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Show Asking for Duty on Tobacco. Buffalo, January 6. A meeting of the prominent tobacco growers and dealers was held here to-day. All the New England States were represented ; also New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The conference confer-ence agreed upon three propositions : First To ask Congress to levy a proper duty upon the whole bale of tobacco ; not exempting any portion thereof. . Second To cause the duty on unsfcemmed tobacco to be fixed at $1.50, and stemmed tobacco at $2. Third That the standard of taxation shall be upon the wrappers. |