The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-08-11
Connecticut valley Tobacco Market

The hallstorm of July rs, as far as |
can learn, started in the south part of
Conway, Mass, but of the damage to
crops in the town of Conway [ have
heard nothing. Passing into the north
west part of Whately the storm first
struck the farm of Victor and Edward
Bardwell and that of the Munson Bros.
1t then passed over quite wide strip of
pasture and forest to the farm of George
Dickinson, about one half mile west of
Whately Centre, and at that point the
wind got into the shower Clouds sending
one part to the north of Whately Hotel
and the balance in southeasterly di-
rection
The amount of loss was estimated at
a about IS acres and the total loss on the
west side of the Connecticut river may
slightly exceed 100 acres. This estimate
does not include those fields where a
partial loss was sustained, which will re-
quire to be table sorted before the crops
will be IN condition to sell; for, labor
as he may, the grower will not be able to
make the buyer understand that the
damage is slight. He will insist that the
crop was in the hail district, SO it will be
better to assert the crop before offering
it for sale. It would not make any diff
ference if but one hundred hailstones
should hit the whole crop, the price
would be lowered a number of cents per
pound and asserting the crop is the only
way out of the dilemma. Much of the
tobacco on the outskirts of the storm
was not damaged as much as the green
worm used to damage it, or the grass
hopper. But never mind, it is hail cut
and discount must be made of as much
as the expense of asserting, or every 9th
er buyer in the business will be told that
the hail did hit your crop.
Our correspondents report as follows
Hatfield, Mass: Tobacco has made fine
growth, but needs rain. G. L. Warner
began harvesting his fine crop the 26th,
and number of growers will begin next
week. No hail." East Deerield, Mass:
Tobacco is doing we'll now. Topping
just commenced. No green worms and
no hail yet.' North Hatfield. Mass:
Tobacco since the fine rain of Saturday.
the 29th, has shown marked improve
ment. The plants have lost the appear
ance of ten pins and are building up
Lancaster.
LANCASTER NEW ERA, Aug. l, 1905.
Last week was one of dullness in the
local tobacco market, which has nothing
in it just now by which it could bs
stirred into any very considerable activ
ity. The total number of sales was small,
and no transactions OF any consequence
were reported. With so many of the
local dealers off on their vacation, and
little goods of any description to offer
consumers, nothing but slow market
could be expected. The manufacturers
generally are stocked with enough goods
to see them through what is usually con-
sidered the dull summer season, which
generally ends around the first OF Sep
tember, by which time they will begin
more active buying. There has been a
general cleaning up of damaged tobacco,
and the latter part of this month or early
in September the dealers will be sampl-
ing their goods. A good many inquiries
are being made after new goods. Our
packers will have no trouble getting rid
of anything they may have to put on the
market, because there is not nearly
enough Pennsylvania gods to go round.
This scarcity may have a tendency to
stiffen prices, and the packers may come
in for better margins than they are look
ing for now.
The growing crop continues to do well,
with plenty OF rain and sunshine, and so
far not too much of the former. Grow
ers and packers are looking forward to a
fine crop, and big one, il no disaster
befalls it. Insect. pests have not done
much damage SO far, the general condi-
ton being favorable.
The crop, however, stands very uneven,
even in adjoining fields, some being ready
to cut and some quite backward, and
may. not come ur to the mark. A COR
respondent, whiting from Manor town.
ship, says there is good deal Of french
ing" in some fields, and is not SO San
guine as to the outcome.
The cigar industry, on the whole, is
only fair, though some of the manulact-
urers report doing business.