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UNITED STATES 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
CIRCULAR No. 435 


Washington, D. C. Issued July 1937 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGES AND 
LOSSES IN WEIGHT IN 
HANDLING AND STORAGE 


By 
J. V. MORROW 


Marketing Specialist 
Bureau of Agricultural Economics 


and 


DUDLEY SMITH 


Formerly Senior Agricultural Economist 
Agricultural Adjustment Administration 


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CIRCULAR No. 435 JULY 1937 


UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
WASHINGTON, D.C. 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGES AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT IN 
HANDLING AND STORAGE 


By J. V. Morrow, marketing specialist, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, and 
DUDLEY SMITH, ‘formerly senior agricultural economist, Agricultural Adjust- 
ment Administration } 


CONTENTS 
Page Page 
MN CROMUCEL OMe ease en eee 1S | RGTECHERVIVCL DOIG Ose eee en Ce 20 
Factors of loss in Wieloch Geet se eee ees I | Virginia‘sun-cured, type'37___--__--2 ss 21 
Relation of packing and storage methods | Pennsylvania Seedleaf, LY peA lie ee 21 
Tro) WOR Thayne nye 2hEOh Osby Des 42-440 ss ak eee STE 23 
Reports on stocks of leaf tobacco_________- 4 | Georgia and Florida sun-grown, type 45______ 24 
Application of conversion factors to stocks UeT COR IGAan hu yO AG == oe a= = ee gn ee 25 
MLIVSENT UD OREO) ee 5 | Connecticut Broadleaf, type 51_______________ 25 
Progressive losses and conversion factors __ 5 | Connecticut Havana Seed, type 52.__________ 26 
Mineccntedsiypesell (4s oe ee 6 | New York and Pennsylvania Havana Seed, 
Virginia fire-cured, type 21_______-___________ 13 GYD CIS =a = ee ee lh oe a oe te Ti 
Kentucky and Tennessee fire-cured, types 22 Southern and northern Wisconsin, types 54 
GaGa, NO ee OR a Ae eae re wee a ke 14 CHING tse? 8 eee pete eee eek Shed Seen 28 
Henderson Stemming, type 24------------.--- 16 | Connecticut shade-grown, type 61, and Geor- 
Burnley Abyipe ols —- ee ee ae 8 17 gia and Florida shade-grown, type 62________ 29 
Southern Maryland, type 32_____------------- SH PAN DEM Gixeet Le Mage Rie ee ee 32 
OneiSUckerityies oes sae sea ee ee eae 19 
INTRODUCTION 


FACTORS OF LOSS IN WEIGHT 


Tobacco loses weight, as a rule, from the time it leaves the hands 
of the growers until it is placed in process of manufacture. Since the 
statistics of tobacco are widely used and are interpreted from varying 
points of view, the consideration of these losses in weight is important. 
The purpose of this circular is to analyze the factors causing shrinkage 
and losses in weight and to make a practical application of the uses 
of these factors in the statistics of tobacco held in storage. 

The factors of loss in weight are (1) losses of particles of dirt and 
tobacco in cleaning and packing, (2) reduction in moisture content 
and chemical changes during fermentation, and (3) loss due to removal 
of stems or midribs of the leaves. 

Losses of these kinds occur to some degree in the handling and 
storage of practically all tobacco. The percentage of loss varies 
not only for different types of tobacco, but in each type the rate of 
loss under any one of the factors enumerated varies for different 
erades and for tobacco of different crop years. The percentage of 
loss also depends upon climatic conditions, marketing procedure, 
handling and packing methods, location, nature, and duration of 
storage, and natural and artificial fermentation processes. 

Under the first factor of loss in weight—cleaning and packing— 
there is the loss of foreign matter, particularly dirt and sand, particles 

1 The authors are grateful to Alice Wolfe, Mrs. Sue Ugast, and Catherine Coleman for their assistance in 


preparing the manuscript and statistical tables. They also wish to express their appreciation for the whole- 
hearted cooperation of the tobacco trade in furnishing the information which made this circular possible. 


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of which adhere to the gummy surfaces of the tobacco leaves and are 
shaken off in the various handling processes. There is also some loss 
due to the breaking off of small pieces of leaf when the tobacco is 
handled in dry condition. Foreign-matter loss is negligible in some 
types but in the lower grades of other types it may average from 2 to 3 
percent. It is not given separate consideration in the tables on losses 
but is included in the figures on dirt and sand and moisture losses. 

Under the second factor of loss in weight—reduction in moisture 
content and chemical change during fermentation—there is the actual 
loss in moisture which occurs in the handling, redrying, and packing 
operations and in the sweating or fermentation processes. In some 
types of tobacco the greatest moisture loss occurs during the pre- 
liminary redrying and handling operations and in others the greatest 
loss occurs during the sweating or fermentation period. 

Some types of tobacco are marketed with a moisture content as 
high as 35 percent but will mold if packed in this condition. This is 
particularly true of the types grown generally in the Southern States. 
To avoid molding, the tobacco is removed to a redrying plant soon 
after sale, where it passed through a redrying machine which con- 
ditions it for packing, or it is hung in tiers and air-dried. 

Tobacco goes through a sweat each year. The term ‘‘sweat’’ is 
applied to the natural fermentation process that occurs in the spring 
and summer. Fermentation and aging eliminate the acrid pun- 
gency and bite of new tobacco and give it a sweeter, mellower flavor. 

During the fermentation process tobacco undergoes chemical 
changes similar to those that take place in any closely packed, moist 
vegetable matter. The temperature rises and certain volatile prod- 
ucts and convertible solids are thrown off. The tobacco appears to 
take on additional moisture and becomes soft and pliable. In addition 
to the chemical losses, there is actually a loss of moisture when the 
sweating period is finished. 

Under the third factor, there is the loss in weight from the removal 
of the stems or midribs. ‘The stem or midrib is excluded from most 
manufactured tobacco products because of its coarse, fibrous, woody, 
and more or less flavorless nature. In the manufacture of snuff the 
whole leaf is usually ground, and in some cases more stems are added. 
In the manufacture of some smoking tobacco the stems are removed, 
rolled flat under pressure, and cut finely, and a certain percentage is 
added to the cut leaf. 

The stemming loss varies according to the proportion of the stem 
removed and according to the type of tobacco. For some tobacco 
products it is necessary to remove the entire stem, from the tip of the 
leaf to the butt. For other products, it is necessary to remove only a 
few inches of the coarser part of the stem nearest the butt of the leaf. 

The variation in loss as to type is due to the relative size or coarse- 
ness of the stem in proportion to the leaf surface. Stems are removed 
from some tobacco prior to packing, fermentation, and storage, but 
the greater part is packed in leaf or unstemmed form and the stems 
are removed just before the time the tobacco enters the manufac- 
turing processes. 


RELATION OF PACKING AND STORAGE METHODS TO LOSS IN WEIGHT 


Practically all southern tobacco, or types other than cigar-leaf, is 
packed in hogsheads for storage and shipment. A limited quantity 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGE AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT 3 


is packed in boxes, for example, Black Fat. A hogshead is a large 
eask or barrel made of lightweight thin staves. The dimensions 
vary for different types of tobacco. Whether packed in leaf form 
(unstemmed) or strip form (stemmed) all hogshead-packed tobacco 
is aged before it is used in manufactured products. It is never used 
until it has gone through at least one sweat. Most of it is aged for 
2 or more years. The length of time it remains in storage depends 
upon manufacturers’ needs and upon the nature and characteristics 
of the crops of certain years. 

Blog oieeds of tobacco are stored in warehouses built especially for 
tobacco storage, and are usually stacked in tiers two or three hogsheads 
high in the manner shown in figure 1. Various types of construction 
are used for storage warehouses in the South. There are one-story, 
two-story, and three-story warehouses of wood, brick, concrete, and 
steel. The most modern and most popular type of construction is the 
single-story steel or wood frame sheathed and roofed with metal. 


FIGURE 1|.—Interior view of warehouse. Hogsheads of tobacco in storage. 


The sides are flared outward within 4 or 5 feet of the ground, and in 
the offset thus formed, heavy screen wire is placed for ventilation 
Cie) 

The change in weight of southern tobacco in storage varies with 
the construction and with the location of the warehouses. For 
example, in a two-story warehouse, tobacco stored on the upper floor 
may show a loss at the end of the first year, whereas that stored in the 
basement may show a slight gain. Tobacco stored at inland points 
may show a loss and that stored near the seaboard may show a gain. 

In packing domestic cigar-leaf tobacco for storage and shipment, 
the filler types are packed in wooden cases, bales, or barrels, the 
binder types, in cases and bales, and the wrapper types only in bales. 
The dimensions and weights of cases and bales will be discussed sepa- 
rately for each type. 

All of the cigar-leaf types, with the exception of Georgia and 
Florida sun-grown and Puerto Rican, are packed in unstemmed form, 
and the storage, aging, and fermentation are under more definite 
control than is the case in southern types. The principal difference 
is that all southern hogshead tobacco is stored in warehouses and 
permitted to go through the sweat under natural atmospheric con- 
ditions, whereas cigar-leaf tobaccos are usually sweated and stored 
in warehouses in which the temperature is controlled and sometimes 
the humidity. When definite temperature control is practiced it is 


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spoken of as “force sweating.” The fermentation process is an 
important part of the preparation of cigar-leaf tobacco for manu- 
facture. 

Another distinction is that in most of the southern hogshead to- 
baccos the heaviest losses in weight occur in the initial conditioning, 
handling, and packing, whereas in most of the cigar-leaf tobaccos the 
heaviest losses occur after packing, during the storage and fermenta- 
tion periods. In some types of cigar-leaf tobacco, bulk-sweating 
prior to packing is practiced by all dealers and packers, and in other 
types by only a limited number. 


FIGURE 2.—Exterior view of modern storage warehouse. 


REPORTS ON STOCKS OF LEAF TOBACCO 


An act of Congress approved April 30, 1912, directed the Bureau 
of the Census to collect and publish statistics of leaf tobacco in the 
United States held by certain classes of manufacturers and dealers 
in leaf tobacco. The original act, providing for reports as of April 1 
and October 1 of each year, was amended by an act of Congress 
approved May 10, 1916, requiring reports also as of January 1 and 
July 1 of each year. 

The Bureau of the Census therefore collected statistics of leaf 
tobacco held at the beginning of each quarter from dealers in leaf 
tobacco and from manufacturers who, according to the returns of the 
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, manufactured during the preced- 
ing calendar year more than 50,000 pounds of tobacco or snuff, 250,000 
cigars, or 1,000,000 cigarettes. Stocks of leaf tobacco held by tobacco 
growers’ cooperative associations were also included. The tables on 
stocks of leaf tobacco in this circular were compiled from reports of 
the Bureau of the Census up to and including January 1, 1929. 

An act of Congress approved January 14, 1929, transferred the 
collection and publication of statistics on leaf tobacco to the United 
States Department of Agriculture. This law was amended by acts 
of Congress approved July 14, 1932, and August 27, 1935. The 
general provisions of these laws are substantially the same as the 
original act and amendment, except that reports are required in more 
detail. The statistics are collected and compiled on the basis of the 
type classification established and promulgated by the Secretary of 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGE AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT 5 
Agriculture. This type classification differs slightly from the classi- 
fication used by the Bureau of the Census. For example, the flue- 
cured tobacco is subdivided into four types, the fire-cured of Ken- 
tucky and Tennessee into three types, the Ohio cigar-filler into three 
types, the Wisconsin cigar-binder into two types, and other changes 
ad made classifying tobacco on a type basis rather than a State 
asis. 


APPLICATION OF CONVERSION FACTORS TO STOCKS OF LEAF TOBACCO 


The laws under which the Bureau of the Census and the Department 
of Agriculture have collected and compiled statistics on stocks of leaf 
tobacco required that the quantity of unstemmed leaf and stemmed 
leaf be shown. The Bureau of the Census also required that tobacco 
be reported either on an actual-weight or a marked-weight basis. In 
arriving at the total quantity of any given type, marked and actual 
weights were combined; also unstemmed and stemmed weights were 
combined. The results in either case are misleading as no considera- 
tion is given to shrinkage losses in storage, or to stemming losses. 

Statistics showing the stocks of leaf tobacco are important, not only 
to the tobacco trade but to others interested in current and prospective 
developments affecting tobacco growers, and they are necessary in 
computations of annual consumption and disappearance of particular 
types. Serious difficulties arise in making such computations, because 
of the varied forms in which leaf-tobacco stocks are reported. 

To arrive at definite consumption figures, stocks should be converted 
to a farm-sales-weight basis—the equivalent of the weight at the time 
of sale by the grower—thereby making the figures of leaf-tobacco 
stocks comparable with figures of leaf-tobacco production. The 
stemmed leaf reported should be converted to an unstemmed basis, 
taking into account the loss due to the removal of the stem. Then 
adding this to the unstemmed leaf reported, the total should be con- 
verted to a farm-sales-weight basis, taking into account the average 
losses in handling and shrinkage. Stocks of the different types of 
tobacco as reported to the Bureau of the Census and to the Depart- 
ment of Agriculture have been converted on this basis and are shown 
in tables 4 to 30, inclusive, of the Appendix. 

In the analysis of stocks it is important that consideration be given 
to the normal movement of tobacco from growers’ hands into the hands 
of dealers and manufacturers. The marketing period varies with the 
different types and will be treated in the separate type discussions. 

The average loss figures quoted in tables 1 and 2 are the result of a 
study covering a period of several years. Questionnaires were mailed 
to all manufacturers and dealers who file quarterly reports of stocks 
of leaf tobacco. The average losses derived from a compilation of 
these questionnaires were then carefully checked with the year-to-year 
records of leading manufacturers and dealers throughout the United 
States. 

PROGRESSIVE LOSSES AND CONVERSION FACTORS 


In obtaining average losses in weight where two or more methods of 
handling are practiced, the loss resulting from each method of handling 
was weighted by the approximate percentage of the crop so handled. 
For example, in the case of flue-cured tobacco, in calculating conversion 
factors consideration was given to the approximate percentage of the 


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crop packed in both domestic and export order, and in the case of 
cigar leaf, to the various methods of handling, packing, and sweating 
each of the various types. Consideration was also given to the length 
of time each of the various types remains in storage and the ges 
mate percentage of the tobacco reported in stocks on “‘marked’’, 
packed, and on “‘actual” weight basis. 

In calculating conversion factors the percentage of loss in storage is 
not applied to the original farm weight, but to the residual weight as 
losses occur progressiv vely. For example, where the initial loss from 
dirt, sand, and redrying in handling flue-cured tobacco is 10 percent, 
and the first year’s loss in storage is 1 percent, the calculation is made 
on the basis of taking 1 percent of the 90 pounds which remain after 
deducting handling and redrying loss. The percentage of stemming 
loss is applied to 100 pounds regardless of whether it is farm weight, 
storage-order weight, or processing weight. The variation in actual 
stemming losses, ‘depending upon the time tobacco is stemmed, has 
been taken into consideration in calculating conversion factors. 

Tables 1 and 2 show the progressive losses for each type, and table 
3 shows the conversion factors. 


FLUE-CURED, TYPES 11-14 


In dealing with losses in weight, the four types of flue-cured tobacco 
may be considered as a whole, as there is little difference between 
them. Flue-cured tobacco, which is also known as Bright, Bright 
Yellow, and Virginia Bright, is produced in the piedmont section of 
Virginia and North Carolina, and the coastal plains of North Caro- 
lina, South Carolina, Georgia, and northern Florida. (See map of 
tobacco- -gTrowing districts, 1nK225 3.) 

Flue-cured tobacco is the principal kind of eapaeee erown in the 
United States, usually comprising from 50 to 60 percent of the total 
crop of all types. It ranges in color from a bright lemon yellow to a 
dark reddish orange and in some cases to a reddish brown or a dark 
brown known as mahogany. The light colors predominate and the 
thinner, light-bodied tobacco is preferable for cigarette and smoking 
tobacco. The darker, heavy-bodied grades are used in the manu- 
facture of chewing tobacco. About 40 percent of all flue-cured tobacco 
is used in domestic manufacture and about 60 percent is exported. 

Practically all flue-cured tobacco is harvested by the priming 
method. As the leaves ripen they are picked from the stalk in 
successive operations, beginning at the bottom of the plant. They 
are cured by applying regulated heat through furnaces and flues built 
into the barns. After being cured the leaves are sorted into lots on 
the basis of quality and color and tied in small bundles or hands of 
10 to 20 leaves. In Georgia and Florida the leaves are not tied into 
hands but are marketed loose. 

The auction sales system of marketing prevails throughout the 
flue-cured tobacco area.” The marketing period usually begins the 
latter part of July and extends through the greater part of February 
of the following year. The markets for type 14 in Georgia open 
first, usually in the latter part of July—sometimes early in August. 


2 For a further discussion of harvesting, curing, and marketing methods, see the following publication: 
GAGE, C. E. AMERICAN TOBACCO TYPES, USES, AND MARKETS. U.S. Dept. Agr. Cir. 249, 88 pp., illus. 
1933. 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGE AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT 5 


TABLE 1.—Southern types of tobacco: Average percentages of loss in weight from 
different causes and percentages of weight remaining 1 


Handling and Sweating and drying in 
packing 3 storage 4 
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2 Domestic | Export First | Second | Third 
Ss order order year year year 
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Pct.|Pct.| Pct. | Pct.|Pct.| Pct. |Pct.|Pct.| Pct.|Pct.| Pct.|Pct.| Pct.| Pct.| Pct. 
HE lte-cured==s- 222222 2 11-14} 2.0/98. 0} 10.0] 90. 0)12. 0) 88.0} 1.0/89. 1] 0. 5/88. 7} (6) 188. 7/22. 0/78. 0/69. 0 
Virginia fire-cured_________ 21} 1.0/99. 0) 15.0} 85. 0)17. 0] 83.0] 1.00/84 2) 1.00/83. 4) 0. 5/83. 0/23. 0/77. 0/64. 0 
Kentucky and Tennessee 
fine-CUned aes eee ae 22,23) .5/99.5) 1.5} 98.5! 5.0} 95.0] 4. 0/94. 6} 2.0)92. 7] 1. 0/91. 8)24. 0/76. 0/69. 5 
Henderson Stemming____-_ 24] 1.0/99. 0} 10.0} 90. 0}14. 0} 86. 0} 3.0/87. 3] 1. 5/86. 0] 1. 0/85. 1/24. 0/76. 0/64. 5 
TB We Cyr eee re ce eee 31) 1.0/99. 0} 10. 0} 90. 0)11. 0} 89. 0} 2. 0/88. 2] 1. 0/87. 3] 1. 0/86. 4/26. 0/74. 0/64. 0 
Southern Maryland______- 32} (7) | (7) | (@) $100. 0} (7) 1100. 0} 4. 0/96. 0} 2.0/94. 1] 1.00/98. 2/26. 0/74. 0/69. 0 
Onersuckersaaes2 eee 35] 1.0/99.0} 8.0} 92.00/10. 0} 90. 0} 2. 0/90. 2} 1. 5/88. 8} 1. 0187. 9130. 0/70. 0/61. 5 
GreensRivers== see eee 36] 1.0/99. 0} 10.0} 90. 0)14. 0} 86. 0} 3. 0/87. 3} 1.5}86. 0} 1. 0/85. 1/24. 0/76. 0/64. 5 
Virginia sun-cured________ 37| 1.0/99. 0} 11.0} 89. 0/15. 0] 85. 0) 1.0/88. 1) 1.087. 2} . 5/86. 8/24. 0/76. 0/66. 0 


1 Losses and remainders under cleaning, handling and packing, and sweating and drying in storage are 
percentages of farm-sales weight. Net yield is the stemmed processing weight. 

2 Removal of sand, dirt, etc. 

3 Includes sand and dirt loss and loss of moisture from redrying or air-drying. 

4 Storage losses calculated progressively, based on packed weight, domestic order. 

5 Percentages in removal of stem or midrib are based upon weight of leaf put into stemming process irre- 
spective of time of operation. 6 Negligible. 

7 Maryland tobacco is packed in hogsheads at the farm; therefore losses prior to packing are borne by the 
grower. 


TABLE 2.—Cigar-leaf types of tobacco: Average percentages of loss in weight from 
different causes and percentages of weight remaining } 


. Sweating and drying in 
: weating storage 
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Pennsylvania Seedleaf______ 41] 2.7] 97. 3}11. 6] 86.0} 2.3] 84.0] 2.4) 82.0) 1.7) 80.6] 28.0) 72.0) 58.0 
Gebhardi==— =a 42} 2.9] 97.1]11. 8] 85.6] 2.7] 83.3] 2.9] 80.9] 2.0] 79.3] 27.0) 73.0) 58.0 
ZATION T ea ees span es oe 43] 4.1] 95.9]11.0} 85.4] 2.8] 83.0] 2.7] 80.8] 2.4] 78.9] 28. 5) 71. 5} 56.5 
ID Wt Chee an eo 44] 3.3] 96. 7/10. 5} 86. 5) 2.8] 84.1) 2.9] 81.7} 2.1] 80.0} 29. 5) 70.5} 56.5 
Georgia and Florida sun- 
STOW sae me oree FE 45| 17.5) 82:5] 2.1) 80.8] 2.5) 78.8] 2.0) 77.2) 2.0) 75.7) 21. 5) 78.5) 59.0 
PU eT LOM RICAN aoe ee 46]. 12. 0} 88.6) 1.0} 87.1) 4.0) 83.6) 1.9] 82.0)/__--|----- 21. 5) 78. 5| 64.5 
Binder types: 
Connecticut Broadleaf______ 51] 3.0] 97.0] 9.9] 87.4] 2.3) 85.4) 2.7) 83.1) 2.4] 81.1] 22. 5) 77. 5} 62.5 
Connecticut Havana Seed__|} 52} 3.0! 97.0] 9.9] 87.4] 2.7] 85.0] 2.2] 83.1) 2.3) 81.2] 23.0) 77.0} 62.5 
New York and Pennsylva- 
nia Havana Seed__-_-__-___- 53] 9.0] 91.0] 7.0} 84.6] 2.0] 82.9} 2.4) 80.9] 1.5] 79.7} 26. 5) 73.5) 58.5 
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Northern Wisconsin__-_____- 55| 6.3] 93. 7/10. 6] 83.8] 1.7] 82.4] 2.2] 80.6] 1.7] 79.2] 25.0} 75.0} 59.0 
Wrapper types: 
Connecticut shade-grown___| 61] 8.9] 91.1] 2.6} 88.7] 2.7] 86.3] 2.2] 84.4) 1.7} 83.0) 18.5) 81.5) 67.5 
Georgia and Florida shade- 
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ing and drying in storage are percentages of farm-sales weight. Net yield isthe stemmed processing weight. 

2 Prior to packing. 3 Prior to sampling time. 

4 This refers to end of first year after packing and not to end of first year after sampling. ; 

5 Percentages in removal of stem or midrib are based upon weight of leaf put into stemming process irre- 
spective of time of operation. 


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They continue to sell for about 6 weeks. The markets for type 13 
in South Carolina and southern North Carolina open about the middle 
of August and continue selling through October, with the bulk of the 
sales occurting prior to October 1. The markets for type 12 in North 
Carolina open about September 1 and continue selling through Jan- 


TOBACCO-GROWING DISTRICTS 


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AIR-CURED TYPES 
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DUTCH 

FLUE-CURED TYPES GEORGIA AND FLORIDA SUN-GROWN 

CLASS 1 


OLD BELT FLUE-CURED 

MIDDLE BELT FLUE-CURED 

EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA FLUE-CURED 

SOUTH CAROLINA FLUE-CURED é 

CEORGIA FLUE-CURED a 
FIRE-CURED TYPES Es 

CLASS 2 


23 WESTERN FIRE-CURED (PADUCAH AND MAYFIELD) 


oF VIRGINIA FIRE-CURED 
0] 22 EASTERN FIRE-CURED (CLARKSVILLE AND HOPKINSVILLE) 
24 HENDERSON FIRE-CURED 


CIGAR-BINDER TYPES 
TYPE CLASS 5 
51 CONNECTICUT VALLEY BROADLEAF 
CONNECTICUT HAVANA SEED 
NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA HAVANA 
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN 
NORTHERN WISCONSIN 


CIGAR-WRAPPER TYPES 
TYPE CLASS 6 
61 CONNECTICUT VALLEY SHADE-GROWN 
62 GEORGIA AND FLORIDA SHADE-GROWN 


FIGURE 3.—Map of tobacco-growing districts. 


uary of the next year. The markets for type 11 in North Carolina 

and Virginia open, as a rule, in the second or third week in September 

and continue to sell through February of the next year. Considering 

flue-cured tobacco as a whole the peak of sales is some time in October 

or November, and the greatest movement from farmers’ hands to 

dealers and manufacturers occurs between October 1 and January 1. 
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Flue-cured tobacco is delivered by the growers to the auction-sales 
floors with a moisture content of from 20 to 25 percent, and in some 
cases in excess of 25 percent. This moisture content tends to prevent 
breakage in handling. The tobacco is arranged in flat baskets about 
4 feet square which are placed in rows on the auction-sales warehouse 
floor. As the buyers pass along between the rows they examine each 
lot, frequently pulling hands from the pile on each basket. If the 
tobacco were not soft and pliable there would be considerable injury 
by breakage (fig. 4). 

Flue-cured tobacco with a moisture content of 20 to 25 percent 
would mold if packed directly in hogsheads. To avoid this, the 
tobacco is removed from the floor as soon as the sale is over and is 
delivered to the redrying plant of the buyer. There it is assorted and 


FIGURE 4.—Baskets of tobacco on warehouse floor ready for sale at auction. 


blended according to grade and run through a redrying machine. 
Practically all the original moisture is removed in this machine and a 
desired amount is added to condition the tobacco for packing without 
breakage and to allow it to go through the natural fermentation process 
or sweat while in storage without damage by mold. This redrying 
process also distributes the moisture uniformly. 

Redrying machines consist of a series of large chambers in which 
the temperature and humidity are regulated. A chain conveyor 
moves slowly through this series of chambers. Generally the hands of 
tobacco are hung on sticks about 4 feet long and the sticks are placed 
on the chain conveyor. As the tobacco on these sticks enters the first 
chamber, fans force a current of hot dry air through it, eliminating 
practically all the moisture. In the next chamber the ‘temperature 
is lowered somewhat, and in the succeeding chamber or chambers, 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGE AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT iui 


which are humidified by means of fine sprays of water or live steam, 
the tobacco absorbs the desired amount of moisture (fig. 5). 

After the tobacco has gone through the redrier, it is packed in 
hogsheads for storage or shipment. Hogsheads about 48 inches in 
diameter and 54 inches in depth are used in packing flue-cured tobacco 
for domestic trade, and 48 inches in diameter and 48 inches in depth 
in packing for export trade. The packing is usually done in the 
following way: A hogshead is placed on a round dolly or truck con- 
veniently near the rear end of the redrying machine. As the tobacco 
emerges from the redrier, it is removed from the sticks and placed in 
layers with the heads or butts of the hands outward until the hogs- 
head is filled. Then an especially made open cylinder of the same 
diameter is placed above the filled hogshead and the process of pack- 
ing is continued until this also is filled. The dolly, together with the 
filled hogshead and cylinder, is then rolled under a hydraulic press. 


FIGURE 5.—Type of machine used in redrying tobacco. 


The tobacco is compressed through the cylinder and into the hogshead 
and a head is nailed in place. This operation is called prizing. The 
average net weight of a hogshead of flue-cured tobacco is about 1,000 
pounds, ranging from 900 to 1,100 pounds. The weight of an empty 
hogshead ranges from 135 to 150 pounds. A tobacco-prizing opera- 
tion (in type 22) is illustrated in figure 6. 

In the process of assorting, handling, redrying, and packing there 
is an average loss in weight, due to the shaking off of dirt and sand 
particles which adhered to the tobacco leaves, of about 2 percent. 
This dirt and sand loss is negligible in the handling of the upper 
leaves and better quality tobacco, but runs above 2 percent in the 
handling of “first primings’” and low-grade lugs. Buyers whose 
purchases consist mainly of lower-grade tobaccos may have a dirt 
and sand loss of 5 to 6 percent. Some firms buy sweepings and loose 
leaves raked up from the curing barn and warehouse floors and run 
them over a wire screen for cleaning prior to redrying. Such pur- 


12 CIRCULAR 435, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 


chases sometimes show a dirt and sand loss as high as 30 percent. 
However, losses from this source, considering all grades, average 
about 2 percent. 

An additional loss in weight, due to the removal of moisture, 
occurs in the redrying process, running from 8 to 10 percent. The 
percentage of moisture loss varies during the marketing season 
according to weather conditions and the quality or grade of tobacco 
handled. It also varies with crop years. When packed for export, 
tobacco usually contains about 11 percent of moisture, and when 
packed for domestic trade, from 12 to 14 percent. The total loss in 
weight in the rehandling and redrying of flue-cured, including dirt 
and sand losses and moisture losses, considering all grades over a 
period of years, averages about 10 percent for tobacco packed in 
domestic order and about 12 percent for that packed in export order. 

The stem is removed from some flue-cured tobacco prior to re- 
drying and packing, but most of it is packed in leaf form and the stem 


FIGURE 6.—Tobacco-prizing operation. Hogsheads along the sides of the pit are being packed with 
tobacco. Note the extra container placed on top of hogshead. 


is removed at a later date. The loss in stemming flue-cured tobacco 
ranges from 16 to 28 percent. This range is due to some extent to 
difference in quality of the leaf and the relative weight of the stem in 
proportion to the total leaf. It is due principally to the quantity or 
portion of the stem removed. The average loss in stemming flue- 
cured tobacco is about 22 percent. 

Formerly the stem was removed from a large part of the tobacco 
entering into foreign trade, especially that going to the United King- 
dom, but during recent years the quantity stemmed before export 
has been reduced substantially. At present, only a very small per- 
- centage is stemmed prior to export. 

Flue-cured tobacco has relatively light losses in storage. In some 
cases 1t gains weight in storage. Considering the weight gains and 
losses, the average loss in storage is about 1 percent the first year, 
0.5 percent the second year, and is negligible thereafter. Table 1 
shows the various weight losses on flue-cured tobacco progressively. 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGE AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT 13 


The average net yield from 100 pounds of farm-sales weight flue-cured 
tobacco is approximately 69 pounds of stemmed leaf ready for manu- 
facturing purposes. 


VIRGINIA FIRE-CURED, TYPE 21 


Virginia fire-cured tobacco is also known as Virginia dark-fired or 
Virginia dark. It is produced in the piedmont and mountain sections 
of Virginia in the area adjacent to Lynchburg, Bedford, Farmville, 
and Blackstone. About 75 percent of it is exported and about 25 
percent is used by domestic manufacturers. The principal domestic 
usage is for the manufacture of snuff. Certain quantities go into 
smoking tobacco, chewing tobacco, Italian-type cigars, and Black 
Fat.® } 

Virginia fire-cured tobacco usually comprises from 1 to 2 percent 
of the United States crop. This type is dark in color and is heavy- 
bodied compared with flue-cured tobacco. The color ranges from a 
light brown to a very dark brown. The darker, heavier bodied grades 
are desirable for use in manufacturing snuff. 

Virginia fire-cured is harvested by the stalk-cutting method. The 
stalk is split from the top to within 8 or 10 inches of the ground and 
the plant is then chopped off near its base. After the plant has wilted 
the split stalk is straddled over a lath or tobacco stick and is carried 
to the curing barn. From 8 to 10 plants are placed on each stick, 
depending on the size of the plants. In fire-curing tobacco, the smoke 
and fumes from wood fires built on the earth floor of the curing barn 
come in direct contact with the tobacco and impart a desirable 
flavor. After the tobacco has cured and during a damp season when 
the dried leaves have absorbed sufficient moisture to permit their 
being handled without breakage; it is taken down from the tiers in 
the barn and the leaves are stripped from the stalk, assorted according 
to quality, color, and length, and tied into hands. 

Virginia fire-cured tobacco is marketed principally under the auc- 
tion-sales system in a manner similar to flue-cured tobacco. The 
marketing season usually begins about the middle of November and 
extends through the greater part of March of the following year. 
Most of the sales are in December and January. Because of the 
heavy body and the more or less preservative nature of the method of 
curing, this type is usually marketed in much higher order, or with a 
ereater moisture content, than some other types. 

The moisture content of Virginia fire-cured ranges from 25 to 35 
percent at the time it is delivered to market. After being sold it is 
put through a redrying machine in the same way as flue-cured tobacco 
and packed in hogsheads averaging approximately 1,050 pounds net 
when packed for English trade, and approximately 1,350 pounds net 
when packed for domestic trade, or for foreign trade other than to the 
United Kingdom. This type is usually packed for domestic trade 
and foreign trade other than to the United Kingdom with approxi- 
mately 14 percent moisture. Because of the requirements of customs 
laws and a high rate of import duty, it is packed for the English trade 
with approximately 11 percent moisture content. 

The average dirt and sand loss in handling is about 1 percent. The 
average loss in redrying for domestic use is about 14 percent and for 
export about 16 percent. This loss in handling, redrying, and packing 


3 Note discussion of Black Fat in the section on One Sucker, type 35, p. 19, 


14 CIRCULAR 435, U. 8S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 


ranges from 10 to 20 percent, varying according to the grade or quality 
of the tobacco, weather conditions, and crop years. 

Virginia fire-cured tobacco is stored and aged in the same way as 
flue- cured tobacco, and goes through similar fermentations in the 
spring of each year. The loss in weight during the first year of storage 
is about 1 percent, during the second year about 1 percent, and during 
the third year about 0.5 percent. The total loss in weight while in 
storage runs slightly higher than for flue-cured partly because fire- 
cured is stored mostly at inland points and partly because it goes 
through a harder sweat the second year than does flue-cured, and 
sweats some even in the third year. 

The loss in stemming Virginia fire-cured tobacco usually ranges 
from 20 to 26 percent, with an average loss of about 23 percent, but 
as its most important domestic use is in the manufacture of snuff, 
very little is stemmed. 

At present a small percentage of that part going to foreign countries 
is stemmed, although formerly the greater part of it was stemmed 
prior to export. 


KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE FIRE-CURED, TYPES 22 AND 23 


Type 22 fire-cured tobacco is produced in a section east of the 
Tennessee River in southern Kentucky and northern Tennessee. 
The principal markets for this type are Springfield and Clarksville, 
Tenn., and Hopkinsville, Ky. Type 23 fire-cured tobacco is produced 
in a section between the Tennessee, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers in 
western Kentucky and northwestern Tennessee. The principal mar- 
kets for this type are Mayfield, Paducah, and Murray, Ky. 

These types are also known as dark-fired or Kentucky and Ten- 
nessee darks. The general characteristics and the marketing and 
handling methods of the two types are so similar that for the purpose 
of dealing with losses in weight they may be considered together. 
The annual production has ranged from around 100,000,000 pounds to 
about 150,000,000 pounds in the last 10 years and is usually about 8 
percent of the total crop. The usage is very similar to that of Vir- 
ginia fire-cured, type 21. From 70 to 75 percent is exported and the 
rest is used by manufacturers in the United States. The principal 
domestic usages are for snuff and Italian-type cigars. The color range 
is about the same as for Virginia fire-cured—from a light brown to a 
very dark brown. Some grades are comparable with grades of Vir- 
ginia fire-cured, but more heavy-bodied, somewhat coarser tobacco is 
produced in Kentucky and Tennessee than i in Virginia. 

The stalk-cutting method of harvesting is employed in the Ken- 
tucky and Tennessee fire-cured territory, and the open-fire method of 
curing is used. The fires in the curing barns as a rule are kept burn- 
ing fora period of 3 to6 weeks. The cured product is usually assorted 
by the growers into three groups designated either as trash, lugs, and 
leaf, or as lugs, seconds, and leaf. Some growers make further 
separations on the basis of color or length. 

Most of the tobacco of these types is now marketed under the 
auction-sales system but considerable country buying still is done. 
The term country buying covers direct sales by growers on the premises 
of the grower. Some buyers ride through the country and inspect the 
crops in the barn, and, if a price agreement can be reached with the 
erower, contracts are made and the tobacco is delivered direct to the 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGE AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT 15 


prizery, or packing house, of the buyer. A part of this tobacco is 
also marketed through a growers’ cooperative association. The 
auction markets for these types sometimes open early in December, 
but as a rule they open either about the middle of December or the 
first of January. The country buying is usually done before the 
opening of the markets and early in the sales season. The auction- 
Seles floors and the associations usually operate until about the middle 
of May 

The. moisture content of these types is considerably lower than 
that of Virginia fire-cured when delivered to the market. No definite 
tests have been made by the United States Department of Agriculture 
on moisture content at time of delivery, but information received from 


FIGURE 7.—Fire-cured tobacco of type 22 hung in tiers for air-drying. 


buyers and packers of these types indicates that the moisture content 
at that time ranges from 18 to 22 percent. 

The tobacco of these types is conditioned and packed under three 
general degrees of moisture content or order, known in the trade as 
English order, continental order, and domestic order. In packing 
for English order the moisture content is reduced to about 11 percent 
either by running the tobacco through a redrying machine or by air- 
drying.* In packing for continental, or stiffened, order the tobacco is 
air-dried to a point at which it contains about 13 or 14 percent of 
moisture (fig. 7). In packing for domestic order, or winter order as 
it is sometimes known, the tobacco is packed in practically the same 
order as it is received from the farmers. Tobacco handled and packed 
in English order will lose from 10 to 12 percent in the process. ‘Tobacco 
handled and packed in continental, or stiffened, order will lose about 5 


4 Air-drying is discussed in the section on Burley, type 31, p. 17. 


16 CIRCULAR 435, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 


percent. Tobacco packed in domestic, or winter, order will lose from 
1 to 2 percent. 

The loss in weight from dirt and sand in handling these types is so 
low as to be almost negligible. The average dirt and sand loss does 
not exceed 0.5 percent. 

Kentucky and Tennessee fire-cured tobacco is packed in hogsheads 
slightly larger than those used in the packing of flue-cured and Virginia 
fire-cured, and the average weight per hogshead is about 1,450 pounds 
net. It is stored in warehouses in the same way as flue-cured and 
Virginia fire-cured, except that it is never racked more than two tiers 
high. The storage loss of these types of tobacco packed in the 
English order averages about 1.5 percent the first year, 1 percent the 
second year, and 0.5 percent the third year. When packed in conti- 
nental, or stiffened, order the storage loss averages about 2 percent the 
first year, 1.5 percent the second year, and 1 percent the third year. 
When packed in domestic, or winter, order the storage loss averages 
about 4 percent the first year, 2 percent the second year, and 1 percent 
the third year. 

