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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-08-10
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Market.

Very dry weather has prevailed the
past week; in fact, so dry as to make the
corn leaves roll up in dry sandy fields.
Luckily this kind of crop is embraced in
small areas in certain localities. The
majority of the crop, however, is looking
fine, and, as whole, is the best looking
crop seen in years.
Tobacco has come forward very rap
idly and is at this time about as forward
as in average years. Where the topping
has been done on the early-set tobacco
the suckers have made very rapid
growth, and some of it will be ready to
harvest the first week Of August. Early
in the week we heard of few who were
all ready to commence cutting on or
about the first of the month. One field
was noticed where the bottom leaves,
have turned yellow and the suckers are
growing down low on the stalk, all of
which denotes the ripening stage Mr..
r. M. Swift will cut some this week if
the weather is favorable, and it is good.
heavy tobacco Others will follow in his
wake very soon.
There has been some talk lately of
harvesting the tobacco little before it
is thoroughly ripe, for the reason that
we often have in the month of August a
large amount of catchy weather, and it
being cut early, will have time to cure
down before any freezing weather. Now
growers will not hasten the curing pro-
cess by getting in the crop in a green
state, for these plants must become ripe
before they can cure down. Green to-
bacco will not, as rule, cure down, but
will hay down, and be of green color at
the last, and if harvested late the result
will be fat stems. If it has time to ripen
on the poles and cure before freezing
weather. we'll and good. All tobacco
that is properly cured will be ripe if it
ripens upon the poles, and in letting it
hang long time on the poles and the
weather hot and humid, then one must
run the risk of pole sweat, that much
dreaded condition of hanging tobacc
Some of the early set tobacco will be
ready to harvest in from sixty to seventy
days, which is making pretty rapid
growth. Much of it will come inside of
the seventy days. The conditions of the
tobacco crop have changed very little in
the past week. All report the crop as
growing finely; some few sales have been
made with parties who are known to
grow good crops of leaf -Cultivator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-08-10
Lancaster.

LANCASTER, PENN, July 81, 1906
It would hardly be possible for the
local tobacco market to be duller than 1t
was last week, even small sales of wrap
per goods being scarce. Some larger
sales of filters were reported, but the ag-
gregate was small. A good many inquir-
ers refused to put price on the pack
ings they were after, and the holders
were just as reluctant to name price;
the result was no trade. Later, the
packers say, they will put a price on
their goods, and they expect it will be
about 25 cents pound. AS many of the
dealers are off on their vacation, it is
likely that the present week will be an
other dull one. Nobody expects any
business before September l, by which
time the sampling will have been fin
ished.
The growing tobacco has favorable
weather for it's development, but under
any circumstances it is bound to be an
irregular crop. B. B. Herr, of Letors,
Manor township, finished cutting three
and half acres of Havana seed last
Thursday, fine tobacco, the crop having
been grown in just forty eight days.
while on the other hand there is plenty
of tobacco not yet topped. So far 10
pests have caused any serious trouble
New Era.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-08-10

glad to assure themselves as far in ad-
vance as possible that they will get
good price, but the better class of farm
ers prefer to wait until the tobacco is in
the sheds before contracting, knowing
by observation and experience that
great deal of trouble may be obviated
thereby. 1t is reported that the agita-
tion in Ohio has raised the price from
eight to ten cents.
Sumatra.-The great activity that has
previously prevailed in this type has
somewhat slackened during the past
week or so, but number of transactions
are recorded, and there is still fairly
good market.
Havana.-The sale of 1000 bales of
Havana, noted elsewhere in these col
umns, is the first transaction of impor-
tance that has occurred here in this type
in long time. There seems to have
been more activity in that market than
usual. The new is beginning to come
over in quantity.-Leaf
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-08-10
ORFoRDvILLE, WIS, Aug. 3, 1906.
ew York.
NEW YORK. Aug. q II

NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 1906
The internal revenus figures for the
fiscal year coming on the threshold of
the new leaf season are likely to stiffen
the market in the value of it's merchan-
disc to an extent hitherto unknown as
soon as their lesson will be comprehend
ed to it's full meaning. The figures con-
corning our cigar industry are simply
stupendous. An output of over eight
thousand millions that includes an in
crease of nearly five hundred millions, in
single year will be reckoned as factors
of but natural and logical boom for the
leaf market. An output of over eight
thousand millions will appear as the
most convincing demonstration of the
unavoldability of rising market and as
its inherent cause and source. These
stupenduous figures of the growth and
expansion of the cigar industry must
make it clear to even the most sluggish
minds among manufacturers that the
high and still rising prices of the raw
material are only the effect of the mar
velously increasing consumption of leaf
by tnat industry. The extraordinary
condition of the leaf market is therefore
but the effect of the extraordinary con-
dition of the cigar industry, more so
when the fact is taken into consideration
that the leaf production in all countries
which ontribute their supply to our ci-
gar industry has nowhere kept pace with
the marvelous progress of our cigar in
dustry whicn has doubled it's output in
nine short years as proven and comment
ed on, on our editorial page The failure
of the leaf supply to keep up with the
rapid strides of our cigar production is
not limited only to our domestic supply,
but also to that which we draw from
Cuba and Sumatra. That our own do
mestic crops have become insufficient to
comfortably feed the needs of our cigar
industry is now recognized as an undeni-
aole fact and Cuba's very short supply
is DO less undeniable, but it may be
news for the trade, or at least TO the
bulk of it, that the production of Suma-
ira is being curtailed too, artifcially
maybe, but no less real, in order to real
ize higher profits for the companies
America now takes almost all of Su-
matra crop that is available for it under
the high rate of duty, and time is near
when even of Sumatra not sufficient
quantity could be relied on. Evidently
the cigar industry is destined to pay
dearly for it's phenomenal growth and
expansion. The leaf market in this in
stance is playing but the unwelcome COL
lector. journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-08-10
NEW YORK, Aug. l, 1906.

The small quantity of old tobacco that
is now in the market is receiving the at
tention of buyers, and without doubt
the 1904 crop will shortly be gone. The
1905 packings are now being inspected,
and in the course of two or three weeks
the sale of this tobacco will be in full
swing. The excitement in the country
over the attempts to contract for the
growing crop still continues and both in
Ohio and Connecticut the riders seem to
be quite active. Some contracts have
been made. However, this is regarded
by the trade as unbusinesslike in the ex-
treme and the practice is very much dis
liked. Naturally, those farmers who
have not raised much good tobacco are
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-08-10
MIAMIsBURG, O., Aug. 3, 1906

An attempt at early buying the pres
ent crop of growing tobacco has been re-
ported, and many are said to be riding
the country and offering ten cents for
tobacco in the field. Very few or no
sales are reported in this section.
The weather has been very favorable,
and tobacco generally has never looked
better-News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-08-10
BaIdwinsvfIIe, N. Y.

The new crop is advancing rapidly.
e. E. Wells has finished topping and
several other crops are being topped.
Three weeks more of favorable weather
will see many of the crops in the sheds.
A severe storm last Sunday damaged
few crops by hail near South CRANKY,
but Baldwinsville and vicinity escaped
the storm m-Gazette.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-08-10
Farm for Sale.

800 acres, with good water power. fine
lO-bent tobacco shed, and otherwise well
CoLFAx STORE Co.,
14tf Colfax, Wis.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-08-10
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN, WIS, August 10, 1906.

