Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-10
For The Opening Of the TObac-
co Season The Outlook
Grows Brighter.
GAINESVILLE MEETING HELD
New Organization Formed That
Permits Loose Sales To
Be Made.

A
couraged over the action tax n by
United States Senator James to
have the state department secure
permission from the warning Euro
pean countries for tobacco to be
shipped II neutral vessels with the
assurance that they would not be
molested, If this permission can be
secured it. means that all the foreign
buyers, even to Austria and Ger
many, will be in the mar ct as usual
as soon as II opens up. Germany
and Austria huy the rest tobacco
grown in this district and an
nlally buy about 30,000,0 00 pounds,
or about one. third of the production.
Naturally they are potent as price
makers and stimulate the market as
no other buyers do. Hence the de-
sire for them to be actively in the
field this year.
Some sales were made last week,
one house seHing II no sheads COM
mon leafat about 81. The French
buyers have asked that samples be
subm tied for contemplated big
purchase.
The time set for the opening of
the local market is now about three
weeks off and as the time approache:
more optimistic feeling prevails
among both the growers and the
buyers. The latter are fully con-
WINGED that the crop is one of fine
quality and much to be desired for
all markets, and some plans must
be formuat d that will enable them
to take over as much as they can use.
1t is estimated that the Black
Patch district will produce about Is
per cent. of the 1913 crop, so far as
quality and Gig are concerned.
With t. e 1913 crop far below the
average it can readily be seen that
the crop is considerably below what
is needed for the worlds market if
conditions were normal. Still when
it is borne in mind that foreign coun
tries with closed ports consume only
about % per cent. of the production
of the Black Patch, it can readily be
seen that the worlds markets will
not be glutted if the usual quantity
is taken by the other tobacco using
coun ries. With the e condition:
exis ing and with the best crop fol
many years, it seems that there
should be no doubt of the growers
receiving fine prices whenever the
market opens.
1t is thought that the Regies, the
Imperial and snuff companies will be
in the market before a great while
but if the prices are not satisfactory
the farmers will be inclined, judging
from expressions from variou:
sources, to put their crop into hogs
heads and wait for future prices.
A meeting of the farmers held in
GAINESVILLE November was indica'
tive of desir to maintain an or
ganization of the obacco growers
this being the only way they say. tc
sustain prices and continue to grow
tobacco. In the articles of agree
ment adopted plan for selling loose
tobacco, as well as ia the hogshead,
was adopted. But these sales are to
be safeguarded by the regular sales
man, so that the tobacco will be
sold for its value. This reOrganiza
ton was trought about by the action
of the Planters Protective associa'
ton at the last meeting of the direc'
tors, removing the pledge from ev'
cry man.
The new organizati n will main
tain pricing houses. and some of the
best features of the old ore will be
J preserv d. and those that have
tended to keep the farmers out of i,
will be eliminated. especially the
number of high.salaried officials.
The crop Of tobacco now in the
barn haa. been cured better thar