The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-03-22
TOBACCO IMPORTS
into GERMANY.
United States Counsel Tells
of Kinds Wanted.
Smoking and Chewing Tobacco
From u. S. Is Used but Cigar
Tobacco is High.

Inc following letter from united
States Consul T. ]. Albert of Bruins
wick, bearing on the importation of
tobacco into Germany, will be OF wide
interest to the tobacco trade:
1.-The manufacturers in Brunswick
do not import tobacco directly from
the United States or from other for
eign countries. The inland tobacco
dealers and manufacturers throughout
Germany buy their supplies chiefly in
Bremen, Hamburg, Amsterdam, and
Rotterdam from second hands.
THE importers at Bremen and
Hamburg purchased on their own ac-
count or receive on consignment from
other countries tobacco closed pack
ages containing different assortments,
namely prime, second, third, ETC., in
qualities. These packages are sold by
the importers to Intermediates, who
deal directly with the manufactures
or inland dealer, enabling the latter
to buy the sort he prefers out of
the closed packages. At Amsterdam
and Rotterdam the importer is accus-
toned to sell by auction the Sumatra
and Java tobacco, which furnishes the
chief material for wrappers. AT these
cities the German manufacturer and
dealer can select single assortments
and buy directly from the importer.
For these reasons the auctions at
Amsterdam and Rotterdam are well
attended by German dealers and man
ufacturers, while at the same time
many buy from second hands.
LAS to tobacco grown in the United
States used in the manufacture of
cigars, formerly the chief demand
was for the seed leaf, but this de-
mand was lately decreased on account
of the consumption of tobacco in the
United States, which has advanced
prices to such an extent that it does
not admit of calculation of profit on
purchases.
For the manufacture of smoking
and chewing tobacco there is con-
siderable quantity used from the
United States; also stems from tobac-
co leaves which are shipped mostly in
casks to Bremen. These kinds of to-
bacco are also purchased at second
hand at Bremen. Departures from
this rule can only be exceptions. Mex
lean tobacco is much used in Ger
many in the manufacture of cigars.
Also Brazilian (St Felix which sup
plies largely the demand for filters
and wrappers. Colombian tobacco,
especially Carmen and some Amba-
lena, are also used, and also Rio
Grande and Paraguay tobacco. For
the manufacture of smoking tobacco
Varina leaves in baskets are also
used.
"Of the West Indian tobacco the
German manufacturer rot only uses
Havana and other Cuba but consider
able quantities of Santo Domingo and
Porto Rico, the latter chiefly for
smoking. The demand for East In
dian tobacco, Sumatra and Java,
steadily increases, chiefly for wrap
pers, but also for filters. The prices
for Sumatra outside wrappers have
attained an Unprecedented height. The
demand of the American manufacture
err has had considerable influence up
on this rise.
There are a large number of cigar
manufacturers in ana around Bruins
wick, and the amount of tobacco
consumed by them is important.
In communicating with German
houses it will always be found advan-
tageous to use the German language