Buyers are still riding the growing dis
tricts quite thoroughly and in some cases
making a more earnest endeavor to close
contracts for the growing crop than
heretofore. AS the offers made on such
crops as are now reaching maturity
come near the expectations of the grow
ers trades are being effected. Consider
able tobacco in the Lodi and Rio Sec
tions has been placed under contract
during the week at from IL to Is cents.
While large per cent of the growers
are not yet willing to name price on
their tobacco, more and more of them
are being persuaded as the continued
importuning proceeds.
Extremely heavy rains have fallen dur
ing the week and in one or two instances
accompanied by narrow strips of hail,
covering limited areas. The amount of
damage so far this season is much below
the normal Topping has now become
general and some of the early fields will
be ready for the sheds the coming week.
Altogether the outlook for the new crop
has been much improved, except posi-
bly some fields have been flooded by the
recent heavy rainfalls or has loosened
the soil so that the heavy tobacco has
fallen down
The cured leaf market is absolutely
without news of any moment, though
there is a demand for old stock the same
as heretofore.
The shipments out of storage do not
exceed 800 cases from this market to all
points for the week past.
--
CoLFAx, Dunn Co., WIS, Aug. 2, 1906.
The tobacco crop of this vicinity is
transplanting and no bad storms or hail,
promising. About 1000 acres are being
raised in the county this year. Buyers
have been riding around but farmers are
unwilling to accept any offer before har-
vest time.
ORFoRDvILLE, WIS, Aug. g. 1906.
AoodCCO UuyoTS poTSiSI III VIC COuIrdCt-
ing for crops at this time, and many have
been through this district the past week
offering from lie to TIC for the choicest
of crops. Some Of the growers are hold
ing out on them, believing that it will be
just as advantageous to sell when the
crop has been cured. One thing is GER
tain, that good prices will be had for all,
and growers are giving every possible at
tentiOn to the fields
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-08-10
For Sale.

An estate wishes to sell farm in the
new Chippewa county tobacco district.
Address, A. j. MCGILvRAY,
33w4 Chippewa Falls, Wis.
The Delta independent., 1906-04-20
TEMPTATION WAS
TOO GREAT.
PLIERS Eight Dollars From Hotel
Keeper and Begins Blowing"
II Immediately.

The eight year old son of Will Lance,
well-known ranchman up the river.
fell from temporary grace on last Tues
day and deftly managed to extract the
sum of eight dollars from the holdings
of John Hixon, proprietor of the Hixon
House on Meeker Street. Young Lance
had stepped to the back door of the
Hixon House in company with son of
Mr.. Hixon and an open cupboard door
revealed a purse on one of the shelves.
While no one was looking young Lance
quietly lifted the enticing looking pack
age and making his way over town pro-
ceeded to stock up with few needfrls.
Visiting the Remington-Elliott Com
pany some purchases of overalls and
hats were made and the articles left to
be called for after school. Mathers
Candy Kitchen was the next business
house and candy and other goodies were
in line. About twenty minutes after
the theft Mr.. Hixon discovered his loss
and started out Immediately to find the
culprit. And in few moments crowd
of schoolboys with Mr.. Hixon in the
lead came around the corner of Third
Street into Main on dog trot. Young
Lance was In the crowd and told what
had been done with the three dollars
but said that the FIVE had disappeared
and he didn't know where. Remington
Elliott returned the amount spent in
their store, the goods still laying on the
counter but Mr.. Mathers didn't see how
he could get back his candy and Mr..
Hixon did not request the money.
Lance told Mr.. Hixon that his father
would return the FIVE dollars. No proc
ecution is expected but the young man
should learn lesson by his experience
nevertheless.
The Delta independent., 1906-04-20
Takes Over Old Club.

1t was learned this week that an or
Ranizacion to be known as the Delta
Club has taken over all fixtures and ap-
psratus of the Delta Athletic Club and
also assumed all of its debts, which are
4, ny. At present the rooms are
closed, and will be until the new organ
zation takes possession.
During the past six months the lack
of interest manifested by the members
of the old club has brought about de-
pleted treasury and the directors have
closed their rooms on this account.
The new club will be strictly social
affair and is to exist simply to provide
a place for lounging purposes. The
members are apparently somewhat fas-
tidious in their selection of those who
are to belong and it is thought that not
over thirty will compose the new organ
ization made up quite wholly of business
men in this city.
The Delta independent., 1906-04-20
ROUSE FROM SLUMBER.
Dynamite Explosions Cause Delta.
ties Much Wonder and
Speculation.

About eleven o'clock on last Wednes-
day evening the people of Delta were
rudely awakened and surprised by a
series of dynamite explosions occurring
at intervals of one or two moments
apart. Inquiry has failed to reveal
what the cause of the disturbance was
and the exact location of the perpetra-
tion seems to be in doubt also. At any
rate it was either on the lower end of
Garnet Mesa or in the bottoms just un-
der the brow of the hill. The SUPPOSE
ton has been advanced that an attempt
was being made to entice Night Mar
shall Price over that direction. For
what reason no one has ventured to
say.
Later: 1t has been learned that some
one was endeavoring to change the
course of the Gunnison and WIS work.
ing over time in the attempt.
The Delta independent., 1906-04-20
THEY COME TO
THE RESCUE.
Local Firm Makes Generous Offer
for Sufferers.