The stemming loss on Kentucky and Tennessee fire-cured tobacco 
ranges from 20 to 28 percent, averaging about 24 percent. Relatively 
smal] quantities of this tobacco are stemmed as the greater part of that 
used in domestic manufacture is in snuff and practically none of a 
exported is stemmed prior to export. 


HENDERSON STEMMING, TYPE 24 


Henderson Stemming is also known as northern fire-cured or 
northern dark-fired tobacco. It is produced in Webster, Hopkins, 
McLean, Union, and Henderson Counties of Kentucky, which are just 
north of the district in which type 22 is grown. It is marketed at 
Henderson and Madisonville, Ky. The annual production ranges 
from 3,000,000 to 10,000,000 pounds. 

The harvesting and curing methods are the same as for types 22 and 
23 except that the fires are not kept burning in the curing barns for 
quite so long a period. ‘The tobacco of this type in the Madisonville 
locality is somewhat larger and coarser than the fire-cured tobacco of 
the eastern and western districts. In the territory nearer Henderson 
the same varieties or strains of seed are used for the production of this 
type as for the air-cured type called Green River. In fact, in some 
years many of the farmers of this district air-cure their tobacco, whereas 
in other years they fire-cure it. The practicein this respect is depend- 
ent largely upon weather conditions and upon the prices being paid 
respectively for fire-cured and dark air-cured tobacco. A large per- 
centage of Henderson Stemming was formerly exported, and as most 
of it went to the United Kingdom it was usually stemmed and shipped 
in strip form. At present, a smaller percentage is exported and very 
little is stemmed before being packed. 

The auction-sales marketing system prevails in this territory. The 
markets open about the middle of December and the selling season 
lasts until about the middle of March. In former years when the 
greater part was stemmed, practically all the strips were air-dried. At 
present, most of it is put through redrying machines. The loss in 
weight from dirt and sand shaken off in handling averages about 1 per- 
cent. The loss in weight through redrying, including the dirt and sand 
loss, averages about 10 percent for domestic order and about 14 per- 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGE AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT dig 


cent for export order. Storage losses run somewhat lower than for 
types 22 and 23, and somewhat higher than for Virginia fire-cured. 
The average loss the first year in storage runs about 3 percent, the 
second year about 1.5 percent, and the third year about 1 percent. 
The loss in stemming ranges from 20 to 28 percent and averages about 


24 percent. 
BURLEY, TYPE 31 


Burley tobacco is produced principally in Kentucky, southern Ohio 
and Indiana, western West Virginia, central and eastern Tennessee, 
western Virginia and North Carolina, and sections of Misssouri and 
Kansas. In point of production Burley ranks next to flue-cured, 
usually comprising from 20 to 25 percent of the total United States 
crop of all types. Less than 5 percent of the Burley crop is exported. 
Most of it is used in this country in cigarettes, and in smoking and 
chewing tobacco. 

Burley tobacco is a light air-cured type ranging in color from a light 
straw to a dark tan or light brown. All Burley is harvested by the 
stalk-cutting method. Thestalks are split by some growers, and others 
spear them on to sticks about 44 feet long which are hung in tiers in 
ventilated barns or sheds. The green tobacco is permitted to dry out 
or cure under natural atmospheric conditions. No heat is used, except 
during wet weather when it is sometimes necessary to use charcoal 
braziers under the tobacco to prevent house burn. House burn is a 
fungus or bacterial disease that develops during rainy seasons, espe- 
cially if the tobacco is crowded so closely in the curing barn that free 
circulation of air is prevented. 

Burley is usually harvested during the latter part of August or first 
of September, and hangs in the curing barn from 6 to 10 weeks. 
After it is fully cured and when the tobacco is in order it is taken down 
and the leaves are removed or stripped from the stalks. 

As arule the Burley growers sort the tobacco into six natural groups 
as they strip it. The leaves that grow nearest the ground are known 
as spods or flyings; the next leaves upward on the plant are called 
trashes; next above these are the lugs; then come the bright leaf or 
cutter grades; next the red-leaf or heavy-leaf grades; and last the tips. 
In sorting out a crop it is sometimes necessary to make subdivisions of 
these major groups on the basis of color or length. 

The auction-sales system of marketing prevails throughout the 
major part of the Burley territory. The markets usually open early 
in December or late in November and continue through the greater 
part of February. The peak in sales is probably reached in Janu- 
ary. Redrying plants are located in most of the principal markets, 
and the tobacco is put through machines in the same way as flue- 
cured tobacco. In some of the outlying territories and smaller 
markets the tobacco is air-dried. In air-drying, the hands of tobacco 
are hung on sticks in much the same way as the green plants. The 
tobacco is hung in tiers and left throughout the winter. During the 
winter months it loses practically all its moisture content and becomes 
almost bone dry. In the spring during a damp season when the 
tobacco absorbs sufficient moisture for handling, it is taken down and 
packed into hogsheads. 

The loss in weight in redrying Burley tobacco, including the dirt 
and sand loss of 1 percent, is about the same as that of flue-cured— 

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18 CIRCULAR 485, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 


10 percent for that packed in domestic order and about 11 percent 
for that packed in export order. The loss in weight in air-drying is 
slightly lower than the redrying loss, usually averaging about 9 per- 
cent, but the handling losses are perhaps slightly higher, making the 
total loss about the same. 

Burley is packed in hogsheads 48 inches in diameter and 54 inches 
in height or depth. The average net weight of the hogshead is ap- 
proximately 1,100 pounds. The loss in storage on Burley averages 2 
percent the first year, 1 percent the second year, and 1 percent the 
third year. The average loss in stemming is 26 percent, with a 
range from about 22 to 28 percent. This range in stemming loss is 
due chiefly to the fact that for some products only a small portion of 
the stem is removed and for other products a greater part is removed. 


SOUTHERN MARYLAND, TYPE 32 


Maryland tobacco is a light air-cured type similar to Burley in 
appearance. It is produced in five counties of southern Maryland— 
Prince Georges, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, and St. Marys. A 
small quantity of tobacco is produced in Frederick and Montgomery 
Counties but this is known as upper-country tobacco and is classified 
as miscellaneous domestic. Production of Maryland tobacco usually 
totals around 25,000,000 pounds. For the period of 1925-34 an aver- 
age of about 50 percent of the total Maryland tobacco produced 
was exported, but during recent years exports have declined con- 
siderably. Maryland tobacco is used by domestic manufacturers 
principally in the manufacture of cigarettes, blended with other 
cigarette types such as flue-cured and Burley. 

The harvesting and curing methods of Maryland tobacco are prac- 
tically the same as those practiced in the Burley territory; that is, the 
tobacco is stalk-cut and air-cured, but in harvesting no stalk-splitting 
is practiced. The handling and marketing methods in Maryland, 
however, are entirely different. The Maryland growers sort their 
tobacco into four major groups. The lower leaves that drop from the 
plants and are picked up in the fields and the trashy leaves on the 
bottom of the stalk after curing are classed together and are known as 
oround leaves. The next leaves above these are sorted and tied 
separately and known as seconds. The other leaves of the plant are 
sorted on the basis of body and color, the heavy darker leaves being 
known as dull crop and the thin bright leaves as bright crop. 

Maryland tobacco is packed into hogsheads by the growers after 
it has remained on the farm during the winter and following spring. 
No air-drying nor redrying is done by the trade as it is practically 
air-dried on the farm. The hogsheads used are much smaller than 
those used in any other section. They vary. in size, ranging from 
around 400 to 800 pounds in weight. The usual weight is about 650 
pounds net. 

Although the Maryland tobacco market in Baltimore operates the 
year round, most of the sales are made in June, July, and August. The 
marketing system is unique. It is the only closed-bid hogshead 
auction market in this country. There are two warehouses in Balti- 
more for handling the Maryland tobacco; one is operated by the State 
of Maryland and the other by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The 
Maryland growers ship their hogsheads of tobacco to one of these 
warehouses consigned to a commission merchant or to the Maryland 


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Tobacco Growers’ Association which, in conducting sales, operates in 
a manner similar to a commission merchant. The growers are given 
free storage for as long a period as they wish and the buyers are given 
6 months of free storage. 

After the hogsheads have been in the warehouse for 2 weeks they 
are opened and the hogshead is removed from the packed and prized 
tobacco. An official sampler draws several hands of tobacco from 
six different points in the hogshead. From these draws, a six-hand 
representative sample is made and sealed with the official State or 
the railroad company’s seal. This official sample is turned over to 
the commission merchant to whom it is consigned, or to the associa- 
tion. The tag on the sample bears the name of the grower, the 
hogshead number, and the weight. 

Each day the commission’ merchants and the association place on 
display a lot of samples and a list is made up of the numbers on each 
sample. Kvery buyer is given a copy of this list. They draw, lots as 
to their order in examining the samples. After a buyer has reviewed 
the samples he places his bid opposite the number of all samples on 
which he wishes to make an offer and drops this list in a locked box as 
he leaves the sample room. Every day at 1 p. m. this box is opened. 
In each instance the highest bidder gets the hogshead if, in the opinion 
of the commission merchant, the price is high enough. If the high 
bid is rejected twice the sample is withdrawn and sales are made by 
private bargain. ‘The farmers pay a fee of $2 per hogshead to the 
commission merchants and the buyers pay a fee of $3 per hogshead to 
the warehouse for handling charges. 

No records are available of the loss in weight of Maryland tobacco 
between the time it is cured and the time it is inspected and sampled 
at storage in Baltimore. The loss in storage is higher than for Burley 
tobacco as no redrying is done and Maryland tobacco is packed in 
somewhat higher order. The average loss during the first year is 4 
percent, during the second year 2 percent, and during the third year 1 
percent. The average loss in stemming Maryland tobacco is the 
same as for Burley, namely 26 percent. 


ONE SUCKER, TYPE 35 


One Sucker tobacco, a dark air-cured type, is produced in north- 
central Tennessee and south-central Kentucky. The markets are 
Franklin, Scottsville, and Russellville, Ky., and Westmoreland, Tenn. 
Production of this type is usually around 2 percent of the total United 
States tobacco crop. 

One Sucker derives its name from a tendency of the plant to produce 
only one crop of suckers after topping. The harvesting method is the 
same as for fire-cured tobacco, that is, it is stalk-cut. The color range 
is also similar to fire-cured with perhaps slightly more light-brown 
tobacco in the crop. It is cured under natural atmospheric condi- 
tions. It is characterized by a long narrow leaf, a rather large coarse 
stem, and cross fibers at an acute angle to the stem. 

About 30 percent is exported and 70 percent used domestically. 
The principal domestic use is for plug and twist chewing tobacco, 
mostly twist. Considerable quantities go into export trade in the 
form of Black Fat. In some instances One Sucker is packed straight 
for Black Fat trade and in others it is mixed with fire-cured tobacco 
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packed especially for the African and South Sea Islands trade. The 
tobacco is almost saturated with mineral oil, petrolatum, or other 
prepared sauces and then packed in tierces or boxes and subjected to 
tremendous pressure. 

About 80 percent of the total One Sucker that is exported goes out 
in the form of Black Fat; the 20 percent remainder consists of low- 
grade lugs and trash. The One Sucker used by domestic manufac- 
turers is “packed in hogsheads 54 inches in depth and 46, 47, or 48 
inches in diameter, ranging from 1,000 to 1,250 pounds net weight, 
and averaging about 1 ,100 pounds. 

One Sucker is sold at auction over loose-leaf floors. In handling 
over the floors, a certain amount of sorting is done on the basis of 
quality, color, and length as the tobacco is unloaded from the farmers’ 
wagons or trucks and placed on the baskets. The markets for One 
Sucker usually open in about the second week in December and sales 
continue until the latter part of March. 

The moisture content of One Sucker at the time of delivery by the 
farmers and the keeping quality of the tobacco prohibit packing 
without reordering. About 85 percent is air-dried before packing in 
hogsheads and the other 15 percent is shipped to some point where it 
can be put through a redrying machine. The air-dried One Sucker is 
packed with a moisture content of about 14 percent, the machine- 
dried with slightly less. The loss in weight from handling, ordering, 
and packing, including a dirt and sand loss of about 1 percent, ranges 
from 8 to 12 percent, averaging about 9 percent. The packers of 
Black Fat show no loss in the operation. They have an actual weight 
gain due to the addition of oil, etc. The loss in weight in storage 
averages about 2 percent the first year, 1.5 percent the second year, 
and 1 percent the third year. 

Because of the long narrow leaf and the coarse stem and the pur- 
poses for which used, the percentage of loss in stemming One Sucker 
is higher than for most other types, ranging from 25 to 35 percent, 
and averaging about 30 percent. 


GREEN RIVER, TYPE 36 


reen River tobacco is produced in the northern part of Kentucky 
in the territory adjacent to Owensboro and Henderson, and is marketed 
at these two points. Production of this type in former years Was as 
high as 60,000,000 pounds, but in recent years has ranged from 
10, 000,000 to 20, 000,000 pounds. It is a dark air-cured type, rang- 
ing in ‘color from a light tan to a very dark brown. The variety or 
strain of seed used is the same as for type 24. Growers in this district 
either air-cure this tobacco and sell it as Green River, or fire-cure it 
and sell it as Henderson Stemming. 

Green River tobacco is harvested by the stalk-cutting method. 
It is air-cured, sold at auction, and packed in hogsheads averaging 
about 1,400 pounds i in weight. The marketing period is from early in 
December until early in March. As is the case with most of the 
southern types, there is some variation from year to year, in the 
opening and closing dates of the markets. Late plantings and conse- 
quent late harvesting and curing may delay the opening dates. 
Weather conditions unfavorable to stripping, sorting, and handling 
by the farmers may delay the closing dates. 


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Green River tobacco is used in the manufacture of chewing tobacco, 
snuff, and smoking tobacco. At one time a considerable quantity 
was exported, but more recently exports have declined somewhat. 

Practically all of this tobacco is redried. The loss in weight in 
- redrying, including a dirt and sand loss of 1 percent, averages about 
10 percent for domestic trade and about 14 percent for export trade. 
The loss in weight in storage averages about 3 percent the first year, 
1.5 percent the second year, and 1 percent the third year. The loss 
in stemming ranges from about 20 to 28 percent and averages about 
24 percent. 

VIRGINIA SUN-CURED, TYPE 37 


Virginia sun-cured tobacco is produced in a limited district near 
Richmond, Va., and practically all of it is marketed at that point. 
The annual production during the last 10 years has averaged about 
4,000,000 pounds. 

Virginia sun-cured tobacco derives its name from the former practice 
of hanging the green tobacco on scaffolds in the fields during the greater 
portion of the curing process. It is really an air-cured type of tobacco, 
very darkin color. Practically all is used in the domestic manufacture 
of chewing tobacco; very little is exported. 

Virginia sun-cured tobacco is marketed under the loose-leaf auction- 
sales system. The market ‘usually opens about the middle of Novem- 
ber and extends until the latter part of February or the first of March. 
The tobacco is redried, and is packed in hogsheads about the same size 
as those used for the flue-cured and fire-cured tobacco produced in 
Virginia. The average net weight of a hogshead is approximately 
1,250 pounds. The average loss in weight in redrying, including a dirt 
and sand loss of 1 percent, is about 11 percent. The average loss in 
storage the first year is 1 percent, the second year 1 percent, and the 
third year 0.5 percent. The average loss in stemming is about 24 
percent. 

PENNSYLVANIA SEEDLEAF, TYPE 41 


Pennsylvania Seedleaf tobacco, also known as Pennsylvania Broad- 
leaf, Pennsylvania Filler, and Lancaster and York County Fuller, is 
produced principally in Lancaster and adjoining counties of Pennsyl- 
vania. 

The annual production during the last 10 years has averaged about 
43,000,000 pounds. This type is used principally for cigar fillers. A 
limited quantity of the thinner, lighter bodied leaves, which are free 
of injury, are selected and used as binders or as stogie wrappers. The 
regular filler grades are known locally as wrappers, but are used only 
for cigar fillers. The lower or stemming grades are known locally as 
fillers and are used principally in the manufacture of scrap chewing 
tobacco or in shredded fillers for low-priced cigars. A very limited 
quantity is exported. 

Pennsylvania Seedleaf is harvested by the stalk-cutting method and 
like all cigar-leaf tobacco, it is air-cured. After the tobacco is fully 
cured it is stripped from the stalk and tied into hands of 14 to 18 leaves, 
The hands are then put up in paper-wrapped bundles or bales w eighing 
from 50 to 70 pounds for delivery to packers. 

Pennsylvania Seedleaf is usually sold while still hanging in the 
curing shed. Independent dealers, and buyers who represent the larger 
cigar manufacturers, visit the premises of the growers and purchase the 
tobacco. Each requires that the crop be delivered to the buyer’s ware- 


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house as soon as stripped and baled. The contract specifies prices for 
wrappers and for fillers and usually stipulates that the tobacco shall 
be free from damage when delivered. Occasionally the tobacco is not 
sold until after it is baled. Pennsylvania Seedleaf is usually delivered 
by the growers to the packers in the period from January 1 to March 31. 
The bulk of the delivery is made in January and February. 

Some growers pack their tobacco in cases, or engage some packer 
to do it for them at specified rates per pound. The cases are stored 
to undergo the sweating process. Other growers have organized and 
operate cooperative packing plants, but most of the Pennsylvania 
Seedleaf is marketed by the direct-sales method and is delivered to the 
buyers in bundle form. The majority of the growers seem to prefer 
selling their tobacco before the heavy loss in packing and sweating. 

Pennsylvania Seedleaf is a very dark, heavy-bodied, and rather 
large and coarse type as compared with other cigar-leaf types, but its 
general texture, flavor, and aroma are such that it is well adapted for 
use as cigar fillers. Tt will carry a relatively high percentage of 
moisture without molding or damaging in the bulk or case. At the 
time it is delivered by the growers the moisture content usually ranges 
from 18 to 32 percent. ‘Tests made by the Department of Agriculture 
show that Pennsylvania Seedleaf should be packed in cases with an 
average moisture content of about 25 percent. If it is packed with 
less than 24 percent of moisture it may not sweat properly. If it is 
packed with more than 26 percent of moisture it is subject to loss from 
black rot and mold. 

Some packers of Pennsylvania Seedleaf practice bulk-sweating prior 
to packing in cases. When itis handled in this way the initial handling 
loss, including dirt and sand, breakage, and moisture loss, ranges from 
3 to 5 percent and the average loss is about 4 percent. When the 
tobacco is bulk-sweated the loss in the period from packed weight to 
sampling weight is somewhat less than that on tobacco packed direct 
into cases. The loss in weight from packed weight to sampling weight 
ranges from 8 to 12 percent, averaging about 11.3 percent. 

Other packers of Pennsylvania Seedleaf pack direct into cases 
without bulk-sweating. When packed without bulk-sweating the 
handling loss due to dirt and sand, breakage, and possibly some 
moisture loss, ranges from 2 to 3 percent. The loss during the period 
from packed weight to sampling weight, which is principally a moisture 
loss, ranges from 8 to 14 percent. The average loss during this period 
is about 12.1 percent. Packing is usually completed in May and the 
sampling is done the following fall after the tobacco has gone through 
the first summer sweat. The first sweat is the hardest and results in 
greater loss than occurs in any subsequent sweat. 

By the end of the first year after sampling, this tobacco usually 
loses an additional 2.3 percent, by the end of the second year another 
2.4 percent, and at the end of the third year an additional 1.7 percent. 

In case-sweating, the tobacco is packed in substantial wooden cases 
all 30 by 30 inches across the ends or heads, and ranging in length 
from 36 to 52 inches. The average length of a case is about 42 inches. 
The weight of cases when packed ranges from 250 to 365 pounds net, 
or from 325 to 450 pounds gross. These cases have }-inch spaces 
between the end boards in order to allow ventilation and the escape 
of surplus moisture during sweating. The inside of the case, except 


5 Unpublished data in files of tobacco investigations, Bureau of Plant Industry, U. S. Department of 
Agriculture. 


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the ends, is covered with heavy paper. The tobacco is packed length- 
wise 1n the case with the butts of the hands outward toward the end 
and the tails slightly lapping in the center. It is packed several 
inches above the top of the case; then a frame is placed on it and it is 
put under a casing press and the tobacco is pressed down until the lid 
or top of the case can be nailed on. Each case is marked with the 
net weight and gross weight. The cases are then stored in rows 5 to 
20 cases high in warehouses especially built for tobacco storage and 
sweating. Some of these warehouses have heating equipment and 
the sweating is speeded up through the application of artificial heat. 

Tobacco of the regular cigar-filler grades of Pennsylvania Seedleaf— 
called wrappers by the growers—are usually stemmed just before the 
time they enter into the manufacturing process. Tobacco of the 
lower grades—called fillers by the growers—is often stemmed months 
in advance of use in manufactured products. The scrap chewing 
manufacturers as a rule place the strips, or stemmed tobacco, in a 
bulk and put it through an additional sweating process. The manu- 
facturers of prepared short fillers, or “grinders” as they are known in 
the trade, use a considerable quantity of the stemming grades or X 
sroup tobacco. This is put through stemming machines, is dried, 
stored in bins, and sold to manufacturers of short-filler cigars. The 
average stemming loss on all grades of Pennsylvania Seedleaf is about 
28 percent. The stemming loss ranges from about 26 to 30 percent. 


OHIO, TYPES 42-44 


Three types of cigar-filler tobacco are produced in the southwestern 
section of Ohio, mostly in Darke, Preble, Butler, Miami, Montgomery, 
and Warren Counties. Type 42 is known as Gebhardt; type 43, as 
Zimmer or Zimmer Spanish; and type 44, as Dutch or Little Dutch. 

In recent years the annual production of the three types has aver- 
aged about 24,000,000 pounds. No official estimates are made of the 
production of each type separately, but on the basis of average stocks 
held by dealers and manufacturers on July 1 of each year since 1929, 
the production averages about 37 percent of Gebhardt, 47 percent of 
Zimmer, and 16 percent of Dutch. 

The general harvesting, curing, marketing, and handling methods 
are so similar that in considering losses in weight the three types may 
be discussed under one heading. These tobaccos are stalk-cut, air- 
cured, and marketed under the country-sales system. The buying is 
done in the fall of the year and deliveries are usually made from Jan- 
uary to April. Sometimes the movement of the crop from growers’ 
hands into buyers’ hands is much later and extends into the second 
quarter of the year. 

Most of the buyers and packers are located in Dayton, but some 
are located in small towns throughout the producing district, and some 
of the Dayton buyers have packing houses at outlying points. The 
growers sort their crop into two major grades locally known as 
wrappers and fillers. The so-called wrappers are the actual cigar- 
filler grades. The so-called filler grades are suitable for use in scrap 
chewing tobacco and are sometimes stemmed and shredded foruse 
as short fillers in low-priced cigars. The growers deliver these tobuccos, 
packed in cases, to the buyers who usually repack and resort, separa- 
ting badly broken, inferior, and damaged leaves. Some buyers 
practice bulk-sweating; others case-sweat only. Gebhardt and Zim- 


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mer tobaccos usually go through one spring-and-summer natural 
sweat and are then taken out of the cases, in the fall, dipped in water, 
and force-sweated. This is known as resweating, Dutch tobacco is 
seldom dipped and resweated. 

The initial loss in handling and packing these types ranges from a 
little more than 3 percent to a little more than 4 percent. ‘The loss in 
sweating and resweating ranges from about 10% to 12 percent. The — 
handling and storage loss on type 44 is somewhat lower than the loss 
on types 42 and 43 because it is not resweated. These types lose 
between 2 and 3 percent each year while in storage up to the third 
year. The loss in stemming Gebhardt averages about 27 percent; in 
stemming Zimmer about 28 percent; and in stemming Dutch about 
30 percent. The higher stemming loss in Dutch may be attributed to 
the narrow, stringy leaves and the consequent larger proportion of 
stem to leaf surface. 


GEORGIA AND FLORIDA SUN-GROWN, TYPE 45 


Georgia and Florida sun-grown tobacco is produced in north-central 
Florida and southern Georgia. The principal marketing point is 
Quincy, Fla. Production during the last 5 years has ranged from 
approximately 1,200,000 pounds to less than 100,000 pounds, aver- 
aging around 600,000 pounds annually. This is a cigar-filler type of 
tobacco, but the ‘leaves are smaller and of finer texture than those 
of other filler types produced in this country, usually ranging in 
length from 8 to 14 inches. In general appearance it is similar to 
Puerto Rican tobacco. 

Georgia and Florida sun-grown tobacco is primed and cured in 
barns under natural atmospheric conditions except that during damp 
seasons charcoal or coke braziers are sometimes used to prevent pole 
sweat or house burn. The greater part is grown under contract 
with buyers, but some is sold by private sale on the farm of the 
erower. After the tobacco is cured it is tied into hands and deliv- 
ered to the packing house either in paper-wrapped bundles or in boxes. 

Deliveries are usually made in June and July, with the bulk of 
the crop moving in July. The packers untie the hands and pile the 
leaves into large bulks ranging from 20,000 to 40,000 pounds each. 
As with most filler types, a hard sweat is required ; therefore the 
leaves are often sprayed with water when the bulks are turned ® in 
order to force the fermentation. This causes the tobacco to become 
dark but does not detract from its value. When handled in this 
way the temperature of the bulk during fermentation often goes as 
high as 150° F 

After the fermentation has been completed the leaves are stemmed, 
and as the stemming process requires that the leaves be very soft 
and pliable, the moisture content is too high for immediate packag- 
ing. The strips, or stemmed tobacco, are dried out until the moisture 
content is reduced to about 15 percent. The tobacco is then packed 
in bales averaging about 160 pounds in weight. 

The greater part of the loss in weight in handling Georgia and 
Florida sun-grown tobacco occurs before packing and averages about 
17.5 percent. Subsequent losses average about 2 percent for each 
year that the tobacco is held in storage. The loss in stemming aver- 
ages about 21.5 percent. 


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PUERTO RICAN, TYPE 46 


Puerto Rican cigar-leaf tobacco is produced in the central and 
inland portion of Puerto Rico. It is marketed and handled at a 
number of points on the island. The principal markets are Caguas, 
Juncos, Cayey, Comerio, San Lorenzo, and Utuado. The average 
annual production for the last 5 years has been about 21,000 000 
pounds. 

Puerto Rican tobacco is used principally for cigar fillers and the 
major portion of it is used in continental United States. The leaves 
are smaller and thinner bodied than most of the cigar-filler types 
produced in the United States. It is aromatic and has a distinctive 
flavor that blends well with other filler types. 

It is harvested by both the stalk-cutting and the priming methods. 
It is air-cured under natural atmospheric conditions in curing barns 
that may be either of wood construction or constructed of poles 
thatched with cane or palm leaves. 

Tobacco is grown and marketed 1 in Puerto Rico principally under a 
system called “‘refractioning.” The growers are supplied by dealers 
and merchants with food, fertilizer, and other necessities, and are 
obligated to deliver and sell their tobacco to them. The tobacco is 
delivered by the growers in large bundles or lots rolled in burlap or 
cloth. It is usually marketed between April 1 and July 1, although 
some may be delivered as early as March. A limited amount of 
sorting is done by the growers based on the position of the leaves on 
the plant and on the general quality. The subdivisions that are 
made are known by such Spanish terms as Coronas, Resagos, Boliches, 
etc. If the tobacco is refractioned through a general merchant it is 
~again sold to a regular packer. In the packing houses finer lines of 
distinction are drawn as to quality or grade. 

Some bulk fermentation is practiced before the removal of the 
stems, and some fermentation occurs after stemming. The stemmed 
leaf is carefully sorted and graded on the basis of quality, length, and, 
to a certain extent, color. About 30 percent of the Puerto Rican 
tobacco is packed in barrels for storage and shipment. The remainder 
is packed in bales. The size of the bales is approximately 34 by 28 
by 30 inches, and the average net weight is approximately 150 pounds. 

The loss in weight in handling and packing Puerto Rican tobacco 
averages about 12 percent. The loss in the first year after packing, 
during which time the first and hardest sweat occurs, averages about 
5 percent. The loss in storage during the second year averages 
about 2 percent. The loss in stemming averages about 21.5 percent. 


CONNECTICUT BROADLEAF, TYPE 51 


Connecticut Broadleaf tobacco is produced in the valley of the 
Connecticut River from near the Massachusetts State line to Glaston- 
bury, Conn., principally on the east side of the river. Some is handled 
and packed at various points throughout the valley but Hartford, 
Conn., is the principal marketing point. The annual production for 
the last 10 years has averaged about 15,000,000 pounds. It is used 
principally for cigar binders, but about 15 or 20 percent is used for 
wrappers and a small quantity of the lower grades is used in scrap 
chewing. 


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The leaves are relatively large, ranging in length from about 18 to 
24 inches. They are smooth and of good texture, and are brown in 
color. 

Connecticut Broadleaf is harvested by the stalk-cutting method 
and is air-cured in barns under natural atmospheric conditions. After 
the tobacco is fully cured and is in good order for handling, it is taken 
down and the leaves are stripped from the stalks. It is marketed 
under a country-sales system, the buyers visiting the farms of the 
erowers and bargaining as to price. From 50 to 60 percent of the 
erowers sort their own tobacco after it is stripped from the stalks. 
Otherwise the sorting is done in the packing houses of the dealers. 
It is sorted into 10 to 12 grades, the major groups of grades being 
known as wrappers, seconds, top leaves, fillers, and stemming. 
Usually there are several grades of wrappers and seconds. For 
delivery by growers, the tobacco, whether sorted or not, usually is 
packed in paper-wrapped bundles weighing from 30 to 60 pounds. 
Some growers who sort their own tobacco also pack it in cases before 
delivery. It is delivered by the growers to the dealers from January 
to May; the peak of the deliveries comes in February. Usually most 
of the crop is marketed during the first quarter of the year. 

Connecticut Broadleaf is not bulk-sweated but is sometimes re- 
packed into bundles for sweating. Usually it is packed directly into 
cases and put into a sweating room with a temperature of from 85° 
to 95° F. for a period of 6 to 8 weeks. About 30 percent is packed in 
cases for natural sweat; that is, it is stored in a warehouse with no 
temperature control. 

The moisture content ranges from 25 to 30 percent at the time of 
delivery. The loss in handling and packing ranges from 2 to 5 
percent. The loss in weight during the period of the first sweat, or 
from the time it is packed until the following fall when it is sampled, 
averages about 10 percent. From sampling time to the following 
fall the loss ranges from 2 to 3 percent, averaging about 2.5 percent. 
If held longer than 2 years there is an additional loss of about 2.5 
percent the third year. The stemming loss averages about 22.5 

ercent. 
CONNECTICUT HAVANA SEED, TYPE 52 


Connecticut Havana Seed tobacco is produced in the same territory 
as Connecticut Broadleaf, and from Greenfield, Mass., to Middle- 
town, Conn. Some is grown in the Housatonic Valley. Hartford 
is the principal market. The average annual production for 1926 
to 1932 was about 17,000,000 pounds. Production declined to about 
10,000,000 pounds in 1933, 5,500,000 pounds in 1934, and 6,000,000 
pounds in 1935. It is used principally for cigar binders. Although 
about the same percentage of Havana Seed as Broadleaf is classified 
as wrappers by the packers, the percentage actually used for wrapper 
purposes is not as large. The tobacco of the lower grades is used in 
scrap chewing. This type as a whole is somewhat thinner bodied 
Pea a hagas is very smooth and of fine texture, and runs lighter 
in color 

In former years part of the Havana Seed crop was primed, but 
recently practically all of it has been stalk-cut. It is air-cured in 
barns under natural atmospheric conditions. The marketing system 
and method of delivery are the same as for Broadleaf except that a 
very large percentage is sold by the growers in unassorted bundles and 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGE AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT Di 


then sorted by the packers. It is also sized to 2-inch lengths ranging 
from 14 to 26 inches, the greater part ranging from 18 to 24 inches. 
Deliveries are made by the growers from December to March, in 
some years extending into April. Most of the deliveries are usually 
made in January. 

The packing and fermentation methods employed are similar to 
those used in handling Broadleaf. The initial handling and packing 
loss ranges from 3 to 6 percent, averaging slightly higher than the 
initial loss in handling Broadleaf. The average loss during the period 
of the first sweat from packing time to sampling time is about 10 
percent. The average loss during the second year is about 2.5 per- 
cent, and during the third about 2 percent. The average loss in 
stemming is 23 percent. 


NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA HAVANA SEED, TYPE 53 


New York and Pennsylvania Havana Seed tobacco is produced in 
a widely scattered area through northern Pennsylvania and southern 
and central New York. The principal marketing points are Elmira 
and Syracuse, N. Y. The average annual production for the last 
10 years has been about 1,500,000 pounds. The tobacco of this 
section has been classified’ as a binder type, but from a type stand- 
point two kinds are produced. The Big Flats is a binder type similar 
to the Connecticut Havana Seed, and the Onondaga is more of a 
filler type. At one time these tobaccos were used principally for 
cigar binders and fillers, but more recently the greater part of them 
has been used in scrap chewing tobacco. 

Type 53 tobacco is stalk-cut and is air-cured in barns under natural 
atmospheric conditions. Itis sold mostly at the farms of the growers 
by private sale, and delivered to the dealers in paper-wrapped bundles 
ranging in weight from 30 to 50 pounds. Little sorting is done by the 
erowers. They usually sort into only two grades. The dealers and 
packers sort out the binders and fillers from the best of the growers’ 
grades and pack them in cases. Some bulk-sweating is practiced but 
most of the better quality tobacco is packed direct ‘into cases and i is 

‘natural sweated.’’ The stemming grades are usually sweated in 
the paper-wrapped bundles in which they are delivered by the growers. 
Deliveries are usually made in the first quarter of the year, and 
most of the packing is done within this period. 

The initial loss in handling and packing the better grades, which 
are packed direct into cases, averages about 2.5 percent, and the loss 
from packing time to sampling time in the fall ranges from 8 to 12 
percent, averaging about 10 percent. On that part of the tobacco 
which is bulk-sweated before packing the initial loss ranges from 5 
to 7 percent, but there is a decrease in the loss during the period of 
the first sweat from packing to sampling time. ‘This loss will average 
about 6.5 percent. Regardless of the method of handling, the loss 
up to sampling time is practically the same, averaging about 12.5 
percent. The loss in storage from sampling time to the next fall 
averages about 3 percent. If held another year there is an additional 
loss of about 1.5 percent. The average loss in stemming is about 26.5 
percent. This is slightly higher than for most other cigar-leaf types, 
because such a large percentage of this tobacco is used for scrap 
chewing. In stemming tobacco for scrap chewing purposes the stem 
must be completely removed. 


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SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN, TYPES 54 AND 55 


Southern Wisconsin tobacco, type 54, is produced in south-central 
Wisconsin. Edgerton and J anesville are two of the principal markets. 
Northern Wisconsin, type 55, is produced in west-central Wisconsin 
and east-central Minnesota. ‘Viroqua and Chippewa Falls are two of 
the principal markets. Although these two types are very similar in 
general appearance and some grades are exactly comparable, a dis- 
tinction is made in the trade on the basis of general quality. For the 
last 5 years the average annual production of southern Wisconsin 
tobacco has been about ‘16, 500,000 pounds, and of northern Wisconsin 
tobacco about 10,000,000 ‘pounds. Although more than 60 percent 
of these types is used for scrap chewing purposes, they are classified 
as cigar-binder types. A much larger percentage of northern than of 
southern Wisconsin tobacco is selected and used for binder purposes. 

Considering the types as a whole, the leaves of Wisconsin tobacco 
are somewhat larger and coarser than of the binder types produced in 
Connecticut. Wisconsin tobacco is stalk-cut and air-cured. It is 
marketed by private sale at the farm of the grower or through a 
srowers’ cooperative organization. These types are usually marketed 
during the first quarter of the year. As a rule, the greater part of 
the crop is out of the growers’ hands by the ist of April but some- 
times, because of adverse weather, the marketing period extends into 
the second quarter. Only a limited amount of sorting is done by the 
growers prior to delivery. They sort into two grades known as 
wrappers and fillers. The so-called filler grades, usually known in 
the trade as stemming, are used principally for scrap chewing. The 
tobacco is delivered in paper-wrapped bundles ranging in weight 
from 40 to 50 pounds. 

The packers sort and size the so-called wrapper grades and from 
these select the leaves of binder quality. Most of the Wisconsin — 
binder grades are packed direct mto cases after being sorted and 
sized, but some are bulk-sweated for about 2 weeks before packing. 
The initial loss in handling the better grades when the tobacco is 
bulk-sweated ranges from 6 to 10 percent, averaging about 8 percent. 
On such bulk-sweated tobacco the loss in weight during the first sweat, 
after it is packed in cases until the following fall, averages about 7 
percent. When packed direct into cases without bulk-sweating the 
initial loss in handling and packing averages about 3 percent, but the 
loss during the first sweat is much higher, ranging from 10 to 15 
percent, and averaging about 13 percent. The subsequent losses in 
storage during the second and third years are about 2 and 1.5 percent, 
respectively, regardless of whether the tobacco is bulk-sweated or 
packed direct into cases. 

The stemming grades of Wisconsin tobacco are usually bulk- 
sweated for about a year in the paper-wrapped bundles in which they 
are delivered by the growers. Just before being stemmed the 
tobacco is taken out of the bundles, the damaged tobacco is thrown 
out, moisture is added, and it is rebulked and “resweated for a short 
period. The net yield on the stemming grades is somewhat lower 
than the net yield on binder grades because of difference in the 
sweating processes, and because more damage occurs from black rot 
and mold. It is difficult to determine the losses in the progressive 
steps of handling, but the total loss averages nearly 20 percent. The 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGE AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT 29 


average stemming loss for southern Wisconsin tobacco is about 23 
percent and for northern Wisconsin about 25 percent. 


CONNECTICUT SHADE-GROWN, TYPE 61, AND GEORGIA AND 
FLORIDA SHADE-GROWN, TYPE 62 


As the two types of shade-grown tobacco are very similar in regard 
to the cultural and handling methods and as the losses in weight in 
handling are comparable, they will be considered together. Connec- 
ticut shade-grown i is produced in the valley of the Connecticut River 
in Massachusetts and Connecticut. The principal marketing point 
is Hartford, Conn. The average annual production for the last 
5 years has been about 5,000,000 pounds. Georgia and Florida 
shade-grown is produced in north-central Florida and_ southern 
Georgia. The principal marketing point is Quincy, Fla. The 
average annual production for the last 5 years has been about 2 000,000 
pounds. 

