The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-01-05
EFFECT OF DROUTH
ON TOBACCO CROP
Il Has Been Felt all Over the
State by Growers.
Kentucky Made the best showing
Of Any state In the Recent
Reports.
THE LATEST TOBACCO NEWS.

Kentucky continues TO lead all the
/ states in the union In the size of It's
tobacco crop. Figures given out by
the agricultural department show
/ that the production of tobacco I'm the
old commonwealth in 1904 was 229,-
$4,000 pounds, out of total of
GEO, 100000 pounds for the United
States
This Is nearly two and one-half
times the crop raised in North Caro-
| lima. which stands second on the list.
The average price of the Kentucky
product was GA cents per pound.
making the total value of the entire
crop s14,6s2,0OO.
The department shows that the
long continued drouth from which
Kentucky and other states suffered
/ in the year just ended has proved
serious drawback in the marketing
of the tobacco crop and on account
of the absence of wet weather
much smaller percentage than usual
has been put up.
Reports from growers and deal
ers throughout the counties of Ken
lucky, Indiana, Ohio and West Vir-
ginia producing Burley tobacco in
dictate that not more than 3 per cent.
of the 1904 crop has been sold.
Prices received so far indicate an av-
erage of 81 cents per p6dnd. or from
20 to 80 per cent. higher than last
year. The quality of the cured leaf
IL thought to be somewhat better
than that of 1908.
Special correspondents have also
kept the agricultural department
thoroughly informed upon the stu
alton in the dark districts of Ken
lucky and Tennessee. and the follow
ing summary has been made con
corning this crop in the various dis
tricts:
Paducah district--Average price
As cents per pound; pa cent. of
crop delivered. ST.
Stemming district - Estimated
price Al cents per pound; practical
ly none of the crop stripped or sold.
Upper Green river district-Aver-
age price 4. s cents per pound;
marked tendency to plant Burley to-
baccQ instead OF dark types hereto
fore grown.
GAINESVILLE and Hopkinsville dis
trict-Average price 6 cents per
pound; per cent. of crop marketed.
These market figures represent
the situation up to December 20.
The Hopkinsville Tobacco Board of
Trade held its biennial election of in
spectors yesterday afternoon.
Frank NJ, Bryars and Walter A.
Wilson were reelected inspectors.
Hugh West was elected secretary
to succeed Garland Cooper.
Three hogsheads of tobacco-bur-
ley. Green river and one sucker
which helped gain for Kentucky the
grand prize in the tobacco exhibit at
the worlds fair in St Louis, will be
sold on the tobacco breaks in Louis
Vile next Wednesday,
The proceeds will go into the fund
OF the kentucky Exhibit Association.
The hurley hogsheads was selected
out of crop OF one and one-half
million pounds handled by Dan w.
Peed, of Paris. The Green river
hogshead was selected out OF crop
Of 100000 pounds handled by ].
w. Vaughan, of Greensboro. The
one-suoker hogshead was selected
from the entire crop OF that type for
1908.
The first sale of loose tobacco on
the floor in Hopkinsyille this season
took place yesterday when about
so, 900 pounds were offered. Medium
leaf brought from SO to 81, and the
price OF Tugs ranged from $3.50 to
$3.50. Weather conditions have
been unfavorable for handling the
weed, and receipts are light