The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-05-05
Tobacco Trade Lively.

There was general meeting Monday
of the members of the Leaf Tabaccc
Association of Maryland to consider
| the report of the directors for the last
| year and this was submitted and passed
| upon favorably.
The report covers the trade in Mary
land and Ohio tobacco at Baltimors up
to December 81, 1915. The total re-
ceipts for the year were 80, 440 hogs
heads, of which 4, 324 hogsheads were
of Ohio tobacco. The stock on hand
January l was 1874 hogsheads of
Maryland and $500 of Ohio.
While it is not shown on the report,
it is said that most of this stock has
been disposed of since and that the
warehouses are now practically empty
and in position to receive and take care
of the new crop, which has commenced
to come forward with some freedom.
The report says;
1--WE look back on a year of great
activity in the tobacco trade. Seldom
has there been such a great demand
for all kinds of tobacco, and the entire
Maryland crop was sold at firm prices.
The yield of the 1914 Maryland crop
was larger than anticipated. The
weights of the hogsheads were un-
usually heavy, exceeding those of form
ar WOO 70 froy,, IN to TX nov oo,f J,,o 70
the heavy and sappy character of the
crop.
"Colors were much livlier, red and
light red predominating, but yelIowsh
grades were comparatively scarce.
The crop was leafy and the proportion
of short common to medium grades was
smaller than in years entirely inadequte
to meet the strong demand.
"The season opened late and up to
July only 3,3SOlhogsheads had reached
the market. From the beginning buy
ing was active, but in August, when
the daily receipts became large, live
ly demand for all grades developed.
This exceptionally large buying move
ment was created by the high prices
for other tobacco, especially Java, as
we'll as by the small stocks of Mary
land held in Europe. Prices advanced
rapidly and were at the close of the
season from 1 to cents higher.
1.-The French Reggie bought about
$4,000 hogsheads and experienced little
difficulty in buying what it needed, as
large, percentage of the crop turned
out very leafy and heavy bodied, little
suitable for other markets.
'"The new Maryland crop has suffer
ed through excessive rains and the
yield has been materially reduced there
by. So far about l, lao hogsheads of
groundleaves and about 1900 hogsheads
of crop and second tobacco have been
marketed. The groundIeaves, while of
good quality, lacked in color, but never
theless sold at record prices from 4
cents to II cents, with occasional sales
above and below. The bulk of the
q
9 cents.
'The new crop and second tobacco so
far received were like the groundleaves
of good, light quality, but deficient i'll
color. In spite of the often doubtful
condition all offerings found a ready
sale at very high prices. There GER
tainly is strong demand for all
grades of the new crop and the outlook
for this years business is very bright.
Lately quite number of complaints
have been received in regard to the
faulty packing of fine to fancy hogs
heads. We cannot urge farmers too
strongly to pay the strictest attention
to the packing of all of their tobacco
if they wish to preserve the present
high market"