Shade-grown tobacco is used principally for cigar wrappers. The 
leaves are small, usually ranging in length from 10 to 16 inches, 
although some leaves are as short as 8 inches and some as long as 
20 inches. 

Body, texture, elasticity; combustibility, and color are the most 
important elements of quality in tobacco for cigar wrappers. Shade- 
grown tobacco is very thin and tissuey, 1s of very fine texture, is elastic, 
and ranges in color from light tan to light brown. It is essential that 
cigar wrappers burn well and evenly, and that the leaves are free of 
injury. The greatest care must be exercised by the growers through- 
out the culture and handling in order to produce tobacco of such qual- 
ity. Production costs are higher for shade-grown than for any other 
types. It differs from all other types in that it is produced under 
artificial shade. Three kinds of shade are used—slats, cloth, and a 
combination of slats and cloth. In recent years the use of cloth has 
predominated. 

Shade-grown tobacco is harvested by priming or picking the leaves 
as they ripen, beginning at the bottom of the stalk and removing two 
or three leaves at a time. Each priming is handled separately and the 
leaves are carefully carried to the curing barns. When they have 
wilted sufficiently to permit handling without breakage, they are 
strung beadlike on twine by punching a hole through the butt of the 
stem. About 30 leaves are placed on each string, face to face and back 
to back. Each end of the string is fastened to a lath and the laths 
are hung in the tiers of the curing barn. 

The tobacco is watched closely during the curing process and 
through a system of regulated and controlled ventilation, tempera- 
ture and humidity are kept at the desired point. The procedure 
followed is governed by weather conditions. 

After the tobacco is thoroughly cured the strings are cut loose from 
the ends of the laths, the leaves are drawn together in the center of 
the strings, and the free ends of the strings are tied around the butts 
- of the leaves, thus forming hands of about 30 leaves each. These 
hands are packed in boxes for delivery to the packing houses. 

In both Connecticut and Florida the marketing system for shade- 
grown tobacco differs from that of other cigar-leaf types. In prac- 
tically all cases the packers and dealers are also growers. In addi- 
tion to handling their own tobacco, they handle some for other 


30 CIRCULAR 435, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 


srowers on a contract basis specifying prices. Some is raised for 
them by sharecroppers, and some is handled, packed, and sold for 
other growers on a commission basis. Connecticut shade-grown is 
delivered to the packing houses in August, September, and October, 
the greater part of the crop usually being delivered before October 
1. Georgia and Florida shade-grown is delivered in July, August, 
and September, practically all deliveries being completed prior to 
October 1. 

When shade-grown tobacco arrives at the packing house it is 
removed from the boxes and placed in bulks about 5 or 6 feet wide and 
from 12 to 16 feet long, and usually about 8 feet high. These bulks 
contain from 4,000 to 6,000 pounds. Temperature and humidity 
are definitely controlled in the bulking room. A temperature of 
75° to 85° F. is usually maintained and the relative humidity 1s not 


FIGURE 8.—Stenciling United States Department of Agriculture inspection seal and certificate numbers 
on bales of Connecticut shade-grown tobacco. 


allowed to fall below 70 percent. A perforated metal tube is placed 
through the center of each bulk for the purpose of inserting a 
thermometer for inner temperature readings. 

The moisture content of the tobacco when placed in the bulks 
ranges from 24 to 32 percent. With this moisture content, fermen- 
tation starts at once and the temperature of the bulk oradually 
increases until within about a week it reaches a maximum of from 
110° to 120° F. The maximum temperature attained and the number 
of days before a maximum is reached vary with the condition and 
quality of the tobacco and the room temperature. When the tem- 
perature starts downward the tobacco is turned or is rebulked. In 
rebulking the position of the tobacco is reversed; that is, the outer 
layers are placed on the inside and the inner layers on the outside of 
the new bulk. Fermentation starts again and the temperature 
again rises, but much more slowly, and it usually does not reach a 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGE AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT 2 | 


maximum of more than 105° after this first rebulking. The tobacco is 
turned again when the maximum temperature is reached. It is 
always turned at least three times and sometimes as many as five 
rebulkings are necessary. Each time the temperature rises more 
slowly and a lower maximum point is reached. Sometimes 15 days 
elapse between turnings. 

When the tobacco comes out of the bulks it is sorted, sized, tied 
into hands, packed loosely in cases, and is placed in a mulling room 
for 3 or 4 weeks where a temperature of about 90° F. is maintained. 

Shade-grown tobacco is sorted by skilled laborers on the basis of 
color, body, texture, uniformity, and injury, and is sized to 1-inch 
lengths. It is usually sorted into 10 to 15 grades. When the sorted 
and sized tobacco comes out of the mulling room it is packed and 
pressed into bales about 32 by 32 by 12 inches, ranging in weight 
from 150 to 175 pounds net and averaging about 165 pounds each 
(fig. 8). The moisture content at the time of baling ranges from 18 
to 20 percent, and as some further fermentation takes place the bales 
are usually placed in a warm room for 3 or 4 weeks before they go into 
regular storage. 

The loss in handling, sorting, and packing shade-grown tobacco 
ranges from 9 to 11 percent, averaging about 10 percent. The loss 
from packing to sampling time ranges from 2 to 2.5 percent. The 
loss in storage from sampling time to the end of the next year ranges 
from 2.5 to 3 percent. 

Shade-grown tobacco, as a rule, has passed into the hands of manu- 
facturers and been used in the manufacture of cigars before it is 
2 years old. If it is held longer there is an additional loss of about 
2 percent the third year. 

The average loss in stemming Connecticut shade-grown is about 
18.5 percent and Georgia and Florida shade-grown about 17 percent. 


APPENDIX 


TasBiE 4.—Flue-cured tobacco, types 11-14: Stocks owned by dealers and manufac- 
turers in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, semiannually 
1912-16, quarterly 1917-56 


Stemmed 
Un- Total on 
Quarter and year Une stemmed junstemmed 
Quantity Srenanicd reported basis 
reported equivalent ! 

Jan. 1: 1,000 pownds| 1,000 pownds| 1,000 pouwnds| 1,000 pounds 
1 Qi e = & eeeeN 35, 889 46, 010 296, 572 342, 582 
HOM Re Seca te atom 51, 069 65, 470 377, 844 443, 314 
1O]O tessa er 52, 192 66, 910 375, 178 442, 088 
1920222 eee 36, 357 46, 610 412, 184 458, 794 
1G Diliseerene ts 62, 397 - 79, 993 461, 516 541, 509 
G22 tne eeee ee 72, 010 92, 317 498, 1438 590, 460 
[G23 08 Se nets ae 63, 888 81, 904 480, 517 562, 421 
O24 Sei mn 48, 653 62, 373 571, 187 633, 560 
192 5x es 40, 463 51, 874 539, 000 590, 874 
19262 See 40, 635 52, 094 562, 455 614, 549 
O27: Ses ot 58, 346 74, 800 570, 228 645, 028 
O28 SS a seoe ee 84, 789 108, 699 671, 745 780, 444 
1G 29S wee ae. 96, 488 123, 698 669, 882 793, 580 
193 0 eoiee wees 112, 488 144, 210 682, 996 827, 206 
[LOZ ereeue rates 127, 719 163, 736 741, 264 905, 000 
LOS 2 sre tere at, 128, 983 165, 356 764, 115 929, 471 
1933 eeauen es 120, 282 154, 202 649, 215 803, 417 
1 OS ARERR ee 123, 802 158, 714 734, 322 893, 036 
1935 a2 =e 125, 605 161, 026 697, 608 858, 634 
TIGRE oy we 127, 975 164, 064 836, 147 1, 000, 211 

ANjoyes IE 
[OI Bie noes ee 18, 195 23, 326 235, 965 259, 291 
TONE ee 19, 990 25, 627 262, 350 287, 977 
ON 30, 892 39, 604 304, 833 344, 437 
1 O Gane 38, 422 49, 257 319, 817 369, 074 
KON IAs Seen reo 33, 523 42, 976 264, 178 307, 154 
LOR Rete 2 Ske 54, 258 69, 559 348, 253 412, 812 
LOG ae ae See 52, 484 67, 284 382, 033 449, 317 
1O20W eee ees 38, 928 49, 906 376, 404 426, 310 
1192 cee 67, 126 86, 056 504, 022 590, 078 
1 O22 ie Sean. 71, 945 92, 233 444, 549 536, 782 
1923 ee eas 57, 114 73, 220 433, 312 506, 532 
O24 eee 41, 678 53, 431 540, 884 594, 315 
OD hues 32, 614 41, 811 510, 991 552, 802 
NCP ee 39, 259 50, 330 509, 217 559, 547 
192, =e ee 52, 290 67, 036 504, 496 571, 532 
1:9 2B eesceei is o. - 82, 270 105, 470 596, 688 702, 158 
19292 nes 95, 516 122, 452 607, 880 730, 332 
1930 Reese ee 108, 479 139, 070 598, 670 737, 740 
LOS ieee ee ea 122, 971 157, 649 708, 376 866, 025 
MNOS Dee ae eta 120, 058 153, 914 725, 584 879, 498 
1933 mien 110, 561 141, 739 569, 719 711, 458 
19342 eee 2 Sek 115, 470 148, 033 669, 737 817, 770 
1935 eee ees 115, 875 148, 552 615, 641 764, 193 
GS OSS yee 120, 517 154, 503 753, 331 907, 834 


See footnotes at end of table. 


32 


Farm-sales- 
weight 
equivalent 2 


1,000 pounds 
383, 692 
496, 512 
495, 139 
5138, 849 
606, 490 
661, 315 
629, 912 
709, 587 
661, 779 
688, 295 
722, 431 
874, 097 
888, 810 
926, 471 
013, 600 
, 041, 008 
899, 827 
000, 200 
961, 670 
120, 236 


290, 406 
322, 534 
385, 769 
413, 363 
344, 012 
462, 349 
503, 235 
477, 467 
660, 887 
601, 196 
567, 316 
665, 633 
619, 138 
626, 693 
640, 116 
786, 417 
817, 972 
826, 269 
969, 948 
985, 038 
796, 833 
915, 902 
855, 896 

1, 016, 774 


allen 


Un- 
stemmed 
processing 
weight 2 


1,000 pounds 
339, 156 
438, 881 
437, 667 
454, 206 
536, 094 
584, 555 
556, 797 
627, 224 
584, 965 
608, 404 
638, 578 
772, 640 
785, 644 
818, 934 
895, 950 
920, 176 
795, 383 
884, 106 
850, 048 
990, 209 


256, 698 
285, 097 
340, 993 
365, 383 
304, 082 
408, 684 
444, 824 
4922, 047 
584, 177 
531, 414 
501, 467 
588, 372 
547, 274 
553, 952 
565, 817 
695, 136 
723, 029 
730, 363 
857, 365 
870, 703 
704, 343 
809, 592 
756, 551 
898, 756 


Stemmed 
processing 
weight 3 


1,000 pounds 
264, 542 
342, 327 
341, 380 
354, 281 
418, 153 
455, 953 
434, 302 
489, 235 
456, 273 
474, 555 
498, 091 
602, 659 
612, 802 
638, 769 
698, 841 
ONG CB 
620, 399 
689, 603 
663, 037 
772, 363 


200, 224 
222, 376 
265, 975 
284, 999 
237, 184 
318, 774 
346, 963 
329, 197 
455, 658 
414, 503 
391, 144 
458, 930 
426, 874 
439, 083 
441, 337 
542, 206 
563, 963 
569, 683 
668, 745 
679, 148 
549, 388 
631, 482 
590, 110 
701, 030 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGE AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT 


33 


TABLE 4.—Flue-cured tobacco, types 11-14: Stocks owned by dealers and manufac- 
turers in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, semiannually 
1912-16, quarterly 1917—36—Continued 


Stemmed 
Quarter and year Q <hl ite 
uantity 
reported stemmed 


July 1: 1,000 pounds |1,000 pounds 
i 12) ly eee SA 30, 896 39, 609 
AGS. ot ee 48, 163 61, 745 
IGG" Sr re 41, 224 52, 849 
1920 ot a 37, 470 48, 037 
12 ees 53, 080 68, 049 
1K 9 ages has Se 62, 292 79, 858 
1923 ee 51, 956 66, 608 
1 yy. Ba ee ee Sa 37, 359 47, 894 
NQ25u = Sheree 27, 317 35, 020 
192652 see 43, 377 55, 609 
197i -_ ae 52, 172 66, 885 
1OZ8.. Seer Ss 79, 547 101, 979 
1O2QD.S yere 88, 883 113, 948 
AOZOL. - ee 101, 942 130, 690 
NOSIS = ees 115, 649 148, 262 
193 9ue ok SES 102, 371 131, 240 
O33 air 2 ee 89, 480 114, 713 
193405072 aes 103, 450 132, 623 
193 5 ee Soe 106, 723 136, 819 
193600222 es 109, 408 140, 261 

Octait 
NOU 2 ee eee 16, 740 21, 461 
LOI3o. ee 18, 023 23, 105 
191422 VS 19, 819 25, 408 
JOTS== Ese 23, 159 29, 690 
1916+ ene 30, 289 38, 830 
1 ny ee se 40, 630 52, 088 
AGUS eee SEE 42, 287 54, 212 
1GIQR ae 34, 032 43, 629 
19200. 2 39, 974 51, 247 
NOD es = es 55, 022 70, 538 
192 2= oe 58, 431 74, 909 
LOIS Et a 43, 627 55, 930 
iO 24S a= ee 41, 632 53, 372 
OZ Guest e Sys 29, 997 38, 456 
LO2G eer Tek 49,177 63, 045 
1G ay (orate 2 Ts ee 69, 378 88, 943 
TODS irc See 89, 657 114, 940 
1929 22.5 se 2 104, 547 134, 029 
1930S ee 114, 529 146, 826 
OSI = er ees 118, 375 151, 757 
TOR 2S ee 109, 069 139, 826 
1O33s = See es 110, 440 141, 584 
HOS4 ee. Eree 115, 457 148, 016 
AGS 5a eee ee 117, 664 150, 845 
193 Ges ese: 


| 
| 


128, 704 


equivalent !) 


164, 999 


Un- 
stemmed 
reported 


1,000 pounds 
222, 540 | 
244, 194 
286, 053 
266, 736 
430, 029 
378, 406 
386, 711 
439, 267 
434, 994 
411, 994 
414, 304 
485, 441 
501, 095 
497, 320 
561, 103 
642, 836 
488, 677 
548, 614 
535, 117 
637, 689 


220, 449 
209, 964 
218, 552 
253, 613 
237, 841 
309, 306 
299, 213 
333, 944 
189, 729 
427, 717 
387, 826 
419, 451 
468, 388 
483, 174 
443, 808 
511, 293 
572, 160 
564, 523 
573, 240 
620, 981 
611, 4389 
495, 270 
643, 965 
680, 702 
721, 550 


11 pound stemmed equal to 1.282 pounds unstemmed. 
21 pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.12 pounds farm-sales weight and 0.99 pound unstemmed processing 


weight. 


Total on 
unstemmed 
basis 


1,000 pounds 
262, 149 


305, 939 
338, 902 
314, 773 
498, 078 
458, 264 
453, 319 
487, 161 
470, 014 
467, 603 
481, 189 
587, 420 


615, 043 | 


628, 010 
709, 365 
774, 076 
603, 390 
681, 237 
671, 936 
777, 950 


241, 910 
233, 069 
243, 960 
283, 303 
276, 671 
361, 394 
353, 425 
377, 573 
240, 976 
498, 255 
462, 735 
475, 381 
521, 760 
521, 630 
506, 853 
600, 236 
687, 100 
698, 552 
720, 066 
772, 738 
751, 265 
636, 854 
791, 981 
831, 547 
886, 549 


Farm-sales- 
weight 
equivalent ? 


1,000 pounds 
293, 607 
342, 652 
379, 570 
352, 546 
557, 847 
513, 256 
507, 717 
545, 620 
526, 416 
523, 715 
538, 932 
657, 910 
688, 848 
703, 371 
794, 489 
866, 965 
675, 797 
762, 985 
752, 568 | 
871, 304 


270. 939 
261, 037 
273, 235 
317, 299 
309, 872 
404, 761 


395, 836 
422, 882 
269, 893 
558, 046 
518, 263 
532, 427 
584, 371 
584, 226 
567, 675 
672, 264 
769, 552 
782, 378 
806, 474 
865, 467 
841, 417 
713, 276 
887, 019 
931, 333 
992, 935 


Un- 
stemmed 
processing 
weight ? 


1,000 pounds 
259, 528 
302, 880 
335, 513 
311, 625 
493, 097 
453, 681 
448, 786 
482, 289 
465, 314 
462, 927 
476, 377 
581, 546 
608, 893 
621, 730 
702, 271 
766, 335 
597, 356 
674, 425 
665, 217 
770, 170 


239, 491 
230, 738 
241, 520 
280, 470 
273, 904 
357, 780 
349, 891 
373, 797 
238, 566 
493, 272 
458, 108 
470, 627 
516, 542 
516, 414 
501, 784 
594, 234 
680, 229 
691, 566 
712, 865 
765, O11 
743, 752 
630, 485 
784, 061 
823, 232 
877, 684 


31 pound unstemmed processing weight equal to 0.78 pound stemmed processing weight: 


137895°—37——_5 


Stemmed 
processing 
weight 3 


1,000 pounds 
202, 432 
236, 246 
261, 700 
243, 068 
384, 616 
353, 871 
350, 053 
376, 185 
362, 945 
361, 083 
371, 574 
453, 606 
474, 937 
484, 949 
547, 771 
597, 741 
465, 938 
526, 052 
518, 869 
600, 733 


186, 803 
179, 976 
188, 386 
218, 767 
213, 645 
279, 068 
272, 915 
291, 562 
186, 081 
384, 752 
357, 324 
367, 089 
402, 903 
402, 803 
391, 392 
463, 503 
530, 579 
539, 421 
556, 035 
596, 709 
580, 127 
491, 778 
611, 568 
642, 121 
684, 594 


o4 


CIRCULAR 435, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 


TaBLE 5.—Virginia fire-cured tobacco, type 21: Stocks owned by dealers and 
manufacturers in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, 
semiannually 1912-16, quarterly 1917-36 


eee 


Quarter 


See footnotes at end of table. 


and year 


Stemmed 

; Un- 
Quantity 
reported stemmed 


1,000 pounds|1,000 pounds 
2, 123 


7 


2, 940 
4,018 


795 
413 


equivalent ! 


2, 758 
3, 819 
5, 219 
3, 045 
3, 865 
2, 541 
1, 196 
1, 390 
1, 234 
1, 416 
1, 170 
1,451 
1, 044 

843 


Un- 
stemmed 
reported 


Total on 
unstemmed 
basis 


1,000 pounds 
44, 224 
42, 183 
42, 455 
35, 371 
29, 518 
34, 571 
22, 337 
31, 607 
37, 502 
51, 152 
52, 163 
55, 884 
46, 829 
34, 348 
32, 829 
29, 757 
30, 656 
22, 718 
27, 980 
26, 563 


45, 447 
45, 541 
45, 342 
53, 050 
51, 307 
50, 815 
53, 611 
42, 670 
46, 692 
36, 473 
43, 267 
40, 189 
54, 951 
62, 912 
72, 229 
63, 559 
48, 163 
39, 132 
37, 721 
39, 795 
35, 247 
36, 816 
33, 356 
34, 676 


1,000 pounds 
46, 982 
46, 002 
47, 674 
38, 416 
33, 383 
37, 112 
23, 533 
32, 997 
38, 736 
52, 568 
53, 333 
57, 335 
47, 873 
35, 191 
33, 560 
30, 530 
31, 582 
23, 226 
28, 793 
27, 375 


56, 372 
56, 589 
53, 009 
58, 911 
56, 138 
58, 292 
61, 379 
50, 283 
51, 223 
39, 992 
45, 265 
41, 930 
56, 227 
64, 503 


Farm-sales- 
weight 
equivalent 2 


1,000 pounds 
55, 439 
54, 282 
56, 255 
45, 331 
39, 392 
43, 792 
27, 769 
38, 936 
45, 708 
62, 030 
62, 933 
67, 655 
56, 490 
41, 525 
39, 601 
36, 025 
37, 267 
27, 407 
33, 976 
32, 302 


66, 519 
66, 775 
62, 551 
69, 515 
66, 243 
68, 785 
72, 427 
59, 334 
60, 443 
47, 191 
53, 413 
49, 477 
66, 348 
76, 114 
87, 194 
77, 102 
58, 257 
47, 539 
45, 496 
48, 362 
42, 469 
44, 710 
40, 579 
41, 550 


Un- 
stemmed 
processing 
weight ? 


1,000 pounds 
46, 042 
45, 082 
46, 721 
37, 648 
32, 715 
36, 370 
23, 062 
32, 337 
37, 961 
51, 517 
52, 266 
56, 188 
46, 916 
34, 487 
32, 889 
29, 919 
30, 950 
22, 761 
28, 217 
26, 828 


55, 245 
55, 457 
51, 949 
57, 733 
55, 015 
57, 126 
60, 151 
49, 277 
50, 199 
39, 192 
44, 360 
41, 091 
55, 102 
63, 213 
72, 415 
64, 034 
48, 383 
39, 481 
37, 785 
40, 165 
35, 271 
37, 132 
33, 701 
34, 508 


Stemmed 
processing 
weight 3 


1,000 pounds 
_ 35, 452 
34, 713 
35, 975 
28, 989 
25, 191 
- 28, 005 
17, 758 
24, 899 
29, 230 
39, 668 
40, 245 
43, 265 
36, 125 
26, 555 
25, 325 
23, 038 
23, 832 
17, 526 
21, 727 
20, 658 


42, 539 
42, 702 
40, 001 
44, 454 
42, 362 
43, 987 
46, 316 
37, 943 
38, 653 
30, 178 
34, 157 
31, 640 
42, 429 
48, 674 
55, 760 
49, 306 
37, 255 
30, 400 
29, 094 
30, 927 
27, 159 
28, 592 
25, 950 
26, 571 


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TaBLE 5.—Virginia fire-cured tobacco, type 21: Stocks owned by dealers and 
manufacturers in the United States, as reported and on oa converted-weight basis, 
semiannually 1912-16, quarterly 1917—36—Continued 


Stemmed 
Un- Total on | Farm-sales- ai EE d Stemmed 
Quarter and year Re stemmed junstemmed| weight Ween processing 
Quantity etomaed reported basis equivalent ? aos ht 8 weight 3 
reported | .quivalent ! : 

July 1: 1,000 pounds|1,000 pounds | 1,000 pounds| 1,000 pounds} 1,000 pounds 1,000 pounds| 1,000 pounds 
1) 7 eee 3, 542 4, 601 44, 823 49, 424 58, 320 48, 436 37, 296 
AGISSe eee 4, 321 5, 613 39, 311 44, 924 53, 010 | 44, 026 33, 900 
1OLG iS e 4, 941 6, 418 37, 978 44, 396 52, 387 43, 508 33, 501 
1920-2825 oi Seal 52 4, 094 31, 821 35, 915 42, 380 35, 197 27, 102 
CYA eS ee 2, 921 3, 794 38, 758 42, 552 50, 211 41, 701 32, 110 
ODD Se eee 2, 166 2, 814 29, 263 32, 077 37, 851 31, 435 24, 205 
192362 ones 1, 698 2, 206 32, 826 35, 032 41, 338 34, 331 26, 435 
117: eae ae as 1, 287 1, 672 36, 542 38, 214 45, 093 37, 450 28, 836 
(O25 cane eee (e235 2, 238 47, 744 49, 982 58, 979 48, 982 37, 716 
1O2Ge 2s ease 1, 063 1, 381 56, 644 58, 025 68, 470 56, 864 43, 785 
17 eee een oe 1, 141 1, 482 63, 911 65, 393 77, 164 64, 085 49, 345 
NODS ae ee 1, 138 1, 478 58, 272 59, 750 70, 505 | 58, 555 45, 087 
192025 ee 1, 120 1, 455 37, 096 38, 551 45, 490 37, 780 29, 091 
19302252 32 sae 758 985 34, 867 35, 852 42, 305 35, 135 27, 054 
OSs tee 598 UU 32, 643 33, 420 39, 436 32, 752 25, 219 
1939. ee 846 1, 099 35, 397 36, 496 43, 065 35, 766 27, 540 
OSB Eee Re ee 567 737 30, 947 31, 684 37, 387 31, 050 23, 908 
108 Y Beare Re nae 819 1, 064 31, 411 32, 475 38, 320 31, 826 24, 506 
IGE aeeoe oye s 739 960 29, 422 30, 382 35, 851 29, 774 22, 926 

6 O36 Se eee 415 539 30, 640 31, 179 36, 791 30, 555 23, 527 

Cia: 
Gi 2ee ees ne 5, 891 7, 652 28, 702 36, 354 42, 898 35, 627 27, 433 
1) Giese ee 6, 989 9, 079 26, 741 35, 820 42, 268 35, 104 27, 030 
QUA sae ces a 5, 556 eral 28, 692 35, 909 42, 373 35, 191 27, 097 
TO ses et eae ie 4, 195 5, 449 24, 461 29, 910 35, 294 29, 312 22, 570 
HOLG Sees ee eer 2, 092 2, 718 36, 664 39, 382 46, 471 38, 594 29, 717 
iS 7p eee 2, 787 3, 620 42, 449 46, 069 54, 361 45, 148 34, 764 
GUS sie ks ee 3, 640 4, 728 38, 170 42, 898 50, 620 42, 040 32, 371 
1O1OR ee 3, 266 4, 243 30, 955 35, 198 41, 534 34, 494 26, 560 
1920 Rieesues = 2, 679 3, 480 28, 130 31, 610 37, 300 30, 978 23, 853 
NO Dicteses 5 TEIN 2, 280 2, 962 32, 335 35, 297 41, 650 34, 591 26, 635 
1922 os ser ae te 1, 466 1, 904 23, 205 25, 109 29, 629 24, 607 18, 947 
NOD Reape eee 1, 114 1, 447 25, 857 27, 304 32, 219 26, 758 20, 604 
ODA soi ae a 1, 078 1, 400 33, 078 34, 478 40, 684 33, 788 26, 017 
G25 a= Be ea 552 717 42, 517 43, 234 51, 016 42, 369 32 624 
1926 AS 777 1, 009 49, 147 50, 156 59, 184 49, 153 37, 8438 
QZ {ee ae 1, 281 1, 664 54, 865 56, 529 66, 704 55, 398 42, 656 
1G28 22 ae 1, 025 1, 331 48,015 49, 346 _58, 228 48, 359 37, 236 
O20 Here ss 567 737 30, 701 31, 438 37, 097 30, 809 23, 723 
1OS0RS aa ee 513 666 27, 404 28, 070 33, 123 27, 509 21, 182 
1OSI eee ee 547 711 28, 060 28, 771 33, 950 28, 196 21, 711 
1O3 2 res eee 840 1, 091 31, 376 32, 467 38, 311 31, 818 24, 500 
1933 rea es 483 627 26, 423 27, 050 31, 919 26, 509 20, 412 
G34 2S ee 825 1, 072 26, 844 27, 916 32, 941 27, 358 21, 066 
NGS hen eee ae 525 682 25, 443 26, 125 30, 828 25, 602 19, 714 
1936220 350 455 26, 029 26, 484 Seo: 25, 954 19, 985 


11 pound stemmed equal to 1.299 pounds unstemmed. : 

2 1 pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.18 pounds farm -sales weight and 0.98 pound unstemmed processing 
weight. 

31 pound unstemmed processing weight equal to 0.77 pound stemmed processing weight. 


36 


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TaBLe 6.—Kentucky and Tennessee fire-cured tobacco, types 22 and 23: Stocks 
owned by dealers and manufacturers in the United States, as reported and on a 
converted-weignht basis, semiannually 1912-16, quarterly 1917-36 


[Beginning April 1929, factors for types 22 and 23 combined were not used; the figures are the sums of the 


Quarter and year 


Stemmed 

. Un- 
Quantity 
reported stemmed 


equivalent ! 


individual types} 


Un- Total on 
stemmed |unstemmed 
reported basis 


1,000 pownds|1,000 pounds| 1,000 pownds|1,000 pounds 
601 3, 423 


’ 


5, 112 
3, 428 
1, 383 
2,772 
2,279 
912 
909 
1, 122 
772 
1, 105 
1, 206 
902 
434 
2, 395 
570 


403 
294 


See footnotes at end of table. 


6, 727 
4,511 
1, 820 
3, 648 
2, 999 
1, 200 
1, 196 
1, 477 
1, 016 
1, 454 
1, 587 
1, 187 

571 
3, 152 


94, 455 97, 878 
112, 006 118, 733 
154, 608 159, 119 
117, 418 119, 238 
135, 394 139, 042 
129, 820 132, 819 

99, 236 100, 436 
112, 844 114, 040 
117, 434 118, 911 
140, 539 141, 555 
131, 234 132, 688 
149, 122 150, 709 
105, 000 106, 187 
106, 426 106, 997 

98, 156 101, 308 
111, 286 112, 037 
152, 520 153, 078 
145, 044 145, 360 
142, 811 143, 070 
155, 421 155, 706 
139, 189 144, 115 
165, 246 172, 596 
153, 294 160, 441 
143, 877 149, 477 
213, 454 221, 128 
140, 024 146, 516 
214, 269 220, 732 
196, 204 209, 657 
176, 225 179, 677 
199, 311 202, 910 
166, 994 169, 069 
158, 546 160, 620 
195, 774 198, 184 
181, 908 184, 310 
197, 380 198, 809 
166, 672 168, 435 
139, 858 140, 598 
157, 863 158, 863 
153, 874 154, 571 
154, 938 155, 649 
197, 926 198, 331 
183, 805 184, 240 
192, 099 192, 629 
202, 195 202, 582 ! 


Farm-sales- 
weight 
equivalent? 


1,000 pounds 
101, 793 
123, 482 
165, 484 
124, 008 
144, 604 
138, 132 
104, 453 
118, 602 
123, 667 
147, 217 
137, 996 
156, 737 
110, 434 
Tat P27 
105, 360 
116, 519 
169, 201 
151, 174 
148, 793 
161, 934 


149, 880 
179, 500 
166, 859 
155, 456 
229, 973 
152, 377 
229, 561 
218, 043 
186, 864 
211, 026 
175, 832 
167, 045 
206, 111 
191, 682 
206, 761 
175, 172 
146, 222 
165, 218 
160, 754 
161, 875 
206, 264 
191, 610 
200, 334 
210, 685 


Un- 
stemmed 
processing 
weight 2 


1,000 pounds 
92, 984 
112, 796 
151, 163 
113, 276 
132, 090 
126, 178 
95, 414 
108, 338 
112, 965 
134, 477 
126, 054 
148, 174 
100, 878 
101, 647 
96, 242 
106, 436 
145, 424 
138, 092 
135, 917 
147, 920 


136, 909 
163, 966 
152, 419 
142, 003 
210, 072 
139, 190 
209, 695 
199, 174 
170, 693 
192, 764 
160, 616 
152, 589 
188, 275 
175, 094 
188, 869 
160, 013 
133, 568 
150, 920 
146, 843 
147, 867 
188, 415 
175, 028 
182, 997 
192, 453 


Stemmed 
processing 
weight 3 


1,000 pounds 
70, 668 
85, 725 
114, 884 
86, 090 
100, 388 
95, 895 
72, 515 
82, 337 
85, 853 
102, 203 
95, 801 
108, 812 
76, 667 
77, 252 
73, 143 
80, 891 
110, 522 
104, 950 
108, 297 
112, 419 


104, 051 
124, 614 
115, 838 
107, 922 
159, 655 
105, 784 
159, 368 
151, 372 
129, 727 
146, 501 
122, 068 
115, 968 
143, 089 
133, 071 
143, 540 
121, 610 
101, 512 
114, 699 
111, 601 
112, 378 
143, 195 
133, 021 
139, 077 
146, 264 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGE AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT 


Oo” 


TABLE 6.—Kentucky and Tennessee fire-cured tobacco, types 22 and 23: Stocks 
owned by dealers and manufacturers in the United States, as reported and on a 
converted-weight basis, semiannually 1912-16, quarterly 1917—36—Continued 


Quarter ana year 


Stemmed 


Un- 
stemmed 
equivalent! 


Quantity 
reported 


Un- 
stemmed junstemmed 
reported basis 


11 pound stemmed equal to 1.316’ pounds unstemmed. 
21 pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.04 pounds farm-sales weight and 0.95 pound unstemmed proc- 


essing weight. 


Totalon |Farm-sales- 


weight 
equivalent ? 


1,000 pounds| 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pownds| 1,000 pounds 
6, 438 8, 472 203, 586 212, 058 220, 540 
4,701 6, 187 218, 247 224, 434 233, 411 
4,915 6, 468 198, 548 205, 016 213, 217 
3, 675 4, 836 197, 309 202, 145 210, 231 
4,171 5, 489 186, 502 191, 991 199, 671 
3, 543 4, 663 175, 872 180, 535 187, 756 
1, 826 2, 403 183, 522 185, 925 193, 362 
1, 344 1, 769 188, 969 190, 738 198, 368 
INS 70) 2, 336 ~ 190, 911 193, 247 200, 977 
1, 412 1, 858 192, 642 194, 500 202, 280 
1, 102 1, 450 185, 688 187, 138 194, 624 
1, 154 1, 519 142, 729 144, 248 150, 018 

387 510 133, 332 133, 842 139, 196 
479 631 146, 376 147, 007 152, 887 
634 835 154, 912 155, 747 161, 976 
469 617 176, 510 eG Iz 184, 212 
410 540 195, 958 196, 498 204, 358 
449 591 179, 899 180, 490 187, 709 
310 408 196, 995 197, 403 205, 299 
679 894 183, 176 184, 070 191, 432 
1, 269 1, 670 89, 828 91, 498 95, 158 
2, 881 3, 791 108, 758 112, 549 117, 051 
2, 459 3, 236 139, 335 142, 571 148, 274 
3, 805 5, 007 146, 029 151, 036 157, 077 
4, 382 5, 767 117, 986 123, 753 128, 703 
5, 188 6, 827 122, 822 129, 649 134, 835 
5, 830 7, 672 191, 277 198, 949 206, 907 
1, 542 2, 029 140, 436 142, 465 148, 164 
4, 755 6, 258 174, 498 180, 756 187, 986 
2, 526 3, 324 153, 204 156, 528 162, 789 
1, 385 1, 823 128, 774 130, 597 135, 821 
1, 270 1, 671 139, 599 141, 270 146, 921 
1, 292 1, 700 142, 153 148, 853 149, 607 
1, 274 1, 677 149, 915 151, 592 157, 656 
1, 274 1, 677 167, 976 169, 653 176, 439 
1, 216 1, 600 160, 723 162, 323 168, 816 
1, 124 1, 479 112, 996 114, 475 119, 054 
487 641 103, 644 104, 285 108, 457 
781 1, 028 106, 275 107, 303 111, 595 
2, 248 2, 958 127, 101 130, 059 135, 261 
397 523 158, 129 158, 652 164, 998 
327 431 165, 200 165, 631 WPL OLY 
82 108 155, 943 156, 051 162, 293 
252 332 181, 495 181, 827 189, 100 
306 403 166, 119 166, 522 173, 183 


Un- 
stemmed 
processing 

weightt ? 


1,000 pounds 
201, 455 
213, 212 
194, 765 
192, 038 
182, 391 
171, 508 
176, 629 
181, 201 
183, 585 
184, 775 
177, 781 
137, 036 
127, 150 
139, 657 
147, 960 
168,.271 
186, 673 
171, 466 
187, 533 
174, 866 


86, 923 
106, 922 
135, 442 
143, 484 
117, 565 
123, 167 
189, 002 
135, 342 
171, 718 
148, 702 
124, 067 
134, 206 
136, 660 
144, 012 
161, 170 
154, 207 
108, 751 

99, O71 
101, 938 
123, 556 
150, 720 
157, 349 
148, 249 
172, 736 
158, 195 


3 1 pound unstemamed processing weight equal to 0.76 pound stemmed processing weight. 


Stemmed 
processing 
weight 3 


1,000 pounds 
153, 106 
162, 041 
148, 021 
145, 949 
138, 617 
130, 346 
134, 238 
1BYAgAB} 
139, 525 
140, 429 
135, 114 
104, 147 

96, 634 
106, 139 
112, 450 
127, 886 
141, 871 
130, 314 
142, 525 
132, 898 


66, 061 
81, 261 
102, 936 
109, 048 
89, 349 
93, 607 
1438, 642 
102, 860 
130, 506 
113, 014 
94, 291 
101, 997 
103, 862 
109, 449 
122, 489 
117, 197 
82, 651 
75, 294 
77, 473 
93, 903 
114, 547 
119, 585 
112, 670 
131, 280 
120, 228 


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TaBLE 7.—Kentucky and Tennessee fire-cured tebacco, type 22: Stocks owned by 
dealers and manufacturers in the United States, as reportedand onaconverted-weight 
basis, quarterly 1929-36 


Quarter and year 


Stemmed 

: Un- 
Quantity | 
reported stemmed 


equivalent ! 


1,000 pounds 
170 


1,000 pounds 
24 


| 
Un- Total on | Farm-sales- 
stemmed junstemmed| weight 

reported basis equivalent 2 

1,000 pounds | 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds 
79, 215 79, 439 82, 617 
77, 449 79, 836 83, 029 
83, 287 83, 648 86, 994 
113, 001 113, 276 117, 807 
105, 411 105, S11 109, 731 
15232 115, 344 119, 958 
119, 644 119, 836 124, 629 
108, 966 109, 181 113, 548 
124, 774 125, 299 130, 311 
121, 904 122, 225 127, 114 
115, 099 115, 467 120, O86 
143, 685 148, 823 149, 576 
136, 198 136, 447 141, 905 
149, 288 149, 556 155, 538 
154, 209 154, 499 160, 679 
108, 238 108, 345 112, 679 
121, 657 122, 048 126, 930 
121, 0&8 121, 462 126, 320 
128, 761 129, 029 134, 190 
148, 091 148, 381 154, 316 
136, 227 136, 628 142, 093 
155, 486 155, 786 162, 017 
143, 201 143, 959 149, 717 
82, 967 83, 243 86, 573 
87, 416 87, 644 91, 150 
100, 610 102, 598 106, 702 
119, 408 119, 503 124, 288 
138, 411 138, 614 144, 159 
125, 071 125, 146 130, 152 
142, 627 142, 847 148, 561 
129, 266 129, 532 134, 713 


1] pound stemmed equal to 1.316 pounds unstemmed. 
2] pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.04 pounds farm-sales weight and 0.95 pound unstemmed process- 


ing weight. 


