The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-11-04
Big TOBACCO
deal CLOSED
Green. River Assn. Sells
100000 Pounds Pool.
Sale Includes the Entire Pool Of
Five Counties in Ken
lucky.

The entire holdings of the 1909 cror
of dark tobacco pooled with the
Green River Tobacco Growers asso-
citation, between 100000 and 2O,OOO,-
000pounds, have been sold, the final
steps towards that end being COM
pleted at a meeting held at the office
Of the association at Owensboro. The
prices range from 50 to Sc for leaf
and Tugs and SO for trash. The pur-
chase, which will amount to about 81,
275,O00. has been pending for the past
ten days. but the final acceptance of Il
was not made until Wednesday morn
ing. The contracts between the buy
ers and the association will be sign
ed up within the next few days.
This sale includes the entire pool in
the five counties in Kentuckyand the
lobacco pooled with the association in
Indiana.
The purchasers are the American
Tobacco company, Imperial Tobacco
company, James Hodge, Richard
OFlynn, S. T. Burns and the Gallaher
Limited. The American Tobacco COM
pany is the largest purchaser. 1t is
to receive nearly 10000, 900 pounds, Of
which 5000, 900 pounds is TO be deliv-
cred in Greensboro. The remainder of
its purchase is to be delivered at Liv a
Livermore, Curdsville, Sacramento
Whitesville, Fordsville, Narrows and
also one-half of Mclean county at
Calhoun.
The Indiana tobacco will be deliver
ed at Rockport.
The Imperial Tobacco company will
receive about 100000 pounds, of
which 100000 pounds is to be deliv-
cred at its factories in Owensboro. 1t
will also receive the entire deliveries
made at Lewisport and Hawesville.
James Hodges, who is operating the
old John Hughes factory at the corner
of Fifth and Elm streets, will get l.
100000 pounds. all of which is TO be
delivered in Greensboro.
Richard OFlynn is to receive $780,
600 pounds and S. T. Burns 100000
pounds, which is to be delivered at
their respective factories in Owens
boro.
The Gallaher, Limited, takes $780,
900 pounds to be delivered at Calhoun
and 100000 pounds at its factory in
Owensboro.
Daviess county is credited with hav-
ing 100000 900 pounds pledged in the
pool; Ohio county, 100000 pounds;
Mclean county, 100000 pounds
Hancock county, 1850 900 pounds.
The sale of this years crop was
made by the board of control of the
Green River Tobacco Growers asso-
ciation The sale price Is about the
same as that made for the pooled crop
for 1909, except dhe lowest price
placed on Jugs last year was IS, and
this year it is s.. being an advance
of 81 on the one hundred pounds. The
members of the board who made the
sale are as follows: t.r.
Daviess county-Hiram Marksberry,
w. j. Mattingly, H. w. Hayden, Geo.
M. Taylor, w. F. Holland.
Mclean county-E. b. McEuen and
Walter Atherton.
Ohio county-E. G. Kirby and w. F.
Howard.
Hancock county-H. w. Shafer and
]. o. MAIDEN.
While 1t Is almost a certainty that
the action of the board of control will
be ratified by hte farmers who have
pledged their tobacco with the asso-
citation. w. G. Riney, the president.
has called meeting of all of those
who have pooled their tobacco to meet
in their respective counties on Satur-
day November 12,at O'Clock D. m. TO
ratify or reject the action of the
board in making the sale at the fig
ures stated.
1t is needless to say as to the out
come of these meetings,as dt is known
that the farmers who have entered the
pool OF this association have the ut
most confidence in its officers. and
will be Willing to abide by the sale.
feeling that 1t was the best possible
price that could be obtained.
The graders who will serve this