The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-12-16
RECORD SALE Of
TOBACCO SEASON
Saturdays Sales at Bourbon
Warehouse Records Big
Average.
$l2.61 TOP AVERAGE.
Prospect for Livaly Market
in Future Brighter Than
Ever.

Saturdays tobacco sales at the
Bourbon Tobacco Warehouse Com
pany's house eclipsed any of the sea-
son, total Of 317,320 pounds being
disposed of at an average of $12.26.
This was the record sale of the
season SO far as the size of the offer
ing was concerned, both floors being
well filled. A number of wagons
were left over for Tuesdays sale.
The market was strong, and the
bidding was spirited. as evidenced
by the fine averages of the crops sold.
A large quantity of tobacco of good
quality was on the market, but quite,
a number of farmers are marketing
their low grades and leaving the best
Of their crops in the barn, which
very materially reduces the averages.
For the entire week total of $751;
725 pounds were sold at an average
of $12.61, an average far above that
obtained at any house in Central Ken
tdcky.-- 81
Tobacco growers and handlers are
beginning to realize that the Paris
market is one of the best in Central
Kentucky, if not in the entire State.
Growers from r several of the sur
rounding counties have sent their
crops to the Bourbon Tobacco Ware
house to be disposed Of, the excel
lent prices obtained on the local mar
ket deciding them as against other
markets.
The best average was realized on
the crops grown by C.. r. White e.
Current, their offering of 1920 pounds
bringing the high average of $18.41.
Buyers from some of the largest
tobacco manufacturing firms in the
country were present at the sales and
the competition among them for the
choice offerings was ample evidence
Of the commercial value of the local
market.
A telling of optimism prevails among
the local dealers and growers of to-
bacco, ard the warehouse people ex-
pect bigger receipts of the 1913 crop
this and next week, and anticipate an
active market.
5 These sales of the 1913 crop are
SCATTERING lots of money through
this and adjoining counties and fur
nishing farmers with ready cash to
liquidate maturing obligations and to
lay in their winter supplies. This
feature CT the situation in Paris is
what interests home merchants
and the cash proceeds of these
sales has already manifested itself in
trade cha nnels in the Christmas buy
ing. Taking all in all, the Bourbon
Tobacco Warehouse is one of the best
enterprises for local benefits Paris
can boast of.
That confidence prevails in the sta
bility of the Paris market goes with
out saying and some high prices will
be received in future sales when the.
different baskets pass under the auc
tioneer's hammer.
Following are some of the crop av-
erages:
Patton & Hardwick, 4,210 pounds
average s11.86.
Hutson & LaRue, 5,405 pounds; av-
erage 1920. " III
Martin & Cardwell,, 3,46O pounds;
average -s13.17.
C. r. White & Current, 1920
pounds; average 1851.
Maher & Carmichael, 1910 pounds;
average S12.74.
Caywood & Fletcher, 5000 pounds;
average $12.57.
J.. R. DeJarnette, Ito; average
| $11.0O.
Leer & Ryan, 1850 pounds; aver
age $11.00.
Caldwell & OVERLY, $500 pounds;
average $13.10.
| Faulconer & Wilson, $3.50 pounds;
average $l3.16.
| Caywood & Pence, 7,725 pounds;
average $13.24.
Ardery & Fookes, 5000 pounds; av-
erage 1851.
/ Jones & McDuff, 1896 pounds; av-
erage $16,25.
Bell & Biddle, $40 pounds. aver
age $15.1S.
|, Mr. and Mrs. William Schobe, of
Salem, New Jersey, will arrive next
week to be guests of Mrs. j. H. But
Ter and family.