Un- 
stemmed 
processing 
weight 2 


1,000 pounds 
75, 467 
75, 844 
79, 466 
107, 612 
100, 235 
109, 577 
113, 844 


103, 722 
119, 034 
116, 114 
109, 694 
136, 632 
129, 625 
142, 078 
146, 774 


102, 928 
115, 946 
115, 389 
122, 578 
140, 962 
129, 797 
147, 997 
136, 761 


79, 081 
83, 262 
97, 468 
113, 528 
131, 683 
118, 889 
135, 705 
123, 055 


31 pound unstemmed processing weight equal to 0.76 pound stemmed processing weight. 


Stemmed 
processing 
weight 3 


1,000 pounds 
57, 355 
57, 641 
60, 394 
81, 785 
76, 179 
83, 279 
86, 521 


78, 829 
90, 466 
88, 247 
83, 367 
103, 840 
98, 515 
107, 979 
111, 548 


78, 225 
88, 119 
87, 696 
93, 159 
107, 131 
98, 646 
112, 478 
103, 938 


60, 102 
63, 279 
74, 076 
86, 281 
100, 079 
90, 356 
103, 136 
93, 522 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGE AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT 


39 


TaBLe 8.—Kentucky and Tennessee fire-cured tobacco, type 23: Stocks owned by 
dealers and manufacturers in the United States, as reported and on a converted- 


weight basis, quarterly 1929-36 


Stemmed 
Un- 
Quarter and year : ae stemmed 
suauly stemmed reported 
Pp equivalent ! 


Un- 
Totalon | Farm-sales- 
unstemmed}| weight nase “ 
: J A ess 
basis equivalent ?) * i ght 2 


Stemmed 
processing 
weight 3 


Jan. A: 1,000 pounds |1,000 pounds|1,000 pounds |1 OOO DOMES 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds 
1980222 - 2 ees 264 347 27, 211 27, 558 28, 660 26, 180 19, 897 
1QSt=22ct ee 581 765 20, 707 21, 472 22, 331 20, 398 15, 502 
19325202 296 390 27, 999 28, 389 29, 525 26, 970 20, 497 
1O33 ore eh 215 283 39, 519 39, 802 41, 394 37, 812 28, 737 
19342 Ut vee 2 164 216 39, 633 39, 849 41, 443 37, 857 28, 771 
935s >= 112 147 27, 579 27, 726 28, 835 26, 340 20, 018 
IQSGE RSW. EN. 71 93 35, 777 35, 870 37, 305 34, 076 25, 898 

Apr. 1: - 

19292 ke eee 399 525 30, 892 31, 417 32, 674 29, 846 22, 683 
1G30Fs= Spee 361 475 33, 089 33, 564 34, 907 31, 886 24, 233 
10°31) [eee tee 2 oem 286 376 31, 970 32, 346 33, 640 30, 729 23, 354 
193226 ees 261 343 39, 839 40, 182 41, 789 38, 173 29, 011 
19332 2 203 267 54, 241 54, 508 56, 688 51, 783 39, 355 
O34 oe es 141 186 47, 607 47, 793 49, 705 45, 403 34, 506 
19352502 ee 199 262 42, 811 43, 073 44, 796 40, 919 31, 098 
1036 == ee 74 97 47, 986 48, 083 ~ 50, 006 45, 679 34, 716 
July 1: 
1/4) Beare aoe = 3 Ae 306 403 25, 094 25, 497 26, 517 24, 222 18, 409 
1930.22 2 eee 182 240 24, 719 24, 959 25, 957 23, 711 18, 020 
AQSIC Sie AES 350 461 33, 824 34, 285 35, 656 32, 571 24, 754 
GS Y ie eee 265 349 47, 749 48, 098 50, 022 45, 693 34, 727 
1OSSeL et eae 190 250 47, 867 48, 117 50, 042 45, 711 34, 740 
1O345> = 144 190 43, 672 43, 862 45, 616 41, 669 31, 668 
QS hac ee RL 82 108 41, 509 41, 617 43, 282 39, 536 30, 047 
A OS ge ees 103 136 39, 975 40, 111 41,715 38, 105 28, 960 
(Gis ie 
1920 see ee 2 277 365 20, 677 21, 042 21, 884 19, 990 15, 192 
1K (eee SS = ee 608 800 18, 859 19, 659 20, 445 18, 676 14, 194 
193le = eee 737 970 26, 491 27, 461 28, 559 26, 088 19, 827 
1O325 Soweto 325 428 38, 721 39, 149 40, 715 37, 192 28, 266 
1G RS ees 173 228 26, 789 27, 017 28, 098 25, 666 19, 506 
1G 34a ees eS 25 33 30, 872 30, 905 32, 141 29, 360 22, 314 
1935-2 5 ee 85 112 38, 868 38, 980 40, 539 37, 031- 28, 144 
19365 22 Nee 104 137 36, 853 36, 990 38, 470 35, 140 26, 706 


1] pound stemmed equal to 1.316 pounds unstemmed. 
?1 pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.04 pounds farm-sales weight and 0.95 pound unstemmed 


processing weight. 


3 1 pound unstemmed processing weight equal to 0.76 pound stemmed processing weight. 


AO CIRCULAR 435, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 


TasBLe 9.—Henderson Stemming tobacco, type 24: Stocks owned by dealers and 
manufacturers in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, 
semiannually 1912-16, quarterly 1917-36 


Stemmed 
Un- Totalon | Farm-sales- St ee Stemmed 
Quarter and year Ofte stemmed |unstemmed} weight aGseetn processing 
Quantity Sheramed reported basis equivalent 2 sa ht 8 weight 3 
reported equivalent ! ‘ 

Jan. 1: 1,000 pounds) 1 1009 DounGs 1,000 pounds LON poUnes BODOG 1,000 pounds} 1,000 pounds 
TG pla NA ; : , 85 : : 5, 446 é 
GSS sees ae 8, 324 10, 954 7, 157 18, 111 20, 375 17, 387 13, 244 
1O1OLC sae 10, 287 13, 538 9, 825 23, 363 26, 283 22, 428 17, 045 
1920-2245 1, 350 UE Ce 4, 549 6, 326 Ula 6, 073 4, 615 
THO VA Dig 2 ah 4, 020 5, 290 5, 796 11, 086 12, 472 10, 643 - 8, 089 
1922 ee eee 461 607 7, 714 8, 321 9, 361 7, 988 6, 071 
192322 =— eee 173 228 5, 167 5, 395 6, 069 5, 179 3, 936 
ODA Sane seer 399 525 3, 684 4, 209 4,735 4, 041 3, 071 
1925 ss ae aenes 49 64 5, 089 5, 153 5, 797 4, 947 3, 760 
19262. 22-222 744 979 6, 895 7, 874 8, 858 7, 559 5, 745 
192 (ese see 723 951 5, 421 6, 372 7, 168 6, 117 4, 649 
The PAS wet 1125 1, 481 6, 569 8, 050 9, 056 7, 728 5, 873 
TKS 22 Fetes pe 179 236 3, 268 3, 504 3, 942 3, 364 94, GY 
1030S. ees 80 105 2, 714 2, 819 3, 171 2, 706 2, 057 
(O31 see 146 192 3, 642 3, 834 4, 313 3, 681 2, 798 
1933.2 438 576 2, 745 3, 321 3, 736 3, 188 2, 423 
1933 eee 359 472 2, 750 3, 222 3, 625 3, 093 2, 351 
OSA epee 5 U 3, 586 3, 593 4, 042 3, 449 2, 621 
O35 ea eee 98 129 2, 579 2, 708 3, 046 2, 600 1, 976 

rR 193625223253 55 72 3, 245 3, 317 3, 732 3, 184 2, 420 

Usp: 
113 See 203 267 13, 007 13, 274 14, 933 12, 743 9, 685 
IOLA ees 884 1, 163 8, 314 9, 477 10, 662 9, 098 6, 914 
[O15 m2 ae 32 42 11, 756 11, 798 13, 273 11, 326 8, 608 
1LOVGee=s eee 599 788 11, 488 12, 276 13, 810 11, 785 8, 957 
Gee eee 7, 983 10, 506 11, 025 21, 531 24, 222 20, 670 15, 709 
1OUSu 2 ae ee 9, 260 12, 186 16, 127 28, 313 31, 852 27, 180 20, 657 
OIG Es seas 6, 684 8, 796 19, 548 28, 344 31,887 | - 27,210 20, 680 
19202 eee 6, 119 8, 053 10, 903 18, 956 21, 326 18, 198 13, 830 
TAO EE es sel 2, 566 3, 377 10, 913 14, 290 16, 076 13, 718 10, 426 
192222 eee 4,198 5 525 9, 497 15, 022 16, 900 14, 421 10, 960 
1923 ace See 2, 134 | 2, 808 11, 102 13, 910 15, 649 13, 354 10, 149 
| O24 Ms eee 1, 322 1, 740 10, 305 12, 045 13, 551 11, 563 8, 788 
1 Tene a 2, 303 | 3, 031 11, 292 14, 323 16, 113 13, 750 10, 450 
1OQG meses oe 1, 616 2, 127 12, 169 14, 296 16, 083 13, 724 10, 430 
ik 27( Sa ee sate /es 1, 549 10, 013 11, 562 13, 007 11, 100 8, 436 
LQ 28 eee ee 935 1, 230 7, 454 8, 684 9,770 8, 337 6, 336 
1920 se ee ses 344 453 22515 2, 968 3, 339 2, 849 2, 165 
OZQRE Nene A 622 819 4, 467 5, 286 5, 947 5, 075 3, 857 
LOSE Sees 703 925 7, 816 8, 741 9, 834 8, 391 6, 377 
JOZQE Ses es 579 762 4, 655 5, 417 6, 094 5, 200 3, 952 
NOS3 eee 473 622 7, 862 8, 484 9, 544 8, 145 6, 190 
NQSA Nes eee 151 199 4, 660 4, 859 5, 466 4, 665 3, 545 
1O3 5 eS ae 420 553 4, 167 4, 720 5, 310 4, 531 3, 444 
1.936555 eerie 342 450 4, 258 4, 708 5, 296 4, 520 3, 435 


See footnotes at end of table. 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGE AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT 


4] 


TaBLE 9.—Henderson Stemming tobacco, type 24: Stocks owned by dealers and 
manufacturers in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, 
semiannually 1912-16, quarterly 1917-36—Continued 


Quarter and year 


Stemmed 
Un- 
Quantity stemmed 

reported equivalent! 
1,000 pounds |1,000 pounds 
10, 882 14, 321 
11, 011 14, 490 
8, 438 11, 104 
7, 839 10, 316 
2, 686 3, 535 
2, 325 3, 060 
1, 855 2, 441 
1, 261 1, 659 
794 1, 045 
1, 553 2, 044 
1, 767 2, 325 
958 1, 261 
281 370 
408 537 
865 1, 138 
305 401 
178 234 
174 229 
152 200 
182 240 
1 1 
3, 730 4, 909 
241 317 
163 215 
2, 240 2, 948 
10, 623 13, 980 
15, 643 20, 586 
4, 027 5, 300 
6, 799 8, 947 
1, 743 2, 294 
414 545 
220 290 
373 491 
651 857 
990 1, 303 
1, 239 1, 631 
659 867 
20 26 
69 91 
728 958 
389 512 
13 17 
170 224 
56 74 
70 92 


Un- Total on 
stemmed /unstemmed 
reported basis 


Farm-sales- 
weight 
equivalent ? 


1,000 pounds} 1,000 pownds| 1,000 pounds 
2 


21, 24, 606 
21, 127 35, 617 40, 069 
9, 154 20, 258 22, 790 
10, 008 20, 324 22, 864 
8, 690 12, 225 13, 753 
5, 045 8, 105 9, 118 
6, 712 9, 153 10, 297 
4, 700 6, 359 7, 154 
7, 679 8, 724 9, 814 
9, 106 11, 150 12, 544 
8, 220 10, 545 11, 863 
4, 356 5, 617 6, 319 
1, 007 1, 377 1, 549 
1, 883 2, 420 2, 722 
3, 347 4, 485 5, 046 
4, 881 5, 282 5, 942 
5, 427 5, 661 6, 369 
3, 922 4, 151 4, 670 
3, 633 3, 833 4,312 
3, 812 4, 052 4,558 
1, 022 1, 023 1, 151 
4, 088 8, 997 10, 122 
1, 739 2, 056 2, 313 
2, 261 2, 476 2, 786 
2, 409 5, 357 6, 027 
5, 799 19, 779 22, 251 
7, 244 27, 830 31, 309 
3, 505 8, 805 9, 906 
5, 333 14, 280 16, 065 
6, 187 8, 481 9, 541 
3, 478 4, 023 4, 526 
2, 801 3, 091 3, 477 
3, 438 3, 929 4, 420 
5, 186 6, 043 6, 798 
6, 371 7, 674 8, 633 
6, 003 7, 634 8, 588 
3, 924 4,791 5, 390 
691 717 807 
667 758 853 
2, 374 3, 332 3, 748 
3, 758 4, 270 4, 804 
3, 993 4,010 4, 511 
3, 994 4, 218 4,745 
3, 469 3, 543 3, 986 
3, 049 3, 141 3, 534 


ee Stemmed 
processing Diocese ne 
weight 2 weight 


1,000 pownds| 1,000 pounds 


20, 997 15, 958 
34, 192 25, 986 
19, 448 14, 780 
19, 511 14, 828 
11, 736 8, 919 
7, 781 5, 914 
8, 787 6, 678 
6, 105 4, 640 
8, 375 6, 365 
10, 704 8, 135 
10, 123 7, 693 
5, 392 4, 098 
1, 322 1, 005 
2, 323 1, 765 
4, 306 3, 273 
5, 071 3, 854 
5, 435 4,131 
3, 985 3, 029 
3, 680 2, 797 
3, 890 2, 956 
982 746 

8, 637 6, 564 
1, 974 1, 500 
2, 377 1, 807 
5, 143 3, 909 
18, 988 14, 431 
26, 717 20, 305 
8, 453 6, 424 
13, 709 10, 419 
8, 142 6, 188 
3, 862 2, 935 
2, 967 2, 255 
3, 772 2, 867 
5, 801 4, 409 
7, 367 5, 599 
7, 329 5, 570 
4, 599 3, 495 
688 523 
728 553 

3, 199 2, 431 
4, 099 3, 115 
3, 850 2, 926 
4, 049 3, 077 
3, 401 2, 585 
3, O15 2, 291 


11 pound stemmed equal to 1.316 pounds unstemmed. 
21 pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.125 pounds farm-sales weight and 0.96 pound unstemmed proc- 


essing weight. 


3 1 pound unstemmed processing weight equal to 0.76 pound stemmed processing weight. 


42 


CIRCULAR 435, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 


TaBLE 10.—Burley tobacco, type 31: Stocks owned by dealers and manufacturers in 
the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, semiannually 
1912-16, quarterly 1917-36 


Stemmed 
Un- 
Quarter and year He stemmed 
Quantity Stonnncd reported 
reported equivalent! 

Jan. 1: 1,000 pounds |1,000 pounds |1,000 pounds 
IOije od tales 52, 022 70, 136, 136 
1OISEe= ssa 45, 256 61, 141 131, 951 
HOLQE= Ss See se 47, 698 64, 440 91, 340 
PO20 45. 22 ee 61, 398 82, 949 165, 881 
POD TieE ees 68, 684 92, 792 169, 083 
1O22205_ ees 56, 382 16, L722 237, 224 
1923-52 eae 43, 412 58, 650 239, 319 
19242. ees 44, 675 60, 356 289, 451 
O25 2 2c 58, 983 79, 686 346, 659 
192682222 2 51, 200 69, 171 411, 605 
NO Z(Ee2e Seo 43, 097 58, 224 426, 714 
[ODS aa x heh re 56, 302 76, 064 381, 966 
1929005 aes 57, 305 77, 419 297, 467 
1930S. 52 seen 51, 691 69, 835 301, 112 
FOS = Boe 48, 173 65, 082 359, 384 
NOS Zee Le 52, 088 70, 371 438, 526 
19332. eee 68, 068 91, 960 551, 622 
1934 == Sees 74, 649 100, 851 510, 603 
193522" See 89, 349 120, 710 601, 595 
1936822 sees 67, 372 91, 020 631, 811 

APE Ls 
10 ee ee 75, 367 101, 821 ZAM TAL 
OTL Ser ase 73, 805 99, 711 237, 483 
LOLS a eae 84, 823 114, 596 258, 916 
1GIGL se Ses 83, 610 112, 957 235, 827 
ROY Er dpe hal oe Sp 50, 971 68, 862 272, 221 
TOTS 2s: eee re 45, 799 61, 874 260, 838 
(91922: 52 Ee 2 59, 943 80, 983 273, 969 
19205— 2 2 taes 53, 680 b2RD22, 274, 455 
LO2Ies ees 66, 461 89, 789 332, 540 
LO2208 242 ee = 56, 924 76, 904 338, 103 
[G238e Se seae = 40, 666 54, 940 422, 348 
LG TAS ee ES 58, 859 79, 519 483, 550 
[O25 eee ee 61, 971 83, 723 500, 798 
POZ6 esas eee 56, 556 76, 407 521, 742 
19D ae fee 50, 603 68, 365 535, 734 
{ODS MET s Coe 64, 048 86, 529 411, 460 
1929 52 ee 59, 674 80, 620 406, 267 
tO30e2 ae 58, 218 78, 653 448, 160 
LOSS veneers 61, 078 82, 516 506, 932 
TRO RYN ok 70, 436 95, 159 632, 398 
TORE Gene ae eal 81, 024 109, 463 663, 140 
O34. vs ees 90, 813 122, 688 738, 780 
1935s. bee 91, 776 123, 981 698, 756 
LOSGSeS eee 73, 147 98, 822 658, 021 


See footnotes at end of table. 


Total on 
unstemmed 
basis 


1,000 pounds 
206, 418 
193, 092 
155, 780 
248, 830 
261, 875 
313, 396 
297, 969 
349, 807 
426, 345 
480. 776 
484, 938 
458, 030 
374, 886 
370, 947 
424, 466 
508, 897 
643, 582 
611, 454 
722, 305 
722, 831 


353, 532 
337, 194 
373, 512 
348, 784 
341, 083 
322, 712 
354, 952 
346, 977 
422, 329 
415, 007 
477, 288 
563, 069 
584, 521 
598, 149 
604, 099 
497, 989 
486, 887 
526, 813 
589, 448 
727, 557 
772, 603 
861, 468 
822, 737 
756, 843 


Un- 


Farm-sales- Stemmed 
weight ee processing 

equivalent 2 Eola ig | weight 3 

1,000 pounds|1,000 pounds |1,000 pounds 
231, 188 199, 193 147, 403 
216, 263 186, 334 137, 887 
174, 474 150, 328 111, 243 
278, 690 240, 121 177, 690 
293, 300 252, 709 187, 005 
351, 004 302, 427 223, 796 
3335 020 287, 540 212, 780 
391, 784 337, 564 249, 797 
477, 506 411, 423 304, 453 
538, 469 463, 949 343, 322 
543, 131 467, 965 346, 294 
512, 994 441, 999 327, 079 
419, 872 361, 765 267, 706 
415, 461 357, 964 264, 893 
475, 402 409, 610 303, 111 
569, 965 491, 086 363, 404 
720, 812 621, 057 459, 582 
684, 828 590, 053 436, 639 
808, 982 697, 024 515, 798 
809, 571 697, 532 516, 174 
395, 956 341, 158 252, 457 
377, 657 325, 392 240, 790 
418, 333 360, 439 266, 725 
390, 638 336, 577 249, 067 
382, 013 329, 145 243, 567 
361, 437 311, 417 230, 449 
397, 546 342, 529 253, 471 
388, 614 334, 833 247, 776 
473, 008 407, 547 301, 585 
464, 808 _ 400, 482 296, 357 
534, 563 460, 583 340, 831 
630, 637 543, 362 402, 088 
654, 664 564, 063 417, 407 
669, 927 577, 214 427, 138 
676, 591 582, 956 431, 387 
557, 748 480, 559 355, 614 
545, 313 469, 846 347, 686 
590, 031 508, 375 376, 198 
660, 182 568, 817 420, 925 
814, 864 702, 093 519, 549 
865, 315 745, 562 551, 716 
964, 844 831, 317 615, 175 
921, 465 793, 941 587, 516 
847, 664 730, 353 540, 461 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGE AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT 


43 


TaBLE 10.—Burley tobacco, type 31: Stocks owned by dealers and manufacturers in 
the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, semiannually 
1912-16, quarterly 1917—36—Continued 


Stemmed 
Un- 
Quarter and year ’ i stemmed 
Seger Sfomaned reported 


July 1: 1,000 pounds 
LQ ere te ee 48, 248 
NQUSZ Seis ee 45, 782 
LOIGRE Sees 63, 330 
O20 eee a get Se 60, 516 
192 es ees 66, 961 
1922 Beene 55, 878 
HO Q3 i= Bae 42, 204 
OAR eee awe! 65, 290 
O25 ese Paes ae 58, 985 
19260 Saree 53, 780 
NOD (2c set ae 53, 014 
G28 soe 65, 994 
LG 29M se Anes = 65, 081 
LOSOLa Ss Lewes 58, 127 
1OZTR eS eee 61, 593 
O32 tases ee 70, 310 
NO33e22. Bi eee 81, 134 
19842 eas tee 92, 241 
1OSDEE al eaeee= 85, 869 
1986. S2- 3) wees 72, 332 

Octal: 

TICS I ay the 72, 244 
GIB Rts eee 67, 527 
1 O14 Sa peak 69, 460 
12) UG peas Sere oes 82, 688 
NOUGE Stas: 62, 114 
QUE see cae 44, 570 
AGUS Sik ese 46, 445 
TGIO EE a 2 see 62, 142 
1920 E S22 5 eee 60, 092 
O21 oo eae 59, 529 
GQ 22S ae faite 47, 300 
1023 eee ear 40, 386 
1924) Soon 65, 249 
HOD Eas as eee 52, 518 
1920622 ia 48, 992 
NOD = tases 51, 997 
Os a ar, at 60, 280 
920 aed 55, 870 
1930s ee 52, 199 
ROS Tite Sees 53, 441 
13225 Ses 65, 248 
USE eee 77, 442 
POSS see 90, 008 
HOSS ae 75, 696 
TGR a See a 62, 746 


11 pound stemmed equal to 1.351 pounds unstemmed. 


equivalent ! 


1,000 pounds |1,000 pounds 
65, 183 225, 783 
61, 851 201, 723 
85, 559 224, 235 
81, 757 259, 702 
90, 464 304, 701 
75, 491 285, 547 
57, 018 362,.785 
88, 207 416, 911 
79, 689 439, 061 
72, 657 470, 434 
71, 622 465, 348 
89, 158 345, 101 
87, 924 331, 460 
78, 530 380, 532 
83, 212 438, 449 
94, 989 580, 856 

109, 612 596, 455 
124, 618 671, 902 
116, 009 641, 068 
97, 721 585, 893 
97, 602° 1438, 063 
91, 229 157, 671 
93, 840 134, 212 
111, 711 167, 116 
83, 916 137, 207 
60, 214 163, 023 
62, 747 148, 692 
83, 954 167, 749 
81, 184 207, 698 
80, 424 264, 823 
63, 902 233, 556 
54, 561 302, 499 
88, 151 363, 083 
70, 952 406, 569 
66, 188 417, 045 
70, 248 399, 254 
81, 438 287, 547 
75, 480 276, 512 
70, 521 320, 833 
72, 199 383, 361 
88, 150 521, 312 
104, 624 538, 488 
121, 601 610, 843 
102, 265 585, 114 
84, 770 5238, 882 


Total on | Farm-sales- 
unstemmed}] weight 
basis equivalent 2 


1,000 pounds |1,000 pounds 


290, 966 325, 882 
263, 574 295, 203 
309, 794 346, 969 
341, 459 382, 434 
395, 165 442, 585 
361, 038 404, 363 
419, 803 470, 179 
505, 118 565, 732 
518, 750 581, 000 
543, 091 608, 262 
536, 970 601, 406 
434, 259 486, 370 
419, 384 469, 710 
459, 062 514, 149 
521, 661 584, 260 
675, 845 756, 946 
706, 067 790, 795 
796, 520 892, 102 
757, 077 847, 926 
683, 614 765, 648 
240, 665 269, 545 
248, 900 278, 768 
228, 052 255, 418 
278, 827 312, 286 
221, 123 247, 658 
228, 237 250, 025 
206, 439 231, 212 
251, 703 281, 907 
288, 882 323, 548 
345, 247 386, 677 
297, 458 333, 153 
357, 060 399, 907 
451, 234 505, 382 
477, 521 534, 824 
483, 233 541, 221 
469, 502 525, 842 
368, 985 413, 263 
351, 992 394, 231 
391, 354 438, 316 
455, 560 510, 227 
609, 462 682, 597 
643, 112 720, 285 
732, 444 820, 337 
687, 379 769, 864 
608, 652 681, 690 


Un- 
stemmed 
processing 
weight 2 


1,000 pounds 
280, 782 
254, 349 
298, 951 
329, 508 
381, 334 
348, 402 
405, 110 
487, 439 
500, 594 
524, 083 
518, 176 
419, 060 
404, 706 
442, 995 
503, 403 
652, 190 
681, 355 
768, 642 
730, 579 
659, 688 


232, 242 
240, 188 
220, 070 
269, 068 
213, 384 
215, 424 
199, 214 
242, 893 
278, 771 
333, 163 
287, 047 
344, 563 
435, 441 
460, 808 
466, 320 
453, 069 
356, 071 
339, 672 
377, 657 
439, 615 
588, 131 
620, 603 
706, 808 
663, 321 
587, 349 


Stemmed 
processing 
weight 3 


1,000 pounds 
207, 779 
188, 218 
221, 224 
243, 836 
282, 187 
257, 817 
299, 781 
360, 705 
370, 440 
387, 821 
383, 450 
310, 104 
299, 482 
327, 816 
372, 518 
482, 621 
504, 203 
568, 795 
540, 628 
488, 169 


171, 859 
177, 739 
162, 852 
199, 110 
157, 904 
159, 414 
147, 418 
179, 741 
206, 291 
246, 541 
212, 415 
254, 977 
322, 226 
340, 998 
345, 077 
335, 271 
263, 493 
251, 357 
279, 466 
325, 315 
435, 217 
459, 246 
523, 038 
490, 858 
434, 638 


21 pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.12 pounds farm-sales weight and 0.965 pound unstemmed process- 


ing weight. 


3 1 pound unstemmed processing weight equal to 0.74 pound stemmed processing weight. 


44 CIRCULAR 435, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 


TABLE 11.—Southern Maryland tobacco, type 32: Stocks owned by dealers and 
manufacturers in the United States, as reported and on a converted- weight baszs, 
semiannually 1912-16, quarterly 1917-36 


Stemmed 
——— eS Un- Totalon |Farm-sales- Stanrnisal Stemmed 
‘Quarter and year aS stemmed junstemmed}] weight - Geen processing 
Quantity oad reported basis equivalent? Bee ht 8 weight 3 
reported | .quivalent! g 

Jan. 1: 1,000 pownds| 1,000 pounds} 1,000 pownds| 1,000 pounds} 1,000 pounds|\1,000 pownds| 1 000 pounds 
1OL7 =e 713 963 7,976 8, 939 9, 118 8, 492 6, 284 
19182 22 Sas 788 1, 065 17, 657 18, 722 19, 096 17, 786 13, 162 
191922 2 eee 704 951 17, 923 18, 874 19, 251 17, 930 13, 268 
1920.22 hee 670 905 20, 586 21, 491 21, 921 20, 416 15, 108 
1O212 5 tas 1, 024 1, 383 15, 525 16, 908 17, 246 16, 063 11, 887 
1Q222~ 2 eee 891 1, 204 13, 226 14, 440 14, 729 13, 718 10, 151 
19235.=2 Sees 1, 497 2, 022 9,176 11, 198 11, 422 10, 638 7, 872 
1924242 5 eee 734 992 6, 108 7, 100 7, 242 6, 745 4,991 
925. eee 1, 812 2, 448 9, 646 12, 094 12, 336 11, 489 8, 502 
192625) eae 829 1, 120 14, 154 15, 274 15, 579 14, 510 10, 737 
OD cscs Sees 547 739 18, 152 18, 891 19, 269 17, 946 13, 280 
1998) ==- 5 ree 410 554 14, 904 15, 458 15, 767 14, 685 10, 867 
1OQQe = Se wee 758 1, 024 19, 487 20, 511 20, 921 19, 485 14, 419 
930i Sees 999 1, 350 14, 305 15, 655 15, 968 14, 872 11, 005 
18 eee et 844 1, 140 16, 194 17, 334 17, 681 16, 467 12, 186 
19322 2) ees 937 1, 266 20, 061 21, 327 21, 754 20, 261 14, 993 
1933-27 1, 000 1, 351 30, 325 31, 676 32, 310 30, 092 22, 268 
19340 eee 506 684 37, 483 38, 167 38, 930 36, 259 26, 832 
1935. 222s eee 1, 597 2, 158 33, 163 35, 321 36, 027 33, 555 24, 831 
1936.22 eee 512 692 37, 135 37, 827 38, 584 35, 936 26, 593 

Apr. 1: 
O13 252 5 ers 273 369 3, 672 4, 041 4, 122 3, 839 2, 841 
Ky ee Se oe 551 744 3, 513 4, 257 4, 342 4, 044 2, 993 
1915.2 eS 694 938 9, 183 10, 121 10, 323 9, 615 Up Gs 
1QIGS2 <= Sees 818 1, 105 5, 639 6, 744 6, 879 6, 407 4, 741 
110) ty Re gi ae 830 119A 8, 221 9, 342 9, 529 8, 875 6, 568 
(O18 orca eee 1, 686 2, 278 13, 573 15, 851 16, 168 15, 058 11, 143 
FOL. ee 812 1, 097 16, 505 17, 602 17, 954 16, 722 12, 374 
1920: 222 aoe 1,010 1, 365 15, 840 17, 205 17, 549 16, 345 12, 095 
1971 ee ee 772 1, 043 13, 715 14, 758 15, 053 14, 020 10, 375 
1922" 20> eee 1, 022 1, 381 11, 505 12, 886 13, 144 12, 242 9, 059 
192302 eae: 1, 541 2, 082 4, 539 6, 621 - 6, 753 6, 290 4, 655 
ODA: 55) Sea 769 1, 039 4,010 5, 049 5, 150 4, 797 3, 550 
O25 Se Seer 1, 935 2, 614 Us evi 9, 751 9, 946 9, 263 6, 855 
1926S eee 872 1, 178 9, 004 10, 182 10, 386 9, 673 7, 158 
LOD [pe sce ieee 2 808 1, 092 11, 639 12, 731 12, 986 12, 094 8, 950 
1O2Sheaw Siaere 594 802 10, 254 11, 056 7/7 10, 503 Wnce 
[G29h 2s. fakes 895 1, 209 12, 239 13, 448 13, 717 12, 776 9, 454 
LOZQ US a sree 940 1, 270 11, 020 12, 290 12, 536 11, 676 8, 640 
TOS es Peete 716 967 13, 899 14, 866 15, 163 14, 123 10, 451 
O39 200. ee 1, 806 2, 440 17, 753 20, 193 20, 597 19, 183 14, 195 
9332. SES 516 697 28, 731 29, 428 30, 017 27, 957 20, 688 
O34 ss eee 765 1, 034 31, 156 32, 190 32, 834 30, 580 22, 629 
O35 2s ee 821 1, 109 31, 294 32, 403 33, 051 30, 783 22,779 
1108 (pee 450 608 30, 915 31, 523 32, 153 29, 947 22, 161 


See footnotes at end of table. 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGE AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT A5 


TasLE 11.—Southern Maryland tobacco, type 32: Stocks owned by dealers and 
manufacturers in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, 
semiannually 1912-16, quarterly 1917—386—Continued. 


Stemmed 
ET Un- Total on |Farm-sales- t Un- d Stemmed 
Quarter and year ue stemmed |unstemmed| weight stemmed | processing 
Quantity | sommeq | reported basis _ jequivalent 2} Processing | “eight 3 
reported equivalent ! eer 

July 1: 1,000 pownds |i ,000 pownds|1,000 pownds| 1,000 pownds | 1,000 pounds| 1,000 pownds| 1,000 pownds 
118) by Aa ee aoe 845 1, 142 10, 247 11, 389 IDE h 7 10, 820 8, 007 
AQIS ae ee 155 1, 560 13, 093 14, 653 14, 946 13, 920 10, 301 
GIG Hs ena ater 1, 057 1, 428 13, 530 14, 958 15, 257 14, 210 10, 515 
1920 Fee eee 1, 604 2, 167 8, 446 10, 613 10, 825 10, 082 7, 461 
19212 pee 691 934 11, 744 12, 678 12, 932 12, 044 8, 913 
NO220e Lees 1, 396 1, 886 9, 975 11, 861 12, 098 11, 268 8, 338 
HO 23 ee eee 1, 082 1, 462 3, 937 5, 399 5, 507 5, 129 3, 795. 
NO24e ene 856 1, 156 6, 885 8, 041 8, 202 7, 639 5, 653 
025m == eee 1, 512 2, 043 7, 246 9, 289 9, 475 8, 825 6, 5380 
1926225 697 942 ~ 7, 506 8, 448 8, 617 8, 026 5, 939 
NOD Fes 2 BREE 830 1,121 11, 693 12, 814 13, 070 12, 173 9, 008 
19282 ee ; 1, 264 1, 708 10, 840 12, 548 12, 799 11, 921 8, 822 
G20 ne oe ee 1, 713 2,314 11, 580 13, 894 14, 172 13, 199 9, 767 
CRE ee se 1, 250 1, 689 8, 303 9, 992 10, 192 9, 492 7, 024 
HOSTS See 1, 502 2, 029 10, 254 12, 283 12, 529 11, 669 8, 635 
M9320 ee 1, 249 1, 687 20, 428 22, 115 22, 057 21, 009 15, 547 
1933 eosin 1, 259 1, 701 27, 185 28, 886 29, 464 27, 442 20, 307 
OS Ae we age 1, 007 1, 360 28, 590 29, 950 30, 549 28, 452 21, 054 
NO35e= = 22 eee 1, 190 1, 608 28, 115 29, 723 30, 317 28, 237 20, 895 

On Pee Lek see 1, 026 1, 386 » 27, 809 29, 195 29, 779 27, 735 20, 524 

Clanlt: 

NON Zee oo eS 249 336 6, 395 6, 731 6, 866 6, 394 4,732 
TKS) Ks ee ae 401 542 6, 371 6, 913 7, 051 6, 567 4, 860 
11,0) I: Series 398 538 7, 438 7, 976 8, 1386 OU 5, 607 
OTS ES =e eee 939 1, 269 16, 690 17, 959 18, 318 17, 061 12, 625 
GHG ss See 854 1, 154 9, 791 10, 945 11, 164 10, 398 7, 695 
NON ee See 1, 083 1, 463 17, 1438 18, 606 18, 978 17, 676 13, 080 
AGI St AR 1, 033 1, 396 18, 336 19, 732 20, 127 18, 745 13, 871 
NGO )se se seer 881 1, 190 20, 690 21, 880 22, 318 20, 786 15, 382 
1920 n= = 22 eee 1, 276 1, 724 17, 202 18, 926 19, 305 17, 980 13, 305 
NOD» = 5 ae 857 1, 158 18, 547 19, 705 20, 099 18, 720 13, 853 
MOD 25 See ay See 1, 160 1, 567 15, 784 17, 351 17, 698 16, 483 12, 197 
IG 230 a eee 788 1, 065 11, 787 12, 852 13, 109 12, 209 9, 035 
WG Dap sees eae 1, 145 1, 547 14, 087 15, 634 15, 947 14, 852 10, 990 
192522. ae 1, 035 1, 398 15, 643 17, 041 17, 382 16, 189 11, 980 
1926 e252 Sa 878 1, 186 18, 471 19, 657 20, 050 18, 674 13, 819 
O22 oe 574 775 21, 325 22, 100 22, 542 20, 995 15, 536 
O28 Meee eee 1, 335 1, 804 23, 797 25, 601 26, 113 24, 321 17, 998 
TiS AC ee el 1, 646 2, 224 17, 336 19, 560 19, 951 18, 582 13, 751 
UCR ese 1, 461 1, 974 15, 706 17, 680 18, 034 16, 796 12, 429 
AOS les Sa BE 1, 617 2, 185 20, 492 22, 677 23, 131 21, 543 15, 942 
OB Ze Gee epee 1, 200 1, 621 29, 470 31, 091 31, 713 29, 536 21, 857 
RIOR ee ce 1, 180 1, 594 39, 308 40, 902 41, 720 38, 857 28, 754 
1934s. Bae 891 1, 204 34, 687 35, 891 36, 609 34, 096 25, 231 
IR Gi See eee Se 967 1, 306 38, 364 39, 670 40, 463 37, 686 27, 888 
OSG keeec teeta 610 824 40, 631 41, 455 42, 284 39, 382 29, 143 


1] pound stemmed equal to 1.351 pounds unstemmed. 

2 1 pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.02 pounds farm-sales weight and 0.95 pound unstemmed processing 
weight. 

3 1 pound unstemmed processing weight equal to 0.74 pound stemmed processing weight. 


