The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-07-04
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
So much of the new crop has been
doing so splendidly since transplantlng
in the field at an unusually early date,
that the present indications are for an
exceedingly early harvest, possibly be-
fore the grain crop is out of the way.
Growers should therefore look about
for sufficient help to harvest the crop
promptly. Of course the contingency
of drouth may change the present out
look materially, but so far the crop is
booming along in very satisfactory
condition that promises an early har-
vest. An early maturing crop is gen.
orally good binder.
The consumption of cigar leaf to-
bacco in this country has not materially
increased in the last four or five years,
while on the other hand every cigar
leaf producing state has increased it's
production enormously. Under the or
dinary course of reason there ought to
be tremendous overproduction of to-
bacco the past few years. The great
regulator has been the entrance Of the
Infn h0 q
who have each season taken up this
enormous surplus. Some years the
stemmers have paid quite satisfactory
prices for their goods and especially
the past two seasons higher prices.
When a single concern like the P. Lor-
lizard Co. can absorb AZ million pounds
of the 1918 crop, it shows the capacity
of the stemmers to take care of any
overproduction of cigar leaf. How far
the stemmers will 60 in this direction
will depend largely upon the demands
of the public for the manufactured
goods which the stemmers offer.
The following interview with one of
New York's most prominent packers
and in the presence of other large leaf
dealers concerning the future of the
cigar industry may be of interest to
the trade. We take it from the To-
bacco Leaf as follows: "Some time
ago made the statement to the To-
bacco Leaf that the cigar industry has
passed the dead center of this recon
struction period and is now merrily on
it's way toward new and permanent
period of prosperity, which, / am firm
ly convinced, will surpass anything
ever known in the history of the trade.
/ am ready to reaffirm the correctness
of this statement, which has been am
ply supported by the developments of
the past few weeks. do not believe
the seven-cent cigar is goint to arrive.
It has arrived! More than this, a mar
ket for an eight-cent cigar has already
been established, which will also oc-
cupy within short time the important
place in the market. A half dozen of
the largest manufacturers, who are
always first to sense the significance of
any new trend, have been the first to
reap the benefits of their foresight. 1t
is from their statements and from my
Interpretation Of the undercurrents al
ready strongly manifested in the do
mestic cigar leaf market that draw
my conclusions. It is only question
of a short time until the entire indus
try will fall into step with the new era.
l say that the seven-cent cigar has not
only arrived, but that if the demand
continues as at present indicated, there
will be as big shortage of seven-cent
cigars as ever existed in the market
for nickel goods"
The New York Leaf has this to say:
'The defeat of the proposed income
tax measure that has been pending in
the Wisconsin legislature was very
gratifying to New York houses that
have packing establishments in that
state. The bill provided not only for a
largely increased impost, but also pro-
vided that non-residents who had busi
ness interests in Wisconsin should dis
close their profits to the Wisconsin tax
gatherer and pay an income tax to that
state. In other words, New Workers
who have packing establishments in
wisconsin would be compelled to dis
close the profits made upon their Wis
consin tobacco, and pay tax upon it
to that state. The adoption of this
measure would have brought about
many difficulties. The cigar manufac-
turing concerns pack fully half of the
Wisconsin crop. 1t is manifestly i'm
possible for them to segregate the
profits made upor their Wisconsin to-
bacco from their general profits. If
the law had been adopted it would
have resulted in the removal of the
packing establishments of New York
ers and other non-residents from Wis
consin to other states. The result
would have been bad not only for Wis
consin's taxes, but for the prosperity
of the tobacco faxuers."
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