JAITARY-iqUs 
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Substantial quantities of binder tobacco are used, in the manufacture of 
scra^ o> awing. Tn Januarr-Octoter 19*-7, sera-? chewing manufacture was about 
9 percent lover than in the same period 19^6. ^0 marked change is expected in 
19^-^i hut cigar production may increase a little. 
The United States Department of Agriculture has suggested to States that 
19^8 acreage goals for binder types' be the same as the IQH7 harvested acrrages. 
Prices receiver 1 by growers of Kava.na Sct;d (.type 5?) were near or slightly 
above last season's average of 6°„.0 cents >>er pound. The average price for the 
I9U7 Bro n dleaf ( tyoe 5l\ croa is likely to be belov last season's average of 
73.9 cents per oound because of the lo'-'er oriee of grades damaged by -cole sweat. 
Early sepson prices *)f ilorthern Wisconsin ( tyoe 5*0 were reported at near last 
season's levels. ■- ' •• • : ; 
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Cigar Wrapper • • 
Cigar 'vrapwMr (tyses 6 1-6- ) -supplies f or iqh~(-k& are 26.7 million pounds, 
0.P-* mill ion pounds abov* those for -19^-^7. Stocks of imported wrapper 
( SuafcaJfefa. and Java) on October 1 were 1.9 -mi llion vcunds (unstemmed weight) 
compared to l.P million -in October -19^6 and the 19 3 7-^1 average *f 2.9 million. 
Total cigar wrapper imports in January-I-'iovembv-r 19*' 7 were 1.3 million ->o':nds, 
almost one-fifth more than in the same period in l c j^S but only "about two-thirds 
as much as * the 1937-^1 average* 
The -domestic ci-rar wrapper tyoe s fill continue to-be vital to cigar manu- 
facturing in t' is country since Sumatra and Java vrrr per ' tobacco is not expected 
to get back to prewar volume for the next P. or 3 ye.^rs. : Domes tic wraoper pro- 
duction in-lQhy VPs the - highest sine- 1 19-9, and use 'in the year ending June l°M-~f 
war? • the highest sine* 5 19?U # Cigar • manuf actur '• ng is (Xpect-d to be at least as 
high or a li t tie higher ■ 5 n I9U?? than last year. * 
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The United States De.-nartment' of Agriculture has suggested that the 19^8 
Connecticut Valley wran-ler ( type 6l) acreage be the same 'as the 19^7 harvested 
acreage and that Georgia-Florida wrapper (type 6°) acreage be increased 
1° percent. 