A6 CIRCULAR 435, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUR® 


TABLE 12.—One Sucker tobacco, type 35: Stocks owned by dealers and manufacturers 
in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, semiannually 
1912-16, quarterly 1917—36 


Stemmed 
Quarter and year 5 fe eas 
uantity 
reported NS eae 1 
Jan. 1: 1,000 pounds|1,000 pounds 
OMS o. Sees 299 427 
1O18: =. eee 739 1, 056 
19192. = eee 1, 071 1, 5380 
11920 =. aa 1, 030 1, 472 
NO Qe Vee eee 2,119 3, 028 
192222 es 1, 195 1, 708 
O23 52 = sees UPA (7 1, 825 
i ht) 7, eee et 970 1, 386 
1925-22 ee 673 962 
1926:—— oa 531 759 
192752 aes 895 1, 279 
1O28 i ee ees 907 1, 296 
1929 See 441 630 
(9302222 98 140 
103122 eae 211 302 
1932. ana 142 203 
1933'S eee 123 176 
103422 =e 119 170 
193522 22 = aes 97 139 
19386202 Ss See8: 86 123 
Apr. 1: 
19132 = aawees 346 494 
1914s eee 342 489 
1O1DE == See 757 1, 082 
O16: === Saas 457 653 
LOE Sa ee 1, 023 1, 462 
1OIS2 see 1, 446 2, 066 
1919! 2 sae 1, 146 1, 638 
19203 ae 2, 034 2, 907 
1O2 oe eee 1, 367 1, 953 
1O22 cae eoriee 1, 810 2, 586 
1923 50s 1, 370 1, 958 
102422 2 tae 729 1, 042 
LOZ} Saar 569 813 
192672 — sak 681 973 
OZ Ses Sees 1, 114 1, 592 
ODS 2. Somer 8 1, 240 
19205 Sa 420 600 
1930.2 = See 236 337 
1931. = Se 324 463 
103222 ae 109 156 
1933222 = aes 118 169 
1934 =k rae! 228 326 
93522 == Saree 214 306 
LOZ GSE Saice 283 404 


See footnotes at end of table. 


Un- Total on 
stemmed /junstemmed 
reported basis 


Un- 
eveignt, | Stemmed | Secessing 
equivalent ? Pp 8 weight 3 


weight 2 


1,000 pounds | 1,000 pownds|1,000 pownds 


29, 839 
28, 362 
33, 247 
40, 804 
39, 501 
51, 240 
42, 307 
40, 443 
42, 669 
42, 744 
45, 706 
37, 907 
27, 626 
29, 754 
28, 969 
31, 538 
33, 931 
27, 265 
27, 895 
30, 395 


36, 636 
43, 852 
36, 537 
29, 232 
43, 094 
45, 870 
72, 687 
62, 284 
54, 798 
50, 500 
54, 856 
63, 631 
58, 638 


30, 266 
29, 418 
34, 777 
42, 276 
42, 529 
52, 948 
44, 132 
41, 829 
43, 631 
43, 503 
46, 985 
39, 203 
28, 256 
29, 894 
29, 271 
31, 741 
34, 107 
27, 435 
28, 034 
30, 518 


37, 130 
44, 341 
37, 619 
29, 885 
44, 556 
47, 936 
74, 325 
65, 191 
56, 751 
53, 086 


56, 814. 


64, 673 
59, 451 
63, 583 
59, 622 
40, 186 
37, 846 
38, 319 
48, 496 
45, 153 
40, 992 
41, 276 
40, 915 
34, 386 


32, 990 
32, 066 
37, 907 
46, 081 
46, 357 
57, 713 
48, 104 
45, 594 
47, 558 
47, 418 
51, 214 
42, 731 
30, 799 
32, 584 
31, 905 
34, 598 
37, 177 
29, 904 
30, 557 
33, 265 


40, 472 
48, 332 
41, 005 
32, 575 
48, 566 
52, 250 
81, 014 
71, 058 
61, 859 
57, 864 
61, 927 
70, 494 
64, 802 
69, 305 


37, 481 


1,000 pounds| 1,000 pounds 
29, 055 20, 338 
28, 241 | ~ 19, 769 
33, 386 23, 370 
40, 585 28, 410 
40, 828 28, 580 
50, 830 STOO OSL 
42, 367 29, 657 
40, 156 28, 109 
41, 886 29, 320 
41, 763 29, 234 
45, 106 31, 574 
37, 635 26, 344 
27, 126 18, 988 
28, 698 20, 089 
28, 100 19, 670 
30, 471 21, 330 
32, 743 22, 920 
26, 338 18, 437 
26, 913 18, 839 
29, 297 20, 508 
35, 645 24, 952 
42, 567 29, 797 
36, 114 25, 280 
28, 690 20, 083 
42, 774 | 29, 942 
46, 019 32, 213 
71, 352 49, 946 
62, 583 43, 808 
54, 481 38, 137 
50, 963 35, 674 
54, 541 38, 179 
62, 086 43, 460 
57, 073 39, 951 
61, 040 42, 728 
57, 237 40, 066 
38, 579 27, 005 
36, 332 25, 432 
36, 786 25, 750 
46, 556 32, 589 
43, 347 30, 343 
39, 352 27, 546 
39, 625 27, 738 
39, 278 27, 495 
33, O11 23, 108 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGE AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT 


47 


TABLE 12.—One Sucker tobacco, type 35: Stocks owned by dealers and manufacturers 
in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, semiannually 
1912-16, quarterly 1917—36—Continued 


Quarter and year 


11 pound stemmed equal to 1.429 pounds unstemmed. 


Stemmed 
Un- Totalon 
‘ ie stemmed |unstemmed 
geantiy Stonanned reported basis 
Pp equivalent ! 

1,000 pounds|1,000 pounds) 1,000 pouwnds|1,000 pounds 
866 1, 238 29, 661 30, 899 
1, 649 2, 356 47, 724 50, 080 
1, 486 223; 44, 349 46, 472 
1,912 2, 732 45, 071 47, 803 
1, 719 2, 456 51, 042 53, 498 
1, 414 2, 021 44, 524 46, 545 
1, 094 1, 563 41, 040 42, 603 
818 1, 169 54, 384 55, 553 
465 664 52, 070 52, 734 
952 1, 360 56, 184 57, 544 
1, 093 1, 562 47, 151 48, 713 
684 977 31, 715 32, 692 
305 436 26, 191 26, 627 
219 313 30, 064 30, 377 
162 231 40, 864 41, 095 
121 173 37, 374 37, 547 
94 134 36, 583 36, 717 
106 151 35, 594 35, 745 
174 249 35, 147 35, 396 
499 713 29, 966 30, 679 
549 785 22, 037 22, 822 
318 454 31, 548 32, 002 
219 313 27, 623 27, 936 
263 376 21, 996 22, 372 
224 320 16, 479 16, 799 
715 1, 022 17, 847 18, 869 
544 777 35, 358 36, 135 
1, 154 1, 649 31, 365 33, 014 
2, 370 3, 387 42, 219 45, 606 
1, 633 2, 334 46, 002 48, 336 
1, 358 1, 941 34, 996 36, 937 
999 1, 428 32, 805 34, 233 
549 785 41, 215 42, 000 
386 552 42, 042 42, 594 
899 1, 285 49, 024 50, 309 
943 1, 348 40, 725 42, 073 
560 800 26, 323 27, 123 
173 247 21, 201 21, 448 
1, 079 1, 542 24, 044 25, 586 
260 372 32, 064 32, 436 
120 171 33, 590 33, 761 
149 213 30, 312 30, 525 
147 210 31, 746 31, 956 
91 130 29, 908 30, 038 
485 693 25, 758 26, 451 


Farm-sales- 
weight 
equivalent ? 


1,000 pounds 
33, 680 
54, 587 
50, 654 
52, 105 
58, 313 
50, 734 
46, 437 
60, 553 
57, 480 
62, 723 
53, 097 
35, 634 
29, 023 
33, 111 
44, 794 
40, 926 
40, 022 
38, 962 
38, 582 
33, 440 


24, 876 
34, 882 
30, 450 
24, 385 
18, 311 
20, 567 
39, 387 
35, 985 
49, 711 
52, 686 
40, 261 
37, 314 
45, 780 
46, 427 
54, 837 
45, 860 
29, 564 
23, 378 
27, 889 
35, 355 
36, 799 
33, 272 
34, 832 
32, 741 
28, 832 


Un- 
stemmed 
processing 
weight ? 


1,000 pounds 
29, 663 
48, O77 
44, 613 
45, 891 
51, 358 
44, 683 
40, 899 
53, 331 
50, 625 
55, 242 
46, 764 
31, 384 
25, 562 
29, 162 
39, 451 
36, 045 
35, 248 
34, 315 
33, 980 
29, 452 


21, 909 
30, 722 
26, 819 
21, 477 
16, 127 
18, 114 
34, 690 
31, 693 
43, 782 
46, 403 
35, 460 
32, 864 
40, 320 
40, 890 
48, 297 
40, 390 
26, 038 
20, 590 
24, 563 
31, 139 
32, 411 
29, 304 
30, 678 
28, 836 
25, 393 


Stemmed 
processing 
weight 3 


1,000 pounds 
20, 764 
33, 654 
31, 229 
32, 124 
35, 951 
31, 278 
28, 629 
37, 332 
35, 438 
38, 669 
32, 735 
21, 969 
17, 893 
20, 413 
27, 616 
25, 232 
24, 674 
24, 020 
23, 786 
20, 616 


15, 336 
21, 505 
18, 773 
15, 034 
11, 289 
12, 680 
24, 283 
22, 185 
30, 647 
32, 482 
24, 822 
23, 005 
28, 224 
28, 623 
33, 808 
28, 273 
18, 227 
14, 413 
17, 194 
21, 797 
22, 688 
20, 513 
21, 475 
20, 185 
17, 775 


2 1 pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.09 pounds farm-sales weight and 0.96 pound unstemmed process- 


ing weight. 


31 pound unstemmed processing weight equal to 0.70 pound stemmed processing weight. 


48 CIRCULAR 435, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 


TaBLeE 13.—Green River tobacco, type 36: Stocks owned by dealers and manufacturers 
in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, semiannually 
1912-16, quarterly 1917-36 


Stemmed 
Un- Total on | Farm-sales- t Un- q | Stemmed 
Quarter and year (One stemmed |unstemmed| weight Stems processing 
Quantity Sfcmined reported basis equivalent ? Seaeeest ane weight 3 
reported equivalent ! he 

Jan. 1: 1,000 pounds |1,000 pounds |1,000 pownds | 1,000 pownds|1,000 pownds|1,000 pounds|1,000 pounds 
Ko) Iya ees ct 2, 686 ; 36, 240 39, 775 44, 946 38, 184 29, 020 
LOD Sts Hire 6, 413 8, 440 47, 096 55, 5386 62, 756 53, 315 40, 519 
1919S Suet ae 10, 172 13, 386 45, 241 58, 627 66, 249 56, 282’ 42, 774 
19200 Si dare 4, 661 6, 134 39, 363 45, 497 51, 412 43, 677 33, 195 
LODE Naa ree 7, 248 9, 538 39, 070 48, 608 54, 927 46, 664 35, 465 
G2 Do dua seer ae 4,910 6, 462 45, 616 52, 078 58, 848 49, 995 - 37, 996 
AQ230 wee 3, 239 4, 263 41, 860 46, 123 52, 119 44, 278 33, 651 
O24 2 wee ae 3, 347 4, 405 52, 394 56, 799 64, 183 54, 527 41, 441 
OD Fic eee arene 3, 320 4, 369 52, 849 57, 218 64, 656 54, 929 41, 746 
19262552 ees 2, 381 3, 133 50, 299 53, 432 60, 378 51, 295 38, 984 
OD aoe ee 3, 774 4, 967 50, 387 55, 354 62, 550 53, 140 40, 386 
O28 snes 2, 561 3, 370 45, 317 48, 687 55, 016 46, 740 35, 522 
19292 2 5 ie 2, 619 3, 447 38, 503 41, 950 47, 404 40, 272 30, 607 
19802 eee ae 2, 183 2, 873 28, 641 31, 514 35, 611 30, 253 22, 992 
MOST a. seen ae 976 1, 284 26, 393 27, 677 31, 275 26, 570 20, 193 
NOROIGe a s) 920 1,211 26, 033 27, 244 30, 786 26, 154 19, 877 
1933252 608 800 33, 183 33, 983 38, 401 32, 624 24, 794 
OSA 21 Le Naar 522 687 34, 579 35, 266 39, 851 33, 855 25, 730 
193 5e eas 538 708 29, 326 30, 034 33, 938 28, 833 21, 913 

. wep Dyers Wor A 433 570 28, 944 29, 514 33, 351 28, 333 21, 533 

pre: 

ON Seas eee ae 4, 888 6, 483 60, 111 66, 544 75, 195 63, 882 48, 550 
LOMA. ee ES 4, 293 5, 650 55, 363 61, 013 68, 945 58, 572 44, 515 
LOM sus SRE 4, 769 6, 276 53, 619 59, 895 67, 681 57, 499 43, 699 
[GIG es s1 Sea ee 6, 567 8, 642 48, 700 57, 342 64, 796 55, 048 41, 886 
LOL. Stee 5, 085 6, 692 60, 236 66, 928 75, 629 64, 251 48, 831 
[LOLS ES sae 9, 775 12, 864 63, 245 76, 109 86, 003 73, 065 55, 529 
LONG. ne Wet 11, 1382 14, 650 63, 649 78, 299 88, 478 75, 167 57, 127 
192020 alee 7, 898 10, 394 57, 719 68, 113 76, 968 65, 388 49, 695 
1921 etre 8, 050 10, 594 50, 745 61, 339 69, 318 58, 885 44, 753 
O22 Rese ene ae 4, 321 5, 686 50, 158 55, 844 63, 104 53, 610 40, 744 
19 233 evested eel 4, 678 6, 156 65, 549 71, 705 81, 027 68, 837 52, 316 
19 24a eee 3, 101 4, 081 64, 470 68, 551 77, 463 65, 809 50, 015 
1G 25 aaah ere 4, 437 5, 839 66, 289 72, 128 81, 505 69, 243 52, 625 
1926) Sousa ss 4, 204 5, 532 57, 664 63, 196 71, 411 60, 668 46, 108 
G2 Fane eee ee 3, 378 4, 445 59, 737 64, 182 72, 526 61, 615 46, 827 
1Q28 34 tilts 2a 2, 370 3, 119 46, 757 49, 876 56, 360 47, 881 36, 390 
192022 oc aiesh 2, 216 2, 916 33, 752 36, 668 41, 435 35, 201 26, 753 
1930 tee ae 1, 660 2, 185 33, 958 36, 143 40, 842 34, 697 26, 370 
Oi! Se omeet 2h 940 1, 237 28, 368 29, 605 33, 454 28, 421 21, 600 
1932. = haan ean 743 978 38, 214 39, 192 44, 287 37, 624 28, 594 
LOS See 2h eee 1, 399 1, 841 42, 607 44, 448 50, 226 42, 670 32, 429 
193422 Uae 901 1, 186 36, 783 37, 969 42, 905 36, 450 27, 702 
LOSS Rees enwn 936 1, 232 36, 299 37, 531 42, 410 36, 030 27, 383 
193625 2a er a 348 458 34, 300. 34, 758 39, 277 33, 368 25, 360 


See footnotes at end of table. 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGE AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT 49 


TaBLE 138.—Green River tobacco, type 36: Stocks owned by dealers and manufacturers 
in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, semiannually 
1912-16, quarterly 1917—36—Continued 


Stemmed 

Un- Total on | Farm-sales- eae Stemmed 

Quarter and year cine stemmed junstemmed| weight eeRia(e processing 

Quantity efomined reported basis equivalent 2 ei he Ae weight 3 

reported equivalent ! = 
July 1: 1,000 pownds | 1,000 pounds |1,000 pownds| 1,000 pounds | 1,000 pounds | 1,000 pounds | 1,000 pounds 
TUF faepsh eh Me 5, 642 7, 425 53, 305 60, 730 68, 625 58, 301 44, 309 
TOUS ewes 9, 406 12, 378 64, 632 77, 010 87, 021 73, 930 56, 187 
GIO ere tee 9, 070 11, 936 46, 374 58, 310 65, 890 55, 978 42, 543 
9 20) Saee 9, 461 12, 451 51, 644 64, 095 72, 427 61, 531 46, 764 
TOA Us ais Se a 4, 804 6, 322 45, 409 SIR Zi 58, 456 49, 662 37, 743 
ODD ere eet 3, 914 alee 41, 892 47, 043 53, 159 45, 161 34, 322 
1923 sae eee 5, 134 6, 756 58, 908 65, 664 74, 200 63, 037 47, 908 
1O24s rawr. 2, 385 3, 139 59, 736 62, 875 71, 049 60, 360 45, 874 
QD 5c sen sae 3, 251 4, 278 53, 888 58, 166 65, 728 55, 839 42, 438 
1926 =e 3, 858 5, 077 54, 051 59, 128 66, 815 56, 763 43, 140 
192 7a so ents 2, 693 3, 544 51, 990 55, 534 62, 753 53, 313 40, 518 
1.928 ee ee 2, 356 3, 100 41, 366 44, 466 50, 247 42, 687 32, 442 
TO PAS ese een Ueleete 1, 794 2, 361 33, 876 36, 237 40, 948 34, 788 26, 439 
GSO Me see 842 1, 108 27, 691 28, 799 32, 543 27, 647 21, 012 
TG Be 2 ae 448 590 25, 688 26, 278 29, 694 25227 19, 173 
i 3 Dian ata 356 468 36, 596 37, 064 41, 882 35, 581 27, 042 
TOBE oe 988 1, 300 40, 520 41, 820 47, 257 40, 147 30, 512 
OSES a sete = 366 482 35, 359 35, 841 40, 500 34, 407 26, 149 
TIO BNR eee oer emerald 475 625 32, 908 3a080 37, 892 32, 192 24, 466 
1OZG 22 Bee Soe 220 290 31, 976 32, 266 36, 461 30, 975 23, 541 
Oct. 1: 

TORE ae Ee ee 4,319 5, 684 38, 557 44, 241 49, 992 42,471 32, 278 
OLS Seen ee 4, 154 5, 467 46, 235 51, 702 58, 423 49, 634 37, 722 
IOV ee 3, 332 4, 385 44, 824 49, 209 55, 606 47, 241 35, 903 
TICS) Lae ee sae eee 3, 095 4, 073 42, 097 46, 170 522 44, 323 33, 685 
NOG HSS tees 2, 423 3, 189 31, 921 35, 110 39, 674 33, 706 25, 617 
eee Ge ees 5, 999 7, 895 43, 485 51,380 | . 58, 059 49, 325 37, 487 
OT Sis ees 10, 239 13, 475 49, 722 63, 197 71, 413 60, 669 46, 108 
TQ) See ae ee 6, 069 7, 987 34, 401 42, 388 47, 898 40, 692 30, 926 
TORN os 8, 439 11, 106 38, 773 49, 879 56, 363 47, 884 36, 392 
OQ |e ae 3, 621 4, 765 41, 393 46, 158 52, 159 44, 312 33, 677 
1922 eee 2, 859 3, 762 36, 251 40, 013 45, 215 38, 412 29, 193 
GPA 2 eee ee 3, 704 4, 874 48, 539 53, 413 60, 357 51, 276 38, 970 
192A eee 3, 244 4, 269 51, 432 55, 701 62, 942 53, 473 40, 639 
OPA ee Sea 2, 765 3, 639 49, 190 52, 829 59, 697 50, 716 38, 544 
G26 RSseea ese 3, 646 4, 798 48, 065 52, 863 59, 735 50, 748 38, 568 
1G 2 (ish epee 2, 231 2, 936 46, 216 49, 152 55, 542 47, 186 35, 861 
LO DSP ease ee 2, 212 2,911 37, 915 40, 826 46, 133 39, 193 29, 787 
1929 bee meee 1, 484 1, 953 29, 272 31, 225 35, 284 29, 976 22, 782 
1OSO Sea 670 882 23, 116 23, 998 27,118 23, 038 17, 509 
QS Tie are ee 805 1, 059 = PB SESY/ 24, 496 27, 680 23, 516 17, 872 
ICRP a hee 878 1, 155 35, 427 36, 582 41, 338 35, 119 26, 690 
ICR aes ane 467 615 36, 107 36, 722 41, 496 35, 253 26, 792 
O34 SS ee 350 461 31, 305 31, 766 35, 896 30, 495 23, 176 
LOS haere 324 426 29, 946 30, 372 34, 320 29, 157 22, 159 
103 6a eee 214 282 26, 875 Zea 30, 687 26, O71 19, 814 


11 pound stemmed equal to 1.316 pounds unstemmed. 

2 1 pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.13 pounds farm-sales weight and 0.96 pound unstemmed processing 
weight. 

31 pound unstemmed processing weight equal to 0.76 pound stemmed processing weight. 


50 


CIRCULAR 435, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 


TaBLE 14.—Virginia sun-cured tobacco, type 37: Stocks owned by dealers and manu- 
facturers in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, semi- 
annually 1912-16, quarterly 1917-36 


Quarter and year | 


See footnotes at end of table. 


Stemmed 

: Un- 
Quantity 
reported stemmed 


| 1,000 pounds | 


2, 121 

899 
1, 996 
2, 160 
2, 552 
4, 180 
2, 824 
1, 267 
1, 621 
1, 457 
1, 753 
2, 519 
2, 003 
1, 318 
1, 356 
1, 47 
1, 497 
1, 033 

684 

793 


4, 365 


3, 870 | 


4, 486 
4,079 
2, 702 
1, 626 
3, 061 
1, 913 
3, 245 
3, 594 
2, 503 
1, 199 
1, 873 
1, 763 
2, 290 
3, 016 
2,707 
1, 709 
2, 103 
2, 222 
1, 610 
1, 360 


1, 377 | 


1, 279 ! 


equivalent 1 


7 
| 


Un- 
stemmed 
reported 


1,000 pounds 
3, 581 
1, 183 
2, 627 
2, 843 
3, 358 
5, 501 
3, 716 
1, 667 
2, 133 
1,917 
2, 307 
3, 315 
2, 636 


1,000 pounds) 1,090 pounds|1,000 pounds | 1,000 pounds 
,18 9, 766 11, 036 bays 
4,813 5, 996 6, 775 5, 876 
6, 095 8, 722 9, 856 8, 548 

7, 098 9, 941 11, 233 9, 7: 

4,619 7,977 9, 014 7, 817 
5, 965 11, 466 12, 957 11, 237 
5, 602 9, 318 10, 529 9, 132 
7, 520 9, 187 10, 381 9, 003 
4,117 6, 250 7, 062 6, 125 
3,314 Pail 5, 911 5, 126 
3, 730 6, 037 6. 822 5, 916 
3, 985 7, 300 8, 249 7, 154 
2, 420 5, 056 5, 713 4, 955 
3, 623 5, 357 6, 053 5, 250 
2, 499 4, 283 4, 840 4,197 
1, 627 3, 663 4,139 3, 590 
1, 900 3, 870 4, 373 3, 793 
1, 251 2, 610 2, 949 2, 558 
1, 209 2, 109 2, 383 2, 067 
1, 267 2, 311 2,611 2, 265 
8, 733 14, 477 16, 359 14, 187 
8, 856 13, 949 15, 762 13, 670 
9, 169 15, 073 17, 032 14, 772 
7, 679 13, 047 14, 743 12, 786 
6, 467 10, 023 11, 326 9, 823 
5, 802 7, 942 8, 974 7, 783 
7, 419 11, 447 12, 935 11, 218 
7, 326 9, 844 11, 124 9, 647 
6, 826 11, 096 12, 538 10, 874 
7, 042 11, 772 13, 302 11, 537 
7, 867 11, 161 12, 612 10, 938 
7, 383 8, 961 10, 126 8, 782 
4, 896 7, 361 8, 318 7, 214 
4, 296 6, 616 7, 476 6, 484 
5, 676 8, 690 9, 820 8. 516 
4, 543 8, 512 9,619 8, 342 
5, 208 8, 77 9,910 8, 595 
4,111 6, 360 7, 187 6, 233 
2, 606 5, 374 6, 073 5, 267 
2, 413 5, 337 6, 031 5, 230 
1, 996 4,115 4, 650 4, 033 
3, 107. 4, 897 5, 5384 4,799 
1, 626 3, 438 3, 885 3, 369 
2, 201 3, 884 | 4, 389 3, 806 


Total on 
unstemmed 
basis 


} 


Farm-sales- 
weight 
equivalent ? 


Un- 
stemmed 
| processing 
weight 2 


Stemmed 
processing 
weight 3 


|1,000 pounds 
7, 274 


~IOr 


ROS 
a 


a 
00 


> 


& oS 


be et 
DoD Or Ors =7 CO bt 


PROAMQM MMO HSS pp 
STN Wow 


8, 313 


2, 560 
I 2, 893 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGE AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT 


ol 


Tasip 14.—Vuirginea sun-cured tobacco, type 37: Stocks owned by dealers and manu- 
facturers in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, semi- 
annually 1912-16, quarterly 1917—386—Continued 


Quarter 


Stemmed 
Un- Total on | Farm-sales- ae d Stemmed 
and year f hae stemmed |unstemmed weight Bre sessing processing 
Quantity Srenmnied reported basis equivalent ? weight 2 weight 3 
reported equivalent ! 
1,000 pounds| 1,000 pounds |1,000 pounds | 1,000 pounds | 1,000 pounds | 1,000 pounds| 1,000 pounds 
aoe ate Meee, 2, 693 3, 544 4, 466 8, 010 9, 051 7, 850 5, 966 
Ai ONE Ea) 1, 493 1, 965 6, 446 8, 411. 9, 504 8, 243 6, 265 
ee Bea ee 3, 517 4, 628 6, 581 11, 209 12, 666 10, 985 8, 349 
ere a ele = 2, 692 3, 543 5; 628 9,171 10, 363 8, 988 6, 831 
Bae os ae ew os 3, 762 4,951 6, 050 11, 001 12, 431 10, 781 8, 194 
oem NA 18 SS 3, 156 4, 153 6, 687 10, 840 12, 249 10, 623 8, 073 
Beene g Oe 2, 230 2, 935 7, 069 10, 004 11, 305 9, 804 7, 451 
ae 1, 180 1, 553 6, 425 7, 978 9, 015 7, 818 5, 942 
ee I | 1, 671 2, 199 3, 832 6, 031 6, 815 5, 910 4, 492 
O26 Re ee 1, 598 2, 103 3, 721 5, 824 6, 581 5, 708 4, 338 
gion eh oa, 2, 203 2, 899 5, 033 7, 932 8, 963 7, 773 5, 907 - 
ok ole eames 2, 646 3, 482 3, 701 7, 188 8, 117 7, 039 5, 350 
ar ee 1, 939 2, 552 4, 134 6, 686 7, 555 6, 552 4, 980 
Dense ps site 1, 452 1,911 3, 483 5, 894 6, 095 5, 286 4,017 
ns Sel iad 1, 825 2, 402 DF BaL7/ 4, 719 5, 3382 4, 625 3, 515 
Sere SMR 1, 977 2, 602 2, 230 4, 832 5, 460 4, 735 3, 599 
pee eee 1, 372 1, 806 1, 856 3, 662 4, 138 3, 589 2, 728 
Dee eee 1, 128 1,484 |. 1, 368 2, 852 3, 223 2, 795 2, 124 
Re Ss 1, 113 1, 465 152i: 2, 986 3, 874 2, 926 2, 224 
apes eee 1, 075 1,415 1, 518 2, 933 3, 314 2, 874 2, 184 
ea DE Wa 3, 607 4, 747 7, 550 12, 297 13, 896 12, 051 9, 15S 
See Ser eae 3, 305 4, 349 6, 947 11, 296 12, 704 11, 070 8, 413 
Ba as Wee 4, 669 6, 144 8, 536 14, 680 16, 588 14, 386 10, 933 
Die Ure oe 2, 624 3, 453 6, 841 10, 294 11, 632 10, 088 7, 667 
yas SA coe 2, 802 3, 687 4, 484 8, 171 9, 233 8, 008 6, 086 
Soe ee PEE 1, 782 2, 345 38, O81 5, 426 6, 131 0, oid 4, 041 
LD ope tS ue 1, 555 2, 046 4, 765 6, 811 7, 696 6, 675 5, 073 
UI see a 2, 934 3, 861 5, 659 9, 520 10, 758 9, 330 7, 091 
PB ape 2, 658 3, 498 7, 020 10, 518 11, 885 10, 308 7, 834 
See DS Sis 2 3, 668 4, 827 5, 799 10, 626 12, 007 10, 413 7, 914 
ee oe We 2 3, 004 3, 953 5,2. 9, 230 10, 430 9, 045 6, 874 
RIBOSE ae 1, 796 2, 364 6, 511 8, 875 10, 029 8, 698 6, 610 
Be et 1, 697 2, 233 4, 558 6, 791 7, 674 6, 655 5, 058 
fe Pnieme tts 1, 436 1, 890 BY 4, 627 5, 229 4, 534 3, 446 
ot ne eee: 1, 505 1, 981 2, 738 4, 719 5, 3382 4, 625 3, 515 
Beers ae 2, 235 2, 941 3, 690 6, 631 7, 493 6, 498 4, 938 
Sega paar 2, 006 2, 640 38, 045 5, 685 6, 424 Deore 4, 234 
ieee se bear 1, 495 1, 967 3, 997 5, 964 6, 739 5, 845 4,442 
eee ae 1, 191 1, 567 2, 687 4, 254 4, 807 4, 169 3, 168 
COS ere xh 1, 569 2, 065 1, 886 3, 951 4, 465 3, 872 2, 943 
ieee err a 1, 573 2, 070 1, 785 3, 855 4, 356 3, 778 2, 871 
SSRs. Ss 1, 1338 1,491 2, 108 3, 599 4, 067 3; 027 2, 681 
Chas ME Sea eee 842 1, 108 1, 188 2, 296 2, 594 2, 250 1,710 
aes oe 910 1, 198 1, 166 2, 364 2, 671 Dros 1, 761 
Shes ete 831 1, 094 1, 306 2, 400 2, 712 2, 352 1, 788 
| 


11 pound stemmed equal to 1.316 pounds unstemmed. 


21 pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.13 pounds farm-sales weight and 0.98 pound unstemmed processin 


weight. 


3 1 pound unstemmed processing weight equal to 0.76 pound stemmed processing weight. 


cS 
oS 


i CIRCULAR 435, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 


TaBLE 15.—Pennsylvania Seedleaf tobacco, type 41: Stocks owned by dealers and 
manufacturers in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, 
semiannually 1912-16, quarterly 1917-36 


Stemmed | 
| Un- Totalon | Farm-sales- t al | Stemmed 
Quarter and year hie stemmed |junstemmed| weight S emme processing 
Quantity Brominod reported basis equivalent 2 buocessue | weight 3 
| Teported | .quivalent ! ie 

Jan. 1: 1,000 pounds} 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds} 1,000 pounds| 1,000 pounds| 1,000 pounds| 1,000 pounds 
OU Atee ete ere 4,310 5, 978 65, 226 71, 204 79, 036 63, 728 45, 884 
AQIS= 2 ee 3, 886 5, 390 59, 084 64, 474 71, 566 57, 704 41, 547 
[OI9. 2 a SN 7, 324 10, 158 68, 440 78, 598 87, 244 70, 345 50, 648 
1920-2 Sees 6, 498 9, 013 73, 941 82, 954 92, 079 74, 244 | . 53, 456 
1S YA eee ee! ae 8, 167 11, 328 61, 278: 72, 606 80, 593 64, 982 46, 787 
19227.) 0 ee 7, 328 10, 164 62, 526 72, 690 80, 686 65, 058 46, 842 
19235225 7, 507 10, 412 73, 868 84, 280 93, 551 75, 431 54, 310 
AO 24Ce 2 Pee me 9, 792 13, 582 77, 603 91, 185 101, 215 81, 611 58, 760 
1925 e== ae x 8, 814 12, 225 88, 630 100, 855 111, 949 90, 265 64, 991 
19262 Sub ee iS WUE 8, 013 91, 808 99, 821 110, 801 89, 340 64, 325 
G27 ae SS ee 6, 519 9, 042 83, 189 92, 231 102, 376 82, 547 59, 434 
G28 ane yee 7, 881 10, 931 63, 635 74, 566 82, 768 66, 737 48, 051 
929). 5 2h se z= 6, 937 9, 622 65, 487 75, 109 83, 371 67, 223 48, 401 
1930cs2 Sa 9, 344 12, 960 63, 842 76, 802 85, 250 68, 738 49, 491 
19312 ees 8, 578 11, 898 60, 212 72, 110 80, 042 64, 538 46, 467 
932525. tees 8, 781 12, 179 57, 529 69, 708 77, 376 62, 389 44, 920 
93325 Saas ee 7, 141 9, 905 91, 870 101, 775 112, 970 91, 089 65, 584 
19342 eae een 5, 698 7, 903 85, 974 93, 877 104, 203 84, 020 60, 494 
IG RYH bees Be 6, 100 8, 461 78, 781 87, 242 96, 839 78, 082 56, 219 
pee wisn oe toe rs 3, 952 5, 481 75, 952 81, 483 90, 391 72, 883 52, 476 

Apr. 1: 
ION es 5, 056 7, 013 135, 959 142, 972 158, 699 127, 960 92, 131 
[Opto cs. Soe 7, O11 9, 724 118, 595 128, 319 142, 434 114, 846 82, 689 
(Ou Fees = 6, 903 9, 574 120, 336 129, 910 . 144, 200 116, 269 83, 714 
OG s. sae SMI 7, 097 104, 275 111, 372 123, 623 99, 678 71, 768 
ON) Seer 4, 487 6, 223 86, 265 92, 488 102, 662 82, 777 59, 599 
AGU SEs as sees 3, 739 5, 186 96, 026 101, 212 112, 345 90, 585 65, 221 
HOTO Eso ee Ee 7, 400 10, 264 87, 096 97, 360 108, 070 87, 137 62, 739 
O20 Rien ee 6, 075 8, 426 99, 661 108, 087 119, 977 96, 738 69, 651 
192). =... See 9, 549 13, 244 84, 369 97, 613 108, 350 87, 364 62, 902 
G22 aoa teams 6, 579 9, 125 90, 249 99, 374 110, 305 88, 940 64, 037 
1G 25 ee Sh 7, 574 10, 505 112, 047 227520 136, 033 109, 684 78, 972 
NG 24s As Ra 8, 628 11, 967 118, 645 130, 612 144, 979 116, 898 84, 167 
NO 2a ee ee 7, 358 10, 206 111), 227 121, 433 134, 791 108, 683 78, 252 
192622523408 ~ -+5, 336 7, 401 112, 503 119, 904 133, 093 107, 314 77, 266 
NO 2 (222 see 5, 934 8, 230 107, 616 115, 846 128, 589 103, 682 74, 651 
NOQS)) = 5 eens 7, 560 10, 486 99, 086 109, 572 121, 625 98, 067 70, 608 
9292 32 cee 7, 587 10, 523 108, 052 118, 575 131, 618 106, 125 76, 410 
NOZOM se: aes 11, 640 16, 145 82, 155 98, 300 109, 113 87, 978 63, 344 
OS Tes eee 7, 739 10, 734 72, 648 83, 382 92, 554 74, 627 53, 731 
932220 Stee s 8, 954 12, 419 106, 110 118, 529 131, 567 106, 083 76, 380 
NOS3E es eee 6, 658 9, 235 93, 298 102, 533 113, 812 91, 767 66, 072 
1193422 Soe ee 4,911 6, 812 91, 251 98, 063 108, 850 87, 766 63, 192 
NOS 5 eae eee 5, 343 7, 411 88, 247 95, 658 106, 180 85, 614 61, 642 
936 eens 3, 961 5, 494 96, 998 102, 492 118, 766 91, 730 66, 046 


See footnotes at end of table. 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGE AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT 


53 


TaBLeE 15.—Pennsylvania Seedleaf tobacco, type 41: Stocks owned by dealers and 
manufacturers in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, 
semiannually 1912-16, quarterly 1917-36—Continued 


Quarter 


and year 


Stemmed ts 
Un- Total on | Farm-sales- x eae Stemmed 
he stemmed junstemmed| weight mH GSS e processing 
Quantity Stenmtuned reported basis equivalent 2 Lee ht > | weight 3 
reported es g 
equivalent ! 
| | 

|1,C00 pounds| 1,000 pownds| 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds| 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds 1,000 pounds 
4, 424 6, 136 83, 498 89, 634 99, 494 80, 222 57, 760 
4,871 6, 756 91, 882 98, 638 109, 488 88, 281 63, 562 
7, 299 10, 124 92, 654 102, 778 - 114, 084 91, 986 66, 230 
6, 366 8, 830 92, 305 101, 135 112, 260 90, 516 Gdn 172 
8, 140 11, 290 85, 482 96, 772 107, 417 86, 611 62, 360 
6, 765 9, 383 94, 511 103, 894 115, 322 92, 985 66, 949 
7, 857 10, 898 102, 530 113, 428 125, 905 101, 518 73, 093 
8, 393 11, 641 112, 048 123, 689 137, 295 110, 702 79, 705 
6, 539 9, 070 115, 948 125, 018 138, 770 111, 891 80, 562 
5, 012 6, 952 113, 893 120, 845 134, 138 108, 156 77, 872 
6, 149 8, 529 89, 391 97, 920 108, 691 87, 638 63, 099 | 
7, 154 9, 923 88, 312 98, 235 109, 041 87, 920 63, 302 
7, 015 9, 730 | 86, 846 96, 576 107, 199 86, 436 62, 234 
9, 877 13, 699 80, 415 94, 114 104, 467 84, 232 60, 647 
8, 685 12, 046 74, 326 86, 372 95, 873 77, 303 55, 658 
8, 684 12, 045 106, 018 118, 063 131, 050 105, 666 76, 080 
5, 816 8, 067 93, 704 101, 771 112, 966 91, 085 65, 581 
5, 059 7, 017 92, 025 99, 042 109, 937 88, 643 63, 823 
5, 059 Ta Oletales One 5il 98, 268 109, 077 87, 950 63, 324 
3, 710 5, 146 94, 796 99, 942 110, 936 89, 448 64, 403 
3, 825 5, 305 114, 957 120, 262 133, 491 107, 634 77, 496 
6, 425 8, 911 120, 920 129, 831 144, 112 116, 199 83, 663 
6, 718 9, 318 106, 295 115, 613 128, 330 103, 474 74, 501 
4, 631 6, 423 100, 829 107, 252 119, 0&0 95, 991 69, 114 
4, 782 6, 633 74, 518 81, 146 90, 072 72, 626 52, 291 
4, 254 5, 900 72, 249 78, 149 86, 745 69, 943 50, 359 
6, 976 9, 676 78, 151 87, 827 97, 488 78, 605 56, 596 
7, 573 10, 504 84, 123 94, 627 105, 036 84, 691 60, 978 
8, 035 11, 145 79, 716 90, 861 100, 856 81, 321 58, 551 
7, 582 10, 516 75, 490 86, 006 95, 467 76, 975 55, 422 
Wesail 10, 168 82, 928 93, 096 103, 337 83, 321 59, 991 
7, 940 11, 013 91, 141 102, 154 113, 391 91, 428 65, 828 
8, 992 12, 472 100, 735 113, 207 125, 660 101, 320 72, 950 
5,302 7, 451 108, 027 115, 478 128, 181 103, 353 74, 414 
OOo 7, 402 $9, 925 1OB 327 119, 138 96, 058 69, 162 
7, 110 9, 862 76, 957 86, 819 96, 369 77, 703 55, 946 
7, 164 . 9, 936 77, 484 87, 420 97, 036 78, 241 56, 334 
7, 855 10, 895 75, 451 86, 346 95, 844 77, 280 55, 642 
8, 402 11, 654 ~ 71, 190 82, 844 91, 957 74, 145 53, 384 
9, 642 13, 373 64, 558 77, 931 86, 503 69, 748 50, 219 
7, 940 11, 013 99, 743 110, 756 122, 939 99, 127 (AL eval 
5, 328 7, 390 93, 984 101, 374 112, 525 90, 730 65, 326 
4, 823 6, 690 86, 989 93, 679 1038, 984 83, 843 60, 367 
3, 805 5, 278 84, 751 90, 029 99, 932 80, 576 58, 015 
3, 971 5, 508 86, 524 92, 032 102, 156 82, 369 59, 306 


1] pound stemmed equal to 1.387 pounds unstemmed. ; 
2 1 pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.11 pounds farm-sales weight and 0.895 pound unstemmed processing 


weight. 


