The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-28
TOBACCO NEWS

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prices for all grades Of new Burley.
This week prices of new ruled from
u &c per pound higher than last
week and values were practically on
leved with those Of the boom
'ear-l9O4.
In the dark division l44 hogsheads
II new were offered. Taken as a
whole the quality was poor. ifNanu-
acturlng leaf continued In good de-
nand and values were firm. Long re-
handling leaf ruled few bids higher,
While other grades OF leaf were un-
hanged. There was good de-
nand for common and medium Tugs
nd prices were steady. Good Jugs
we're somewhat neglected and were
Irregular.
During the week tnere were only
i0S hogsheads sold by auction. Priv
te sales. however, were fairly large,
amounting to l.563. and brought the
otal OF all up TO 1871 hogsheads,
which compares with 1861 IN the cor
responding week OF last year, 2.225
1906 and 3.s62 in 1905. From
January /. including this week. sales
an 2,lT5 hogsheads ahead OF the
same period last year. the total being
.SS.75s, against Si.5S4. In the like
period OF 1906 they totaled 102,s37.
included in this weeks sales were lOS
lew hurley. l.045 old. 439 new dark
md 2S4 old. Reflections were ~ per
tent. OF the auction sales. against 10
asst year and 16 In 1906 Receipts
or the week were eos hOgsheads,
gainst 1906 in 1907 and 2.742 In
1906. From January I to date re-
,elpts were s,43O hogsheads. against
IS .293 last year.
According TO the United States ag-
ricutural department. the condition
II the Kentucky tobacco crop on July
was so per cent. as compared Win
rs on the same date In 1907. aud a
.en-year average OF 50. The prelim-
nary estimate OF the Kentucky to-
bacco acreage this year is 1871 FAC
leres. which IS 73 per cent. Of last
ears acreage The acreage OF bur
ey is placed az Is per cent. OF last
sear. Some OF the largest producing
counties in Kentucky will not raise
any and others only very small
amount. Very few counties in the
district report a full crop. and they
ROW only a small area. Dry weather
delayed the preparation OF land and
ransplantlng IN some counties. and
he prospect is not good for a hne
rop on the small area planted. Other
ountles report more favorable condi-
ions
In the Paducah district the high
lrlces prevailing for dark tobacco
rave stimulated planting. which Is re-
ported TO be 2S per cent. larger than
asst year. Plants were plentiful and
we're transplanted two weeks earlier
han last year. but continued rains
prevented the proper preparation OF
The ground In numerous fields before
planting. and the proper cultivation
,fterward. The prospect Is unfayor-
able for good quality or yield. In
the upper Green river district the
planting is about 3 per cent. larger
than last year. Prices have been
nigh. and farmers have been -sasesr-
aged to grow more than ussal.V and
this is probably the largest crop ever
planted in this district. The crop Is
not in as good condition as a year
ago. In the GAINESVILLE and Hopkins
vile district plants were abundant
and early and were transplanted two
to three weeks earlier than usual
with about 20 per cent. In acreage.
The condition on July was not good.
but with better weather conditions
great Improvement may be made.
Official Quotations.
The following are the revised quo
tations on dark tobacco as compiled
by the committee on quotations OF the
Louisville Leaf Tobacco exchange
for the week ended July %, 1908: