be elm
mated. Some Seedleaf and Dutch has
already been contracted at 6 to cents
through, but a significant feature of
these transactions is the fact that no
money has been paid on the contracts.-
News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-28

The prices we will make at our
special sale of sample acloaks, suits and
skirts Saturday, Nov. 9Th, will pay you
to attend.-T. p. Burns, GAINESVILLE, Wis.
Grand opening of the o. K. store at
Stoughton, Wis, will take place Satur-
day, Nov. 9Th. Coffee will be served
free. Music all day at the store former
ly occupied by Ell. T. Hanson. Shall be
much pleased to see all and will try to
have good time.-Chris Olsen.
j. M. Bostwick & Sons call attention
to ready-to-wear garments on another
page.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-28

worse STILL helped to swell the trade of
our keenest competitors, except our own,
with Cuba. And for such humiliating
result our tobacco trade and cigar in
dustry were made to pay the piper. Are
the tobacco trade and cigar industry
again to be made the scape goat in the
Philippine tobacco tariff smashing pol
icy?-U. S. Tobacco Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-28
New York.
NEW YORK, Oct. %, 1904.

NEW YORK, oct. 22, 1904
The market continues active. It
would be brisk if the supply were ade-
quate to the demand. Available domes-
tic wrapper and binder leaf is a scarce
article, and it is but the remnants which
share in the trading of those types
While the Sumatia leaf can be substi-
tuted as wrapper even for the cheaper
grades of cigars, there is nothing to take
the place of the Wisconsin binder, and
the 1903 crop will have to be consumed
in spite of all kicking. In filler grades,
the Penn has the chief call and trans
actions in that type are quite lively. The
activity in the Sumatra market does not
abate. If anything, it is on the increase.
Having for the present almost a monop-
oily of the wrapper supply, it naturally is
in constant demand, SO much so, that it's
importers were impelled to participate
in the last inscriptions to larger extent
than they would probably have done
under normal circumstances. And the
Havana market is getting it's share of
the progressive movement of our cigar
industry, too. Old Remedies are selling
freely, and at slightly advanced figures.
AS for factory vegas, their sale is only
limited by the offerings.-Journal.
New YORK, Oct 10, 1904.
Business during the past week, on the
whole, has been rather quiet. Neverthe-
less, the outlook is exceptionally bright,
as from all reports received the manu-
facturers are rushed with orders. Some
packers have received samples of 1908
Wisconsin Seed. This tobacco shows up
very light leaf, and will no doubt meet
with favor when offered to the trade.
Owing to the big percentage of off goods
the price for clean, sound home trade
packings must rule very high in order
to yield profit to the packer. The fact
is that very little suitable Wisconsin
Havana Seed of 1902 is still in the mar
ket, and as no other state has produced
any particularly fine binder leaf, 1903
Wisconsin is bound to have call; but,
as said above, manufacturers must be
prepared to pay high figure if they
want to secure clean, sound leaf.
The 1908 Pennsylvania Broad leaf is
in active demand, and Western jobbers
who have bought are doing we'll. The
1903 thinner Spanish which has been on
the market for the last week or so has
been pronounced highly favored to-
bacco and some of it has already found
it's way into the jobbers hands, Still
the call is for Connecticut Havana Seed
seconds and light wrappers but stocks
Of any suitables goods of this class are
exhausted. The deman d for Connecti-
cut Broad leaf has somewhat subsidized.
Nevertheless, good crops are still being
eagerly sought after, and they are not
any too plentiful any more.-Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-28
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES

One of the surprising things of the
trade during the past few months has
been the magnitude of the outlet for the
cheaper grades of the 1908 crop which
has lead to steady lifting of the rem
nants remaining in country hands. The
strippers have been unusually active,
furnishing a market for filters and the
damaged portion of the crop, but aside
from this there has been a good demand
for the slightly better grades that have
evidently gone to the manufacturers of
cheap cigars in the Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania districts. Much of this tobacco is
shipped to the factories in the bundle or
laid loosely IN cases, and the cheapness
of the stock has been the great incentive
for manufacturers to lay aside goods for
future use. Hundreds of car loads of
Wisconsin leaf have gone into the man
ufacturing districts of the cheroot and
stogy smokers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-28

A party other than farmer or grower
of tobacco desires to be informed what
revenue tax would be required to be paid
by him to sell leaf tobacco in the hand
and where to obtain the license. He
was advised that in order to carry out
his wishes and sell leaf tobacco in the
hand to consumers he would be required
to qualify as a manufacturer of tobacco
and put the tobacco up in statutory
packages, ranging from one to sixteen
ounces, the same as required for smok-
ing tobacco, and that each such package
must be properly labeled and stamped,
and the stamp properly cancelled; or the
tobacco might be put up in wooden
packages containing 10, 20, 40 or 80
pounds, the same as provided by law
and regulations for fine cut chewing to-
bacco, the tax in each case being at the
rate of 6 cents pound. That no special
tax is required to be paid to engage in
in such business, but that the applicant
must give bond and register with the
collector for his district.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-28

