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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-10
NEW YORK. March l. 1905.


The market in domestic leaf during
the past week has been only fair, which
means that it has been considerably less
However, transactions in all types OF
this class of goods continue, and the
dealers report that they could make
more sales il they had more goods. The
difficulty the buyers experience is in
finding exactly what they want. Sales
are reported in Pennsylvania Broad leaf,
thinner Spanish and new Connecticut
Havana Seed.
Sumatra. The first inscription for the
spring sales takes place a week from
Friday, and most of those manufacturers
who have goods on hand for present
needs prefer to await the announce
ment regarding the new offerings. The
samples will be displayed on March 6,
and until that time nothing can be def
nitely said regarding the quality of the
goods that will be offered. Some pick
ing has been going on in the local mar
ket, and those dealers who specialize
this class of goods have kept fairly busy.
Havana.-But little can be said re-
garding the conditions of the market in
Havana tobacco that is essentially diff
ferent from what has been already said.
If anything. the dealers are little more
confident in obtaining their price for
their holdings, and are not inclined to
make concessions. Considerable inquiry
for needed types has been noted, and
some transactions have been reported,
mostly in small quantities, but making
altogether volume of business of con-
siderable dimensions.-Leaf
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-10
EVANSVILLE, WIS.,, March 8, 1905.

Good values have been realized in the
local market this week with evidences of
excellent competition at times. The
sales we're large and mostly of the binder
type. Scarcity of this class of leaf is be-
ginning to have great effect on the
eastern market and the appearance of
representatives from that section of the
country to this place almost daily is now
a common thing. A better trade has
been realized in the new leaf and now
that the roads are becoming more pass
able, riding is taking up the time of the
local dealers. Following are some of the
purchases made about here and the
prices paid for 1904 leaf:
Julius Teibert, IA at 7, 3&7c; John
Smith, 215a at 4&1c; Thomas Byme, IA
at 1880; A Bushfeld, 3a at 7&114c:
John Busfeld, IA at 714&I1c; A. G..
CART 3a at 61s&lc; John Shook, "a at
Sc: E. r. Atkinson, "a at 9&2c; Patrick
Flood, IA at 7&11ac; Aug. Shut, IA at
614&11ac; J. Hanson, IA at 62&lc.
The shipments and purchases in other
leaf made here since the last report are
Fisher & Fisher bought and sold a
225cs lot of 1903; M. f. Green ships two
cars composed of 1923; S. Soverhill
sells 120cs of old goods to G. & J. w
Barker of Pittsburg; S. B. Heddles ships
car of export; j. M. Thayer buys 1OC
boxes of 1901 and ships 61cs of 1901
McGiffin & Fifield ship car of 1902; A
N. Jones ships one car of 1904; F. S
Baines buys an S20cs packing, 1901 crop
of northern tobacco, which is now being
sampled at this place, also buys 351cs al
Colfax and sold 47Ocs of 1902.
Mr.. j. w. Barker, of G. & j. w. Bar
ker of Pittsburg, Pa, was in this city
the latter part of last week looking fol
filler grades, and made purchases to the
extent of 5OOcs.
S. Grundy will receive at Sun Prairie
Thursday and at Stoughton Saturday.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-10
BaldwinsviIle, N. Y.

The local buyers have been active dur
ing the past week and are reported as
having made purchases, mostly in the
bundle. M. Tobin, representing NJ. Ros-
enthal & Co. of Lancaster, Pa, has been
receiving at his warehouse, where he has
a force of about 80 engaged in asserting.
T. M. limerick & Co.. the local represen-
tatives of E. Rosenwald & Bro. of New
York, are still buying and are handling
their purchases at the Wilson warehouse
at Plainville. g. Falk & Bro. of New
York are still in the field and have made
a number of purchases. Many of the
growers who have not already sold are
busy asserting in order to get their crop
in marketable condition before their
spring work commences, believing that
they will find it marketable at any time
and free from the possibility of damage
that may occur when left in the bundle.
Gazette.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-10
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Market.

