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give a splendor to its appearance, especially in the sun- 

 light. Other grades, less perfect in the yellow color, fol- 

 low this, by almost imperceptible gradations, to the ma- 

 hogany or mottled yellow and brown. The lemon 

 colored leaf stands at the head as a wrapper for plug, 

 especially if it will withstand heavy pressure without 

 blackening. The mahogany and red wrappers are gen- 

 erally larger than the yellow wrappers. They usually 

 contain a large proportion of oily substances in their 

 composition, and will blacken the more readily under a 

 heavy pressure. The absorptive capacity of the yellow 

 wrapper is over two and a half times its weight. The 

 dark and red wrappers of the Clarksville (Tennessee) 

 district, as well as those of Missouri, have a strong and 

 elastic texture, heavy in body, soft, smooth and flexible 

 in structure, of fine stem and fiber, varying in color from 

 a light brown to that of port wine. The leaf must be 

 free from worm cut or field fire, of good width, and of 

 well rounded proportions. These wrappers are in de- 

 mand for the Canada trade, and sometimes by the man- 

 ufacturers of stogy cigars. 



The Burley wrappers grown in Mason county, Ken- 

 tucky, are distinguished for their fineness, softness, 

 strength and elasticity. In color, they run from a red 

 dish-yellow to a dark brown. The best grades of the 

 White Burley product of Mason county make excellent 

 wrappers for plug work. 



CLASS II. 



EXPORT TOBACCO. 



English Shippers. Great Britain furnishes the best 

 foreign market for American tobacco. The United King- 

 dom, composed of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, 

 took the following quantities of American tobacco for 

 the years named : For 1891, 62,945,623 pounds ; 1892, 

 54,594,449 pounds; 1893, 69,493,638 pounds; 1894, 