The department of agriculture expects
before long to issue a bulletin On the
growing of Cuban tobacco in Texas. AS
has been previously noted in these dis
patches the department selected certain
ground in Texas where it was thought
tobacco approaching the Cuban tobacco
could be successfully grown. About
seven thousand pounds of this tobacco
were received at the department and
turned over to Philadelphia firm to be
manufactured into cigars. These cigars
are to be sold and the bulletin will deal
with the raising of the tobacco, the
prices obtained, and opinions as to the
merits of the tobacco. A few of the ci-
gars have been received at the depart
ment of agriculture and several smokers
local celebrity have been invited to pass
upon their merits. One of the judges,
who survived mis- encounter, informed
your correspondent that "the cigar was
really not so bad
The practical outcome of the Cuban
reciprocity treaty seems to have caused
rather rude awakening in our admins
tration circles at Washington. At last
the eyes of our official world have be-
come opened to the fact that their gold
en- promises in regard to the effect OF
that treaty have turned into sham and
humbug, and that they stand in this re-
spect discredited before the country.
Our tobacco trade and cigar industry
protested against this assumption in no
uncertain tones, but they were overruled
on the plea that where the general vel
fare is to be the beneficiary single
trade and single industry must take
back seat. The treaty has now been in
effect over nine months. With what re-
suit? Although a duty reduction of
from 20 per cent 20 go per cent was pro-
vided in favor of all American products,
except tobacco and cigars, that enter
Cuba, our exports into Cuba increased
only paltry three per r'cent, while those
from Germany increased twenty-one,
from England twenty, from Spain six
teen, and from France eight during the
same period. And that is official infor-
nation. The favors granted by that
treaty were therefore all one-sided, or
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-10-28

The transferring of contracts for the
sale of several hundred acres Of the new
crop recently by local dealers to the
larger manufacturing concerns is viewed
as an indication that the most desirable
portion of the present crop. has already
been sold. The purchasing firms have
their buyers in the field and have dill
gently ridden the growing districts for
some weeks, but the fact that they are
willing to pay local dealers an advance
upon contracts secured, is conclusive
evidence that they consider it better
bargain to close with them than continue
the hunt for tobacco in the country
Just what margins these fortunate deal
ers have been able to obtain over the
original price to be paid the grower is
not made public, but it is believed to be
close to an average profit made in carry
ing packing through the sweat, be-
sides it relieves the local packer of any
of the chances usually assumed. It is
not often that conditions favor trading
in contracts for future delivery of tobac-
CO, and it is the shrewd, far-seeing to-
bacco man that is able to take advan-
tage of them when they do occur. The
investment Of a small capital in advances
is able to return a handsome profit. But
it is speculation pure and simple and
but few have the nerve to engage in it.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
STRIKE TRAIL
OF FUCITIVES
San Quentin Guards Hope
to Soon Recapture Con-
victs Kelly and Montague
IDENTIFIED BY CLERK
Young Woman Employed in
HealdSburg Store Says She
Waited on the Escapes
Special Dispatch to The Call.

HEALDSBURG. Aug. 30.-Two men
answering the description Of Dan Kelly
and Frank W. Montague. the convicts
who escaped from San Quentin last
Friday, were seen in this city this
morning by Miss Nellie Phillips. a clerk
in a newsstand. Her attention was
first attracted by two rough looking
men stopping in front Of the store after
cautiously looking about to see if they
were noticed. They finally entered the
store and bought some San Francisco
papers and left. Miss Phillips took
particular notice Of their appearance
and tonight when two guards from
San Quentin, arrived here she was able
to give an accurate description OF both
men. The officers then showed her pic
lures of the fUgitves and she unhesi-
tatinsly identified them as the men she
had seen.
The officers at once left for Clover
dale, where a friend Ot MOntague's is
known TO reside. 1t is believed that
Kelly and Montague are still in this
vicinity. They appeared to be very
fatigued and travelworn.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
DAILY VIII Change Bill.

The management of the Columbia
Theater has made the interesting an
nouncement to the effect that Arnold
DAILY has decided, in Difference to the
many requests sent him, to appear in
Bernard Shaw's one-act play, The
Man Of Destiny" The play will be
given in conjunction with Candida"
commencing with tomorrow night,
and the double bill will be offered for
four nights and Saturday matinee. 1t
will show Daily and his players in a
widely different line of work.
The Man of Destiny" deals with
Napoleon's early life and is termed a
satirical comedy. The two plays
make quite a long bill and the cur
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
DISCUSS RIVER DREDGING
AND LAND PROTECTION
Hearing Before the Commission of
Engineers Is Continued at the
Flood Building.

