Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-08-04 | Page 19 | Porto Rico Tobacco Grower's Prices High

PORTO RICO TOBACCO ERS GROY GRO PRICES HIGH San Juan Porto Rico Aug 3 To 3 To- To bacco b cco planters who have held their crops to the present time In all probability probability ability will pet get ct as much for tor it as the high prices prices' realized last ye year r when prices mado made a new high record for tor Porto Rico Tobacco buyers bUers during the tho p past st ten days s 's have sUd suddenly realized that the crop which originally lly the they expected would bo be the I largest In the history of or orthe the I island had RUd suddenly enly shrunk and that lint Instead of oC or 40 pounds It I Id IA not now estimated to exceed pOll pounds Prices have ha been a advancing so that thata a a. good r man many buyers now tJ figure figure- uro that purchases made durin during the past week have havo been on basis which will make mako the price as high If Ie not higher than last years year's crop which Mich averaged aVert In Inman Inmany inmany man many Instances more than 40 cents a pound or more