The Western Tobacco Journal, of Cin-
ctnaati,". Bays ;' " There has", bqon a good
dpaij(otfgfatultouB advice givenjplanters
I in tho lust few weeks about marketing
frosted tobacco. Wo will not add to tho
already heavy burdens of those atllicted
with this article, in the way of a long
winded article on the evils, exponses and
uselessness of preparing this article for
market. It would undoubtedjy bo for
tho good of the general interests if every
pound of tobacco damaged by frost was
put in one heap, set afiro and burned to
auhes, and we would adviso all who can
possibly afford to destroy' every pound
possessed by them, as tho stock of low
grade and damaged tobacco now in stock
in the United States and Europo is almost
amplo enough to meot any demands for
this class of tobacco tho coming year,
without drawing upon tho 1886 crop for
a pound. But there are somo planters who
can hardly afford to utterly destroy their
frosted tobacco, as it forms the greater
part, if not all, of their modest crops,
and Is their only dependence for ready
monoy, and it is but natural to oxpect
them to look to it for even a pittance of
what they expected, for some cash is absolutely
necessary for oven those in their
position. Hard times und low prices for
tho past two crops have put them in a
position not to bo envied, and whilo they
should have devoted at least part of their
land ' to 'some other money producing
crops, unfortunatoly they have not, and,
accordingly, they must look to it for their
very modest requirements of cash. But,
as we said before, all who can, oven by
Btraininga point or two, afford to destroy
,it, should not put a particlo of frosted
tobacco (unless very slightly touched) on
the market for sale.. If they do, they
will only add to tho load that tho low
grades have to hear even in maintaining
present low prices "
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