The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-02-24
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Market.

The season of 1904 was generally a
prosperous one for the tobacco growers
of the Connecticut valley. The acreage
OF last year was in excess of any previous
year and the prices received were better
than those received for many year,
probably, taking the entire valley into
consideration, they'will average about 30
cents for Broad leaf, which is tho favor
ite; Havana seed bringing considerable
less, from 10 to 25 cents. In the old Po-
dunk district-the most famous as we'll
as the Oldest district in the country
taking all the farmers in an example
mile, i. e., between two mile stones, the
price received averaged 311ac through,
the prices ranging from 28c IN the bun
die to 35c assorted. This is Broad leaf
without exception, which manifests a
decided popularity as wrapper and
binder, although there may be some
miles that will exceed this, as prices
have reached as high as 38c and 40c, and
in one instance at least 42c through. The
weights obtained are little better than
in 1903, probably averaging little bet
ter than 1900 per acre, though there are
many exceptions; one tested lot OF Is
acres weighing at the warehouse 2110
average, the owner receiving about $1l,-
400 One grower of 70 acres here OK
poets to receive about $4,000 for his
crop.
There was very little pole sweat the
past year, very little diseased tobacco
and the crop is noted for it's soundness
and the large proportion of light wrap
pers, which is over half of the entire
crop, and nearly three fourths Of the
crop is wrappers, either light or dark.
ELL
packing the goods; nearly all is assorted
by the growers, and nearly all was sold
before January 1st, although few good
lots remain in growers hands. 4Damps"
have been very infrequent and consider
has been no complaint on the part of the
buyers and no docking" Very little
rubbish is manifest and tie shrinkage
in asserting is lighter than usual. Ia the
Havana growing districts considerable
remains unsold, though some is moving
at the present time at prices considera-
bly, below those obtained for Broad leaf.
1t is the belief Of the growers that the
demand for the crop of 1905 will equal
that of the present crop. The acreage
can not be increased very much as about
all the land suitable for tobacco in the
Connecticut and neighboring valleys is
now under cultivation for that crop.
Stable manure (horse) is the one great
favorite as fertilizer, especially FOR the
Broad leaf. Fifteen hundred car loads
came into Connecticut last year, mostly
from New York and Boston. Each car
contains from to 16 cords, the ruling
price being about $3.50 per cord, meas
ured on car at destination. From to 10
cords per acre is used, generally in con
nection with some fertilizer.
Many new tobacco sheds were built
the past year ard many more are con-
templated the coming season, as the
growers are onto the fact thai tobacco
cures better when hung thin. As stated.
the prevailing colors are light, lighter
than the average for years, the leaves
showing a full maturity with the ab-
sence of the thick top leaves which some
times are detriment to the crop IL
deed, their absence this year is a subject
of remark. The principal buyers OF the
1904 crop are Byne, Rosenwald Denner-
sein, Myer and Mendleson, of New York;
Butweiser of Buffalo; American Tobacco
Co., Hartman, Grotta, VIM. Hunting &
Sons and others, besides many local buy
ers and packers. The prices paid at the
warehouses for asserting ranges from Ia
to l &c per pound, from 15O to 200 pounds
is the Ii nit any one is allowed to do in
day. Sizers get from S1.50 to Sl.75, tyers
get from $125 to $3.50 packers about 81,
Shade grown tobacco has gone off the
face of the earth. So far as Connecticut
is concerned it is superseded by Havana
seed and Broad leaf grown in the old
way. w. r. ANDRoss.