The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-07-16

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The Reporter has arranged to have
weekly service from the northern to-
bacco section, giving accurate and re-
liable information of the situation up
there.
E. II. Davis, representing the u. S.
Tobacco Journal at the June inscription
at Amsterdam, declares that there will
be sufficient supply of Sumatra to go
around, light, desirable tobacco, of the
sort demanded by the American manu-
facturer, but as the supply is limited
the price will continue high. He thinks
that the prices three months hence will
be higher than they are today. He ex-
presses the wish that New York could
be the regular place of holding the
Sumatra Inscriptions.
During the ten months ending April
30, this year, the federal treasury col
lected on tobacco and tobacco products
tax of $246, 572, ,963.54. This is nearly
$50, 900, 900 more than the government
income from tobacco taxes during the
preceding year. Cigarholders, pipes
and other smokers paraphernalia
brought the government the neat in
come of about $3.50, 900 during the ten
month period.
The aggregate amount of leaf tobac-
CO of all types held by manufacturers
and dealers in the United States April
l, 1920, was considerably less than the
amount held the same date year ago.
Wisconsin was represented by II, 221,-
213 pounds, nearly million pounds less
than April, 1919.
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Michigan wants to get into the to-
bacco game. j. A. Reeder, Missauke
county farmer, asserts that as long as
beans can be raised successfully in that
part of the state, tobacco has better
chance, because it can stand more frost
than beans. He has figured out that
Michigan growers can realize $1,000 to
the ACRE. Wisconsin growers would
like to know what kind Of soil, and
what kind of prices prevail in Michi-
gan, sinceNthe folks over there cherish
such golden expectations. Go to it,
Michiganders.
Exporters of tobacco products are
decidedly encouraged over the great
Improvement in the outlook abroad
Economic conditions in Europe are said
to be rapidly assuming a more normal
aspect, and while exchange is still far
from satisfactory, and undoubtedly will
be for long time to come, ways and
means are being evolved for meeting
this difficulty. The most encouraging
sign of improvement of conditions in
Germany is the recent removal, by the
German government, of the more dras-
tic international trade restrictions, and
it considered but matter of very
brief time until it will be possible to
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scale, says the Tobacco Leaf.
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The minimum wage law provides that
the minimum rate which may be paid
to every adult woman or to every minor
over II years of age is Is cents per
hour during the first three months of
employment in trade or industry, 20
cents per hour during the next three
months, and % cents per hour after six
months. In seasonal industries which
operate for only few months during
the year no learning period is recog
nized and all women and minor en-
ployees must be paid at least % cents
per hour. Minors between IA and IL
must be paid at least Is cents per hour,
which rate must be increased to 20
cents per hour when the minor is past
16 and has completed three months in
the industry. Where board or lodg-
ingsis furnished by the employer, he
may claim credit therefor of $450 per
week for board and $500 per week for
lodging.
The rumor is again going the rounds
that British and American tobacco cap
italists are negotiating with the gov
ernment of France to obtain the tobac-
CO monopoly. The figure mentioned is
$400, 900, 900.
The highest percentage of nicotine
found in tobacco is 3.45, and less than
per cent for the lowest. The mild
and strong run between these figures.
The launching of the public sales
floor experiment at Lancaster this year
for the sale of cigar leaf tobacco is in
teresting, but thus far, judging from
recent reports. has hardly gained suf-
ficient foothold among growers to prove