The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-03
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES


The season of casing weather so long
waited for came during the closing days
of last week and remained long enough
to permit growers to remove all the
hanging leaf throughout the state. In
formation coming from the Vernon coun-
ty section is that the tobacco reached
very satisfactory case and as no rain fell
during the thaw, it is believed that none
or the tobacco came down in too high
condition and hence there can be no
danger from wet leaf so much feared
Growers will now make haste in strip
ping out their crops and deliveries can
soon be made in that section. Ware
house handling which has been held
back awaiting the coming in of this to-
bacco will be enabled to 60 ahead again
and busy times will be seen at all the
packing points Help had been laid off
at number of warehouses but probably
no further break in the work need be
experienced. Fully one.half the tobac-
co in the western and northern portions
OF the state was still unstripped when
the late casing weather reached them.
Growers will now be permitted to get
their tobacco crop out of the way before
the regular springs work comes in.
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The U. S. Tobacco Journal has figured
out from the treasury reports of imports
and exports of cigar tobaccos just what
quantities of foreign leaf have gone into
consumption in the cigar industry dur
ing the calendar year. After deductions
for the amount of wrapper leaf in bond,
a total of five million three hundred
thousand pounds, or $4,000 bales, of Su-
matra was actually consumed by the do
mestic manufacturers of cigars. OF filler
leaf classified as Havana, 191 900 bales
were used. These figures take into ac-
count only foreign grown leaf. Were
they to include the domestic stock the
aggregate would reach many times the
totals shown.
BY vote of nine to one the Ways and
Means committee voted to favorably re-
port the Curtis bill providing for re-
duction in the tariff on Philippine pro-
ducts to % per cent. of the Dingley rates.
Although the committee utterly disre-
garded the protests of the tobacco trade
OF the United States against the bill as
far as the percentage of reduction WAS
concerned, the bill was amended to Gov
essswo points made bythe tobacco trade.
The. friends of the proposed reduction in
tariff. on Philippine. cigars and tobacco,
namely Secretary Taft and A. Deter
mann, the representative of the Philip |
pine tobacco interests, are sill active in |
their advocacy of this legislation. In |
final effort to have their pet scheme put |
through Congress at this session, Secre- |
tary Taft has sent to Congress a petition |
from the tobacco operatives of Manila |
urgiging the abolition of the Dingley |
tariff rates on tobacco, and Mr.. Deter |
mann has addressed letter to every |
mem Der Of the Senate and House ap-
pealing for help. After careful inves- !
tigation it had teen found impossible to |
secure the, passage of % per cent. bill |
during this session. The opposition of
the beet sugar interests to 50 per cent !
preclude the possibility of the passage |
of such bill at this time. So the fight |
will probably be carried over until next |
Congress-
A buyer who has been receiving the |
new crop in the western portion of the |
state is quoted as saying: "There seems |
to considerable wet tobacco and muddy !
as we'll in nearly every crop. Now, such |
tobacco is practically worthless and |
should be kept out entirely if you do not
want to get 'docked.' You may be sure
a record will be kept, and then look out
for next year. Generally speaking, the
crop is good one and in nearly every
case ia good condition and we'll handled.
But. there are yet some who through
carelessness and negligence allowed the
piles to become covered with snow, and
while it seemed dry enough when frozen,
it IS In reality very wet when it comes to
the tables. Now growers, see to it that
that reputation for good handling and
squareness that is worth cent a pound
extra to buyer knowing the facts"
*.a
Reports say that the high prices paid
for the 1904 tobacco in New England will
have the effect of increasing the acreage
this year. This means that
lot of tobacco will be set out that cannot
be properly cared for and that prices
will be on the toboggan. However, it is
a waste of time to attempt to correct
mistakes of this kind. This prompts
New York dealer to say: 1--WE need
all the good tobacco we can get, but
Heaven deliver us from any more COM
mon stuff. Growers should not attempt
to cultivate sprig of tobacco more than
they can properly take care of. This will
put money in their pockets, bring hap
piness to the packers, and keep the man
afactures on an even keel"
*x*
Reports from cigar manufacturers are
not quite so optimistic as they were
some weeks ago, and while the majority
continue to report good business, here
and there is to be found manufacturer
Hho nrofesses disannnintment with nra- |