3 1 pound unstemmed processing weight equal to 0.72 pound stemmed processing weight. 


o4 


CIRCULAR 4385, U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 


TABLE 16.—Ohio tobacco, types 42-44: Stocks owned by dealers and manufacturers 
in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, semiannually 
1912-16, quarterly 1917-36 


[Beginning April 1929, factors for types 42, 43, and 44 combined were not used; the figures are the sums of the 


individual types] 
Stemmed 
Un- Totalon | Farm-sales- t Un- q | Stemmed 
Quarter and year wie stemmed |unstemmed| weight sere’ processing 
Quantity stemmed reported basis equivalent ? eae weight 3 
reported equivalent L cae 
Jan. 1: | 1,000 pounds} 1,000 pownds| 1,000 pounds 1,000 pounds| 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds 
RON ees eka 2, 387 48, 586 50, 973 57, 294 45, 366 3 32, 664 
IGISSS 22-2 ee 2, 484 3, 453 50, 106 53, 559 60, 200 47, 668 34, 321 
(919... 2, 091 2, 906 58, 932 61, 838 69, 506 55, 036 39, 626 
19202 =e 2, 295 3, 190 69, 255 72, 445 81, 428 64, 476 46, 423 
1 7 ire ees = 3, 383 4, 702 66, 789 71,491 80, 356 63, 627 45, 811 
192223 4,217 5, 862 67, 197 73, 059 82, 118 65, 023 46, 817 
15 ale ge ots at 2, 917 4, 055 61, 109 65, 164 73, 244 57, 996 41, 757 
1974s eee 4, 242 5, 896 58, 289 64, 185 72, 144 of, 125 41, 130 
107 ee 5 2 ee 3, 643 5, 064 61, 969 67, 033 75, 345 59, 659 42, 954 
G26 =s= 2 eae 3, O87 4,291 48, 563 52, 854 59, 408 47, 040 33, 869 
17 (ee aes 3, 308 4, 598 59, 182 63, 780 71, 689 56, 764 40, 870 
O28 eee eee 5, 073 7, 051 43, 347 50, 398 56, 647 44, 854 32. 295 
[9292862 Boao 6, 343 8, 817 32, 524 4}, 341 46, 467 36, 793 26, 491 
19302 eee 3, 524 4, 904 30, 978 35, 882 40, 327 31, 872 22. 902 
2 8 3 een Sarde 2,614 3, 633 27, 888 31, 521 35, 431 27, 999 20, 117 
(9325-2 ee 2, 427 3, 370 46, 145 49, 515 55, 638 43, 974 31, 618 
19336. eee 2, 796 3, 884 53, 545 57, 429 64, 547 51, 005 36, 675 
1934 2, 626 3, 652 51, 665 SOLE 62, 179 49, 124 i 346 
POS Smet aa eaeere. 2, 463 3, 426 51, 023 54, 449 61, 215 48, 348 34. $14 
R Ee iS 3 eae 2, 581 3, 584 50, 979 54, 563 61, 321 48, 440 34, 902 
Apr. 1: 
1G Bien ee 3, 474 4, 829 86, 853 91, 682 103, 051 81, 597 58, 750 
Ti: eed 3, 485 4, 844 78, 951 83, 795 94, 186 74, 578 53, 696 
iSij sea 2, 097 2,915 88, 932 91, 847 103, 236 81, 744 58, 856 
1OlG= eee 1, 440 2, 002 72, 751 74, 753 84, 022 | 66, 530 47, 902 
143) fy japon eee 2, 822 3, 923 81, 684 85, 607 96, 222 76, 190 5A. 857 
RGIS a ees 2, 402 3, 339 69, 420 72, 759 81, 781 64, 756 46, 624 
1 eee 2, 000 2, 780 54, 282 57, 062 64, 138 50, 785 36, 565 
fG2022) see 2, 100 2,919 62, 502 65, 421 73, 533 58, 225 41, 922 
1 yA Ee eee ee 3, 407 4, 736 75, 364 80, 100 90, 032 71, 289 51. 328 
LP 27S meee ae 3, 911 5, 436 71, 667 77, 103 86, 664 68, 622 49, 408 
G2 ea ee 3, 152 4, 381 81, 872 86, 253 96, 948 76, 765 55; 271 
tO ZAC eee 4,113 Se GhE 56, 130 61, 847 69, 516 55, 044 39, 632 
17) eee ee 2, 863 3, 980 60, 433 64, 413 72, 400 57, 328 41, 276 
119268. ee 2, 299 3, 196 64, 725 67, 921 76, 343 60, 450 43, 524 
ODE Sh. 2 Sees 3, 958 5, 502 68, 079 73, 581 82, 705 65, 487 47, 151 
iO IR cee HetsS (6186 55, 563 62, 698 70, 473 55, 801 40, 177 
1 A e,) Vea ee 5, 045 7, 014 50, 347 57, 361 64, 487 50, 946 36, 504 
19306 2. Ue Ree 3, 278 4, 567 38, 170 42, 737 48, 041 37, 960 71, 289 
193th =e 1, 962 2, 726 52, 427 Dros 62, 013 48, 989 35, 215 
1932 =e ee 2, 744 3, 813 52, 861 56, 674 63, 667 50, 347 36, 129 
OSS 5 a eae 2, 448 3, 405 55, 015 58, 420 65, 670 51, 887 37, 306 
(O54. eee | 2, 301 3, 198 53, 176 56, 374 63, 356 50, 064 36, 007 
hOS5 =e eee 2, 635 3, 667 61, 450 65, 117 73, 190 57, 826 41, 604 
193565222 Ser 2, 594 3, 605 | 53, $24 57, 429 | 64, 523 51, 006 | 36, 658 


See footnotes at end of table. 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGE AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT 


5d 


TaBLE 16.—Ohio tobacco, types 42-44: Stocks owned by dealers and manufacturers 
in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, semiannually 
1912-16, quarterly 1917—36—Continued 


Stemmed 
Quarter and year Tite 
Quantity 
reported stemmed 


equivalent! 


July 1: 1,000 pownds| 1,000 pounds 
LOW eee ens ee 2, 661 3, 699 
AO1Ri 222 2, 450 3, 406 
GIG Re oe 2, 270 3, 155 
O20 EEL Loa DEAR: 2, 951 
192 Pea 3, 035 4, 219 
19222 Baek eee 3, 186 4, 429 
8 eee oe 2, 814 3, 911 
OAM See 3, 831 5, 325 
O25 eseel eee 2, 502 3, 478 
LOIG See Le 2, 421 3, 365 
OP ewe eS 4, 746 6, 597 
O28 Rees eee 6, 060 8, 423 
1O2G 0 Se oh ae 4, 268 5, 921 
1930S. ee 3, 422 4,773 
URE e eS 1, 525 2) 11h 
OS 7S et SBS 2, 807 3, 900 
NOS ame uae Eee Pe MEE 3, 024 
OR AE = ae 2, 447 3, 398 
TE Bo ces ee 2, 256 3, 138 
ORY eee 2, 481 3, 445 

Octs: 

19 (77m a eee 2, 836 3, 942 
POTS =e eee 3, 061 4, 255 
Gig Eee Seek 2, 715 3, 774 
iG Sea ee 1, 534 2, 132 
1GIGSs 22 2 Se" 1, 976 2, 747 
IIS ey (aires Pee 2, 554 3, 550 
1LGPREs == 2, 341 3, 254 
LGIQs = 2 2; 217 3, 082 
1920 Be =e h aes 2, 873 3, 993 
DOD BAe es. 3, 142 4, 367 
G22 eS 2 UES 2, 465 3, 426 
1 (ys eee ae ES 3, 682 5, 118 
1S: ere eee 3, 838 5, 335 
1G? ea 2, 340 3, 253 
O26 2S ie Sa. 3, 162 4, 395 
O27 ee 4, 904 6, 817 
O28 ese Se 5, 979 8, 311 
19294 aes 3, 648 5, 073 
LOS 0 eee ear 2, 837 3, 944 
G85 tes 2 SUE 3, 223 
LOS 2 eee Se 2, 467 3, 430 
O33 eee ee 2, 274 3, 158 
1 AU epee 2, 592 3, 603 
193 eee 2, 442 3, 3891 
1Q36 Sees Se 2, 602 3, 610 


11 pound stemmed equal to 1.390 pounds unstemmed. 


Un- 
stemmed 
reported 


1,000 pounds 
72, 264 
73, 208 
59, 824 
THE PPT 
73, 189 
75, 996 
78, 905 
76, 362 
58, 523 
72, 582 
59, 639 
49, 455 
42, 826 
38, 860 
56, 930 
58, 617 
55, 149 

» 54, 280 
60, 480 
54, 986 


86, 739 
81, 021 
65, 806 
72, 795 
57, 938 
61, 825 
64, 372 
67, 088 
76, 890 
75, 161 
71, 510 
70, 438 
69, 893 
54, 041 
68, 533 
51, 870 
40, 896 
. 36, 240 
33, 590 
51, 869 
55, 296 
52, 349 
52, 761 
55, 142 
49, 958 


Total on 
unstemmed 
basis 


1,000 pounds 
75, 963 


76, 614 |. 


62, 979 
80, 178 
77, 408 
80, 425 
82, 316 
81, 687 
62, 001 
75, 947 
66, 236 
57, 878 
48, 747 
43, 633 
59, 041 
62, 517 
58, 173 
57, 678 
63, 618 
58, 431 


90, 681 
85, 276 
69, 580 
74, 927 
60, 685 
65, 375 
67, 626 
70, 170 
80, 883 
79, 528 
74, 936 
75, 556 
75, 228 
57, 294 
72, 928 
58, 687 
49, 207 
41, 313 
37, 534 
55, 092 
58, 726 
55, 507 
56, 364 
58, 533 
53, 568 


Farm-sales- 
weight 
equivalent ? 


1,000 pounds 
85, 382 
86, 114 
70, 788 
90, 120 
87, 007 
90, 398 
93, 085 
91, 816 
69, 689 
85, 364 
74, 449 
65, 055 
54, 760 
49, 044 
66, 357 
70, 260 
65, 384 
64, 831 
71, 500 
65, 692 


101, 925 
95, 850 
78, 208 
84, 218 
68, 210 
73, 482 
76, 012 
78, 871 
90, 912 
89, 389 
84, 228 
84, 925 
84, 556 
64, 398 
81, 971 
65, 964 
55, 309 
46, 417 
42, 190 
61, 909 
66, 001 
62, 390 
63, 359 
65, 801 
60, 222 


Un- 
stemmed 
processing 
weight 2 


1,000 pounds 
67, 607 
68, 186 
56, 051 
71, 358 
68, 893 
71, 578 
73, 706 
72, 701 
55, 181 
67, 593 
58, 950 
51, 511 
43, 287 
38, 759 
52, 437 
55, 536 
51, 663 
51, 219 
56, 491 
51, 891 


80, 706 
75, 896 
61, 926 
66, 685 
54, 010 
58, 184 
60, 187 
62, 451 
71, 986 
70, 780 
66, 693 
67, 245 
66, 953 
50, 992 
64, 906 
52, 231 
43, 794 
36, 689 
33, 341 
48, 933 
52, 168 
49, 295 
50, 053 
51, 975 
47, 577 


Stemmed 
processing 
weight 3 


1,000 pounds 
48, 677 
49, 094 
40, 357 
51, 378 
49, 603 
51, 536 
53, 068 
52, 345 
39, 730 
48, 667 
42, 444 
37, 088 
31, 136 
27, 844 
37, 696 
39, 882 
37, 159 
36, 858 
40, 657 
37, 333 


58, 108 
54, 645 
44, 587 
48, 013 
38, 887 
41, 892 
43, 335 
44, 965 
51, 830 
50, 962 
48, 019 
48, 416 
48, 206 
36, 714 
46, 732 
37, 606 
31, 532 
26, 378 
23, 952 
35, 161 
37, 461 
35, 457 
36, 022 
37, 417 
34, 212 


21 pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.124 pounds farm-sales weight and 0.89 pound unstemmed process- 


ing weight. 


31 pound unstemmed processing weight equal to 0.72 pound stemmed processing weight. 


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TaBLE 17.—Gebhardt tobacco, type 42: Stocks owned by dealers and manufacturers 
in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, quarterly 1929-36 


Stemmed 
Un- Totalon | Farm-sales- t ee d Stemmed 
Quarter and year Wine stemmed |junstemmed] weight ae a processing 
Quantity Stoned reported basis equivalent ? Deke 8 weight 3 
reported equivalent 1 Na 
Janse: 1,000 pounds} 1,000 pownds|1,000 pounds |1,000 pownds | 1,000 pounds |1,000 pownds|1,00Q2 pounds 
193053 sae 1, 184 1, 622 11, 083 12, 705 14, 230 11, 244 8, 208 
| QZi1e zee Ee eors 1, 024 1, 403 9, 466 10, 869 12, 173 9, 619 7, 022 
(O32 Da. Paes 1, 038 1, 422 17, 470 18, 892 21, 159 16, 719 12, 205 
983s eas Bae 1,175 1, 610 19, 835 21, 445 24, 018 18,979 | . 13, 855 
1Q34e- at ee 1, 029 1, 410 20, 338 21, 748 24,358 19, 247 14, 050 
1935 oe 937 1, 284 21, 179 22, 463 25, 159 19, 880 14, 512 
1936220. ea 1, 142 1, 565 22, 680 24, 245 27, 154 21, 457 15, 664 
Agora I's 
11929 Sar os eae 1, 850 2, 534 18, 462 20, 996 23, 516 18, 581 13, 564 
19308 = eee 907 1, 243 14, 039 15, 282 17, 116 13, 525 9, 873 
NG Bee 859 ib (ef 18, 171 19, 348 21, 670 123 12, 500 
LOSQES Lute ae 1, 074 1, 471 16, 960 18, 431 20, 643 16, 311 11, 907 
TICES ie ae | 900 1, 233 20, 133 21, 366 23, 930 18, 909 13, 804 
NOGA Sea ee 953 1, 306 20, 432 21, 738 24, 347 19, 238 14, 044 
NOS hoes = eee 959 1,314 24, 291 25, 605 28, 678 22, 660 16, 542 
' NOSGe. eae ees 1, 045 1, 4382 19, 856 21, 288 23, 843 18, 840 18, 753 
July 1 
G29 Rares eee 1, 981 2,714 16, 945 19, 659 22, 018 17, 398 12, 701 
1930%) eee 785 1, 075 13, 804 14, 879 16, 664 13, 168 9, 613 
QZ eae 868 1, 189 20, 550 21, 739 24, 348 19, 239 14, 044 
WO32E ce eee 1, 085 1, 486 19, 425 20, 911 23, 420 18, 506 13, 509 
ISS are ee Se 950 1, 302 20, 980 22, 282 24, 956 19, 720 14, 396 
1O34! nee en 1, 076 1, 474 21, 480 22, 954 25, 708 20, 314 14, 829 
1193 Hite eee 867 1, 188 24, 694 25, 882 28, 988 22, 906 16, 721 
TORY ee ikea ac 1, 069 1, 465 20, 936 22, 401 25, 089 19, 825 14, 472 
Oct lk 
1920 nae eae 1, 310 1, 795 14, 019 15 814 UA 13, 995 10, 216 
QSOs seen 1, 060 1, 452 11, 335 12, 787 14, 321 11, 316 8, 261 
TRO ig se eas 806 1, 104 18, 624 19, 728 22, 095 17, 459 12, 745 
19325 ier 919 1, 259 18, 227 19, 486 21, 824 17, 245 12, 589 
1933525 ee 992 1, 359 19, 873 21, 232 23, 780 18, 790 See ier 
OS 4a eee ene 1, 047 1, 434 20, 977 22, 411 25, 100 19, 834 14, 479 
103 Fass oe Ree 1, 093 1, 497 22, 318 23, 815 26, 673 21, 076 15, 385 
MOBYR os eel 1, 236 1, 693 18, 014 19, 707 22, 072 17, 441 IDA BY, 


11 pound stemmed equal to 1.370 pounds unstemmed. 
_ 21 pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.12 pounds farm-sales weight and 0.885 pound unstemmed process- 
ing weight. 3 

31 pound unstemmed processing weight equal to 0.73 pound stemmed processing weight. 


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of 


TABLE 18.—Zimmer tobacco, type 43: Stocks owned by dealers and manufacturers 
in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, quarterly 1929-36 


Stemmed 
Un- Totalon | Farm-sales- t ee d Stemmed 
Quarter and yeer Pie stemmed junstemmed] weight ee se processing 
Quantity | commea | reported basis equivalent 2 Paint 18 | weight 3 
reported | .quivalent ! 

Jan. 1: 1,000 pounds|1,000 pounds 1, aes Ih OO wous 1,000 pounds | 1,000 pounds 1,000 pounds 
93022. eee ee , 129 6, 995 , 204 15, 126 10, 815 
AOS eA See w 1, 441 2, 019 13, 386 15, 405 17, 408 13, 710 9, 803 
LOS22 = ee 1, 260 1, 765 20, 536 22, 301 25, 200 19, 848 14, 191 
1 O53 S22 eaeee 1, 443 2, 022 25, 088 ZEMLOS 30, 634 24, 128 ZO2, 
ICR. ee ee 1, 339 1, 876 24, 246 26, 122 29, 518 23, 249 16, 623 
OS Sees ee 1, 309 1, 834 24, 234 26, 068 29, 457 23, 201 16, 589 
193622 ews e220 1,716 22, 388 24, 104 27, 238 21, 453 15, 339 

Apr. 1: 

NOZOS Ro. ee ee 3, 007 4, 213 20, 743 24, 956 28, 200 PP PAN 15, 881 
1930222 Foss 2, 188 3, 065 17, 778 20, 843 235553 18, 550 13, 263 
TOS TGs 53 Sena ~  esht 1, 192 26, 823 28, 015 31, 657 24, 933 17, 827 
19322 ee een ess 1, 565 2, 193 23, 345 25, 538 28, 858 22, 729 162251 ~ 
1O332 sa eee 1, 354 1, 897 26, 442 28, 339 32, 023 25, 222 18, 034 
igssert Fea 1, 144 1, 603 24, 404 26, 007 29, 388 23, 146 16, 549 
193522 ere 1, 391 1, 949 28, 450 30, 399 34, 351 27, 055 19, 344 
193G2=-2 ees 1, 369 1, 918 23, 619 25, 537 28, 857 22, 728 16, 251 
July 1: 
1920 etree PEDAL 2,972 17, 595 20, 567 23, 241 18, 305 13, 088 
[9302253 25m 3 2, 410 3, 376 17, 890 21, 266 24, 031 18, 927 13, 533 
LOS eae 532 745 27, 069 27, 814 31, 430 24, 754 17, 699 
193252 eee 1, 602 2, 244 27, 723 29, 967 33, 863 26, 671 19, 070 
Ito BB yee alee 1, 064 1, 491 25, 849 27, 340 30, 894 24, 333 17, 398 
193543 ese 1, 187 1, 663 25, 432 27, 095 30, 617 24, 115 17, 242 
HOS 5 eee 1,176 1, 648 27, 418 29, 066 32, 845 25, 869 18, 496 
1OSG2 2S. See=s 1, 265 tz 26, 889 28, 661 32, 387 25, 508 18, 238 

Octal: s 
1h pe! ae ea 2, 172 3, 043 15, 226 18, 269 20, 644 16, 259 11, 625 
1930see es 1, 609 2, 254 16, 157 18, 411 20, 804 16, 386 11, 716 
iG hee 2 ene 1, 418 1, 987 23, 540 25, 527 28, 846 22, 719 16, 244 
OS 2H as Seed 1, 409 1, 974 26, 261 28, 235 31, 906 25, 129 17, 967 
TORS eee are hee 1, 086 521 24, 686 26, 207 29, 614 23, 324 16, 677 
1934-2 = Sees 1, 290 1, 807 24, 979 26, 786 30, 268 23, 840 17, 046 
UGS Hees cee sees 1, 130 1, 583 26, 266 27, 849 31, 469 24, 786 17, 722 
TOSG =a see ce 1, 182 1, 656 24, 672 26, 328 29, 751 23, 432 16, 754 


11 pound stemmed equal to 1.401 pounds unstemmed. 


2 1 pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.13 pounds farm-sales weight and 0. 89 pound unstemmed processing 


weight. 


3 i pound unstemmed processing weight equal to 0.715 pound stemmed processing weight. 


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Tape 19.—Dutch tobacco, type 44: Stocks owned by dealers and manufacturers in 
the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, quarterly 1929-36 


| Stemmed 
Quarter and year | ee ine 
uantity 
reported stemmed 


paeraoae 1 


| 


Janeol: el pes Aer See 
1930 ees 211 299 
1 OS 1s = reer 149 211 
193224 =" aeeee 129 183 
1Q332 2. ees 178 252 
19342 aa 258 366 
HORDES Peete 217 308 
L936 === as 214 303 
Apr. 1: 
1929.2 188 267 
19302 sees 183 259 
1931s ee 252 307 
1932)> ees 105 149 
1G332 eae eae 194 275 
NOSABa ee Ts eae = 204 289 
11 Yeh ee 285 404 
1O3G2¢ - eee 180 255 
July 1 
19292 166 235° 
1930 =e 227 322 
19312 See eee 125 177 
1932352. eee 120 170 
iE pe eee 163 231 
1QS4¢ =. Sees 184 261 
O35 aie Neer 213 302 
19362222 ae 147 208 
Oct. 1 
19295 ee 166 235 
LO30l Sees 168 238 
OS(s Soave See 93 132 
LOZ Zoe see 139 197 
193355. iene 196 278 
1934. 22 Rees 255 362 
103 5% 55S ees 219 311 


193625223222 184 | 261 


1 
2 


ing weight. 


= Un- 
Un- Totalon | Farm-sales- 
stemmed junstemmed! weight See 
reported basis equivalent 2 weight 2 
1,000 pounds| 1,000 pounds | 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds 

5; 6, 182 , 893 5, 502 
5, 036 5, 247 5, 850 4, 670 
8, 139 8, 322 9, 279 7, 407 
8, 622 8, 874 9, 895 7, 898 
7, O81 7, 447 8, 303 6, 628 
5, 610 5, 918 6, 599 5, 267 
5, 911 6, 214 6, 929 5, 530 
11, 142 11, 409 122 7PAL 10, 154 
6, 353 6, 612 7, 372 5, 885 
7, 433 7, 790 8, 686 6, 933 
12, 556 12, 705 14, 166 11, 307 
8, 440 8,715 9, 717 7, 756 
8, 340 8, 629 9, 621 7, 680 
8, 709 9, 113 10, 161 8, 111 
10, 349 10, 604 11, 823 9, 438 
8, 286 8, 521 9, 501 7, 584 
7, 166 7, 488 8, 349 6, 664 
9, 311 9, 488 10, 579 8, 444 
11, 469 11, 639 12, 977 10, 359 
8, 320 8, 551 9, 5384 7,610 
7, 368 7, 629 8, 506 6, 790 
8, 368 8, 670 9, 667 7, 716 
7, 161 7, 369 8, 216 6, 558 
6, 995 7, 230 8, 061 6, 435 
6, 098 6, 336 7, 065 5, 639 
9, 705 9, 837 10, 968 - 8, 755 
10, 808 11, 005 12, 271 9, 794 
7, 790 8, 068 8, 996 7, 181 
6, 805 7, 167 7, 991 6, 379 
6, 558 6, 869 7, 659 6, 113 
7, 272 (D3 8, 399 6, 704 


1 pound stemmed equal to 1.418 pounds unstemmed. 
1 pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.115 pounds farm-sales weight and 0.89 pound unstemmed process- 


2] pound unstemmed processing weight equal to 0.705 pound stemmed processing weight. 


Stemmed 
processing 
weight 3 


1,000 pounds 
3, 879 


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TABLE 20.—Georgia and Florida sun-grown tobacco, 


Stemmed 
Quarter and year Q Wine 
uantity 
reported stemmed 


Jan. 1: 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds 
1930 Soeee se 321 409 
LOST Ses 683 871 
1932 Seance 1, 061 1, 353 
193383 -ee ees 1, 376 1, 754 
O34 eee ee 1, 201 1, 531 
Te eee eae 640 816 
93622 sos 2 451 575 

Apr. 1: 
1OZQ See Res 580 740 
1930 2aewera* 579 738 
LOST ares 641 817 
G32 RS ee eee 1, 040 1, 326 
1 G33z eens 1, 297 1, 654 
O34 0a os He 1883 1, 445 
193550 ee 576 734 
1936Re eens 695 886 

July 1: 

1929 ee See se 608 775 
19302 nesieae 1, 098 1, 400 
TRB biden ees sears 1, 267 1, 615 
NG32eF 335 Fane 1, 033 1, 317 
TORR eee eee ee 1, 206 1, 538 
IER Y alpen Pa see 988 1, 260 
TO Bye ses oy es 733 935 
OS GEE a ewer e 1, 310 1, 670 
Octal: 
1 G20 0 eee 462 589 
1930te nase 760 969 
TAS 3 i See ee es 33 1, 445 
CB Wane 1, 363 1, 738 
1933282422 e = 998 1272 
HL ORAS 803 1, 024 
Qs beens 559 713 
OSG Raa 924 1,178 


equivalent ! 


Un- 
stemmed 
reported 


1,000 pounds 
a Ales 
1, 350 
1, 036 
687 
302 
817 
1, 332 


594 
740 
1, 582 
1, 148 


1, 286 
662 
724 
817 

1, 490 
614 


1] pound stemmed equal to 1.275 pounds unstemmed. 
21 pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.245 pounds farm-sales weight and 0. 94 pound unstemmed process- 


ing weight. 


Total on 
unstemmed 
basis 


Farm-sales- 
weight 
equivalent 2 


type 48: 


59 


Stocks owned by 
dealers and manufacturers in the United States, as ‘reported and on a converted- 
weight basis, quarterly 1929-36 


Un- 
stemmed 
processing 
weight 2 


Stemmed 
processing 
weight 3 


’ 


2, 221 |- 


2, 389 
2, 441 
1, 833 
1, 633 
1, 907 


1, 334 


1, 478 | 


2, 399 
2, 474 
2, 295 
1, 664 
1, 534 
1, 824 


970 
1, 642 
1, 878 
2, 561 
2,171 
1, 407 

941 
1, 767 


2, 205 
2, 554 
2, 731 
2, 400 
1, 996 
1, 841 
2, 203 
1, 792 


1,000 pounds} 1,000 pounds 


2, 024 
2, 765 
2,974 
3, 039 
2, 282 
2, 033 
2, 374 


1, 661 
1, 840 
2, 987 
3, 080 
2, 857 
2, 072 
1, 910 
2, 271 


1, 208 
2, 044 
2, 338 
3, 188 
2, 703 
1, 752 
1,172 
2, 200 


2, 745 
3, 180 
3, 400 
2, 988 
2, 485 
2, 292 
2, 743 
2, 231 


1,000 pounds 
1, 528 
2, 088 
2, 246 
2, 295 
723 
1, 535 
1, 793 


1, 254 
1, 389 
2, 255 
2, 326 
2,157 
1, 564 
1, 442 
1, 715 


912 
1, 543 
1, 765 
2, 407 
2, 041 
1, 323 

885 
1, 661 


2, 073 
2, 401 
2, 567 
2, 256 
1, 876 
1, 731 
2, O71 
1, 684 


3] pound unstemmed processing weight equal to 0.785 pound stemmed processing weight. 


1,000 pounds 
1, 199 
1, 639 
1, 763 


60 CIRCULAR 435, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 


TaBLE 21.—Georgia and Florida tobacco, types 45 and 62: Stocks owned by dealers 
and manufacturers in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight 
basis, semiannually 1912-16, quarterly 1917-36 


[Beginning April 1929, factors for types 45 and 62 combined were not used; the figures are the sums of the 
individual types. Data for these types separately for years 1929-36 are shown in tables 20 and 30, 


Un- 
stemmed 
reported 


respectively] 
Stemmed 
Quarter and year Q Wane 
uantity 
stemmed 
reported equivalent ! 
Jan. 1: 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds 
OUST eae as se IkgAl 209 
GUS ES Se een 247 303 
TOUQ 9.0: 2 Bene 2 583 714 
1920 5=so0 eee 654 801 
OD Se eee He 620 760 
HOQQES Ere nee 1, 242 1, 521 
NO 23E Sas Bees 747 915 
G24, eae 3 491 601 
1O2522 somes 345 423 
OIGE= =e eeee 219 268 
TS Py feces 296 363 
9282.22 eres 437 535 
O20 ok aE 352 431 
O30 Ss ees 353 448 
HGS = See ees 904 lp UB Y/ 
1930 eee eine 1, 078 1, 273 
193322=-—ee 1, 480 1,819 
93455) 2 Fee 1, 215 1, 548 
193 ho eee 2 705 894 
1036222 Shoes 473 602 
Apr. 1: 
NOUR eee 308 377 
ni ee sis he ee 340 416 
Iii ee ae 560 686 
1OIGS2 2 eee 229 281 
LOU cs Sees 223 273 
a) Ss ae a 292 358 
1GIOE se ees 675 827 
1LQ202 a2 SZeeee 548 671 
GND Tea whence 551 675 
IS PAE ee Cee 367 450 
1923 erlerereeee 691 846 
WO QA Se ime 462 566 
1025 See 476 583 
O26 Waa eee 331 405 
19275 Sees ea 270 331 
OD Sir etre a a 464 568 
NG 2G easiest 599 763 
193 (meena 608 773 
LOSI earners 719 911 
O32 teas 1, 180 1, 495 
1933s eases se 1, 381 IL 7st 
19342 ues 1, 205 1, 532 
G3 5 eeeteate or 611 776 
193 Gee 708 902 


See footnotes at end of table. 


1,000 pounds 
6, 396 
4, 9657 
6, 584 
5, 628 
7, 324 
8, 257 
6, 839 
7, 924 
6, 861 
4, 146 
3, 792 
4, 024 
5, 642 
6, 233 
6, 294 
5, 844 
5, 4384 
4, 246 
4, 124 
4,818 


5, 923 
6, 131 
5, 901 
6, 415 
5, 236 
5, 075 
5, 144 
5, 366 
6, 302 
7, 022 
5, 692 
6, 678 
5, 455 
3, 745 
2, 920 
3, 555 
4, 419 
5, 661 
5, 932 
5, 415 
4,775 
3, 586 
3, 731 
4, 149 


Total on 
unstemmed 
basis 


1,000 pounds 
6, 605 
5, 270 
7, 298 
6, 429 
8, 084 
9, 778 
7, 754 
8, 525 
7, 284 
4, 414 
4,155 
4, 559 
6, 073 
6, 681 
7, 431 
Ue PAL 
W208 
5, 794 
5, 018 
5, 420 


6, 300 
6, 547 
6, 587 
6, 696 
5, 509 
5, 433 
5, 971 
6, 037 
6, 977 
7,472 
6, 538 
7, 244 
6, 038 
4, 150 
3, 251 
4, 123 
5, 182 
6, 434 
6, 843 
6, 910 
6, 530 
5, 118 
4, 507 
5, 051 


Un- 

Farm-sales- Stemmed 
weight eee processing 

equivalent 2 weight 2 weight 3 
1,000 pounds| 1,000 pounds 1,000 pounds 
7, 827 6, 176 5, 033 
6, 245 4, 927 4, 016 
8, 648 6, 824 5, 562 
7, 618 6, O11 4, 899 
9, 580 7, 559 6, 161 
11, 587 9, 142 7, 451 
9, 188 7, 250 5, 909 
10, 102 7,971 6, 496 
8, 632 6, 811 5, 551 
Dezel 4,127 3, 364 
4, 924 3, 885 3, 166 
5, 402 4, 263 3, 474 
7, 197 5, 678 4, 628 
7, 888 6, 254 i Ny) 
8, 809 6, 959 5, 682 
8, 574 6, 760 5, 510 
8, 621 6, 794 5, 536 
6, 877 5, 427 4, 427 
5, 960 4, 700 3, 832 
6, 449 5, 078 4,135 
7, 466 5, 890 4, 800 
7, 158. 6, 121 4, 989 
7, 806 6, 159 5, 020 
7, 935 6, 261 5, 103 
6, 528 Deli 4,198 
6, 438 5, 080 4, 140 
7, 076 5, 583 4, 550 
7, 154 5, 645 4,601 
8, 268 6, 523 5, 316 
8, 854 6, 986 5, 694 
7, 748 6, 113 4, 982 
8, 584 6, 773 5, 520 
Ue LS 5, 646 4, 601 
4,918 3, 880 3, 162 
3, 852 3, 040 2, 478 
4, 886 3, 855 3, 142 
6, 125 -4, 852 3, 970 
7, 589 6, 023 4, 936 
8, 142 6, 410 5, 219 
8, 226 6, 474 5, 269 
7, 770 6, 117 4, 980 
6, 079 4, 793 3, 908 
— 5, 359 4, 222 3, 439 
6, 014 4, 732 | 3, 850 


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61 


TaBLE 21.—Georgia and Florida tobacco, types 45 and 62: Stocks owned by dealers 
and manufacturers in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight 


basis, semiannually 1912-16, quarterly 1917—36—Continued 
Stemmed 
Un- Total on | Farm-sales- ee ae ad Stemmed 
Quarter and year ae stemmed |junstemmed} weight rocaecin processing 
Quantity Bromine’ reported basis equivalent 2 oe cee 18 weight 3 
reported | quivalent ! , 

July 1: 1,000 pounds) 1,C00 pounds} 1,000 pounds} 1,000 pounds| 1,000 pounds| 1,000 pouwnds| 1,000 pounds 
TUCO fete 224 274 4, 146 4, 420 5, 238 4,133 3, 368 
IK iS eee ee 435 533 4, 343 4, 876: 5, 778 4, 559 3, 716 
ONO Ree Te ees: 447 548 4, 358 4, 906 5, 814 4, 587 3, 738 
O20 Ws enegany 486 595 4, 274 4, 869 5, 770 4, 553 Seale 
NO Dee saute ees 512 627 5, 082 5, 659 6, 706 5, 291 4, 312 
ODEs eaten 376 461 6, 321 6, 782 8, 037 6, 341 5, 168 
Gp Aan ene ee 682 835 4,517 5, 352 6, 342 5, 004 4,078 
TIGA. a Se Soe 465 570 5, 684 6, 254 7,411 5, 847 4, 765 
Opie ie eae 627 768 4, 132 4, 900 5, 806 4, 582 3, 734 
O22 2. 4A eS 331 405 3, 100 3, 505 4,153 ONT 2, 671 
NOD (es a8 Sei 247 303 1, 629 1, 932 2, 289 1, 806 1, 472 
1O28ee een 359 440 2, 259 2, 699 3, 198 2, 524 2, 057 
ODO 8 25 645 820 3, 722 4, 542 5852 4, 252 3, 488 
1980 Ko so4 1, 125 1, 433 4, 183 5, 616 6, 654 5, 259 4, 295 
LOIN =U eaes= 1, 298 1, 652 4, 342 5, 994 Us LB} 5, 613 4, 580 
1OZ0E se zvee. 1, 049 1, 336 4, 844 6, 180 7, 386 5, 791 4, 698 
HOSS eens mes. 1, 293 1, 643 4, 476 6, 119 7, 283 5, 732 4, 666 
O34 ee iate 1,010 128 7a 3, 164 4,451 5, 283 4, 169 3, 401 
1935 eee 748 953 2, 536 3, 489 4, 128 3, 267 2, 672 
NGZGES see 1, 329 1, 693 2, 410 4, 103 4,910 3, 845 Se La 

Oct. 1: 

[ONDE ee weet 328 402 7, 349 nto: 9, 185 7, 247 5, 906 
NOTA Cree yan 299 366 8, 054 8, 420 9, 978 7, 873 6, 416 
OYA eas egal 411 503 10, 138 10, 641 12, 610 9, 949 8, 108 
NOU pies ike eee 310 380 8, 206 8, 586 10, 174 8, 028 6, 543 
HONG ESSA ones 199 244 7, 499 7, 743 9,175 7, 240 5, 901 
[QI Sem * 296 363 6, 062 6, 425 7, 614 6, 007 4, 896 
TOUSe Saye © 376 461 6, 365 6, 826 8, 089 6, 382 5, 201 
OGRE ac a Sree 558 684 5, 452 6, 136 Up Pati DRO 4, 676 
1OQ0E ee keen 596 730 5, 973 6, 703 7, 943 6, 267 5, 108 
OQIES- =F Sea 472 578 7, 840 8, 418 9,975 7, 871 6, 415 
NOD DIESE ee 729 893 7, 410 8, 303 9, 839 7, 763 6, 327 
O23 eae is esl 54 664 6, 760 7, 424 8, 797 6, 941 5, 657 
NO24E ko 351 430 6, 253 6, 683 7,919 6, 249 5, 093 
O25 Ea he sore 460 564 4, 848 5, 412 6, 413 5, 060 4, 124 
1O2Get es sates, 419 513 4, 538 5, 051 5, 985 4, 723 3, 849 
OD ena eee 559 685 4, 320 5, 005 5, 931 4, 680 3, 814 
NGOR en tet 464 568 6, 618 7, 186 8, 515 6, 719 5, 476 
O29 Es ea pares 479 609 6, 423 7, 032 8, 344 6, 586 5, 373 
HOS OERe ta eaee s 780 993 7, 486 8, 479 10, 053 7, 941 6, 483 
OSM se orcas: 1, 156 1, 473 6, 460 7, 933 9, 434 7,431 6, 052 
MGR 2S see 1,410 1, 795 ORT. Geax 8, 988 7,092 5, 785 
(GR Bir eee Goer 1, 025 1, 305 5, 331 6, 636 7, 867 6, 214 5, 074 
HOS 4st ems at ges 815 1, 038 4,975 6, 013 Wls2, 5, 632 4, 597 
193 jeer 569 725 5, 570 6, 295 7, 490 5, 897 4, 802 
LOZ Grae eel ex tee 939 1, 196 4, 189 5, 385 6, 399 5, 043 4,110 


1] pound stemmed equal to 1.225 pounds unstemmed. 
21 pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.185 pounds farm-sales weight and 0.935 pound unstemmed proc- 
essing weight. 
31 pound unstemmed processing weight equal to 0.815 pound stemmed processing weight. 


