The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-03-02
TOBACCO NEWS.
Home and Foreign.
HONE MARKET.

llO VI u ~ n hhE IL
Sales of II hhds. by j. X. Cant &
Sons, Feb. 25th 1880, Is hhds.
Good and fine Tugs, $3.50 to 1915.
8 hhds. common and medium leaf.
1915 10 $500.
q hhds. good leaf, $500 10 $500.
There is II good demand tor oil
german type tobacco, at some advance
over last week, Good Tugs some
easier. J.K. Cant Il Sons.
The barns Of E. Prince, Esq, and
Mr.. John Blair, in the keysburg
District in this county, were de-
stroyctl by fire last night about II
O'clock. Both barns were now and
first-class, and iull Of tobacco and
farming implements. Loss not
known. The fires are supposed
10 have been The work of nm incendia-
ry.-Russeilpitic MESSENGER
Very little activity has been dis
played in the tobacco market the past
few days, only eleven loads have
been sold At the planters Warehouse
since Friday. The prices realized
ranged from "a TO 1915 for Leaf, $3.50
to 1918 for Tugs and fifty cents for
trash.-OtDensboro III. and II.
THE TOBACCO WAR.
Tho troubles Of the tobacco trade
are at last anicably adjusted. 1t may
be remembered that on the 9th OF
May last year thirty-six buyers with
drew voluntarily from tho Tobacco
Board of Trade, for the reason that
they desired some changes IN the
fees, which forms one of the details
OF incorporation, and that under said
delails as then existing no change
could DO effected without the common
consent of all the warehousemen,
which had been positively refused.
The sniayonisnl between buyers and
sellers has existed since that time up
to the present, assuming various
forms, " hich II is needless now to re-
iterale. Negotiations began about
Two weeks ago with view of COM
promising the existing differences,
which have now happily terminated.
The basis Of settlement as agreed
upon by the respective committees oil
compromise was as sollows: The
tee OF two dollars per hogshend, with
four months tree storage as charged
to tho buyers, is reduced TO one dollar
aud hall and thirty days. free stor-
age and All amendment offhe articles
oil incorporation providing for amend
lug said articles, by majority of
wurehousemen and buyers in sepa-
rate session, instead of by common
consent, as before. Yesterday about
2 O'Clock p. M, two meetings OF the
trade we're held, one consisting OF the
seeding buyers by themselves, and
another OF the Tobacco Board Of
Trade, the former TO hear from the
board as to the ratification OF the ba-
sis of settlement of differences which
had already been agreed upon by,
their respective committees. After
the buyers meeting had been heid'
some time, a committee from the To-
bacco Board of Trade waited upon
the buyers and officially announced
that the basis Of settlement had been
confirmed by the board, and that IT
was ready to receive the names of all
who desired to enter the board under
the new rules and reduced fees to
buyers. A list of twenty eight
names of buyers and non-board ware
llousemen was then handed to the
Board Committee, who took 1t to
their meeting, then in session, at
which all the names were received as
members, excepting one, viz, Alexap-
der Harthill, tobacco buyer. This
being done, the Board Committee re-
ported back 10 the meeting of buyers
tue result OF their action, excluding
Mr.. Harlhill,s name. The buyers, on
receiving such notice, expressed
themselves as indignant that any one
OF their number should have been
singled out and objected TO-, and
passed a resolution unanimously that
the buyers would not return to the
board on such terms. Mr.. Harthill,
who was present, thanked the buyers
for the action they had taken out of
regard to himself; but with tho view
of bringing about settlement of Q
vexed questions and and establishing
harmony oncc more in the trade, he
especially requested q reconsidera-
ton OF tho resolution, and that the
persons voted In by tho Tobacco
Board take thsir seats as members,
aud let the consideration of his case
DO deferred for the present. The buy
ers, as requested by Mr.. Harthill, re-
considered the resolution referred to,
and voted to take their places in the
board as body, at the same time
| giving Mr.. Hsrthill every assurance
of their friendship, and that when he
made formal application for member
ship they would give it their hearty
support. The buyers then proceeded
| IN body to the Rooms of the Tohac
co Board OF Trade. whoreupon th,
old officers and mcmbcas of commit
tees, except the Secretary, rosignet
} and the whole body, in joint session
elected new officers and committee
! men to fill the unexpired term of thi
J year. Tho settle ment ofthe Difficult
| ty necessitated the three independents
, or non-board, warehouses-Enier
prise, Gilbert, and People's-joinin!
= the Board Of Trade.-Courier Jour
! nal.
Tobacco News.
A letter from Franklin. KY, Feb
: ruary %, says: Burning plant bed