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CIGAR TYPES 41-62 
7 :r.c£ri3 Filler 7ur"lies S lightly Lev: or 
Total supplies of domestic filler (types 41-44) for 1747-48 arc 100 mil- 
lion pounds , about 3 million pounds below those for 1945-47 and the lowest on 
record. Carry-over on October 1, 1947, was at a record low because of the heavy 
disappearance during 1946-47. In the year ending September 30, 1047, 71 million 
pounds of domestic filler rero used, 11 percent more than in the preceding year. 
T7ell -known brands of cigars using large quantities cf these types had a high 
volume of sales, even though total cigar consumption dropped during the first 
half cf 174". I he Pennsylvania Oesdleaf (type 41) crop in 1047 is estimated at 
cf million pounds, 5 percent above 1045 and the largest since 1920. Production 
of Ohio filler (types 42-44) was 7-1/2 million pounds, the largest since 1042 
but far below the 12 to 17 million pounds produced annually in 1935-42, Stocks 
of the Ohio types have declined steadily and are at a record low. The United 
7~ates Department of Agriculture hac suggested a 25 percent increase in acreage. 
The 1946 season average price for Pennsylvania Seodleaf was 32,5 cents per pound, 
and the average for the Ohio filler types was 36,0 cents per pound. The 
Pennsylvania price was 1-l/c cents lower than in 1945 but that for the Ohio types 
was 2 cents higher. Support prices are well below these levels. 
Stccks of Puerto Rican filler, (typo 46) in the United States on October 1, 
1947, were 42,3 million pounds (farm-salos weight) slightly larger than the pro- 
ceding October. Stocks in Puerto Rico on "ctober 1 were 51,7 million pounds com- 
pared te 5 6,7 million the previous October. Puerto Rico tobacco growers were 
benefited by price support operations in connection with the 1946-47 crop. The 
loan level for the 1947-48 crop is 31.5 cents per pound compared with 2 6.1 cents 
for. the 1946-47 crop. Puerto Rican tobacco is being produced under quotas in 
accordance with legislation enacted by the Puerto Rican legislature in 1046. 
ybal Binder 7ut~lies larger 
The total supply of binder tobacco (types 51-56) for 1947-4C is 100 mil- 
lion pounds compared with 174 million last year. The largest increase among 
individual types is in the northern * r isconsin (type 55) and is due entirely to 
the larger carry-over on October 1. The October stocks of Connecticut Valley 
Eroadleaf (type .51) exceeded these of the previous year by 18 percent while those 
for Connecticut .Valley Havana Seed (type 52) wero slightly larger. The 1047 
production of type 51 was nearly the same rs in 104 7, but typo 52 was, larger. 
The 1S47-48 supply of Southern V. r isconsiri (type 54) is slightly larger than last 
year because the 28 percent reduction in output in 1947 vps core than offset by the 
increase in car~y-cver at the beginning "of the 1947-48 marketing year. 