Very little is now said about tobacco,
except what is in prospect OF being rails
ed next season. If all the signs are cor
rect there will be quite large acreage.
But farmers will have hard struggle to
raise as heavy crop with as much good
tobacco in it as was raised the past sea-
son. When you meet a man who works
in an asserting shop and ask him, How
did AS or BIS crop sort out?" and the
answer is invariably, First rate; lots OF
good wrappers in his crop, and in fact,
the crops that have come to our shop are
all good.' Well, that makes it very
pleasant; much more so than to have
the packer send word to have him come
and see what can be done with his crop
Of tobacco; for that makes man sick
and tired. | wish to correct statement
of last week in regard to the value of
milk produced by the Crafts Brothers
for the three months. 1t was S536.97, or
for the month, S178.99, and that is about
as good as raising tobacco for less than
15c per pound.
Our correspondents report as follows:
Conway, Mass: "The tobacco business
is rather dull here now. Nearly all of
the tobacco has been delivered assorted,
or TO be assorted [ hear of one new
barn to be built this season by b. S.
Graves & Sons Hatfield Mass: "B.
M. Warner has sold the tobacco of the
corporation at West Farms, Northamp-
ton, for 33c per pound, very fine crop
of 40 per cent. light wrappers This was
first covered with tent cloth, but the
tent was blown off by storm, and the
tobacco was afterwards grown in the
open air and cured in the usual way.
Very little tobacco remains in this pars
of the town. George A. Billings made
the last sale." Bradstreet, Mass: "Chas.
w. Marsh finished sorting his tobacco
Saturday last. w. Ell. Belden also fin
ished sorting during the past week.
Reuben Belden has sold his crop of 15a
at private terms. w. H. Belden sold his
crop of 2Oa assorted and cased. E. w.
Field has sold the remainder of his crop,
about $500 pounds. "-Cultivator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-10
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN, WIs., March 10, 1905.

EDGERToN, WIs., March 10, 1905.
The buying of the new crop is pro-
crossing in nearly all the growing sec
tions of the state, though under quiet
methods and at figures lower in the
scale than those paid for the earlier Sc
lections. The buyers of the American
Cigar Co. are especially active and the
great bulk of recent sales are for the ac-
count of this concern. The following
quotations show the range of prices:
e. Simonson, 15a at Gaze.
A. Asbjoinson, LA at 71s&2c.
f. Soule, 10a at 64&2c.
B. Dyerson, ga at 8&2c.
A. Asperheim, Sa at 6115&2c.
And. Nelson, Ga at Z, 5&2c asst.
Hans Danielson, 5a at 61a&3c asst.
M. o. Lukken, IA a. 5&3c asst.
Clark Pierce, Ia at 51ac bl.
Chas. Meath, 10a at 5Ic.
Jens Utter, 10a at 615c.
A. Halverson, Ga at 7&2c.
j. Wallen, 8a at Gaze.
S. Gjellum, Ga at 7&2c.
Old stock in growers hands is being
hunted and quite little traffic is still
maintained in the export lines of these
goods. Local packers report an excel
lent. demand for binder stock, though
sales are mostly for moderate sized lots.
good deal of receiving is being done
in the Vernon county district this week
and warehouse handling is resumed at
the packing points with prospect that
packing will not again be interrupted
antil the close OF the season.
The shipments out of storage reach
40 cars, 1886cs. and cars of bundle
goods from this market to all points for
the week.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-10
VIRoQUA, WIS, March /, 1905.

The weather of the past week was ex-
tremely favorable to all interested in the
tobacco business Ideal conditions pre-
vailed for every phase of the work. The
moisture being just the right degree to
produce perfect case, and the weather
after the casing continued fine and
pleasant. Just what was needed to
strengthen the quality and enable grow
ers to strip the leaf in the sheds saving
the labor and,delay of moving their crops
from the sheds to the stripping rooms.
Mr.. Dyson says that it would be impos-
sible to have more perfect condti ons,
and that they surpass anything that
they have known during the entire per-
iod that they have handled tobacco at
this station.
The entire crop is now down from the
poles, with the exception of a very few
remnants. O. 81. Helgeson opened his
packing house with full crew this
morning. Bekkedall also opened, as did
Shannon, at Westby. Republican.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-10
SToUGHToN, WIS, March 3, 1905.