Last nights dailies and previous press
dispatches have told you Of catas-
troPhe that has practically no equal in
the history of the world. San Francisco
is ruined city and her people are
without homes, without shelter and
without food. The base of supplies of
tho sands of people have been cut off
IN q twinkling. An earthquake and
fire have consumed property worth
Upwards of two hundred millions of
dc..ars. 1t is nearly inconceivable but
1t has happened. Relief must come
As christian brothers and sisters we
mus: help these destitute families. A
locaI firm, the Seaton Drug company,
hare come to the management of this
paper and offered to donate to fund
for relief, the receipts of their soda
fountain on the day of the opening.
The opening will occur about next
Tuesday or Wednesday. Exact date
later. Watch for it and on that day
spend your soda money at this store
and every dollar of it will go to aid the
suffering humanity in San Francisco.
Tke Independent takes pride in making
public this offer and the people of
Delta should see to it that the receipts
of the fountain on the opening day are
thc largest ever known in any store in
The town of Delta.
The Delta independent., 1906-04-20

Judge Welch made trip to his ranch
on Cedar mesa last week.
Mrs. Dan Doughty spent few days
in Cedaredge visiting friends this week.
Mr.. rockingham is to preach next
Sunday at Eckert at 800 P. NJ. on the
"Song of Mary
Miss Dora Wolverton was married to
Emmet Norton at Olathe this week.
Both are we'll known here
Herman Darling and wife and little
girl are back from California to stay.
They arrived Friday.
Evan Morton, of Hotchkiss, was in
the city yesterday returning home on
last evenings North Fork Thunderbolt.
J. NJ. Hoover leaves this week for
White Pine. Nevada. He intends to be
gone all summer, working his mining
claims over there.
Ranger examinations will be held in
Durango, Salida and Ouray on May IA.
Supervisor exams to be held in all large
cities on same date.
James Womack came down from the
noun tains this week and spent few
days shaking hands with old friends
and visiting his children.
The Cooperative people have been
stringing cable in the alley between
Meeker and Main. It is oue hundred
wire capacity and will facilitate connec-
tions at central.
A gentleman from Oklahoma by the
name of Billings purchased piece Of
property near the Sweitzer ranch last
week. He returned home Tuesday and
will send several more of his friends to
Delta county at once.
Irwin Cook was down from Olathe the
first of the week. Two Of his stats
(ribs) were recently featured by kick
ing calf and he Is carrying one arm in
sling. This ranching il certainly
strenuous proposition.
The younger school boys travelled to
Montrose last Saturday and proceeded
to wipe up the earth with the Montrose
team. Score was Is to in favor Of
Delta. Batteries: Conklin. p. Cockre-
ham,c., Delta Christianson, c.. Pitts,
p, Aontrose.
The Delta independent., 1906-04-20
THROUGH the RTE.

"Sing a song Of pestilence, fellow full
Of rye,
Four and twenty serpents dancing in
his eye;
When his eyes were opened he shouted
for his life.
Wasn't he pretty chump to 60 before
his wife?
His hat was in the parlor. underneath
the chair;
His boots were in the hallway, his coat
was on a chair,
His trousers in the kitchen, his collar
on shelf,
But he hasn't any notion where he was
himself:
When the morn was breaking, someone
heard him can -
His head was on the ice-box, which was
the best of ALL
Oklahoma Exchange.
The Delta independent., 1906-04-20
BEST OF ALL.
Committee Of investigating Asses.
sors say Delta County Records
are RepIete.