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TaBLE 22.—Puerto Rican tobacco, type 46: Stocks owned by dealers and manufac- 
turers in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, semiannu- 
ally 1912-16, quarterly 1917—36 


Stemmed 
Un- Totalon | Farm-sales- Un- 
Quarter and year Un- stemmed |unstemmed| weight | Stemmed ie seen 
Quantity epee a ql reported basis |equivalert 2 eae weight 3 
Teportec | equivalent ! gay Al : 

Jan. 1: 1,009 pounds| 1,000 pounds} 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds} 1,000 pounds 
10175. ee 1, 752 2, 234 % 815 ES 049 : Oe oop ae eae 
(Oigiai.! Mees 2, 986 3, 807 4, 321 8, 128 9, 510 7, 803 6, 125 
1 eee OF 4, 024 5, 131 5, 999 11, 130 13, 022 10, 685 8, 388 
1990: 221) Maas 4, 858 6, 194 5, 975 12, 169 14, 238 11, 682 9. 170 
1001S | fetes 6, 698 8, 540 2) 843 11, 383 13, 318 10, 928 8, 578 
yy eee 5, 917 7, 544 3, 490 11, 034 12, 910 10,593 | "g-316 
1993u. 2 eee 7,015 8, 944 4315 13, 259 15, 513 12, 729 9. 992 
1994s ees 8, 265 10, 538 3, 408 13, 946 16, 317 13, 388 10, 510 
1OO5N. 2) Des 7, 341 9, 360 3.115 12, 475 14, 596 11, 976 9. 401 
topgte: 2 eS 6, 871 8, 761 4. 408 13, 169 15, 408 12) 642 9, 924 
19972. beeies 11) 145 14, 210 7, 432 21, 642 25, 321 20, 776 16, 309 
igoRe 2 eamee 15, 613 19, 907 5, 813 25, 720 30, 092 24 691 19, 382 
ig092. 2 Saes 16, 155 - 20, 598 6, 074 26, 672 31, 206 25, 605 20, 100 
1O30n: Loa weae 20, 686 26, 375 8, 353 34, 728 40, 632 33, 339 26, 171 
103 (ues 22) 818 29, 093 4 466 33. 559 39, 264 32. 217 25, 290 
19Q30e> Taaeeg 24195 30, 849 2) 220 33, 069 38, 691 31, 746 24 921 
1QSa 00 oes 17, 988 22) 935 1, 680 4 615 28, 800 23, 630 18, 550 
1Os4e Lok EEE 19, 328 24. 643 1, 159 25, 802 30, 188 24770 19, 444 
1903502. hee 19, 624 25, 021 1, 305 26, 326 30, 801 25, 273 19, 839 

cam ew 22, 288 98) 417 4 366 39) 783 38, 356 31, 472 24’ 706 
(013s. eee 1, 039 1, 325 2, 776 4,101 4, 798 7 
1QT4ee: ee 1, 366 1, 742 3, 018 4, 760 5,569 z 0 3 287 
AOT5u.- 1 amen 1, 379 1, 758 5, 556 7,314 8, 557 7,021 5 511 
1916.02: 1, 190 1,517 3, 494 5, 011 5, 863 4 8i1 3.707 
1O17 5.2 ee 1, 672 2 132 1, 822 3, 954 4, 626 3, 796 2. 980 
191g toe 3, 456 4 406 3, 841 8, 247 9, 649 7, 917 6, 215 
Thee. = ae 4.049 5, 162 5, 088 10, 250 11, 992 9, 840 7 794 
Tew weed Sa 3, 946 5, 031 4, 928 9, 959 11, 652 9 561 7, 505 
pie eee ae 7, 274 9, 274 1, 842 11, 116 13, 006 10, 671 8. 377 
Tipo Sama s = 6, 598 8, 412 2. 01 11, 313 13,236 | ‘10, 860 8, 525 
1973 mel Laue 6, 070 7, 739 3, 376 11, 115 13, 005 10, 670 8, 376 
1Q94e 2h Bee 8, 845 11, 277 2) 271 13, 548 15, 851 13, 006 10, 210 
epee ae 8, 181 10, 431 1, 949 12, 380 14, 485 11, 885 9, 330 
1Q060o-. Cte 7. 544 9, 619 2, 650 12, 269 14, 355 11, 778 9. 246 
AOD 7a. 05k eS 12, 040 15, 351 5, 600 20, 951 24) 513 20, 113 15, 789 
1gpg >, Paes 17, 762 22. 647 5, 884 98, 531 33, 381 27, 390 21, 501 
these ame 18, 495 23, 581 7, 633 31, 214 36, 520 29, 965 93, 523 
19900...) eee 21,710 97, 680 6, 732 34. 412 40, 262 33, 036 25, 933 
Tey eae eS Ee 24.751 31, 558 3, 181 34. 739 40, 645 33, 349 26, 179 
19308 | ke 93) 463 29) 915 2) 184 32, 099 37, 556 30, 815 24° 190 
TORRE ean 18, 083 23, 056 1, 235 24 291 28) 420 23, 319 18, 305 
(cy aa 20, 050 25, 564 1 112 26, 676 31, 211 25, 609 20, 103 
193500 cas 21, 849 97, 857 1, 281 29. 138 34’ 091 27, 972 21, 958 
1636. t ae 23, 696 30, 212 1,174 31. 386 36, 722 30, 131 23) 653 


See footnotes at end of table. 


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TOBACCO SHRINKAGE AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT 63 


TABLE 22.—Puerto Rican tobacco, type 46: Stocks owned by dealers and manufac- 
turers in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, semiannu- 
ally 1912-16, quarterly 1917—36—Continued 


Stemmed 
Un- Total on | Farm-sales- t Un- d Stemmed 
Quarter and year ine stemmed |junstemmed| weight ses processing 
Quantity Sronaed reported basis equivalent? BESS IE weight3 
reported equivalent! es 

July 1: 1 neues 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds} 1,000 pounds| 1,000 pownds| 1,000 pownds|1,0C0 pounds 
KY) by eae ee 1, 248 1, 591 1, 232 2, 823 3, 303 2, 710 2, 127 
18s ree 3, 189 4, 066 3, 243 7, 309 8, 552 7, 017 5, 508 
1G19e See 3, 372 4, 299 4, 747 9, 046 10, 584 8, 684 6, 817 
1920 2s= eee S 3, 614 4, 608 3, 806 8, 414 9, 844 8, 077 6, 340 
1921 eee 5, 789 7, 381 2, 076 9, 457 11, 065 9, 079 WADE 
192223025 ewes 6, 095 BTA 2, 763 10, 534 12, 325 10, 113 7, 939 
1Q232 soars 3, 991 5, 089 2, 528 7, 617 8,912 ole 5, 740 
192402 Saas 7, 538 9, 611 1, 235 10, 846 12, 690 10, 412 8, 173 
19252 ee 7, 473 9, 528 877 10, 405 12, 174 9, 989 7, 841 
19262222 Seer 5, 690 A250 1,961 9, 216 10, 783 8, 847 6, 945 
192 (2 ee 9, 645 12, 297 4,101 16, 398 19, 186 15, 742 PRE HY/ 
1232 eS eees ~ 16, 909 21, 559 4, 263 25, 822 30, 212 24, 789 19, 459 
1929-2 aa 19, 532 24, 903 5, 610 30, 513 35, 700 29, 292 22, 994 
193032 ae 18, 399 23, 459 6, 335 29. 794 34, 859 28, 602 22, 453 
18 eee ee Se 21, 665 27, 623 3, 275 30, 898 36, 151 29, 662 23, 285 
1932232 ee 19, 223 24, 509 4, 247 28, 756 33, 645 27, 606 21, 671 
19332 18, 281 23, 308 451 23, 759 27, 798 22, 809 17, 905 
1934 5S Re 18, 212 23, 220 1, 278 24, 498 28, 663 23, 518 18, 462 
HOS 5 = ee 19, 339 24, 657 1, 338 25, 995 30, 414 24, 955 19, 590 

- 1936 :4as tae 20, 252 25, 821 1, 664 27, 485 32, 157 26, 386 20, 713 

Ges Ue 

iGQibee = ee 737 940 2, 205 3, 145 3, 680 3, 019 2, 370 
19132 1, 181 1, 506 2, 948 4, 454 5, 211 4, 276 Ay GLYs 
he) Rees ee See 977 1, 246 3, 897 5, 148 6, 017 4, 937 3, 876 
OSS ee aS The TGy/ 1, 475 4, 731 6, 206 7, 261 5, 958 4, 677 
1OTG= 2 2 SS 1, 416 1, 805 3, 365 5, 170 6, 049 4, 963 3, 896 
AO aera 2 1, 851 2, 360 2, 992 5, 352 6, 262 5, 138 4, 033 
LOT ges 3, 607 4, 599 4,061 8, 660 10, 132 8, 314 6, 526 
191922 See 4, 334 5, 526 6, 781 12, 307 14, 399 11, 815 9, 275 
1920 Se See 5, 100 6, 502 3, 646 10, 148 11, 873 9, 742 7, 647 
192 (aS eee 5, 356 6, 829 2, 342 9,171 10, 730 8, 804 6, 911 
1929s See 5, 726 7, 301 5, 147 12, 448 14, 564 11, 950 9, 381 
O23 ves vee 5, 491 7, 001 4, 056 11, 057 12, 937 10, 615 8, 333 
Gy) ae 6, 473 8, 253 2, 747 11, 000 12, 870 10, 560 8, 290 
1925-22 ees 6, 738 8, 591 1, 336 9, 927 11, 615 9, 530 7, 481 
1926S 7, 336 9, 353 3, 383 12, 736 14, 901 12, 227 9, 598 
192 ose = 11, 703 14, 921 4, 885 19, 806 23, 173 19, 014 14, 926 
7: ae ee 16, 111 20, 542 3, 956 24, 498 28, 663 23, 518 18, 462 
1929 eee 18, 439 23, 510 6, 831 30, 341 35, 499 29, 127 22, 865 
1O3 0 eres ars 18, 840 24, 021 4, 670 28, 691 33, 568 27, 543 21, 621 
CO ee 20, 675 26, 361 S PEGYAL 29, 232 34, 201 28, 063 22, 029 
OS 2S ee esos 18, 451 23, 525 1/885 25, 410 29, 730 24, 394 19, 149 
[(Q33Sas- si ae 15, 978 20, 372 1, 853 22, 225 26, 003 21, 336 16, 749 
[O342e 2-2 ear = 17, 310 22, 070 1, 192 23, 262 QQ, 22, 332 17, 531 
TOR Sees sree 18, 600 23, 715 1,091 24, 806 29, 023 23, 814 18, 694 
OR ees 18, 229 23, 242 1, 451 24, 693 28, 891 23, 705 18, 608 


1] pound stemmed equal to 1.275 pounds unstemmed. 

21 pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.17 pounds farm-sales weight and 0.96 pound unstemmed proc- 
essing weight. 

3 1 pound unstemmed processing weight equal to 0.785 pound stemmed processing weight. 

4 Beginning Jan. 1, 1936, stocks on the island of Puerto Rico were reported, but these stocks are not in- 
cluded in the 1936 figures i in this table. 


64 CIRCULAR 435, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 


TaBLe 23.—Connecticut Broadleaf tobacco, type 51: Stocks owned by dealers and 
manufacturers in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, 
semiannually 1914-16, quarterly 1917-36 


[Prior to 1914 types 51, 52, and 61 were reported together as New England cigar leaf] 


| Stemmed 
Un- 
| Un- Totalon | Farm-sales- Stemmed 
Quarter and year | emus stemmed |unstemmed| weight | Stemmed | irocessing 
| Quantity | ommed | reported basis |equivalent 2 PROCESS NE weight 3 
reported | ae | weight 
‘equivalent ‘| 
| 
| 
Jan. 1: i ,000 pou ai 1,000 pounds} 1 00 DOTLE: 1,000 pounds| 1,000 pownds| 1,000 pounds| 1,000 pounds 
iY) ly Gee te Sa 941 | 1, 216 25, 336 26, 552 28, 411 23, 100 17, 902 
OTS) eee 331 428 21, 340 21, 768 23, 292 18, 938 14, 677 
TRUS ee ee a 640 827 20, 493 21. 320 22. 812 18, 548 | - 14, 375 
1520S: = Seen 805 1, 040 21, 331 22, 371 23, 937 19, 463 15, 084 
NOD. Teer 2, 746 3, 548 23, 981 27, 529 29, 456 23, 950 18, 561 
1922"... ee 3, 225 4, 167 22, 917 27, 084 28, 980 23, 563 18, 261 
1925) 3 2 4, 228 5, 463 26, 769 32, 2a2 34, 488 28, 042 21, 733 
19274085 2 SS5 3 | 3, 035 3, 921 27, 351 St, 33, 461 27, 207 21, 085 
11925255 = ee 1, 994 2, 576 34, 300 36, 876 39, 457 32, 082 24, 864 
1926222) Se 1, 307 1, 689 40, 451 42, 140 45, 090 36, 662 28, 413 
192 /S2> > sere 1, 192 1, 540 39, 087 40, 627 43, 471 35, 345 27, 392 
1928505 See i 2b2 1, 566 31, 615 33, 181 35, 504 28, 867 22, 372 
19202. See 2, 537 3, 278 25, 565 28, 843 30, 862 25, 093 19, 447 
1930.-- See 2, 999 3, 875 26, 508 30, 383 32, 510 26, 433 20, 486 
OS tt eee 2,481 3, 205 20, 957 24, 162 25, 853 21, 021 16, 291 
1932) =. => ees 3, 211 4,149 26, 290 30, 439 32, 570 26, 482 20, 524 
19332 >> es 3, 492 4,512 31, 607 36, 119 38, 647 31, 424 24, 354 
O34 5 + ee } 3, 059 3, 952 32, 179 36, 131 38, 660 31, 434 24, 361 
19550 ee 1, 947 | 2, 516 33, 465 35, 981 38, 500 31, 303 24, 260 
i 1966 pees ee 1, 730 2, 235 30, 403 32, 638 34, 923 28, 395 22, 006 
Apr. 1: | 
1915222 See 938 1, 212 29, 599 30, 811 32, 968 26, 806 20, 775 
191G re ee 1, 556 2, 010 32, 133 34, 143 36, 533 29, 704 23, 021 
TAY) 7 eS Ae 556 718 28, 064 28, 782 30, 797 25, 040 19, 406 
i918 = i ee 352 455 26, 124 26, 57 28, 440 23, 124 17, 921 
O19 ne eo Reed 341 441 23, 824 24, 265 25, 964 21, 111 16, 361 
1920s. ee 791 1, 022 26, 739 27, 761 29, 7 24, 152 18, 718 
107) beeen = ee 2, 370 3, 062 29, 586 32, 648 34, 933 28, 404 22, 013 
19022 ee 3, 007 3, 885 24, 152 28, 037 30, 000 24, 392 18, 904 
19235822 ee 4,193 5, 417 32, 646 38, 063 40, 727 33, 115 25, 664 
OO teme near 3, 032 3, 917 36, 705 40, 622 43, 466 35, 341 27, 389 
G25 ee oe aes 22 } 1, 660 2, 145 42, 318 44, 463 47, 575 38, 683 29, 979 
1096222. eee | 1, 532 1, 979 46, 325 48, 304 51, 685 42, 024 32, 569 
192 (A= es | 1, 843 | 2, 381 44, 640 47, 021 50, 312 40, 908 31, 704 
1928S a 2, 224 2, 873 36, 691 39, 564 42, 333 34, 421 26, 676 
1929-2 oes 4, 007 | 5, 177 33, 873 39, 050 | 41, 784 33, 974 26, 330 
19302 =. ee 2, 253 | 2,911 27, 819 30, 730 32, 881 26, 735 20, 720 
13) Meee Ee Se | 2, 725 3, 521 28, 033 31, 554 33, 763 27, 452 21, 275 
1932.22.21 3, 533 4, 565 32, 972 37, 537 40, 165 32, 657 25, 309 
1O3326 2 ees 3, 363 4, 345 32, 304 36, 649 39, 214 31, 885 24,711 
{hiya a ye 3, 126 | 4,039 34, 708° 38, 747 41, 459 33, 710 26, 125 
1429 #7 pesca coe | 2, 903 | Sh ib | 34, 560 | 38, 311 40, 993 33, 331 25, 832 
ibs hee 1, 602 | 2, 070 31, 576 33, 646 | 36, 001 | 29, 272 22, 686 


See footnotes at end of table. ~ 


8 a a 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGE AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT 


65 


TABLE 23.—Connecticut Broadleaf tobacco, type 51: Stocks owned by dealers and 
manufacturers in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, 
semiannually 1914-16, quarterly 1917—36—Continued 


Stemmed 
Un- Total on | Farm-sales-| .; pee | Stemmed 
Quazter and year Tie stemmed junstemmed| weight Bk eee processing 
Quantity eowtnicd reported basis equivalent? ne wane > | weight? 
reported equivalent! ig 

July 1: 1,000 pounds} 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds} 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds 1,000 pounds 
1OL7E2 = Lt 573 740 29, 680 30, 420 32, 549 26, 465 20, 510 
LOLS Seis Ses eet 431 557 26, 942 27, 499 29, 424 23, 924 18, 541 
G19 ee 463 598 27, 285 27, 883 29, 835 24, 258 18, 800 
1920322 ss ee 1, 388 1, 793 30, 638 32, 431 34, 701 28, 215 21, 867 
LODE AS eo 2; LH Darla 29, 605 32, 338 34, 602 28, 134 21, 804 
UG ip ep 3, 791 4, 898 29, 768 34, 666 37, 093 30, 159 IA BVO: 
1075 o eS 3, 233 4,177 35, 271 39, 448 42, 209 34, 320 26, 598 
RQDAS r= ie AY 3, 056 3, 948 42, 531 46, 479 49, 733 40, 437 31, 339 
1A) ee ee 1, 925 2, 487 47, 457 49, 944 53, 440 43, 451 33, 675 
LUG. eet > 1,515 1, 957 47, 682 49, 639 53, 114 43, 186 33, 469 
10 27 (Sees ers 1, 790 2, 313 44, 134 46, 447 49, 698 40, 409 31, 317 
NODS ose ee 1, 933 2, 497 30, 272 32, 769 35, 063 28, 509 22, 094 
1S 4) ee ee Bea 3, 816 4, 930 30, 642 35, 572 38, 062 30, 948 23, 985 
OSE st ee 2, 349 3, 035 26, 611 29, 646 31, 721 25, 792 19, 989 
GS 3, 476 4,491 29, 901 34, 392 36, 799 29, 921 23, 189 
NOS? 3 eee 3, 847 4, 970 32, 936 37, 906 40, 559 32, 978 25, 558 
TEER Se eae eae 3, 369 4, 353 35, 592 39, 945 42, 741 34, 752 26, 933 
HOSAS eae 3, 485 4, 503 35, 641 40, 144 42, 954 34, 925 27, 067 
OS Has 2, 069 2,673 34, 399 37, 072 39, 667 32, 253 24, 996 

5 1G) Poe Se 1527 1, 973 31, 922 33, 895 36, 268 29, 489 22, 854 

eClasie 
1G yeep 1, 108 1, 482 30, 388 31, 820 34, 047 27, 683 21, 454 
(0 1G ee 1,319 1, 704 29, 899 31, 603 33, 815 27, 495 21, 309 
IOPGes ese 1, 332 IRYPAl 28, 552 30, 273 32, 392 26, 338 20, 412 
1h) 7 (ee 286 370 25, 112 25, 482 27, 266 22, 169 17, 181 
Ose ees 587 758 225150 ZoTOLO 25, 161 20, 458 15, 855 
OIG EE =o sas) 770 995 23, 303 24, 298 25, 999 21, 139 16, 383 
1920 S42 ccs 1, 162 1, 501 26, 376 27, 877 29, 828 24, 253 18, 796 
TR Fi Lec 2, 789 3, 603 27, 193 30, 796 32, 952 26, 793 20, 765 
[ho Dene 4, 407 5, 694 27, 354 33, 048 35, 361 28, 752 22, 283 
73) eee 3, 310 4, 277 30, 380 34, 657 37, 083 30, 152 23, 368 
NO2Z4%..-24- 25% 2, 457 3, 174 37, 370 40, 544 43, 382 35, 273 7A ABy} 
1h P25 eee eset 1, 858 2,401 42, 854 45, 255 48, 423 39, 372 30, 513 
19262252 2— 22 1, 347 1, 740 42, 428 44, 168 47, 260 38, 426 29, 780 
Tho 7 (ee om ae 1, 451 1, 875 36, 258 38, 133 40, 802 33, 176 2D 0UE: 
1928 Ses 3 ee. 2, 690 3, 475 28, 751 32, 226 - 34, 482 28, 037 21, 729 
1a! eee ees 3, 059 3, 952 27, 957 31, 909 34, 148 27, 761 Z1F515 
193022 eee 2, 412 3, 116 22, 397 25, 513 27, 299 22, 196 17, 202 
105: hoes ee 3, 324 4, 295 26, 645 30, 940 33, 106 26, 918 20, 861 
19325-3222 SS 3, 398 4, 390 33, 249 37, 639 40, 274 32, 746 25, 378 
TER ee ae es 3, 052 3, 943 34, 398 38, 341 Al, 025 33, 357 25, 852 
102), See eee 38, 536 4, 569 32, 665 37, 234 39, 840 32, 394 25, 105 
103 fees eee 2, 044 2, 641 30, 560 33, 201 35, 525 28, 885 22, 386 
1103 (ee eae 1, 818 2, 349 29, 616 31, 965 34, 203 27, 810 21, 553 
1 


11 pound stemmed equal to 1.292 pounds unstemmed, 

21 pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.07 pounds farm-sales weight and 0.87 pound unstemmed 
processing weight. 

31 pound unstemmed processing weight equal to 0.775 pound stemmed processing weight. 


66 CIRCULAR 485, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 


TABLE 24.—Connecticut Havana Seed tobacco, type 52: Stocks owned by dealers and 
manufacturers in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, 


semiannually 1914-16, quarterly 1917-36 


[Prior to 1914 types 51, 52, and 61 were reported together as New England cigar leaf] 


Un- 
stemmed 
processing 
weight 2 


’ 


22, 958 
22, 858 
23, 058 
23, 621 
27, 737 
31, 547 
37, 845 
36, 636 
43, 509 
38, 339 
36, 948 
34, 284 
29, 871 
29, 264 
30, 417 
32, 147 
30, 839 
29, 763 
25, 271 


24, 288 
27, 408 
25, 735 
29, 795 
27, 556 
29, 269 
29, 784 
34, 986 
39, 890 
48, 255 
51, 768 
49, 769 
43, 893 
40, 966 
35, 511 
38, 769 
37, 638 
37, 313 
34, 633 
31, 817 
30, 251 


Stemmed 
processing 
weight 3 


ds 1,000 pounds| 1,000 pounds 


14, 679 
17, 678 
17, 601 
17, 755 
18, 188 
21, 357 
24, 291 
29, 141 
28, 210 
33, 502 
29, 521 
28, 450 
26, 399 
23, 001 
22, 533 
23, 421 
24, 753 
23, 746 
22, 918 
19, 459 


18, 702 
21, 104 
19, 816 
22, 942 
21, 218 
22, 537 
22, 934 


Stemmed 
Un- Totalon | Farm-sales- 
Quarter and year Un- stemmed junstemmed| weight 
Quantity Sronaned reported basis equivalent 2 
reported equivalent ! 

Jan. 1: 1,000 pounds} 1,000 pounds} 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds) 1,000 poun 
3 ly eee Sot 209 271 21, 640 1,911 23, 445 
LISS eee 426 553 25, 836 26, 389 28, 236 
1919) = ee 643 835 25, 439 26, 274 28, 113 
19202 324 421 26, 083 26, 504 28, 359 
NOD 92553 ee 1,005 1,305 25, 846 Pf GH 29, 052 
192232 ee 1, 648 2, 141 29, 741 31, 882 34, 114 
Th pS 3, 090 4,014 32, 247 36, 261 38, 799 
1924255 0 eee 5, 749 7, 468 36, 032 43, 500 46, 545 
1925 =. a eee 3, 901 5, 067 37, 043 42,110 45, 058 
192622222 4e= 906 TSbig 48, 833 50, 010 53, 511 
1OZ7 <2 ee 1, 820 2, 364 41, 704 44, 068 47, 153 
O28 2k ek eve 5, 285 6, 865 35, 604 42, 469 45, 442 
1OZOE 2 cas SeeL 4,451 5, 782 33, 625 39, 407 42, 165 
193022228 2, 835 3, 683 30, 652 34, 335 36, 738 
TRB Tees 3, 004 3, 902 29, 735 33, 637 35, 992 
1932-222 eset 3, 723 4, 836 30, 126 34, 962 37, 409 
O33 0.2 /es ees 3, 789 4,922 32, 029 36, 951 39, 538 
LOS Ass eae 3, 213 4,174 31, 273 35, 447 37, 928 
193 592-— 25 eee 2, 641 3, 431 30, 77! 34, 210 36, 605 
TRE RY laut os os 1, 974 2, 564 26, 483 29, 047 31, 080 

Apr. 1: 
1h!) 1 eee oye 214 278 27, 639 27, 917 29, 871 
TK eee Se 222 288 31, 216 31, 504 33, 709 
TK) 7 ee ot 219 284 29, 296 29, 580 31, 651 
191832222 Ss 437 568 | 33, 679 34, 247 36, 644 
G19 =. see 1, 015 1, 318 30, 355 31, 673 33, 890 
1920 eee 352 457 33, 186 33, 643 35, 998 
1921 ee 1, 216 1, 580 32, 655 34, 235 36, 631 
1O22E See 1, 601 2, 080 38, 134 40, 214 43, 029 
1923. ae 3, 456 4, 489 41, 361 45, 850 49, 060 
ODA a es Se 5, 953 7, 733 47, 732 55, 465 59, 348 
NO) Ss See 3, 208 4, 167 55, 336 59, 503 63, 668 
19262. 22s ee 1, 143 1, 485 it 7A 57, 206 61, 210 
19D (2.422 et 2, 967 3, 854 46, 598 50, 452 53, 984 
1OQR". 2. 4. TE 5, 724 7, 435 39, 652 47, 087 50, 383 
BODO a 2,913 3, 784 37, 033 40, 817 43, 674 
1930=— > ee 3, 658 4,752 | 39, 810 44, 562 47, 681 
O32 =. Sao 3, 632 4,718 | 38, 544 43, 262 46, 290 
1932.20 eee 3, 798 4, 934 37, 955 42, 889 45, 891 
1933 ee 3, 895 5, 060 34, 748 39, 808 42, 595 
NOSE Ss es 3, 076 3, 996 32, 575 36, 571 39, 131 
1935= see 2, 750 3, 572 | 31, 199 34, 771 37, 205 
193622 Seen 1, 809 2, 350 | 26, 080 28, 430 | 30, 420 


See footnotes at end of table. 


24, 734 


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67 


TABLE 24.—Connecticut Havana Seed tobacco, type 52: Stocks owned by dealers and 
manufacturers in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, 
semiannually 1914-16, quarterly 1917—36—Continued 


Quarter and year 


| 


Stemmed 

7 Un- 
Quantity 
reported stemmed 


equivalext ! 


Un- Total on 
stemmed |unstemmed 
reported basis 


1,000 pounds 
08 


2,814 
1, 226 
3, 572 
6, 459 
5, 952 
1, 947 
1,941 
5, 623 
5, 636 
4, 007 
4, 741 
4,791 
4,910 
4, 428 
4,154 
3, 085 
2, 010 


Farm-sales- 
weight 
equivalent ? 


1,000 pounds' 1,000 pounds| 1,000 nounds 
868 


, , 


31, 187 31, 621 
30, 478 31, 574 
34, 430 35, 283 
28, 911 30, 285 
36, 722 39, 692 
39, 211 45, 177 
44, 958 51, 760 
51, 479 54, 206 
51, 487 53, 394 
41, 203 45, 592 
40, 180 47, 826 
30, 205 37, 159 
31, 917 36, 873 
34, 409 39, 418 
37, 040 41, 994 
34, 714 39, 410 
33, 159 37, 179 
28, 510 31, 960 
24, 513 26, 646 
17, 199 17, 564 
24, 107 24, 434 
22, 524 22, 794 
25, 515 25, 900 
26, 025 26, 852 
23, 601 23, 900 
26, 086 28, 900 
25, 099 26, 325 
32, O71 35, 643 
34, 979 41, 438 
40, 208 46, 160 
47, 363 49, 310 
46, 977 48, 918 
38, 078 43, 701 
32, 566 38, 202 
28, 303 32, 310 
29, 248 33, 989 
29, 754 34, 545 
33, 312 38, 222 
31, 639 36, 067 
31, 205 35, 359 
25, 668 28, 753 
22, 422 24, 432 


1 1 pound stemmed equal to 1.299 pounds unstemmed. ; 
21 pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.07 pounds farm-sales weight and 
processing weight. ; : 
31 pound unstemmed processing weight equal to 0.77 pound stemmed processing weight. 


33, 029 
33, 834 
33, 784 
37, 753 
32, 405 
42, 470 
48, 339 
55, 383 
58, 000 
57, 132 
48, 783 
51, 174 
39, 760 
39, 454 
42, 177 
44, 934 
42, 169 
39, 782 
34, 197 
28, 511 


18, 793 
26, 144 
24, 390 
7,713 
28, 732 
25, 573 
30, 923 
28, 168 
38, 138 
44, 339 
49, 391 
52, 762 
52, 342 
46, 760 
40, 876 
34, 572 
36, 368 
36, 963 
40, 898 
38, 592 
37, 834 
30, 766 
26, 142 


Un- 
stemmed 
processing 
weight 2 


1,000 pounds 
26, 855 
27, 510 
27, 469 
30, 696 
26, 348 
34, 532 
39, 304 
45, 031 
47, 159 
46, 453 
39, 665 
41, 609 
32, 328 
32, 080 
34, 294 
36, 535 
34, 287 
32, 346 
27, 805 
23, 182 


15, 281 
21, 258 
19, 831 
22, 533 
23, 361 
20, 793 
25, 143 
22, 903 
31, 009 
36, 051 
40, 159 
42, 900 
42, 559 
38, 020 
33, 236 
28, 110 
29, 570 
30, 054 
33, 253 
31, 378 
30, 762 
25, 015 
21, 256 


0.87 pound 


Stemmed 
processing 
weight 3 


1,000 pounds 
20, 678 
21, 183 
21, 151 
23, 636 
20, 288 
26, 590 
30, 264 
34, 674 
36, 312 
35, 769 
30, 542 
32, 039 _ 
24, 893 
24, 702 
26, 406 
28, 132 
26, 401 
24, 906 
21, 410 
17, 850 


11, 766 
16, 369 
15, 270 
17, 350 
17, 988 
16, 011 
19, 360 
17, 635 
23, 877 
27, 759 
30, 922 
33, 033 
32, 770 
29, 275 
25, 592 
21, 645 
22, 769 
23, 142 
25, 605 
24, 161 
23, 687 
19, 262 
16, 367 


unstemmed 


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TABLE 25—New York and Pennsylvania Havana Seed tobacco, type 53: Siocks 
owned by dealers and manufacturers in the United States, as reported and on a 
converted-weight basis, semiannually 1912-16, quarterly 1917-36 


| | 


Stemmed | 
SSS SSS ST Un- Totalon Farm-sales- ees Stemmed 
Quarter and year | ~ | stemmed junstemmed) weight | processing | processing 
Quantity Se reported basis equivalent 2) ent | weight 3 
reported  .ouivalent : | 
| 

Jan. 1: 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds| 1,000 pounds 1,000 pounds 1,000 pounds 
C7 br eae 52 | 71 | 3,014 | 3, 085 | 3, 501 2,792 | 2, 052 
19180 a Sole | 37 | | Zee Bee rom os ol 1,711 
Tj} Seen 21 29 2, 567 | 2, 596 | 2, 946 | 2,349 | 1,727 
1G 20° eee 29 | 40 | 2, 734 2, 774 | 3, 148 | 2,510 | 1, 845 
92h: See 151 206 | 2, 497 2, 703 3, 068 | 2, 446 | 1, 798 
e739. aa 130 | 177 | 3, 424 3, 601 | 4, 087 | 3, 259 | 2, 395 
1923 2 ee 153 | 209 | 3, 475 3, 684 4,181 | 3, 334 2, 450 
1978S ee 144 196 | 3, 145 3, 341 3, 792 | 3, 024 2, 293 
1025) t= ree 78 106 2, 781 2, 887 | 3, 277 2, 613 1,921 
19252 eee 64 | 87 | 3, 927 4,014 | 4, 55 3, 633 2, 670 
1927 ee 51 | 70 | 3, 731 3, 801 4,314 3, 440 2, 528 
10982" eee 35 | 48 | 2, 637 | 2, 685 | 3. 047 2, 430 | 1, 786 
1920 ae 30 | 41 | 2, 024 | 2, 065 2, 344 | 1, 869 | 1,374 
1990) es 211 288 | 2, 184 | 2, 472 2,806 | 2, 237 | 1 644 
rife) eee 123 168 2,714 2, 882 | 3, 271 2, 608 | 1,917 
1032." ae 115 | 157 | 2, 749 | 2, 906 | 3, 298 2, 630 | 1, 933 
1033.02. ae 40 55 | 3, 295 3, 350 | 3, 802 | 3, 032 | 2, 229 
hic) ae 129 176 | 4, 007 4, 183 4, 748 | 3, 786 | 2, 783 
1935.2 ae 21 29 | 2, 599 | 2,628 | 2, 983 2, 378 | 1, 748 
1956) OS" See | 52 7 | 1, 88 | 1,929 | 2, 189 1,746 | 1, 283 

Apr. 1: | | 
191g eee 74 | 101 | 5,780 | 5, 881 6,675 | 5, 322 | 3, 912 
1914 eee | 77 | 105 5. 976 | 6, 081 6, 902 | 5,503 | 4, 045 
1Gie eae 148 202 5, 327 5, 529 | 6, 275 | 5,004 | 3, 678 
iG een 52 71 6, 254 | 6, 325 | 7, 179 5, 724 | 4, 207 
ty Gee 41 56 | 3, 593 | 3, 649 | 4, 142 3, 302 | 2, 427 
191) eee 7 95 | 3,375 3, 470 3, 938 3, 140 | 2, 308 
1g1G* ees 17 | 3 | 3, 589 | 3, 612 4,100 3, 269 | 2, 403 
199). -2> See 77 | 105 3, 037 | 3, 142 3, 566 | 2, 844 2,090 
ip aa 2s 112 | 153 4, 375 | 4, 528 5, 139 | 4,098 | 3, 012 
(7 a ee 126 | 172 5, 615 | 5, 787 6, 568 | 5, B7 | 3, 849 
TA 75 ee eal 182 | 248 4, 053 4,301 4, 882 | 3, 892 2, 861 
12 re 132 | 180 3, 967 4, 147 4,707 3, 753 | 2, 758 
1Qpyles 2 = Oe 79 | 108 4, 080 4, 188 4, 753 3, 790 | 2, 786 
1995s oan 39 | 53 5, 245 5, 298 6, 013 4, 795 3, 524 
7; Gee 276 | 376 4,149 4,525 | 5, 136 | 4,095 | 3, 010 
7s en 36 | 49 2, 565 2,614 2, 967 2, 366 | 1, 739 
i909. ae 1, 595 | 2, 176 1, 747 | 3,923 | 4, 453 | 3, 550 | 2, 609 
13052. een 199 | 271 | 2, 612 2, 883 | 3, 272 | 2, 609 1, 918 
1951 ee 117 | 160 3,441 3, 601 4, 087 | 3, 259 2, 395 
iGo” oc 101 | 138 | 4, 354 4, 492 | 5,098 | 4, 065 2, 988 
1Ggg0! 2 eee 63 86 | 3, 192 | 3, 278 | 3,721 | 2, 967 | 2, 181 
7s alee Ta! ~ 52 71 | 3. 330 3, 401 3, 3,078 | 2, 262 
10352 c. Seee 27 37 | 2, 396 2, 433 2, 761 2, 202 1, 618 
(his Pomeees SE 58 | 79 2, 149 | 2, 228 | 2, 529 2, 016 1, 482 


See footnotes at end of table. 


ee 


ss 
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TaBLE 25.—New York and Pennsylvania Havana Seed tobacco, type 53: Stocks 
owned by dealers and manufacturers in the United States, as reported and on 
converted-weight basis, semiannually 1912-16, quarterly 1917—36—Continued 


Stemmed 
Un- Totalon | Farm-sales- t Un- dl Stemmed 
Quarter and year (Rae stemmed junstemmed|] weight SAS ARES AG processing 
Quantity | tommed | reported basis _|equivalent 2 ges ° weight3 
reported equivalent! . 

