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VOLUME 25. Business Directory POMEROY & PELTON, DEALERS IN AND PACKERS OF Leaf Tobacco Edgerton, * Wisconsin. McINTOSH BROS., Packers op Leaf Tobacco Edgerton, - Wisconsin. H. S. HcGIFFIN, WESTERN AGENT FOR RUSCHER & MELLOR, Tobacco Inspectors, 149 Water St., New York. Country Sampling Promptly Attended to. Edgerton, - Wisconsin. M O. HANSON. M. 0. NELSON. HANSON & NELSON, PACKERS OF AND DEALERS IN Leaf Tobacco GOODS BOUGHT AND SOLD ON COMMISSION. Edgerton, - Wisconsin. A. S. FLAGG, DEALER AND PACKER OF Leaf Tobacco Edgerton, - Wisconsin. E. C. HOPKINS, DEALER IN LEAF TOBACCO. Tobacco bought and sold on commission. Edgerton, - Wisconsin. ’ ANDREW JENSON, PACKER OK AND DEAI.F.K IN Leaf Tobacco Edgerton, - Wisconsin, p. Clf/DE, p/i/T\ICTOy 9 <?O., Tobacco Inspectors, And Warehousemen, New York Country Sampling Attended to by T. B. EARLE, Agent, Edgerton, - Wisconsin. SUTTER BROS., IMPORTERS AND PACKERS OF Leaf Tobacco 155 and 157 Lake Street, Cor. LaSallA Stre** Chicago, . Illinois. WISCONSIN HAVANA SEES OF OUB OWN PACK ING A SPECIALTY. O. H. HEMSING, AGENT FOR RUSCHER & MELLOR, Leaf Tobacco Sampling 140 Water St., N. Y. Stoughton, - Wisconsin. O. C. LEE, DEARER AND PACKER) OF Leaf Tobacco Stoughton, - Wisconsin. '*-. WAYNE. j. a. RATTXRHA3I. niAm AsafTobaccoWarehouse V Props.. Nos. 122, 124 and 126 West Ifront St., and 91, £6 and 95 Commerce St., Clncinnattl, - - Ohio. Dally Auction and Private Sales. Advances made on Consignment*. We give special personal attention to our sales. Tkree months storage free. Charges reason able and returns promptly made. DIRECTORS: ANDREW JENSON, Pres. JW. A. SHELLEY, W. S. Heddles, V-Pre ,-Dr. E.. L. Sheparl ' T . S. Brown, Casnier, j Alex. White, V C.G. Biederman. s Edgerton, Wis. tV%■ CO | CAPITAL Excn hi ige i $35,000.00, Bank, j Fu "y pai<i,, p- TRANSACTSI ft General Banking Business. J. P. TOWNI, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Notary Public, Real Estate, Life and Fire Insurance agent. Buys and sells notes and mortgages. Loans money and procures ab stracts of titles to real estate in Dane and Rock counties. EIHJEKTOX. WISCONSIN HENRY S. SLOAN, Attorney M Connsellor-at-Law Office over Ellingson’s Hardware Store. EDGERTON, - WIS. CLAUDE J. HENDRICKS, LAWYER, EDGERTON, = - WISCONSIN. LADD&LADD, Attorneys and Connsellnrs at Law \ Office over Babcock & Birkenmeyer’s store. Edgerton, - Wisconsin. JAY B. SHAW, DEALER IN Pumps and Windmills, Tanks, etc. Well Drilling, Kepairing. Phoenix Blk. EDGERTON. L. BAMBERGER & CO., PACKERS OF SEED LEAF AND IMPORTERS OF flauapa apd 5 tJ / T^a^:ra Sobaeeo, 111 ARCH STREET, PHILADELPHIA. 8. B. HEDDLES DEALERS IN JANESVILLE. WISCONSIN. JVO. 5 SOUTH ADAMS J. L, & M. F. GREENE, PACKERS OF ALL KINDS OF -sSLEAF TOBACCO.B*- DEALERS IN HAVANA and SUMATRA TOBACCO Warehouses at Janesville, Milton, Fulton, Albany ana Brodhead, Wisconsin. And at Reading, Penn., and Dayton. Ohio. STORAGE CAPACITY. - 7.000 CASES. JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN. TOBACCO | Capacity STORAGE I 10000 Cases> MANSFIELD & EARLE. New Modern Iron Clad Building. LOCATED ON TRACK. • * On account of location and positively no fire heat in our building, you will secure the lowest insurance rate obtainable here. LOADED TEAMS CAN DRIVE THROUGH THE BUILDING. Ample Accommodations for sampling in the building. Re ceiving and shipping will be done by us when required. Correspondence Solicited. EDGERTON, WISCONSIN, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1899. Does Your Buck Ache? [ln constant pain when your feet ? 9 Is that dragging, pulling V sensation with you from morn ■ till night ? 1 Why not put the medicine I exactly on the disease ? TV by m not apply the cure righc to M the spot itself ? 3 1 • You can do it with w Buyers Cherry Pectoral Plaster X Immediately after the f Plaster is applied, you feelM its warming, soothing in-S fluence. Its healing remedies* quickly penetrate down deep ■ into the inflamed tissues. ■ Pain is quieted, soreness is re- I lieved and strength imparted. P No plaster was ever made like it. I No plaster ever acted so quickly J and thoroughly. No plaster ever I had such complete control over all H kinds of pain. Placed over the chest it is a powerful aid to Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral; relieving congestion and drawing out all inflammation. for sale by all druggists. J. C. AYER CO., Lowell, Mass. J THE Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter, Edgerton, - - * - Wisconsin. - NOTE BOOK SKETCHES. The present indications are that the quantity of ’9B crop remaining with growers when the buying season closes will be less than has been held through the sweat