Last week a committee of three as
SCISSORS appointed by the organization
of state assessors, spent day in Delta
examining the records of County Asses
sor Cockreham with q view of ascer-
tanning his relative basis Of valuation
and to report their findings at meet
ing to be called later in the year. A
most pleasing condition came up. Mr..
Chas. Crowden, chairman of the COM
mittee announced to Mr.. Cockreham
that of all the counties which they had
visited, about twenty SO far, that his
system and his records were the most
complete and that the particular duty
which has been ascribed -, them was
easiest learned from his manner Of rec
ord than of any other county.
The State Board Of Equalization and
the county assessors appointed joint
committee for the purpose Of ascertain
ing the method Of valuation employed
over the state and to the end Of more
satisfactorily fixing values on railroad
properties running through different
counties. During the committees trip
it is learned that nearly all assessors
are placing valuations in haphazard
and guess. as-well-can manner. But in
Delta County the conditions were differ
ent. Mr.. Cockreham has tabulated
form Of valuation that permits Of little
or no unfairness and it was this basis
that 80 commended itself to the COM
mittee and brought out their remarks
of praise for our assessor.
The committee is composed Of Chas.
Crowden of Teller County, A. E. Howe
Of Boulder County and c. P. Link Of
Park County.
Mr.. Ccekrslnm-fseb Qufes elzted ov-
er the findings Of the committee, rs
well he may be. and Delta County is
fortunate that such business like con-
dition exists in the assessors Office.
The Delta independent., 1906-04-20
DELTA BOY PROVES
CRACK SHOT.
Engages in Tournament at Los
Angeles and Wins Many Laurels.

Fred King, son of Judge A. X.
King of this city, has held up the good
name of Delta and according to the Los
Angeles Examiner was one of the most
expert shooters at tournament of the
Los Angeles Gun Club held last week
in the home city. The following ex-
tracts are taken from the above paper
and tell of the remarkable work done
by young King.
Zone of the features of the day was
the magnificent shooting of F. King. of
Long Beach, who killed POS birds out of
a possible 225. Close on his heels came
F. B. Mills, of Santa Ana, and Guy
Lovelace, the local amateur. who each
secured 2O3 BIRDS
Another contest, and perhaps the
one which brought forth the greatest
enthusiasm of the day, was that for
the Tufts-Lyon medal. After magnifi-
cent shooting by almos. all the men en-
gagged in the contest, which called for
so birds, Hagerman and F. King tied at
46 birds. The shoot-off, at rs birds.
was of n sensational order, King taking
an early lead by losing only one bird in
the first twelve, while Hsgerman lost
his third. seventh and eighth birds.
From there on Hagerman braced up
wonderful, losing only his twenty-third
bird, while X ng gradually weakened,
and. losing four more birds, finally lost
the tie by q to 90"
The Delta independent., 1906-04-20
DELTA, AFR. IL.

DELTA, APR. IL.
Dear Editor:
Pardon me II you think am
trying to run the paper but I would like
to make few suggestions.
It would be of benefit to the readers,
l think, If you would put in a market
report every week. In this way those
who wished to could also send 1t to
friends in the cast.
It would also be benefit il you would
put in write-up Of the weather every
week and also tell the progress Of veg
citation.
Very Truly,
A Subscriber and Admirer Of
The Independent.
In this regard it might be well to say
arrangements have been made with Mr..
McGrcw to furnish the office weekly
with q copy of his report sent to the
government and same has been publish
ed each issue except last when for some
reason we did not receive the card.
In regard to the market report we can
add that it has been our intention to in
stitute this for some little time but q
peculiar condition exists in Delta There
is no combination Of grocery or feed in
terests and we have often discovered q
difference Of from two to three cents
per dozen on eggs on the same day with
different firms. OF course this fact
makes It nearly impossible to arrive at
= true price. However an attempt will
be made at once to take this matter in
hand and this week appears q report
that is seasonably correct and especially
30 on many staples aside from butter
and eggs.
Progress Of vegetation will be taken
care Of also and we can but say that
heretofore, during the winter months,
It did not seem, to US that such items
would be worth. much. However the
time 10 here when like items will be of
more interest.
The INDEPENDENT is always glad to
get sugRestions from it's subscribers
and hopes that other letters will come
suggesting other matters that may be
Of interest. This paper is published
just ~ much for the rancher a. Il Is for
the business man and the only way to
please b to listen to things the rancher
has TO say. We solicit other CORES
pondsncA