The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-11-24
Lancaster.

LANCASTER, PENN, Gov. a. 1905.
The familiar cry, Nothing doing" is
the only answer received nowadays when
inquiries are made among our leaf tobac-
CO dealers for news. AS there is next to
no old goods to be had, it is natural to
be told there is no news, nor is there
likely to be anything of consequence do
ing until the delivery of the new crop.
1t is apparent that the growers have
taken the good advice given them, not to
strip until the tobacco is thoroughly
cured, because there have as yet been no
deliveries, while in former years. at this
time, goods were already coming into the
warehouses. From what can be learned
the new crop will be all that is claimed
for it.
We are glad to be able to state that
the cigar trade continues prosperous for
those who have the tobacco necessary
for manufacturing. Quite number of
the small manufacturers have shut up
their factories because they were unable
to get leaf. On the other hand, some of
larger manufacturers are advertising for
good cigarmakers.
A few sales of new goods continue to
be made at full prices, when the char
acter of the tobacco will warrant them.
New Era.
-~~~Connecticut Valley Tobacco Market.
Not much change has come to the to-
Eacco situation in this vicinity. There
has been no weather to dampen the crop
now hanging on the poles. In all proba-
bility no change will come until the to-
bacco is in the bundle. Most of the
growers who have not sold demand time
to put the tobacco into the bundle, as
there is considerable of the tobacco in
this vicinity more or less hit by the hail.
If the hail came within mile it was
near enough to scare the buyer, SO that
he will defer buying until he has plenty
of opportunity to examine at his leisure.
Much of the tobacco left hanging re-
mains in so dry condition that it is i'm
possible to make an examination of the
crop.
So, as | said, there will be very little
change until the crop is all taken from
the poles. Possibly the tobacco will be
so badly pricked by pole rot or sweat
that the exchange for bills will be very
slow. In fact, think that much that
was sold in the field will be very much
mistrusted by the buyers; so much so
that the buyers will be slow about &C
cepting their first purchases. Not that
they ought to be slow about receiving it,
for in all probability much of it was
vouched for by the buyer at the time of
purchase.
Our correspondents report as follows:
Conway, Mass: "We have had very lit
tie damp weather so have taken down
but very little tobacco. One or two buy
ers have been around, but no sales could
be made as the crop could not be seen.
What beautiful fall to do other farm
work" Bradstreet, Mass "Our farmers
are awaiting good, long damp to enable
them to take the balance of their tobac
CO from the poles. The last damp was
too short and cold to have much taken
down No new sales to report" East
Whately. Mass: "Have the following
sales to report: Thomas Flynn, 8 acres
at l5c; p Flynn. acres at 7c, badly
hail cut Sales to John Leary of Hat
field" North Hatfield, Mass: Il have
to report,the sale of s acres of tobacco
by P. Conely, at 61ac, badly hail cut.
Others were offered &c, but would not
sell for less than to &c." Cultivator.