The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-08-01
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES

ing crop In all sections OF the country
where tobacco is raised is most promis-.
ing In this immediate vicinity the bad
effect of the drouth is not serlons,
owing TO the unevenness of the crop.
A great many growers claim. that at
certain stages a slight drouth is bene-
fetal, causing the roots to shoot deeper
and when relief comes, as it nearly al
ways does, the plants give better and
stronger growth. A glance at crop re-
ports from various sections shows that
the northern districts of our state are
favored with better than an average
promise of good harvest, providing
weather conditions continue favorable
from now on. In Pennsylvania the re-
ports are that the growing crop is in
excellent condition, and in Ohio where
weather conditions have been less fav-
orable the outlook is far from being
discouraging. Reports of some buying
in the field are not yet verified and at
present there is considerable specula-
tion as to whether or not this custom
will be generally followed. Judging
from the statements of some dealers,
it is not probable that field buying will
be entered into for some time.
The Hartford, Conn.,, tobacco mer
chants, in common with their Water
street brethren, are feeling keenly the
effects of the strikes in cigar factories.
New York, Boston and BinghamptOn
factories are tied up, and these manu-
facturers will not be in the market for
more tobacco until they know how
things are going to work out. The
manufacturers of the Middle West,
while not Immediately affected, do not
feel like making heavy commitments
until they also can look little further
into the future. The result is that no
body is buying more than his immedi-
ate requirements. In the meantime,
the leaf tobacco merchants everywhere
have ve.y little TO do.-Journal.
The lifting of the ban on trade with
Germany has not, as yet, been followed
by any pronounced qnickening Of ex-
port activity, So far as the local leaf
market is concerned. This is undoubt-
edly largely due TO the fact that New
York exporters have, for some months
past. made large shipments of cigar
leaf tobacco on consignment to Bel
gium, and these great accumulati0ns
of American owned tobacco will natur-
ally be disposed of before any particu-.
larly acute demand will be felt in the
local market. The majority of packers
are still of the opinion that there will
be little, if any, demand for the better
grades of domestic-grown tobacco,
suited to the needs Of American manu-
facturers; and that the demand will
be almost entirely confined to the cheap
foreign tobaccos. -Ex.
The first order from the German
government to be placed in America
since the lifting of the embargo was
received by the O. C. Meads Tobacco
Co. of Red Lion, York county, Penn.
The transaction involves 81, 600, 900 and
is for between six and seven million
pounds of tobacco The order was
based on six months accommodation,
with security offered by the German
government and the money deposited
in German bank. Mr. Meads accept
ed the order, giving six months time
for payment, but the money must be
deposited in New York bank
The agricultural appropriation bill,
having been vetoed by President Will
son, is back again before Congress,
with it's usual provisions for the benefit
of the tobacco men. One of these is
an appropriation of $85, 400 for invisti-
eating insects affecting tobacco and
other southern crops. Northern men,
bers of Congress would like to have
S25, 900 of this amount set aside specif-
ically for Investigating tobacco worms
and other tobacco insects and giving
demonstrations in destroying them.
Representative Thomas of Kentucky
says that the Agricultural Department
should have stations to carry on its to-
bacco insect work in Connecticut, Gin
cinnatti and at point west of the Mis-
sissippi river.
The tobacco shipments from the Y.
S. to Alaska during the month of April,
1919, were much heavier than in the
corresponding period of last year, ac--
cording to the statistics of the Internal
Revenue Department, all branches be-
ing shipped in increased quantities with
the exception of smoking tobacco which
only shows small loss of 1851
pounds. The total shipments Of all
branches of manufactured tobacco dur
ing April, 1919, were valued at S82, 9O5,
as against S81, ,901 in the similar month
of last year, showing gain of ST, OO4.
During the ten months of the fiscal
year, that is from July /, 1918, to April
80, 1919, the shipments of tobacco to
our foremost northern possession, Alas
ka, were not very satisfactory when
compared with the same period last
year, as cigarettes were tae only
branch to show increased amounts. An
actual comparison of the shipments
during the expired portion of the past
two fiscal years period shows that
there were 1,207, 600 more cigarettes
sent to Alaska in the ten months of the
6cooI yoor 1Q7Q-10 707 000 loss 0f cl-