Everything is moving along smoothly
in tobacco circles and all warehouses are
running in full blast. G. M. Hintze
bought of Andrew Danielson LA at TIC.
Mr.. Hintze is spending the week in
Waunakee receiving some splendid crops
in that section. O. G. Lee has secured
several fine crops at Windsor the past
week, among them Is acres from our
former townsman, Andrew Elleckson, at
Sc. Sam Winger sold his '04 crop to j.
III. Holtan at 61sc. j. Fl. Campbell pur-
chased 14cs 'O3 of Gilmore Tusler at 7c.
O. K. Roe purchased 100cs '0l at DeFor-
est at 1Oc, also some excellent crops of
the 'O4.
The rain the last of the week gave the
growers an opportunity to remove the
remainder of the crop from the polls and
the same is now being brought to town.
Courier.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-10
New York.
NEW YORK. March 4. 1905

The condition of the market remains
active aud healthy. The demand for all
types of leaf is steady and exceeds in
some instances the actual supply. OF
domestic wrapper leaf, except Florida,
the market is bare and the supply of
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-10
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES

The American Tobacco Company has
secured control of two more large con.
Germs in Milwaukee. The Leidersdorf
and Adams tobacco companies have been
consolidated and will be under the con-
troll of the combine The purchases are
said to have involved more than 100000.
Bernard Leidersdorf who founded the
business nearly fifty years ago, and who
worked it up from very small begin
ming, is to retire from active business
and his son, Carl, will be superintendent
of the factory.
A very radical anti-cigarette bill is
quite likely to pass the legislature now
in session. Monday the assembly with
only one dissenting vo'e passed the bill
prohibiting the manufacture and sale Of
cigarettes or cigarette paper in Wisconsin.
It is believed the senate will also give
its sanction to the measure, though op-
position to it has developed there.
~
An organizer for the National Union,
sort of farmers alliance, says he has
found out what is the matter of the to-
bacco business and in meetings being
held in this section of the state is telling
the. farmers how to apply the remedy.
This is his receipt: when the tobacco
districts are organized to a moderate
extent the growers will select an expert
as their representative on the board OF
directors of the. National Union and as
many other representatives or agents as
! may be necessary. When the crop is
grown, price will be agreed upon fol
the various grades and this price will be
commu nicated to all the growers. Oh
| the tobacco can be sent to warehouses
for grading and sorting. When the buy.
er finds that he cannot buy the tobacco
at their own price, they will pay the
growers price,. This looks like sure
| thing. Each previous attempt to bring
all the farmers in the country into one
organization has been a failure. But
possibly the time is now ripe and the
present movement may be measurably
successful. IF the farmers would only
work together to one end there is nc
doubt that. they could exert powerfu
Influence either for good or i'll.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-10

Prof. Shamel of the Department of
Agriculture offers the following sugges-
tions regarding the selection of tobacco
seed, timely topic at this season: The
small amount of seed necessary to SOW a
large seed bed, and the minute size of
the seed, have resulted in a neglect of
the effect of the differences of weight of
seed, in the growth and development of
the plants. In the writer's experience
in the valley it was found that by sep
arating the seed and sowing the heavy
and light grades in different sectior of
the seed bed the heavy seed produced
the most uniform and vigorous seedlings.
The light seed produced large proper
ton of small, freakish and undesirable
plants, which were not ready to be set
out for several days after the plants from
the heavy seed. Every grower should
carefully separate the tobacco seed, no
matter how carefully the parents were
selected. and use only the heaviest
seed for planting. Owing to the small
size of the seed it is very difficult to sep
arate the light and heavy grades. The
only practical method is by the use of
an air current, or air blast machine. In
this machine the seed is lifted in glass
tube by means of current of air and
the light seed blown out of the tube
while the heaviest seed remain at the
bottom. Some authorities recommend
throwing the seed into water, allowing
the heavy seed to sink to the bottom of
the vessel and skimming off the light
seed. This method is faulty in that
small bubbles of air prevent the uniform
settling of the heavy seed and, after the
separation. it is necessary to either sow
the seed Immediately or dry it thor
oughly for preservation. It has been
demonstrated that very old seed has very
weak vitality and produces weak and
wholly undesirable plants. The effect of
age on the seed depends on the condi-
tion of the seed whe- harvested, the
manner of storing an keeping and the
character of the seed .sself.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-10

The growing of wrapper leaf under
shade has commenced to receive consid-
cradle attention in Cuba and the results
are said to be quite satisfactory. A cor
respondent writing from Havana says:
"The fields of white, which have become
SO familiar in Florida and Connecticut
are now dotting the landscape of the
famous Vuelta Abajo. In and about
San Juan Y Martinez the Havana Tobac-
co Co. have grown this season about 6O0
acres of tobacco under cloth, while Cal
ixto Lopez q Co., located nearby, have
harvested 100 acres of shade-grown leaf
The tobacco has gone into the sheds in
perfect condition, and no wrappers ever
grown presented finer appearance than
those cultivated this year under cloth
The tobacco has fine spread of leaf
with good, clean colors, and contains a
little more gum than the tobacco last
year. 1t is expected that this additional
gum will remove the objections made to
previous growths, namely, that the wrap
pers were trihe too papery, and that
cigars wrapped with them were liable to
break in the pocket
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-09

