The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-11-18
SEVEN MILLION
POUNDS SOLD
A. S. Of +. Tobacco in Ohio,
Mclean and Hancock.
At Same Prices Paid to Green
River GrowerS---Deal Clos
ed tuesday.

mittees of the American Society Of
Equity of Hancock. Mclean and Ohio
counties held at Greensboro, OF
Tuesday, a deal was consummateC
whereby the 1910 crop of tobacco
pooled with the Soci-ty of Equity in
the three counties was sold tC
Messrs. C. E. Martin. the Imperia
and the American Tobacco company
10 be delivered at places to be desig-
mated by the sales committees, fol-
prices ranging from 50 to Sc for The
leaf and Tugs and SO for the trash
The Daviess County Sales Commits
has not met.
The deal involves about 100000
pounds of dark tobacco and is one OF
the largest that has been made in
this section during the present year
The sales comnfttee of the American
Society of Equity and the Home
Warehouse company for Daviess
county did net hold a meeting to re-
cave bids for the sale of the pooled
tobacco in this county, but the COM
mittee will probably meet next Mon
day and close a DIAL for the sale OF
the crop at the same price received
by the poolers of McL-an, Hancock
and Ohio counties.
The detailso the sale have not all
been decided upon by the sales COM
mittces of hte three counties, but a
meeting was held at the Amrei-
can Tobacco company's offices, at
Greensboro, on Thursday morning
for the purpose of completing
the details of the sale. How
ever, the entire agrcement has be,n
decided upon and the only matter not
decided upon is the signing of the
papers, cementing the sale
The sales committees sold the hold
ings of Hancock county, aggregating
100000 pounds TO the Imperial,
to be delivered at Hawesville and
Lewisport
The pooled crop of Mclean county
was sold to X T.. Massie, for. the
American Tobacco company, and c.
e. Martin. Mr.. Massie is to receive
1000 900 pounds to be delivered at
Calhoun, Livermore and Curdsville.
Mr.. Martin is to receive about $780,
900 pounds to be delivered at Sa-
cramento.
The Ohio sales committee had not
decided upon the place of deliveries
of the tobacco above Hartford, but
will probably have 1t delivered at
Hartford; but the holdings below
Hartford will be delivered to Liver
more
The pooled crop in Muhlenburg
county, aggregating 1900 900 pounds,
will be received by C. E. Martin at
Sacramento.
Emerson Shaw secretary, and
Price Baird, president of the Home
Warehouse company. and j. w.
Dunn, president of the American So
ciety of Equity who compose the
sales committee for the Daviess
county pool. will at their next meet
ing, place the tobacco in Davicss
county and designate the places to
which 1T shall be delivered, besides.
accepting the. price they think 10 BE-
to the best advantage to the poolcrs.
but the price will be no more than
that received by the other committees.
During the meeting of the Home
Warehouse company and the Ameri-
can Society of Equity, at Ovens
boro, Tuesday morning. Emerson
Shaw, secretary 6f the Home Ware
house company, made the startling
statement that the Green River To-
bacco Growers Association had not
only sold their years pool for ~
down to Sc for leaf and Jugs and 50
for trash, but also that a binding
agreement had been made under
which the pool is to go to the same
purchasers each year and always at
the same price. He stated that the
same agreement was open for the ac-
ceptamce Of the organizations then In
session. The offer was voted down.
It was then voted TO have the buy
ers Of tobacco bid on the pooled
crop and to sell the pool BY counties.