in first hands in some years. At no time since the market opened has the field been deserted and the continued picking which is still going on seems destined to lift every crop that is not held at unreasonable figures. No one familiar with the trade or conversant with the magnitude of the present crop could believe six months ago that such a condition would confront us to-day. There is always more or less tobacco re maining in the country when buyers assert that the crop is lifted, but what there will be left this season will cer tainly be less than is usually outstand ing and they will be invariably hard nuts for any buyer to crack. Buyers al ways view the cleaning up of a crop with a good deal of complaciency for they are assured that no competitor can go into the field, secure a packing from first hands and undersell them in the market. As was the case a year ago, a half a dozen large holders now control more than half the '9B crop. The porportion owned by local packers is much less than some years and practically speaking eastern capital controls the ’9B crop and prob ably will be able to dictate the selling price to consumers. One thing is cer tain, there will be nothing left for small operators to dicker on until another crop is raised. Wisconsin tobacco growers will prob ably not thank the New York Tobacco Leaf for the opinion, quoted elsewhere, that farmers of this state were overpaid for their tobacco this year. The opinion is based upon the theory that the flatter ing prices paid would tie conducive to a larger acreage next season to be followed by a reaction. But the conclusion need not be a necessary sequence for the growers have it in their own hands not to permit any material increase of acre age in the coming crop if they so desire. There is no valid excuse for the average grower to increase the size of his tobacco field. The vast majority of the farmers in the older sections grow all the tobacco they can safely care for now and many of them too much already. It is the big crops that invariably have the largest “tail end” to them as packers well know, which is another reason why the average on such farms should be reduced rather than extended. Wisconsin growers have certainly not been overpaid if the pack ers are able to realize a profit on their investment when the goods are placed on the market. Some will contend they are entitled to all they can get in any event, and the buyer must look after his own interests like any other speculator. Will the farmers do as much for themselves in fixing the acreage of the coming crop? As shrewd as the average tobfcco buy er thinks he is, there is an occasional sharper in the country who is able to do a neat turn, as a local buyer has reason to remember. Being in a neighboring town a few weeks ago he was approached by a young farmer who said he had a crop for sale and would take the buyer out a few miles and show it to him. The tobacco suited, the price was right and a trade was made on the spot. The far mer wanted a cash payment instead of a check for advance money, and the buy er accommodated him to the extent of all he had with him —$30. When re ceiving day came around it was dis covered that the enterprising young far mer did not own the crop, only worked on the place and helped raise it and had taken advantage of the absence of the real owner, to sell the crop, pocket the advance and skip out. The address of the swindler is not known at this writing but the buyer will hereafter be pretty careful how he pays cash advances to strangers. The output of cigars throughout the country for the month of February amounted to 319,083,927 against 315,668,- 510 in February of last year, showing a slight increase of between three and four millions. But the output of cigarettes during the same month shows a decrease of some sixty odd millions in a total of 217,800,160 against a production of 262,- 121,590 in February last year. It is the old story; an increase in the cigar pro duction means a decrease in the ciga rette production and vice versa. The output of little cigars for the past month amounted to 37,265,510, thus keeping up its monthly average "production. The output of manufactured tobacco was about the same as last year, 22,110,123 pounds last month, against 22,585,721 pounds in February last year. —Bicycles at your own price, from $7.50 to SSO at Marsden & Watson’s. They have a lot of good wheels which a small amount of your money will pur chase. WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET Edgerton, Wis., March 31,1899. The movement in the ”98 crop has now reached a point where buying must rapidly decline from this time forward. Some riding is still being done but at best only scattering crops remain unsold and in some localities growers are en tirely closed out It is quite probable there will be very little tobacco left in first hands when the packing ison closes. Prices continue at abi t fc,{ a "* quotations. Sales reaching us s* 1 .