IL an exclusive franchise on Sec
ond a.. Is granted % the Seattle
Electric company. two iuferurban
lines between Seattle and Everett
vii be unable to enter the city
This fact has Just leaked out II
explalns the anxiety Of Jacob Fufth
- hDttie up the street before the
fact becomes generally known
The promoters Of both iuferuFbau
roads have failed IN an attempt 10
make traffic arrangements with the
Seattle Electric company. NOW they
are appealing to the members Of the
council 10 keep Second and West
lake avs. open. These thorough
fares ars now the only ones by
which car lines can be brought into
the city.
IF THEY CANNOT BE KEPT
OPEN TT MEANS THAT THE IN
TERURRAN PASSENGERS WILL
HAVE TO BE DUMPED OFF AT
THE CITY LIMITS AND PAY AN
EXTRA FARE OVER SUCH OF
THE SEATTLE ELECTRIC COM
pANYS LINES As THEY MAY BE
ABLE TO REACH. BESIDES BE-
ING SUBJECTED TO THE INcON-
vENIENcES AND DELAY OF
MAKING THE TRANSFER
One OF the interufban llnea-that
owned BY Fred s. Sander. promoter
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-09
Il DIDN'T STEAL MAYOR z00K
FROM MISS GROvER!'

A usual. # Ia limited there is an
other woman in tho look breach Of
promise case.
For many weeks. II Ii said. but
aaid with abased breath In Ballard.
that zook has appeared many times
in public with a remarkably pretty
y0unR woman has showersd at
teaiione upon her aud has IN more
Ways than one Let he world know
that he cared a great deal for her
This new love. II Is said. Is Nilss
Grace sullivan. pretty young
woman living at ISL Tallman. BAL
lard
This Is evidently the YOUNG wom-
an To whom Zook referred when. in
reply 10 the accusations ard tear
fui pleaalngs Of his one-time sweet
heart, Roseua Grover. when she was
taking n cure for consumption IN
Tucson. Arlz. he stated that she
should not worry about tina. Irish
gIri-no Irish need apply.
The fact that zook had trans
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-09

Of the Seattle Tacoma interurbau--
Is now Under construction Several
u les % track have been laid north
ward from Ballard. and ears are
Tow being operated over them. Mr.
sander 10 nov In the east Before
be left he announced that he intend
cd 20 have tho line extended into
Everett By next August
The other interutbau IA backed BY
English capital. construction II TO
begin In a month or two. the In
tention being to complete the work
by December. 1906
The only rontes by which either
Of them can reach the center OF the
city are over Westlake and Second
Tho Seattle Electric company now
practically monopoilzea the present
approaches 10 these arteries but
these are difficulties which could
possibly be overcome By the expen-
dlfure of an immense amount Of
money. The octopus nos has tracks
on W 18th along Smith cove. over
which the Ballard line enters the
city. II also owns the trestle along
the west shore OF Lake Union.
IL would be possible, however.
though 50 expensive as TO be prob
ably prohlbltiye for either OF the
s=-a=H==aas
f(sonffued on page Eevan1
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-09

decision Of the corporation counsel.
s. haua Voufhla consulted at ) o'clock
this morning Police affieefas
Hearst watchers. wagons and auto
nauttiieA filled the streets around the
office II the board. A crowd went
t. Naorhia hnuae. where they de-
manded that he open bis office.
NanFhis said he could not until
the regular time. 3 o'clock THE morn
ms
President NoaFhIa thinks that the
court o4dsr resulted from a miHuu-
naHkfaMafHr.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-09
MISS GRACE SULLIVAN, OF BALLARD WHOM ROSIE GROVER
CHARGES HAVING WON HER ERsTwHlLE SWEET
HEART ANeRLY DENIES

ferred his affections to another
Rosena Grover was limited at many
times during the course Of the trial.
In fact, during cross examination
the other day Judge HUMPHREYS. by
a slip Of the tongue. said Grace. =
when he evidently meant Rosie. =
The alleged woman in the case.
Miss Grace Sullivan. lives In the
same boarding house with Zook.
and was thus brought into contact
with him every day How long be-
fore Zook broke the engagement be-
tween himself and the Grover girl
the Sullivan girl had won his af-
fections is not known. but II is
reasonable to suppose that the lat
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-09

