THE MARKETING AND SALE OF 
TOBACCO LEAF 
When the tobacco leaf is fully cured it is at 
once prepared for the market. The first step 
is the planters’ classification of the leaf. In 
the case of pipe smoking and chewing tobacco 
the planter collects all the imperfect, injured 
leaves, or those inferior from any cause, and 
ties them in bundles. These are the planters 
lugs. All other grades are leaf. Slightly in- 
jured leaves are classed as low-leaf or seconds. 
The others are classed medium, good, fine and 
selected leaf, according to grade, color, qual- 
ity, etc. 
In the case of cigar leaf tobacco a similar 
classification is made, more care being taken 
owing to the very great difference in price be- 
tween the better and poorer qualities. This 
difference may be as much as 20c in the lb., the 
finer and more suitable leaf being eagerly 
sought for. 
Pipe smoking and chewing tobacco leaf is 
usually packed in hogsheads or cases each 
weighing from 1,000 to 1,400 lbs. The opera- 
tion of packing the leaf is called “prizing.” 
Cigar leaf is usually put up in “hands.” A 
“hand” consists of from 25 to 75 leaves tied 
together. Four hands tied together make a 
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