July 1: 1,000 pounds} 1,000 pownds| 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds} 1,000 pownds 
TIS yf Seer = 43 59 2, 839 2, 898 3, 289 2, 623 1, 928 
1OTSt ae See 105 143 3, 018 3, 161 3, 588 2, 861 2, 103 
(OT OR tees 23 31 2,996 3,027 |. 3, 436 2, 739 2,013 
TODO urs 2 xe 102 139 3, 274 3, 413 3, 874 3, 089 2, 270 
RG Die ae RO os 127 173 3, 895 4, 068 4, 617 3, 682 2, 706 
LG 22a ees er 156 213 4, 829 5, 042 5, 723 4, 563 3, 0504 
(O23 Scie Peles 169 231 3, 813 4,044 4, 590 3, 660 2, 690 
1O DAE ee 125 170 3, 398 3, 568 4, 050 3, 229 2, 373 
QDR 5s es 58 79 4,335 4, 414 5, 010 3,995 2, 936 
IOP Gosss Se eS 76 104 4, 898 5, 002 5, 677 4, 527 3, 327 
iC py eiae eeress 43 59 3, 467 3, 526 4,002 3, 191 2) 345 
WGQSEE) Mute ee 44 60 2, 564 2, 624 2,978 2,375 1, 746 
LOZQE ee ses 100 136 2, 681 2, 817 3, 197 2, 549 1, 874 
1930) Seco 188 256 2, 345 2, 601 2952 2, 354 1, 730 
OSI Se at 112 153 3, 532 3, 685 4, 182 3, 335 2, 451 
O32 Rees 104 142 4, 266 4, 408 5, 003 3, 989 2, 932 
1933S ees 10 14 3, 922 3, 936 4, 467 3, 562 2, 618 
UO Ye Be tae ae 32 44 3, 070 3, 114 3, 534 2, 818 2,071 
OS heh ee 15 20 ; 2,072 2, 092 2, 374 1, 893 1, 391 

é GB} tare 51 70 2, 025 2,095 2, 378 1, 896 1, 394 

Glke JIE 
IH pseare se ieeere ah 333 454 4, 906 5, 360 6, 084 4, 851 3, 565 
QI Smee eee 92 125 4, 897 5, 022 5, 700 4, 545 3, 341 
NON ARGS ee 47 64 3, 675 3, 739 4, 244 3, 384 2, 487 
TCH IG ees ete 55 75 4,195 4, 270 4, 846 3, 864 2, 840 
MONG Sa eee 38 52 3, 952 4, 004 4, 545 3, 624 2, 664 
TCH 7 Sea ee ee 38 52 3, 050 3, 102 By GPA 2, 807 2, 063 
{QISR oars 24 33 2, 629 2, 662 3, 021 2, 409 iL, eA 
ONO S = 22 eee 33 45 PES 2, 356 2, 674 2, 132 1, 567 
O20 SE 2 ees 64 87 2, 414 2, 501 2, 839 2, 263 1, 663 
10 Pat se eee 111 151 3, 485 3, 586 4, 070 3, 245 2, 385 
1OQ2 = ee ek 126 172 4, 409 4, 581 5, 199 4, 146 3, 047 
LO DB re sioner 136 186 3, 166 3, 352 3, 805 3, 034 2, 230 
1 pY soe ee 79 108 3, 103 Sal 3, 644 2, 906 2, 136 
G2 pte ee ee 71 97 4, 367 4, 464 5, 067 4, 040 2, 969 
O26 ears ere 69 94 4, 508 4, 602 5, 223 4, 165 3, 061 
NO 2a 34 46 3, 162 3, 208 SOA in |in 2, 903 2, 134 
NG 2S ween ae 29 40 2, 250 2, 290 2, 599 2, 072 1, 523 
G2 Oe eee ee 120 164 2, 080 2, 244 2, 547 2, 031 1, 493 
1OSQMeS Gatanee 112 153 2, 054 2, 207 2, 505 1, 997 1, 468 
NOBUS Ree ees 111 151 2, 923 3, 074 3, 489 2, 782 2, 045 
TOBY 2 Sty ear 82 112 3, 799 3, 911 4, 439 3, 539 2, 601 
TBR y as =e ee 96 131 3, 665 3, 796 4, 308 3, 435 2525 
NOS 4eertease aS 32 44 2, 672 2, 716 3, 083 2, 458 1, 807 
19S pees a 29 40 1, 722 1, 762 2, 000 1, 595 72 
19368 =— 17 23 Alles 1, 738 1, 973 Loe 1, 156 


! 1 pound stemmed equal to 1.364 pounds unstemmed. 

21 pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.135 pounds farm-sales weight and 0.905 pound unstemmed proc- 
essing weight. 

3 1 pound unstemmed processing weight equal to 0.735 pound stemmed processing weight. 


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70 
TABLE 26.— Wisconsin tobacco, types 54 and 55: Stocks owned by dealers and manu- 


facturers in the United States, as reported and on a converted-werght basis, semi- 
annually 1912-16, quarterly 191 7-36 


[Beginning April 1929, factors for types 54 and 55 combined were not used; the figures are the sums of the 
individual types] 


Stemmed 
Un- Totalon | Farm-sales- aaa Stemmed 
Quarter and year Une stemmed junstemmed| weight SNe processing 
Quantity | semmed | reported basis _|equivalent ? as essing | “weight 3 
eight 2 
reported | .quivalent ! 

Jan. 1: 1,000 Dede 1,000 pounds} 1,000 pounds | 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds| 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds 
17222 See 4, 786 6, 294 41, 688 47, 982 51, 341 40, 065 30, 449 
LOIS = ees 5, 414 7, 119 35, 300 42, 419 45, 388 35, 420 26, 919 
TIO) 9, 194 12, 090 35, 216 47, 306 50, 617 39, 501 30, 021 
1920822 ee 8, 192 10, 772 46, 566 57, 338 61, 352 47, 877 36, 387 
1921 2 Sees 11, 649 15, 318 65, 532 80, 850 86, 510 67, 510 51, 308 
1922 sae 11, 110 14, 610 71, 656 86, 266 92, 305 72, 032 54, 744 
123 eee eee 12, 839 16, 853 89, 814 106, 697 114, 166 89, 092 67, 710 
1924) ee 15, 803 20, 781 83, 995 104, 776 112, 110 87, 488 66, 491 
O25 = ees 14, 933 19, 637 82, 817 102, 454 109, 626 85, 549 65, 017 
1926 aaa 12, 225 16, 076 71, 670 87, 746 93, 888 73, 268 55, 684 
109722 = sees 11, 920 15, 675 70, 861 86, 536 92, 594 72, 258 54, 916 
12852 eee 12, 792 16, 821 57, 132 73, 953 79, 130 61, 751 46, 931 
1920 = anes 11, 287 14, 842 51, 072 65, 914 70, 528 55, 038 41, 829 
OS OH se recente 10, 184 13, 348 62, 430 75, 778 81, 085 63, 354 48, 260 
19312... Sees 13, 788 18, 047 59, 503 77, 550 82, 952 64, 789 49, 373 
1932) 2a 12, 202 15, 952 83, 762 99, 714 106, 738 83, 431 63, 526 
1933 Bees ee « 9, 540 12, 475 106, 047 118, 522 126, 791 99, 040 75, 464 
19342") See 7, 489 9, 816 112, 830 122, 646 131, 156 102, 411 78, 065 
NOS 5S eeee 6, 559 8, 627 106, 472 115, 099 123, 026 96, 015 73, 229 

r 19365 22a 5, 098 6, 681 92, 990 99, 671 106, 501 83, 089 63, 394 

Jafar, IS 
LOSS ass 11, 192 14, 717 82, 572 97, 289 104, 099 81, 236 61, 739 
TNS es 10, 373 13, 640 75, 368 89, 008 95, 239 74, 322 56, 485 
{O15 E See S 7, 548 9, 926 81, 114 91, 040 97, 413 76, 018 57, 774 
19162. 2 se eee 6, 053 7, 960 80, 743 88, 703 94, 912 74, 067 56, 291 
AQUHE* =e See 2, 763 3, 633 59, 828 63, 461 67, 903 52. 990 40, 272 
1 OI SOs eae 5, 011 6, 589 59, 936 66, 525 71, 182 55, 548 42, 216 
1919S a= 8, 366 11, 001 63, 779 74, 780 80, 015 62, 441 47, 455 
1920822 eae 7, 623 10, 024 63, 599 73, 623 78, 777 61, 475 46, 721 
TOpAle Se 2S 9, 683 12, 733 92, 722 105, 455 112, 837 88, 055 66, 922 
L927 R ee ee 11, 120 14, 623 119, 570 134, 193 143, 587 112, 051 85, 159 
O23 te Sea 14, 144 18, 599 111, 598 130, 197 139, 311 108, 714 82, 623 
G7 9 GS ZZ! 20, 739 90, 057 110, 796 118, 552 92, 515 70, 311 
1925 %2 See 14, 978 19, 696 92, 459 112, 155 120, 006 93, 649 71, 173 
19265 == 10, 647 14, 001 104, 181 118, 182 126, 455 98, 682 74, 998 
NOY (ere os 12, 003 15, 784 95, 148 110, 932 118, 697 92, 628 70, 397 
ODS Oras Sarees 12, 676 16, 669 81, 459 98, 128 104, 997 81, 937 62, 272 
19202. See = 8, 411 10, 982 88, 934 99, 916 106, 902 83, 516 63, 626 
TORY a = 10, 151 13, 260 91, 269 104, 529 111, 843 87, 383 66, 568 
O31. 2S ee 15, 075 19, 741 82, 440 102, 181 109, 391 85, 515 65, 104 
1903222. 2 Aw 11, 903 15, 561 102, 783 118, 344 126, 610 98, 907 75, 357 
TOSSES see 8, 047 10, 518 109, 510 120, 028 128, 438 100, 357 76, 444 
1 O34 eee 5, 913 7, 748 113, 593 121, 341 129, 817 101, 412 77, 265 
1935 aes 5, 349 7, 028 113, 397 120, 425 128, 758 100, 521 76, 639 
193625 Steno 4, 650 6, 091 95, 126 101, 217 | 108, 204 84, 460 64, 406 


See footnotes at end of table. 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGE AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT 


fal 


TABLE 26.— Wisconsin tobacco, types 54 and 55: Stocks owned by dealers and manu- 
facturers in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, semi- 
annually 1912-16, quarterly 1917—36—Continued 


Quarter and year 


Stemmed 


Un- 
stemmed 
equivalent ! 


Quantity 
reported- 


1,000 pounds 


3, 326 4, 374 
5, 575 7, 331 
8, 506 11, 185 
5, 904 7, 764 
9, 661 12, 704 
11, 345 14, 919 
14, 302 18, 807 
16, 007 21, 049 
14, 003 18, 414 
9, 011 11, 849 
11, 582 15, 230 
12, 425 16, 339 
10, 444 13, 636 
9, 683 12, 649 
13, 791 18, 042 
10, 619 13, 886 
6, 472 8, 470 
5, 736 7, 530 
5, 028 6, 611 
5, 703 7,470 
10, 948 14, 397 
12, 197 16, 039 
11, 795 15, 510 
7, 525 9, 895 
4, 942 6, 499 
4, 502 5, 920 
7, 447 9, 793 
8, 610 11, 322 
7, 472 9, 826 
10, 833 14, 245 
11, 246 14, 788 
14, 477 19, 037 
15, 242 20, 043 
12, 270 16, 135 
9, 279 12, 202 
12, 077 15, 881 
11, 654 15, 325 
9, 345 12, 245 
11, 635 15, 218 
11, 810 15, 439 
9, 888 12, 930 
7, 268 9, 520 
6, 239 8, 193 
5, 132 6, 735 
4,810 6, 301 


Un- Total on 
stemmed |junstemmed 
reported basis 


63, 551 67, 925 
59, 632 66, 963 
70, 900 82, 085 
78, 388 86, 152 
93, 874 106, 578 
120, 665 135, 584 
112, 616 131, 423 
100, 346 121, 395 
96, 341 114, 755 
96, 410 108, 259 
85, 077 100, 307 
72, 500 88, 839 
86, 936 100, 572 
87, 340 99, 989 
98, 764 116, 806 
117, 804 131, 690 
120, 753 129, 223 
116, 002 123, 532 
107, 460 114, 071 
90, 167 97, 637 
60, 209 74, 606 
59, 892 75, 931 
59, 539 75, 049 
71, 366 81, 261 
54, 841 61, 340 
48, 549 54, 469 
43, 338 53, 131 
60, 104 71, 426 
77, 871 87, 697 
82, 642 96, 887 
109, 328 124, 116 
102, 689 121, 726 
94, 763 114, 806 
85, 953 102, 088 
83, 923 96, 125 
70, 978 86, 859 
60, 894 76, 219 
77, 356 89, 601 
73, 639 88, 857 
93, 359 108, 798 
111, 385 124, 315 
116, 924 126, 444 
112, 417 120, 610 
100, 970 107, 705 
82, 140 88, 441 


1] pound stemmed equal to 1.315 pounds unstemmed. 
21 pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.07 pounds farm-sales weight and 0.835 pound unstemmed process- 


ing weight. 


Farm-sales- 
weight 
equivalent 2 


1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds} 1,000 pownds| 1,000 pounds 


72, 680 
71, 650 
87, 831 
92, 183 
114, 038 
145, 075 
140, 623 
129, 893 
122, 788 
115, 837 
107, 328 
95, 058 
107, 634 
106, 985 
124, 995 
140, 853 
138, 258 
132, 115 
121, 955 
104, 346 


79, 828 
81, 246 
80, 302 
86, 949 
65, 634 
58, 282 
56, 850 
76, 426 
93, 836 
103, 669 
132, 804 
130, 247 
122, 842 
109, 234 
102, 854 
92, 939 
81, 554 
95, 889 
95, 065 
116, 462 
132, 977 
135, 300 
128, 946 
115, 124 
94, 510 


Un- 
stemmed 
processing 
weight 2 


1,000 pounds 
56, 717 
55, 914 
68, 541 
71, 937 
88, 993 

113, 213 
109, 738 
101, 365 
95, 820 
90, 396 
83, 756 
74, 181 
84, 113 


83, 585 | 


97, 670 
110, 006 
108, 013 
103, 168 

95, 201 

81, 424 


62, 296 
63, 402 
62, 666 
67, 853 
51, 219 
45, 482 
44, 364 
59, 641 
73, 227 
80, 901 

103, 637 

101, 641 
95, 863 
85, 243 
80, 264 
72, 527 
63, 643 
74, 931 
74, 266 
91, 033 

103, 863 

105, 714 

100, 658 
89, 849 
73, 742 


3 1 pound unstemmed processing weight equa Ito 0.76 pound stemmed processing weight. 


Stemmed 
processing 
weight 3 


1,000 pounds 
43, 105 
42, 495 
52, 091 
54, 672 
67, 635 
86, 042 
83, 401 
77, 037 
72, 823 
68, 701 
63, 655 
56, 378 
64, 060 
63, 675 
74, 394 
83, 836 
82, 288 
78, 634 
72, 589 
62, 111 


47, 345 
48, 186 
47, 626 
51, 568 
38, 926 
34, 566 
33, 717 
45, 327 
55, 653 
61, 485 
78, 764 
77, 247 
72, 856 
64, 785 
61, 001 
55, 121 
48, 369 
57, 070 
56, 582 
69, 314 
79, 147 
80, 527 
76, 750 
68, 526 
56, 257 


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TABLE 27.—Southern Wisconsin tobacco, type 54; Stocks owned by dealers and manu- 
facturers in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, quarterly 


1929-36 
Stemmed 
Un- Totalon | Farm-sales- i Un- q | Stemmed 
Quarter and year Un- stemmed |unstemmed| weight | S’¢™mMec | processing 
Quantity | ommea | reported basis equivalent 2 pears weight 3 
reported equivalent ! bere 
Jan. 1: | 7,000 pownds| 1,000 pounds} 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds) 1,090 pounds 1 SEL DUTTA 1,000 pounds 
L930 sae ees 6, 881 8, 945 36, 432 45, 377 48, 100 37, 209 28, 651 
[G31 RsSan eee 10, 075 13, 098 34, 497 47, 595 50, 451 39, 028 30, 052 
19325. °5 — es 9, 486 12, 332 45, 740 58, 072 61, 556 47,619 36, 667 
193352. 7, 325 9, 522 62, 699 72, 221 76, 554 59, 221 45, 600 
1O34= 2 an ee 5, 056 6, 573 70, 039 76, 612 81, 209 $2, $22 48, 373 
19352 eae 3, 527 4, 585 69, 665 74, 250 78, 705 60, 885 46, 881 
HOR Geos ees 3, 464 4, 503 61, 191 65, 694 69, 636 53, 869 41,479 
Apr. 1: 
1920 6, 971 9, 062 51, 214 60, 276 63, 893 49, 426 38, 058 
1930-2 Se 8, 226 10, 694 52, 113 62, 807 66, 575 51, 502 39, 657 
193122 oe 10, 731 13, 950 45, 054 59, 004 62, 544 48, 383 BL RS 
1932222): See 9, 279 12, 063 59, 652 CASTS 76, 018 58, 806 45, 281 
O33 = . Temes 6, 316 8, 211 63, 461 71, 672 75, 972 58, 771 45, 254 
193422 Sees 4, 063 5, 282 68, 246 73, 528 77, 940 60, 293 46, 426 
1935-2. ee 3, 096 4, 025 72, 099 76, 124 80, 691 62, 422 48, 065 
a 1O3Gc== eee Se20" 4, 234 60, 422 64, 656 68, 535 53, 018 40, 824 
uly 1: ; 
192921 8, 647 11, 241 48, 235 59, 476 63, 045 48, 770 37, 553 
1930222 Ss 7, 855 10, 212 49,915 60, 127 63, 735 49, 304 37, 964 
1O31ese eee 10, 345 13, 448 56, 130 69, 578 fandoo 57, 054 43, 932 
19302 See 8, 141 10, 583 70, 608 81, 191 86, 062 66, 577 51, 264 
193322 a= 4, 779 6, 213 71, 740 77, 953 82, 630 63, 921 49, 219 
1934222 ae 3, 514 4, 568 72, 146 76, 714 81, 317 62, 905 48, 437 
IOS 2S sue neers 2, 786 3, 622 68, 878 72, 500 76, 850 59, 450 45, 776 
‘ 1936e22 = eee 3, 978 5, 171 58, 434 63, 605 67, 421 52, 156 40, 160 
ctr: 
192022. 2 Te 6, 418 8, 343 44, 800 53, 143 56, 332 43, 577 33, 554 
1930 Se 8, 811 11, 454 42, 332 53, 786 LYS UIBS || 2 44,105 33, 961 
(9312 9,185 11, 940 51, 401 63, 341 67, 141 51, 940 39, 994 
(9322... —- = 7, 585 9, 860 66, 333 76, 193 80, 765 62, 478 48, 108 
19334222 5, 085 6, 610 69, 086 75, 696 80, 238 62, O71 47, 795 
1934 3, 759 4, 887 71, 772 76, 659 81, 259 62, 860 48, 402 
fOsh sees See 3, 198 4,157 65, 288 69, 445 73, 612 56, 945 43, 848 
OSG NS | eee 3, 376 4, 389 53, 545 57, 934 61, 410 47, 506 36, 580 


i 1 pound stemmed equal to 1.300 pounds unstemmed. 

2] pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.06 pounds farm-sales weight and 0.82 pound unstemmed proc- 
essing weight. 

31 pound unstemmed processing weight equal to 0.77 pound stemmed processing weight. 


Ak yciapenmmnamae 4 ————_—_ 


See ee 
ws 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGE AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT 


73 


TABLE 28.—WNorthern Wisconsin tobacco, type 55: Stocks owned by dealers and manu- 
facturers in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, quarterly 


1929-36 


Quarter and-year 


Stemmed 
Un- Totalon | Farm-sales- 
Oa Te sere’ uustemmed Wee 
uantity | reporte asis equivalent 2 
reported BA seat t 

1,000 pounds| 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds| 1,000 pounds 

; 4, 403 25, 998 , 401 32, 985 

3, 713 4, 949 25, 006 29, 955 32, 501 

2, 716 3, 620 38, 022 41, 642. 45, 182 

2, 215 2, 953 43, 348 46, 301 50, 237 

2, 433 3, 243 42, 791 46, 034 49, 947 

3, 032 4, 042 36, 807 40, 849 44, 321 

1, 634 2,178 31, 799 33, 977 36, 865 

1, 440 1, 920 37, 720 39, 640 43, 009 

1, 925 |- 2, 566 39, 156 41, 722 45, 268 

4, 344 5, 791 37, 386 43,177 46, 847 

2, 624 3, 498 43, 131 46, 629 50, 592 

iE eu 2, 307 46, 042 48, 356 52, 466 

1, 850 2, 466 45, 347 47, 813 51, 877 

2, 253 3, 003 41, 298 44,301 48, 067 

1, 393 1, 857 34, 704 36, 561 39, 669 

1, 797 2, 395 38, 701 41, 096 44, 589 

1, 828 2, 437 37, 425 39, 862 43, 250 

3, 446 4, 594 42, 634 47, 228 51, 242 

2, 478 3, 303 47, 196 50, 499 54, 791 

1, 693 WD PUY | 49, 013 51, 270 55, 628 

2, 222 2, 962 43, 856 46, 818 50, 798 

2, 242 2, 989 38, 582 41, 571 45, 105 

IL GS 2, 299 31, 733 34, 032 36, 925 

2, 927 3, 902 32, 556 36, 458 39, 557 

2, 824 3, 764 31, 307 35, 071 38, 052 

2, 625 3, 499 41, 958 45, 457 49, 321 

2, 303 3, 070 45, 052 48, 122 52, 212 

2, 183 2,910 47, 838 50, 748 55, 062 

2, 480 3, 306 40, 645 43, 951 47, 687 

1, 934 2, 578 35, 682 38, 260 41, 512 

1, 434 1, 912 28, 595 30, 507 


33, 180 


Un- 
stemmed 
processing 
weight 2 


1,000 pounds 
26, 145 


Stemmed 
processing 
weight 3 


1,000 pounds 
19, 609 
19, 321 
26, 859 
29, 864 
29, 692 
26, 348 
21, 915 


11 pound stemmed equal to 1.333 pounds unstemmed. 


21 pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.085 pounds farm-sales weight and 
essing weight. 


31 pound unstemmed processing weight equal to 0.75 pound stemmed processing weight. 


0.86 pound unstemmed proc- 


74 CIRCULAR 435, U. 8S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 


TABLE 29.—Connecticut shade-grown tobacco, type 61: Stocks owned by dealers and ‘ 
manufacturers in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, 
semiannually 1914-16, quarterly 1917—36 


[Prior to 1914, types 51, 52, and 61 were reported together as New England cigar leaf] 


-_ i Mia + 


| | 


| Stemmed | 
Un- | Total on | Farm-sales- = ua d Stemmed 
Quarter and year Was stemmed junstemmed| weight eh = processing 
| Quantity | one reported basis equivalent ? sone 1g weight 3 | 
| Teported equivalent ! i | | eee ; 
Pen penn paneer cee 
Se i OOO pons i 00 pends ite AND poremaiat, IO pea ifs east rE geen nes ee 
(------~-~-- 2, 2, 82: 5] 
118232 eee 34 103 3, 706 z a 4, 323 3, 580 2, 918 
O19 L 2 Se eee 168 206 5, 589 5, 795 6, 577 5, 447 4,439 
4920 =) se 166 203 7. 824 8, 027 9,111 7, 545 6, 149 
419271. See 272 333 6, 522 6, 855 anh 6, 444 5, 252 
1220 281 344 8. 806 9, 150 10, 385 8, 601 7, 010 
1O23%: = ees 211 258 9, 276 9, 534 | 10, 821 8, 962 7, 304 
1QJAW 5) ees 502 614 12, 128 12, 742 14, 462 11, 977 9, 761 
i ht 72; eee 359 439 11, 821 12, 260 13, 915 11, 524 9, 392 
19062) ae 438 536 11, 296 11, 832 13, 429 11, 122 9, 064 
ht 77 eee ae es 360 44] 8, 299 8, 740 9, 920 8, 216 6, 696 
1028) 2 ae 468 573 7, 894 8, 467 9, 610 7, 959 6, 487 
192702 aes 243 297 8, 47 8, 775 9, 960 8, 248 6, 722 
1930: a eS 596 730 10, 733 11, 463 13, 011 10, 775 8, 782 
I@iz- eee 269 329 11, 502 11, $31 13, 428 11, 121 9, 064 
103 22% ee 267 327 10, 641 10, 968 12, 449 10, 310 8, 403 
i Lis 2 eee Sere 258 316 11, 044 11, 360 12, 894 10, 678 8, 703 
1G 4. eee 316 387 10, 505 10, 892 12, 362 10, 238 8, 344 
1Q35* ee es 321 393 10, 761 11,15 12, 660 10, 485 8, 545 
108G 22 Cee | 304 372 9, 114 9, 486 10, 767 8, 917 7, 267 
Apr. 1: 
¥ (OL 5== eee | 44 4 2, 261 2, 315 2, 628 2,176 Me rdikes 
1DIGso: Seee 27 33 2, 578 2, 611 2, 963 | 2, 454 2, 000 
iO (ee 35 43 3, 429 3, 472 3, 941 3, 264 2, 660 
1918. Se 105 129 6, 175 6, 304 7, 155 5, 926 4,830 
1919) = ae 153 187 6, 127 6,314 7, 166 | 5, 935 4, 837 
1920) 22 515 630 7, 504 8, 134 9, 232 7. 646 6, 231 
10212 ee 370 453 | 5, 944 6, 397 | 7, 261 6, 013 4, 901 
‘ipo ee ee 24 297 | 8, 568 8.865} 10, 062 8,333 6, 791 
3 ee 339 415 | 8, 915 9. 330 10, 590 8, 770 7,148 
O24 ee 541 662 | 10, 938 11, 600 | 13, 166 16, 904 8, 887 
1925 ee 274 335 | 10, 358 10, 693 12, 137 10, 051 8, 192 
AODG Ls sees 400 490 9, 030 9, 520 | 10, 805 8, G49 7, 293 
4192/2 Se 354 433 7, 251 7, 684 | 8, 721 | 7, 223 5, 887 
1 ity) Veen es 336 411 | 7, 542 7, 953 | 9, 027 7, 476 6, 093 
1929: =" = | 316 387 | 8, 433 8. 820 10, O11 8, 291 6, 757 
rie, aba B15 630 | 9, 984 10, 614 12, 047 9, 977 8, 131 
1a 544 666 | 10, 274 10, 940 12, 417 10, 284 8, 381 
1952) int ea | 319 390 11, 185 11, 575 13, 138 10, 880 8, 867 
kt 6 ee 189 231 - 10, 676 10, 907 | 12, 379 10, 253 8, 356 . 
1(Q3422. 2S 266 326 | 9, $72 10, 298 11, 688 | 9, 680 7, 889 | 
1035 = eee 289 | 354 | 9, 447 9,801 | ‘11, 124 9, 213 7, 509 
1 OS GES st Sie es 273 | 334 8, 264 | 8, 598 | 9, 759 8, 082 6, 587 


See footnotes at end of table. 


TOBACCO SHRINKAGE AND LOSSES IN WEIGHT 75 


TABLE 29.—Connecticut shade-grown tobacco, type 61: Stocks owned by dealers and 
manufacturers in the United States, as reported and on a converted-weight basis, 
semiannually 1914-16, quarterly 1917—36—Continued 


Stemmed 
Un- Total on | Farm-sales- <i Up: d Stemmed 
Quarter and year wn stemmed junstemmed] weight ara na processing 
Quantity | semmed | Teported basis _|equivalent 2 ee ht 18 | weight 3 
reported |. quivalent ! : 

July 1: - |1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds} 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pounds} 1,000 pounds| 1,000 pounds 
ICO) Uy fae a Sli 108 132 3, 474 3, 606 4, 093 3, 390 2, 763 
LOSE sateen se 141 173 4, 684 4, 857 Sols 4, 566 a iGal 
WQIG: Hs Be 179 219 6, 660 6, 879 |- 7, 808 6, 466 5, 270 
1192022 ee. 221 271 LSPA 5, 543 6, 291 5, 210 4, 246 
O21 Set sae 502 614 5, 950 6, 564 7, 450 6, 170 5, 029 
G22 ee eae 211 258 7, 495 7, 753 8, 800 7, 288 5, 940 
923 eae 451 552 7, 193 7, 745 8, 791 7, 280 5, 933 
19242 ee 523 640 10, 651 11, 291 12, 815 10, 614 8, 650 
11925 eee ees 350 428 9, 143 9, 571 10, 863 8, 997 7, 333 
119262 2 Bes 289 354 6, 551 6, 905 7, 837 6, 491 5, 290 
192 ae ees 509 696 5, 925 6, 621 UAoLd 6, 224 5, 073 
HOSE SEES 320 392 5, 559 5, 951 6, 754 5, 594 4, 559 
192902 2 ae 340 416 5, 614 6, 030 6, 844 5, 668 4,619 
Tint) sea aA 527 645 9, 680 10, 325 11, 719 9, 706 7, 910 
NOSTE Ses See: 614 752 9, 641 10, 393 11, 796 9, 769 7, 962 
LOZ 2ES 2 eae 341 417 10, 379 10, 796 12, 253 10, 148 8, 271 
O33 Se hs eee es 255 312 10, 197 10, 509 11, 928 9, 878 8, 051 
(O34 eee Tae 368 450 9, 208 9, 658 10, 962 9, 079 7, 399 
1O35ee Se ei 298 865 : 8, 006 8, 371 9, 501 7, 869 6, 413 

one G3 GE Se=e eee 269 329 6, 882 Au 8, 184 6, 778 5, 524 

et. 1: 
OTA See 28 34 1, 198 1, 232 1, 398 1, 158 944 
1) es 38 47 PA US? 2, 204 2, 502 2, 072 1, 689 
GIG: See es 32 39 1, 881 1, 920 2,179 1, 805 1, 471 
OU ee eee Bao 91 DUE 2, 742 2, 853 3, 238 2, 682 2, 186 
NOTSe Saas 91 111 4, 503 4,614 5, 237 4, 337 8, 535 
1 OLG is Sethe: ew 163 200 5, 564 5, 764 6, 542 5, 418 4, 416 
10202222 =a 234 286 4, 984 5, 270 5, 981 4, 954 4, 038 
CS 7 ee eee a 373 457 7, 281 7, 738 8, 783 7, 274 5, 928 
192230 2a 367 449 7, 145 7, 594 8, 619 7, 138 5, 817 
19235— Sees 549 672 8, 495 9, 167 10, 405 8, 617 7, 023 
ODA eek A 538 659 9, 166 9, 825 11, 151 9, 236 Thee 
(O25 3s 312 382 10, 100 10, 482 11, 897 9, 853 8, 030 
O26 Sner see 327 400 6, 088 6, 488 7, 364 6, 099 4, 971 
UC Py/a- ee SES 458 561 6, 034 6, 595 7, 485 6, 199 5, 052 
O28 Bake Sars 291 356 6, 524 6, 880 7, 809 6, 467 PHL 
O29 Se aie 391 479 6, 085 6, 564 7, 450 6, 170 5, 029 
930 s==a= 598 732 9, 564 10, 296 11, 686 9, 678 7, 888 
NOB Tewat As > 518 634 10, 345 10, 979 12, 461 10, 320 8, 411 
O32 sess 330 404 10, 572 10, 976 12, 458 10, 317 8, 408 
TIGRE ie ee Se 381 466 10, 349 10, 815 12, 275 10, 166 8, 285 
AIC Ye Ree ec as 364 446 8, 324 8, 770 9, 954 8, 244 6, 719 
19354 a 349 427 lg 200 7, 702 8, 742 7, 240 5, 901 
IGE} aS ee 265 324 5, 688 6, 007 6, 818 5, 647 4, 602 
| 


1] pound stemmed equal to 1.224 pounds unstemmed. 

21 pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.135 pounds farm-sales weight and 0.94 pound unstemmed proc- 
essing weight. 

31 pound unstemmed processing weight equal to 0.815 pound stemmed processing weight. 


76 CIRCULAR 435, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 


TaBLE 30.—Georgia and Florida shade-grown tobacco, type 62: Stocks owned by 
dealers and manufacturers in the United States, as reported and on a converted- 
weight basis, quarterly 1929-36 } 


Stemmed 
Un- Totalon | Farm-sales- st ae Stemmed 
Quarter and year OE stemmed |unstemmed| weight Tae, processing 
Quantity eroranneed reported basis equivalent 2 ee ht 18 weight 4 
reported | .quivalent 2 : 

Jan. i: 1,600 pounds) 1,000 pownds| 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pownds) 1,000 pounds) 1,000 pownds| 1,000 pounds 
IG30e2 3 esse 32 38 5, 016 5. 055 5, 864 4,726 3, 923 
JOE ose 221 266 4,944 5, 210 6, 044 4, 871 4, 043 
1932222 eee W/ 20 4, 808 4, 828 5, 600 4,514 3, 747 
O33 =s 2 Bees 54 65 4, 747 4,812 5,; 582 4, 499 3, 734 
19342. 2 ee 14 17 3, 944 3, 961 4, 595 3, 704 3, 074 
1935S sea 65 78 3, 307 3, 385 3, 927 3, 165 2, 627 
193614525 es 22 27 3, 486 Pole 4, 075 3, 285 2, 727 

Apr. 1: 

e ODO =: 22 es 19 23 3, 825 3, 848 4, 464 3, 598 2, 986 
1O30E 2a 29 35 4, 921 4, 956 5, 749 4, 634 3, 846 
1IGG eae ee 78 94 4, 350 4, 444 5, 155 4,155 3, 449 
1932" 2 See 140 169 4, 267 4, 436 5, 146 4, 148 . 3, 443 
1OSSe tee eee 84 101 4, 134 4, 235 4,913 3, 960 3, 287 
193422 eee 2 72 87 3, 367 3, 454 4, 007 3, 229 2, 680 
OS} aes 35 42 2, 931 2, 973 3, 449 2, 780 2, 307 
19362325 ees 13 16 3, 211 3, 227 3, 743 3, 017 2, 504 

July 1: 

1929 2s eae 2 37 45 3, 527 3, 572 4,144 3, 340 enti 

19802. 2 =) 33 ah 33 3, 941 3, 974 4, 610 3, 716 3, 084 
HOS etee Sears 31 37 4, 079 4,116 4,775 3, 848 3, 194 
1932-2 ee 16 19 3, 600 3, 619 4,198 3, 384 2, 809 
1933822258 ee 87 105 3, 843 3, 948 4, 580 3, 691 3, 064 
1O342- sere 22 27 3, 017 3, 044 3, Dol 2, 846 2, 362 
NOS hs co Sees 15 18 2, 530 2, 548 2, 956 2, 382 1, 977 
19365. “=i 19 ; 23 2, 313 2, 336 2, 710 2, 184 1,813 

Oct. 1: 

192922 ae alyé 20 4, 807 4, 827 5, 599 4,513 3, 746 
19302--2aee 20 24 5, 901 5, 925 6, 873 5, 540 4, 598 
OSS ae 23 28 5, 174 5, 202 6, 034 4, 864 4, 037 
193 2e-.< ees 47 57 5,115 Oslepe 6, 000 4, 836 4, 014 
NOS3e= = ieee 27 33 4, 607 4, 640 5, 382 4, 338 3, 601 
O34. es eee 12 14 4, 158 4,172 4, 840 3, 901 3, 238 
NOS5te es eae 10 12 4, 080 4, 092 4, 747 3, 826 3, 176 
AQSGERae 2 eee 15 18 3, 575 3, 593 4, 168 3, 359 2, 788 


| 


1 Prior to 1929 stocks of type 62 were not segregated. They were reported in combination with type 45 
-and are included in the figures in table 21. 

21 pound stemmed equal to 1.205 pounds unstemmed. 

31 pound, unstemmed basis, equal to 1.16 pounds farm-sales weight and 0.935 pound unstemmed proec- 
essing weight. 

41 pound unstemmed processing weight equal to 0.83 pound stemmed processing weight. 


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ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
WHEN THIS PUBLICATION WAS LAST PRINTED 


SCCRELEM TOMA GIUC ULL! mre tes ee Pe Henry. A. WALLACE. 

WC S CCRCLOT mae ee ee ee eee et NI. WiIESON: 

PAIS SP SUG IULS COMCLO TA) erate a = een ein ay eee Harry L. Brown. 

Director of Extension Work_._..-.--------. C. W. WARBURTON. 

DD URCCLOMBOIME TIVO NCC ors nen a hee os W. A. JUMP. 

DD iCELOr Oj LI OL, NOON ma ee M. S. EISENHOWER. 

DireCLoTsOfee CT SOMNC = 2 = es W. W. STOCKBERGER. 

| DPOGOP Of ACSI a ee See es JAMES T. JARDINE. 

ISOULCLUO] eee emer eee we a ro ea SOS es _ Martin G. WHITE. 
Agricultural Adjustment Administration_____ H. R. Touiny, Administrator. 
Bureau of Agricultural Economics ______ ~~~ A. G. Buacx, Chief. 

Bureau of Agricultural Engineering________- S. H. McCrory, Chief. 

Buea OfLAnvmantnGustiyas 2. = 8 2 JoHN R. Mouser, Chief. 
COU IOf BLOLOGUCAL ISUTVCYa === = Ira N. GABRIELSON, Chief. 
BUECOU OV CHEMISU-Y-ANG SOUS 25 = 52 es Henry G. Knicut, Chief. 
Commodity Exchange Administration_______- J-W. T. Duven, Chie: 

/BVERGOI O}f DPN Te GOGH eae 5 ee O. E. Reep, Chief. 

Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. LEE A. Strona, Chief. 
Oniccrojrapervment Stations. -22 2. 2 es JAMES T. JARDINE, Chief. 

Food and Drug Administration____________- WALTER G. CAMPBELL, Chief. 
TT OGES eS CMU IC Chee ae ex ane 9 FERDINAND A. S1Lcox, Chief. 
Bureau of Home Economics________-___-_-- Louise STANLEY, Chief. 

ILO ORGY Ses a aes Se ee een eee CLARIBEL R. Barnett, Librarian. 
HTealof rian’ indusiny 2. ._______-_ FREDERICK DBD. Ricupy, Chief. 
Bureau of Pulic Roads______- Dae ity i San 8. Tuomas H. MacDona tp, Chief. 
Resettlement Administration_._____._.___._.._. W. W. ALEXANDER, Administrator. 
MeL COnSerpatvonsyService- = H. H. Bennett, Chief. 
Wieaienesuneaue a8. 8 8. 4 WibLis R. Greee, Chief. 


This circular is a joint contribution from 


Bureau of Agricultural Economics____------ A. G. Buack, Chief. 
Agricultural Adjustment Administration. ___- H. R. Toutey, Administrator. 


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