The tobacco market continues active and without abatement. Some of the buyers look at field purchases as being rather premature, and would not at first listen to such a way of doing business. Now, however, they are beginning to see that unless they, too, enter the field they will be left behind and will not be able to procure any choice crops.
Our half-dozen or more buyers are all active and anxious to secure a certain share of this year’s growth and not a stone is left unturned to secure choice crops if they can be had. Teller Bros. representative is out from morning till night and is making purchases right and left. Fry Bros., who had discontinued for a week or so, are again out, besides a number of others.
The following are some of the crops sold in different parts of this township: Addison Lutz, one-half acre at 22, 8 and 3; Manelius Ressler, 3 acres at 12 round; Levi Heffner, 1 acre at 10 round; Silas Zell, 1 acre at 10 round; John Wolf, 1 acre at 10 round; Mrs. John Badegum, 1 acre at 10 round; Alphus Leib, 2 acres at 25, 10, 6 and 3; Frank G. Buch, 2 acres at 11 ½ round; Chas. Hemple, 1 ¼ acres at 20, 10 and 3; John Wolf, ½ acre at 12 round; Wm. Gable, 1 ½ acres at 30, 16, 8 and 3; David Buch and Daniel Bowman, 2 acres at 29, 10 and 3; Reuben Griosh, ½ acre at 15 round; Jos. Kryder, 7 ½ acres at 15; Dan’l Burkholder, -- acres at 27, 8, 5 and 3; Hiram Brubaker, -- acres at 30, 10, 8 and 3; Jacob Kauffman, 2 acres at 30, 12, 8 and 3; Urias Buch, 2 acres at 25, 8 and 3.
Menno M. Fry & Bro. have made the following purchases: Reuben Risser, 1 ¾ acres at 27, 10 and 3; Samuel Bingeman, 1 ½ acres at 30, 12, 6 and 3; Ben. Wissler, 2 acres at 25, 10 and 3; Levi H. Wissler, 1 acre at 24, 10 and 3; Jonas Wechter, 1 3/4 acres at 28, 10, 6 and 3; Levallan Edwards, 1/2 acre at 25, 12 1/2, 6 and 3; H. S. Enck, 1/2 acre at 25, 12 and 3; George Erhart, 1/4 acre at 25, 12 and 3; John H. Brubaker, 1/2 acre at 23, 10 and 3; Jonas Eberly, 1/2 acre at 25, 10 and 3; Henry Leed, 2 1/2 acres at 25, 10 and 3.
~ The Lititz Record, 23-Sept-1881, Page 2, Column 3
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
Tobacco.--The U.S. Tobacco journal says: “Our market has dwindled down to a mere shadow compared with its greatness during the past six weeks. The cause lies in the stiffness of holders, and, to a certain extent, decrease of fine wrapper lots. Prospective buyers stand aghast at the figures that are being asked for fine goods, and even with the absolute certainty of no return to lower prices for a long time to come, they are loth <sic> to succumb to the inevitable. No new feature was apparent during the week which might tend to change the market. The reports from the country are more positive daily that the ’81 crop, as a whole will not exceed that of ’80; Pennsylvania again claims to have raised the “finest” of all crops that ever her soil produced. At any rate, so far as can be judged now, the ’81 crop is, if not a success, not a failure”.
The dullness of the local market compares with that of the general. Buyers are pursuing the even tenor of their ways, looking out for chances and buying when they can.
We have to record the following local sales: Mr. J. H. Stauffer purchased of Peter Steif, 1 acre at 10 cents round; of D. D. Burkholder, 4 ½ acres at 27, 10, 5 and 5 cents; of John S. Nicely, 4 acres at 32, 15, 8 and 3 cents; of Andrew Kauffman, 2 acres at 30, 12, 8 and 3 cents; of Henry Eaby, 2 ½ acres at 30, 15, 8 and 3 cents; of Christian Leeking, ½ acre at 25, 12, 5, and 5 cents; of Elias Buch, 1 ½ acres at 25, 8 and 3 cents; of John Leib, 2 acres at 27, 10 and 3 cents.
~ The Lititz Record, 21-Oct-1881, Page 2, Column 2
You can visit the memorial page for Daniel Dohner Burkholder.
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