Yesterday mornings session of the
commission of engineers that is con-
sidering the problem of flood control
was spent in listening TO the opinions
of Titus Hale and j. Warren Dutton,
who discussed the dredging of the
Sacramento River and the protection
of lowlands from flood waters.
Mr.. Dutton said the obstruction of
channels was almost entirely caused
by the debris from the mines. The
building of levees resembling those on
the Mississippi would tend to confine
the river waters to their proper chan
nels. At present some of the small
levees are weak, and on the Feather
River, for instance, when the water
begins to rise, hundreds are called out
to watch the weak places night and
day. The amount of rise in many of
the rivers is almost unbelievable. Sew
eral times it has been necessary to
raise the towns along the river banks.
Former State Engines wv. H. Hall
presented a voluminous report on the
conditions during his administration.
He asked for a further hearing at a
later session.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
CRANK ATTACKS
SENATOR CLARK
Lunatic Threatens Million
aires Life for Imaginary
Violation of Game Law
PUTS HIM TO FLIGHT
Fellow Regards Himself as
the State Warden and De-
mands a Mythical Grouse

MISSOURI, Mont, Aug. 30.-United
States Senator w. A. Clark was at
tackled here to-day by an insane man
known as Joe" Peg, who thought the
Senator had been breaking the game
laws and was carrying a grouse in his
pocket, and who had threatened to take
the Senator's life. Peg followed the
Senator several blocks, persistently
calling upon him to hand over the
grouse.
Senator Clark ran painting into the
lobby of the Florence Hotel and de-
manded protection. He was sure that
Peg had a revolver, for several times
the latter had made motions as though
to draw one and threatened to shoot
unless the Senator gave UP the grouse.
Several persons sprang to his assist
ance and the man was Overpowered.
He imagined he was the State Game
Warden.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
MANY LEAVING DAWSON
FOR TOWN OF FAIRBANKS
Vessels, Fearing Scarcity of Food, Re
fuse to Carry Any Bulky
Freight

TACOMA, Aug. 30.-A dispatch from
Dawson says that the eight steamships
sailing last week and this week will
carry another thousand passengers
from Dawson to Fairbanks The need
of food is so urgent that the steamships
are refusing to take machinery unless
space is left after provisions are
aboard. Dawson has sold supplies
valued at three-quarters of a million
dollars to Tanana this year.
AdVices from Fairbanks say that no
body is leaving there this winter. The
hotels are overf1Owing and a great rush
is on to build winter homes.
The Northern Commercial Company
is installing a water works, a fire sys-
tenn and electric light plant.
A recent strike on Beaver Creek
sixty miles from Cleary, runs as high
as SO a pan.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31

a reception and concert Will be given
a. the Majestic Theater tomorrow
and Friday between Il a. 10. and 4
p N. and from 7:30 10 $50 .. m. on
Saturday She hours viii be from Il
g. n 10 p. N. During these hours the
public Is invited TO inspect this new
playhouse. whsoh VIII have its formal
opening Saturday evening, when TN
the Palace OF the King viii be pre-
sented by the stock company Of the
thester During the reception the or
chestra WIZ present a musical pro-
granite, and ushers viii be in attend
snCe 10 show visitors through the
building In the evening the theater
viii be fully Illuminated.
The lessee and proprietor, H W.
Bishop. has made all preparations to
inaugurate the permanent season OF
this handsome place with an elaborate
production Of the old historical play
and the company. with Miss Grace
Reals and J. Il. Gilmore at the fore, has
been carefully selected with the view
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
The Chutes.

The Empire Comedy Four, who
were such favorites at the Orpheum
for three weeks, made an immense hit
at the Chutes Monday night with
their many jests and varied songs
Andy Rice proved a clever Hebrew
impersonator and Campbell and John
son, late of the Zarrow trio, brought
down the house with their comedy
bicycle act. Marcus and Gartelle, the
comedy skaters; Maud Rockwell, the
pleasing contralto; Mabe! Lamson, the
popular singer of illustrated songs,
and the American biograph, showing
serious and amusing moving pictures.
completed a capital programme.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31
VIII Honor Secretary Metcalf.

The commercial bodies of the city
have arranged an elaborate banquet
to be given at the ST. Francis Hotel on
the evening of September 21 in honor
of Victor H. Metcalf of Oakland, the
newly appointed secretary of the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor.
representatives of similar organiza-
tons throughout the State are ex-
pected to attend the affair, which
gives promise of being one of the most
notable in the city's history. The ar
rangements for the banquet are in
charge of committee composed of A.
Sbarboro, A. A. Watkins, Frank j.
Symmes, William Babcock, n. P.
Chapman and George A. Newhall.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-31

tain viii necessarily be raised at 8
o'clock sharp on Candida" so that
The Man of Destiny will be over at
a seasonable hour. There will be
short waits between the acts of Can
dida' and between that play and The
man Of Destiny time will be taken
only for the setting Of the scene as
quickly as possible.
The Man of Destiny was played
in New York by DAILY and his COM
pany and was received with every
mark Of appreciation. 1t is said that
the Napoleonic satire is one of the
best recent one-act dramas and will
serve to show Daily in a forcible and
entertaining performance.