The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1910-11-23

Most Gratifying at the Loose
Leaf Warehouse. To-
bacoo Brings Good
Prices.

Saturday was big day with the to-
bacco growers Of this county who had
been lucky enough to have their crops
on the floor of the Madison County
Warehouse. Many buyers for big
manufacturing concerns were on hands
early and the bidding was spirited
throughout.
The Madison Tobacco Warehouse
Company has opened its sales this
season under most encouraging pros
poets. The managers have been busy
for the past month in an effort to get
everything in readiness SO as to avoid
any delay whatever. Good prices were
rerlized on all offerings. considering the
quality, and not single rejection was
reported. About five hundred people
were present, including buyers, sellers,
employees, % the house, the managers
and spectators.
Mr.. Jesse Cobb made the opening adj
dress for the Managers and assured
every buyer and seller square deal Mr..
Cobb will be the regular auctioneer dur
ing the season and will get many an
extra cent for the grower Mr.. Stallings,
the expert auctioneer of the Shelburne
house, Lexington, was present with Mr..
Silas Shelburne, the Manager, and he
consented to cry the sales for the open
ing day. He is one Of the best in the
country.
For the American Tobacco people
Mr. J. S. Thomas is buyer with ]. d.
Simpson chief clerk. For the r. A.
Patterson Tobacco Company, of Rich
mond, Va, J. S. Leach and G. T.
Patton we're here. Mr.. Patton is
agent for the concern at Lexington. J.
l. Smith. of Henderson, N. c., represent
ed J. P Taylor & Co., manufacturers of
that city.
The highest price paid was 20 cents
for a choice basket full of first grade,
about fifteen pounds, which was
purchased by DR.. Evans, of Richmond,
who will use it for chewing and smok-
ing this winter. 1t was raised by Joseph
Boggs and the entire crop was an ex-
ceptionally good one. The American
people purchased the bulk of it.
! A yery noticeable smile was on the
faces of Directors c. H Vaught, Elmer
Deatherage and Thomas Smith
when it was plain that the open
ing was going to be a most suspicious
one. They have been pulling hard for
successful loose leaf tobacco market
in this city and it certainly looks as if
their labors are 10 be rewarded.
w. f. Lea, Manager of the Farmers
Tobacco house in Lexington, was an
interesting spectator, and spoke en-
couragingly of the outlook, as did
Manager Shelburne of the Shelburne
house. Both these gentlemen helped
to start the sales off by lending their
aid in several departments.
Sales will be held each day if neces-
sary, or as fast as the tobacco comes in.
There will be plenty OF buyers always
on hands as the big manufacturing
concerns throughout the country
have designated a man to be at the
Madison house and pay all that the
offerings are worth.
Electric lights have been installed
and every equipment for the convenience
of handling the tobacco has been put in.
The Madison Warehouse is up-to-date
in every particular. Even from Clay
county there were offerings that brought
good prices considering it was Mountain
tobacco.
The total number of pounds sold was
rs, 395 and the average per hundred for
the entire offering was s775 a most
gratifying price to all concerned, con-
sidering it the first days sales of the
season.
The reason for several low prices was
the fact that the tobacco had been wet
in order to hurry the weed coming lin
CASE. Tobacco growers should not
under any circumstances apply water to
tobacco, but await a good season from
rain, or moisture. Do not attempt to
handle it too dry, and sort it carefully,
keeping the grades separate in deliver
ng, SO that you may receive the highest
market price for it.
All 'doctored" tobacco will neces-
sarily sell poorly.
Mr.. ]. S. Thomas. the expert here for
the American Tobacco Co., said that
after the tobacco had become in proper
case from real season" that it would
bring as much on the Madison loose leaf
market as any other market in the
country. Although representing the
trust, Mr. Thomas is a conscientious
man who is certainly a square dealer
He Is Southern gentleman.
Although hundreds of Madison county
people flocked to the fields last Tuesday
to get in days sport on the quail and
rabbits, not single accident has so far
been reported, which shows that the
hunters in this county are very careful.