The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-07-08
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGRRroN WIS. july 8. 1904

WlSUONSlN TOBAUUO MARKET,
EDGERToN, WIS.,. July s, 1904.
The buying movement is gradually
closing in and but comparatively few
dealers are now riding the country dis
tricts and even these complain that de-
sirable lots are becoming harder to find.
There is but little change to note in
prices which are very largely for assorted
goods. A few sample transactions are:
James Thompson, 30cs at S&3c.
A. Asleson, 4Scs at 74c.
G. A. Endress, 4Ocs at S1ac.
A. Vinegar, Ia at 7c.
Geo. Mel ster, 20cs at 6&2c.
Q. Bosbon, IA at TIC.
A. j. Wagner, 20cs at 6&lc.
W. G. Morehouse, 4Ocs at 515c.
Quiet times have settled down upon
local cured leaf markets and sales are
confined to moderate sized lots. Ware
house handling OF last seasons crop has
about closed at most of the packing
points. Some rehandling has commenc-
ed and stripping of low grades is likely
to claim employment of a good deal of
the help during the summer.
Transplantlng of the new crop is prac
tically completed in most sections and
rarely has the crop had more promis-
ing showing at this date. Recent rains
have helped secure fine start of the
young plants in the fields.
The shipments out of storage continue
light not exceeping 3OOcs for the week to
all points from this market.
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EVANSVILLE, W1s., July 6, 1904.
The tobacco market in this vicinity
got real busy during the past six or sew
en- days and some old time transactions
we're closed and not few are pending a
| fiEal end. With some very good tobacco
planting weather it has put everybody
interested in the leaf in a most pleasant
| mood, and it is now claimed that there
remains but very few fields that are
not completed, and what has been plant
ed is making remarkable headway.
The large fire in the Howe Bros. cot
ton batting factory here early Monday
morning caused an extensive loss to l..
B. Carle & Son, whose large warehouse
adjoins the factory. The damage is in
| the nature of smoke and water. 1t is
claimed their damage will reach nearly
$4,000, but not until the adjusters have
visited the scene will the exact figures
| be known.
| Fisher & Fisher started the market
| moving this week by selling 150cs 1901,
| choice binder grades. L. B. Carle & Son
| 10Ocs Of 190002 and bought 300cs lot
OF the same years. IA. Regan sold a
50cs lot of ]90l-02, and Geo. FL. Rumrill
sold 269cs of 1902. Mr.. Rumrill received
five cars of the 1903 at Madison on Fri
day of the past week and will receive
six more there on Friday of this week
and two at Whitewater on Wednesday.
| Fifteen hundred cases of 1902 leaf are
being sampled at the Sylvester Bros.
warehouse this week, the work being
done by Rusher & Co. of New York.
] Jos. Cans of Joseph Cans Il Co., New
York City, was visitor here on Monday.
| VIRoQUA, WIS, June 80, 1904.
Among farmers and those associated
| with the cultivation of tobacco in Ver-
| non county, it is quite evident that the
| acreage grown the present year will be
| from one-fourth to one third less than
! that of last season. The past two weeks
| has been an exceptionally favorable
period for transplanting, cool with fire.
quent showers, and farmers have taken
advantage of the opportunity. But it
will be some days before the last plants
| are set. Dealers in machinery used in
planting and cultivating the weed tell
| the Censor that the decrease in tools
sold is very marked, less than one-half
the number being disposed of as COM
pared with last season. This they attri-
butte to less acreage to be grown.
Elmer Peterson, one of Bekkedal's men,
told the Censor, today, that he was still
doing little riding through country dis
tricts and picking up crop here and
there. He says that there is yet not
little tobacco hanging in sheds on the
poles. Small prices are given for pres
ent purchases.-Censor