CHAPTEK XIII. 



HEAVY SHIPPING TOBACCO. 



The export, or heavy shipping, tobacco is so called 

 because by far the largest proportion of it is taken for 

 foreign consumption. With the exception of an incon- 

 siderable quantity used in the manufacture of cheap 

 cigars, cheap plug, snuff, and the making of sheep 

 washes, all may be said to go abroad. Being cured by 

 open fires, the smoky, or creosotic, flavor is not relished 

 by the people of the United States. It is also too strong 

 in nicotine, and it has not the sweetness of taste and 

 delicacy of flavor that the air and sun cured tobacco 

 htis. Another reason why our domestic manufacturers 

 do not encourage its use, is its low absorptive capacity 

 for the liquids or sauces used in the manufacture of 

 chewing tobacco. The White Burley has the capacity 

 to absorb nearly three times its weight in water, while 

 the heavy James Eiver or Clarksville tobacco will 

 scarcely absorb one-third as much. This makes the 

 White Burley much more profitable to the manufacturer, 

 for he can produce a much larger amount of the manu- 

 factured product from a given quantity of White Burley 

 tobacco, than he can from the heavy shipping styles. 



When tobacco is cured by open fires, the pores of the 

 leaves become surcharged with smoky deposits, and the 

 absorptive capacity of the cured product is greatly re- 

 duced. Tobacco cured without fires, or cured with flues 

 or by exposure to the sun, is much better suited for the 

 manufacturer's purpose than where cured by smoky fires. 

 On the other hand, the foreign buyers prefer the heavy 

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