Ter was the unwilling cause Of the
breaking Of one heart and the en-
suing GOODNESS of another.
Miss Sullivan. in an interview
with The Star Thursday morning.
stated. and stated rather angrily.
too. that there was not a grain of
truth In the statement that Took
had been counting her. In due time
the world viii know the true facts
IN the case"
The young woman naturally de-
piores that she has been brought
into the affair. and desires that as
little publicity as possible be given
Il. She is an extremely popular
young woman. and bears an excel
lent reputation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-09

members Of all parties today de.
mand a complete lining 81 charges
Of election ffauaa Scores Of tele=
grams are being received hY Hearst
urging him 10 fisht the ease one
from Thomas v. .awaau tenders
money and services Of his attorney :
or anything neeaed. Ia sleuiuE an
order to the police to deliver the
ballots. Justice Gayaor remarked
that the police had no right 10 them
IL any case.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-09
''We're Up In the Air"
Say Hubbe11 Brothers

Washington some two weeks ago.
are in the city at the Hotel stan
der.
Edison r. Hubhell, we'll known
real estate man OF St. Paul. has
been in the city since three days
after the death of his brother. The
other two brothers arrived two days
ago. These three men are the sole
surviving relatives, and. with the
widow. will probably share in tile
estate.
Hope Hubhell Is a hardware deal
er of Kearney. Neb., and Baldwin
Huhhell Is a we'll known Justice OF
the peace and real estate dealer of
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To city Council
The organized wofkngmeu u Seattle acting through their
shorized Central Labor ceane spfeentins all the trades and
ORGANIZATIONS hereby ~
AGAINST the proposed franchise E Of second the Seattle
Electric railway monopoly
We aEa APPEAL 70 70 protect The present aud future IN
Interests ey Al fs people hY refusing franchise
unless Includes
Joint ownership tricks by
q fair share Of the actual Of the construction and main
that submit OF
people aud that then abiae BY their decision
question
Of he T.abo In
regular session assembled sth
ordered Immediately
SESSION. b. special from this body.
hy he
Labor Council Wednesday
a
Of Delegates Rice
Hicks Of the MeSwayue
MHd Nile Of the steam eHEinsefa1
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-09

Jury a, 80 o'clock Thursday
morning III Judge AIhefiapn'a de-
rarfnasut Of the superior court.
Neither the girl nor her mother
Ws4r present. Tier father was ia
court
Zauk appeared a few minutes be-
fuFt the opening Of court He was
extremely pale and evidently very
neeguus Win him came one uf nia
attarMeys =. Judge John uamphrleH.
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When the verdict vas read. Zook
rpeoiisd "a II struck on the head.
and euuvulsissay throwing his hand
20 his head. sat bowed for many
minutes AZ II IN grief
Judge HumphfieH Immediately
asked for i ueW trial on the grounds
Of insufficient evidence. errors IN
Law. that the verdict II too large.
and given under passion and pFelu-
dice. and that there we're errors IN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-09

The Jurors held out for various
amounts all the was from $1,000 10
10. aH0 The agreement WIS reached
At il a.ctoeh and WAS placed under
seal until 10 H. NJ. Thursday. to
be fhen read ~ Judge &ibrFtauu
At the appointed time the court
room was thFanEed with Interested
aNsefa tors. and the reaainN q the
verdict created = sensation.
The verdict WaH returned ~ the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-09

ODESSA Nav. a report said
II be verified. has tuat been re-
eelNed. saving that ~ kiHheueff the
mah was inspired BY officials IL acts
Of violence. Prior 10 the outbreak
officials haranRued the people Ii
front Of the governors palace. pas
iieemen disguised a. Iahofefa spread
ii ruaar among the people that the
Jews attempted II uHaaasiuate the
bishop Of Odessa and intended "a
plumber the treasury and attack tht
palace. Carrying lkons and waving
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,he Jury In the ea.s agreed sniltle
her - this much monetary sampea-
aaftHus
The case closed at 7. ~ We'd
usaday and tbs jury had the matter
IN hand fdr SIX hours. The fifHf
ballot. however. resulted ~ a nnau=
ifaous vote for plaintiff and the
only question remaining for debate
wsn the amount that Mayer xaak
should be eamrelled to pay the girl
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the burning town can be seen from
the ears palace at eeterhof. A
mutinY Of sailors waa followed By a
regular battle with troops. Work
men aided the sailors and leat many
Of their number. Boats to ST. Peters