194 MASS. EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN 193. 



Shipments and Receipts of Tobacco, Massachusetts Local Shipping Points, 

 1915-17. 

 Shipments (Tons). 



January, . 



February, 



March, 



April, 



May, 



June, 



July, 



August, . 



September, 



October, . 



November, 



December, 



Total (tons). 

 Total (pounds), 



714.2 

 576.5 

 543.2 

 855.5 

 319.7 

 452.0 

 316.4 

 386.5 

 242.9 

 268.1 

 248.5 

 301.2 



5,224.7 

 10,449,400 



845.00 

 831.00 

 558.50 

 504.00 

 307.00 

 501.00 

 223.90 

 297.29 

 269.00 

 271.65 

 197.00 

 276.00 



5,0 

 10.162,6 



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Note the heavy shipments for January, February, March and April 

 of 1916 and 1917. The great demand for all classes of cigar leaf tobacco 

 and the high prices offered by the manufacturers resulted in early ship- 



