Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-24
STOCKS OF TOBACCO
INCREASE FOR YEAR
Government Report Shows
Status of Leaf Supply in
United States

Stocks of leaf tobacco in the United
States and Puerto Rico owned by
dealers and manufacturers on July /.
1886, amounted to 2,170925 900 pounds,
compared with 2,162, 737, 900 pounds on
July !, 1885, an Increase of 8188, 900
pounds.
From April l, 1886, to July 1, 1886,
total stocks decreased 250, 237, 900
pounds. During the same period of
1885 total stocks decreased 1885,, 1885,
600 pounds.
Stocks of flue-cured tobacco on
hand July l, 1886, were 747, O95 900
pounds compared with 641, 300
pounds on July 1, 1885, an increase of
1O5, 255,O0O pounds over the holdings
OF year ago. During the period from
April l, 1886 to July /, 1886, flue-cur-
ed stocks decreased 26,753,O0O pounds
compared with decrease Of about 80
million pounds during the same pc
riod of 1885. The stocks of Type II
on July l, 1886, were 1881 90 pounds;
Type II, 37,1140OO pounds; Type 10,
119,946,000 pounds; Type IA, 47,224 900
pounds.
Fire Cured.
Stocks of fire-cured tobacco were
reported as 17,443OOO pounds on July
1, 1886, compared with 231,251, 900
pounds On July l, 1885. Total fire-cur-
ed stocks were about IA million
pounds lower than they were a year
ago and about % million pounds low
er than on April 1, 1886, Virginia
fire-cured, Type 81, stocks were re-
ported as 29,872O00 pounds on July
l, 1886; Type % as 143,5O2,OOO pounds;
Type % as 4007500O pounds; and
Type "a as 1894, 900 pounds. Stocks of
all type of fire-cured tobacco were
somewhat lower than they were a
year ago July /.
Burley.
Burley stocks were 1861 900 lbs.
lower on July l. 1885, than they were
on July 1, 1885. The July 1, 1886 re-
port shows 665,276,000 pounds on
hand. The decrease in Burley stocks
during the second quarter of 1886 was
76 million pounds compared with 81
million pounds during the same pc
Rod of 1885. Maryland tobacco, Type
3d. sticks were reported as 1882, 900
pounds, only slightly lower than on
July l of last year
One Sucker.
One Sucker stocks on July 1, 1886,
amounted to 3O,465,OOO pounds, about
five million pounds lower than a year
ago. Green River stocks, reported as
80, 10000 pounds, were only about a
million pounds lower than the July
1, 1885 stocks. Virginia Sun-cured
stocks were about the same as they
were a year ago. This July 1 report
shows 2,59300O pounds of this type
Eastern Ohio stocks were 601,OO
pounds. Perique, 100000 pounds. 9th
err miscellaneous domestic, 225,00
pounds and Foreign-grown cigarette
tobacco turkish and other), 1885
600 pounds on July 1, 1886
Cigar Leaf.
American-grown cigar filler type
stocks amounted to 2O3,789,OO lbs. on
July 1, 1886, an increase of a little
more than % million pounds over the
stocks of July 1 a year ago. This in
crease is due to the inclusion of the
stocks of Puerto Rican tobacco on the
Island Type Al, Pennsylvania Seed
leaf stocks on July 1 were 98,500,OOO
pounds; Type AZ; Gebhardt, 22,OO5,OOO
pounds Type 43, thinner, 28 $4,000
pounds; Type A. Dutch, 1925, 900
pounds; Type As, Georgia and Florida
Sun-grown, 100000 pounds; and
Type rs, Puerto Rican, 46,426,OOO
pounds. The detailed report by groups
of grades shows 1851 900 pounds, or
about 70 per cent, Of the total filler
type stocks in the c group as strictly
filler grades; 41,692,OOO pounds or.
about 20 per cent in the x group; o.
100000 pounds or about five per cent
in the Y. group; and the balance in
the B. S. and N. groups.
The cigar binder type stocks show
decrease from April 1 to July this
year of about 1-2 million pounds.
Cigar binder type stocks totaled 1877