The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-12-24
TOBACCO DE-
LIVERIES SLOW.
One Hundred Loads Arrived
Monday.
Samples, Too Good for Crop.
Prices Being Paid very Unsat-
iSfaCtory---Going Elsewhere.

Monday was busy day in Hartford
in tobacco circles. 1t was the day
set for beginning the delivery Of to-
bacco under the present contract for
the A. S. Of E. pool Of Ohio county.
When nightfall came an even hundred
loads of the weed had arrived here.
This was more than could be properly
taken care of at the big warehouse
at the foot of Center street, and some
of it was hauled into livery stables,
while number Of loads stood in the
warehouse yard all night.
The work of receiving and grading
was at once begun. 1t was impossi-
BILE to receive the tobacco as fast as
it was brought in and only % loads
passed through the graders hands
Monday. The graders are Messrs.
Rousseau Weller and J.F. Vickers, the
former acting for the farmers ard
the latter for the company who pur-
chased the pool, represented by Mr.. J.
II. Nave.
There was only one load OF to-
bacco that came near the top price OF
SO to s. for leaf and Tugs and SO for
trash, MS agreed on at the recent deal
negotiated. Mr.. William Lake came
nearest reaching the mark. He got
50, $3.50 and SO. The general av-
erage was about S.. The season be-
ing rather dry, the weed did not show
up to the best advantage, although
there was much of good quality in ev-
idence. 1t is only fair to state,
however. that the grading was not al
together satisfactory to the farmers.
There was considerable complaint at
the rating accorded some of the weed.
But the delivery went steadily on,
and it was evident that the tobacco
growers had decided to make the best
of it. \ portion of the tobacco was
not first-class and this of course could
not be expected to fetch the best price.
Cash drafts on n Louisville bank were
issued Us pay HeHt.
Many of the growers are greatly
dissatisfied with the price received
for their tobacco. They say that the
samples are not representative of the
present crop at all, bling much bet
ter than any tobacco grown in Ohio
county this year, then too it is the
belief of the growers that the people
who bought the tobacco desire to
create as much dissatisfaction as
possible, thereby rendering 1t more
difficult to pool next years crop and
eventually they hope to buy their to-
bacco as they did years ago at auction
and for prices they paid then.
A permanent close down has been
narrowly averted several times since
the receiving began Monday morning
and it Is reported that many growers
who had brought their tobacco here
have taken 1t back home or to other
points of delivery. Taking it all in
all it is the general sentiment OF thos
who have heard the matter discussed
among the growers that this is the
most unsatisfactory sale and attempt
ed delivery that has been made since
the pooling plan was inaugurated.
Receiving has been unusually slow
occasioned partly by insufficient force
to handle the tobacco, only one door
being used, and partly because of
the numerous contentious which arise
between the grader for the people
and the grader for the purchasing
company and the general dissatis-
faction occaSioned by the very low
prices which the farmers are getting
for their tobacco.