*st report are: I. L. Wentworth 12a at J. L. Stockstad 8a at 6*4, 4&2c. Levi G. Holton 10 at 6*4&2c. E. Shaw 7a at 6*4&2c. T. J. Atwood 5a at 6%&l^c. H. H. Dickinson 3a at 6*4&2c. P. C. Clark 6a at 6*4, 3&2c J. W. Richardson 3a at 6&2c. Amos Bliven 5a at 5%&2c. ,T. J. Bickle 3a at 5&2c. Fred Hakes 4a at 5&2c. O. H. Streigl 4a at sc. I. L. Wentworth 4a at 6&l^c. Most of the packers have bundle stock on hand for some time yet at warehouse handling. Packers report an increasing inquiry for old goods, especially anything in the line of fillers or shorts, and transactions are much more plentiful than for some time past. Some fair sized sales have been effected. F. S. Baines of Janes ville sold 500 cs binders and 20Gcs ”94 shorts. P. Heggestad delivered 48cs '97 to Carle Saturday at B*4c. Antone Johnson sold 39cs ’97 to Mclntosh Bros, at BV£c. , The shipments out of storage reach 26 car loads, 1289 cases, from this station to all points for the week: receipts from outside points during the same period, 50 cars. Since last report 2550 cs of cigar leaf were exported from New York. Janesville, Wis., March 24, ’99. Market conditions remain about the same as last week, a reasonable degree of activity prevailing, on the part of the buyers and with steadily maintained prices sales are frequent, making a great difference with the small quantity now held by the farmers. We hear of many sections where the tobacco is pretty well cleaned up. Farmers are still delivering in liberal quantities and the warehouses are crown ed with bundles. Old goods are doing better and a good call for all grades is reported. —I'arm and Home. Janesville, Wis., March 24, ’99. The packing season is drawing near a close, many of the warehouse forces ex pect to gpt through the rush by the middle of April. The export branehe of the business is no small factor in this market, and much of the crop has al ready found quarters across the Atlantic. Buying still continues at about former prices and several large packings of filler grades have changed hands the past week, at satisfactory prices to the sellers. In old goods there has been a good demand and several deals have been effected. —Leaf. Stoughton, Wis., March 24, ’99. Local buyers are still active, and a large amount of the weed is daily brought to town, and business at the warehouses present a lively appearance. O. K. Roe purchased 8 acres of John Bostrack at 5%c in bundle; 7 acres of L. Bronte, assorted, at 7c; Wm. Almond 4 acres at s*4c, and 18 acres of '9B in bun dle of K. Bostrack at 7*4c. Oren Alderman delivered his 20 acre crop Wednesday to Culton of Edgerton Forest Colladay delivered 8 acres at Oregon at B&3c. —Courier. Stoughton, Wis., March 24, ’99. O. K. Roe received two carloads of fillers from Edwards Bros., of McFar land, Thursday. Haynes of Brooklyn delivered to Bjoin Bros. 13,000 pounds of tobacco this week. O. K. Roe has redeived this week: 8a ’9B at s*4c from John Bostrack: 18a ’97 at 74£&3c from Knut Bostrack; 7a ’9B assorted at 7c from Lars Bronte; 6a '9B at 54;jc from Ole Jenson; 4a ’9B at from W. L. Almond: 6a '9B at s*4c from Ed. Page.—Hub. Sun Prairie, Wis, March 23, ’99. N. Cottage Grove—Jim Gallagher de livered his 1898 crop of tobacco last Sat urday afternoon at Sun Prairie for 3%c in the bundle. McFarland—O. R. Pomeroy of Edger ton is here receiving tobacco. It seems that most of the growers have sold in • the bundle, preferring an average of 6c to assorting and holding for possibly higher prices. Pierceville —Tobacco F. L. Warner dis posed of his ”98 crop of tobacco, 10 acres, at 5%&2c: Lee Bros 6a at 5%&2; Dick Brown 5a at 5%&2c. Mr. Beederman of Stoughton was the purchaser. Morrisonville —The work of sorting to bacco was begun in the warehouses here last week, under the management of Bains of Janesville. The price paid is 65 per cwt- Countryman. New York., New York, March 22, ’99. The domestic tobacco market has been rather a quiet one during the past week, except in Connecticut and Wisconsin. Those who have such tobacco to sell re- number 10. port active dealing. The pace was set by force sweated, spotted New England goods, and this is being followed by a good demand for plain light wrappers, which are selling at from 40 to 60 cents. The seconds of the 1898 crop are receiv ing considerable attention from manu facturers. and the demand promises to increase materially during the next few weeks. The call ior force-sweated leaf exceeds the supply, and as a result prices remain strong. The top figure reported during the week was one dollar, which was paid for a lot of light spotted goods, which the seller claimed would wrap at the rate of two and a half pounds per thousand. There has been something of a scramble for Wisconsin fillers, selling at from 5 to 7 cents, and a number of good-sized lots changed hands. The expectation of a strong demand for American goods in Europe has served to stimulate the in quiry for old low-grade goods, and that class of tobacco is being bought at very fair prices by both packers and jobbers. Conservative dealers believe that grow ers are being, and have been, generally over-paid, and as the high price will be conductive to a large acreage next year, an unfavorable reaction is predicted. Sumatra—All eyes are turned toward Amsterdam, and news about the new crop is being anxiously awaited. The tone of the market here has been a little more active during the week past, and importers holding tine goods have gained more confidence. They do not anticipate much business, however, until the reports of the first sale have been received and digested. After that they look for a more or less active demand for old goods during the next few months, irrespective of what the coming inscription may bring forth. Havana —The demand for Cuban to bacco continues strong, but goods are moving in smaller quantities, and sales are more difficult to make, owing to tho great inroads that have been made in the stocks of importers during the past two months. The market was quieter this week than it has been since the month began. —Leaf New York. Sales of Seed Leaf Tobacco reported for The Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter by J. S. Gans’ Son, Tobacco Broker, No. 128 Water Street New York, for the week ending, March 27, 1899: 140 cs ’9B N. E. Hav. forced sweat, spotted and plain 30 to 65c. lOOcs ’97 State Hav. 12*4 to 16c. 700 cs ’97 Wis. Hav., at 5 to 9c. 200 cs ’96 Wis. Hav. 11 to 11 %e. 355 cs ’97 Zimmers at 16 to 22c. 130 cs ’97 Gebhardt at 12% and 14c. 70es ’97 Dutch at 16 to 18c. 150 cs ’96 Pa Seed at 12*4 to 13c. 170 cs ’97 Pa Seed at 11*< to 12c, Total 2015 cases. Huldwingville. N. Y. This has been a lively week. The de liveries have been numerous and the many teams in town gave the appearance of the old-time order of things. Sher mad D. Green is registered at the Seneca House this week. He is receiving for the Bunzles, assisted by the firm’s local representative, C. S. Mills. It was in tended that growers should deliver Mon day, but owing to the storm no business was done. But on Tuesday there was a rush of all who were to come Monday and all who were to come Tuesday, the work in warehouses continuing until a late hour. Mr. Green received about 450 cases here, and will receive 200 cases at Savannah Friday and Saturday. E. C. Munroe has received about 200 cases this week, and J. W. Upson has received some bundle goods. The tobacco buyers held a banquet at the Seneca House Wednesday evening. Plans were doubt less discussed for advancing the price of leaf, but it’s a little late, as the crop is well bought up in this section. —Gazette. Laueaster. Lancaster New Era. March 21, ’99. The local market continues to drag its slow length along, without showing much animation so far as cased goods are con cerned. The sales are few and far be tween, and are confined to small lots. Such goods as might iind a ready sale, are not to be had, while the offerings are not wanted to any consider able extent. The scramble for the new crop con tinues wtih undiminished vigor. A few sales are quoted: Noah Shrine 9a at 8&3c: Adam K. Shrine 6a at 8&3c; Henry Miller la at V &lc: Daniel Mellingerla at6t4&lc; Evan Hacker la at Evan Hacker la at 7&2c. Miamisburg, Ohio, March 21, ’99 The market may now be said to be fairly opened. Buyers are busy riding every day that the weather permits, and while there is no excitement such as has been witnessed in former years, buyers are ready to take all suitable tobacco for their houses at current rates, generally at Bc, with some sales as low as 7c. There are sections which have not received any attention, while some neighborhoods have been relieved of their holdings. De liveries have been in fair volume. Quotations: For ’96 Spanish, 1 % to 2c for musty, 7 to 8c for clean, leafy stock; ’9B Spanish 7to 8c; Dutch 10 to 11c; Gebhart 6to 7c. Shipments 7 car loads.—News. A Bargain in pity I.ots Ten lots in Shannon’s Addition to the City of Edgerton on “Park Avenue” ad joining City Park; at S4O per lot. Also a few acre lots, terms to suit purchaser. This offer is open until May Ist when prices will be raised. Call on C. O. Shannon on premises, or Harry S. Sloan city.