Word: tobaccos
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...shares, and it reflects something tougher than a bed of roses in these particular industries. Now stocks of other classes are beginning to "look sick." Automobile shares have gone down hill despite advertisements of the new four-wheel brakes. Steels have followed them. There is little song in the tobacco camp. On the other hand, rails have held rather well...
...first two questions refer to Section 243 of the Revised Statutes which forbids a Secretary of the Treasury to do either of the things mentioned. Section 3168 referred to in the last question, forbids an Internal Revenue officer to be interested in the manufacture of tobacco, distilled spirits or fermented liquors. Infraction of the first section (above) carries a penalty of $3,000 and disbarment from office; the second, a penalty...
...principal effect of the War period upon the tobacco business has been the increased sales of cigarettes as compared with cigars. Under growing use of cigarettes by soldiers and their increasing popularity among women, consumption mounted in an astonishing manner. On the other hand, the cigar business could no longer sell its products as cheaply as before the War, and its turnover and profits remained stationary or else declined. In recent months, pipe-smoking has been coming in again, and consequently manufactured tobacco is on the gain. One feature of the tobacco industry sometimes overlooked is the snuff business, which...
...statistics of tobacco production in this country for last February bore out the above general tendencies of the trade. Production of cigarettes for that month was 4,855 million compared with 4,624 million from February, 1923, and 3,126 million over February, 1922. Cigar production, which had increased from 447 million in the second month of 1922 to 507 million in the same month of 1923, declined last February to 498 million. February in the past three years, found manufactured tobacco declined from 29,215,513 pounds in 1922 to 29,083,145 pounds last year, mounted...
According to Mrs. Lawton, the tobacco interests will probably continue to mar the landscape for some time. "The American Tobacco Company," wrote George W. Hill, Vice President, "is opposed to the idea...