The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-05-19
New York.
NEW YORK. Nav 6. 1905

It was rather a quiet week for the
market. Stocks of old crops being near
ly exhausted, transactions in them can
be of but limited extent. There is no
rush for the new Sumaira, though fairly
sized sales of it are taking place. One
house is reported to have disposed al
ready of 900 bales of its new importation
and other houses had similar experiences
in proportion to their purchases. Al
though rather early yet, demands for
inspection at least of packers samples of
the new domestic crops are frequent.
The Havana market is keeping up a
steady trading The new crop being
late in curing, the stock on hand has to
be utilized for immediate purposes. Be-
sides the market in Cuba is thoroughly
bare of any old stock.
Cigar manufacturers of the metropolis
generally express themselves as fairly
we'll contented with prevailing condi-
tions. This statement must be taken for
what it is worth. It's meaning depends
largely on the character of the man that
makes it. 1t is what is called by the
Latin commentors Vox media, some
thing that is laudatory or the reverse,
according to the connection. 1t may be
factories are pretty busy; but that is
what they expect at this season. AS ono
manufacturer put it, 1--WE are doing
pretty we'll now, but if were not busy,
we would consider that we were doing
pretty badly; for if we can't do we'll at
this season we rever can." Within che
city business nas improved a little, but
still can hardly be described as satisfac-
tory. In the environs trade is looking
up and the opening of summer resorts,
of course, bring quantity of new busi-
ness. The fruits of this, however, are
mainly enjoyed by the manufacturers of
the cheaper brands, as with the excep
tion of a few fashionable Places the
tastes of the summer resort smoker are
not usually fastidious However, on the
whole, the opinion of manufacturers is
that trade is little better than this
time last year, which, after all, is as
much as can reasonably be expected, if
not hoped for.-Journal.
NEW York, May 10, 1905.
The 1904 crop, now going through the
process of fermentation, is the center of
attention in the domestic leaf market.
Reports are that the crop will come
through in good shape and sound in
quality, but that the proportion of light
wrappers will not come up to expecta-
tions. Inquiries for all classes of goods
are had daily, and there is some move
ment in the market, but no individual
transactions of imp rtance.
Havana. the first week in nearly
six months the market in Havana leaf is
unqualifiedly dull It is not stagnant.
however, and every mail brings inquiries
mostly for goods that are not to be had.
The reports from Cuba anent the new
crop have not tended to lower prices,
and a story is told of one manufacturer
who refused certain offer from a local
dealer and went to Havana for his goods.
From there he cabled, accepting the
offer, but could get only half the quan
tity originally offered.
Sumatra. Fridays Amsterdam
inscription seems to have had the effect
of bracing the market here, and for the
first time since the inscriptions began
dealers who specialize these goods tell of