The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-12-07
THE TOBACCO MARKETS.
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(COntlnueQ from rage j
concerns eagerly picking up all the
good stuff that was offered, as Auc-
tiOneer Wood moved briskly from
one basket to another of the weed
that is to make Paris revenue-pro-
ducing place this winter. The at
tendance was good at the opening,
and the bidding brisk. The quail
ity of the offerings was only fair,
not UP to the average maintained at
former sales on opening day. Some
of the weed offered had been "house
burned" No reflections were made,
however, and the farmers and grow
erS seemed to be pleased with their
first days venture.
A total of 110,270 pounds was
sold at the Bourbon Tobacco Ware
house Tuesday for an average of
$30.S6. The officers and directors of
the, Company donated the entire
amount of their commissions on the
S34,029.32 worth of tobacco to the
following organizations one-third
to the Bourbon County Red Cross
Society; one-third to the "Our
Boys in France Tobacco Fund" and
one-third to the Bourbon County
Health and Welfare League. Some
of the sales made at this house
were as follows:
Weidemann & Fox sold 2,125
pounds for an average of $28.33 per
hundred pounds
Weatherall & johnson sold 3,840
pounds for an average of $31.09 per
hundred pounds.
Ewalt Haley sold 1000 pounds for
an average Of $32.06 per hundred
pounds.
Ardery & Porter sold 1,1SO pounds
for an average of S2S.2 II per hundred
pounds
]. T. Tate & Son sold sos pounds
for an average of $3.50 per hundred
pounds.
Kenney & Howard sold 2,7S5
pounds for an average of S32.51 per
hundred pounds.
Marsh & Day sold 4,135 pounds
for an average of $29.S8 per hun
drcd pounds.
Smell & Denton sold LAOS pounds
for an average of $29.62 per hun
dred pounds.
Weidemann & Patterson sold 2,315
pounds for an average of 1894 per
hundred pounds.
Penn & Argo sold 1850 pounds for
an average of $31.3S per hundred
paunds
I. Woodall sold 2,730 pounds for
an average of $31.18 per hundred
pounds.
George w. Clay sold 1886 pounds
for on Of coo mon. b,1n Il
pounds.
Weathers & Shrout sold 1890
pounds for an average of S30.16 per
hundred pounds.
Bedford & Webb sold 4,005 pounds
for an average of S34.48 per hundred
pounds.
Jos. Farris & Son sold 4,475
pounds for an average of $3.50 per
hundred pounds.
Gaitskill & Stevens sold 2,4OO
pounds for an average of S30.71 per
hundred pounds. 49,. ....., .-
Bryant & Biven sold ATS pounds
for an average of 1888. per. hundred
pounds.
Henry & Howard sold 2,785 pounds
for an average of 1921 per hundred
pounds.
Pepper & Ellis sold 1,57O pounds
for an average of $30.93 per hundred
pounds.
Vimont & Florence sold $3.50
pounds for an average of $30.S1 per
hundred pounds.
Prichard & Downing sold 4,64O
pounds for an average of $30.15 per
hundred pounds.
Clay & Elan sold 4,665 pounds for
an average of $31.25 per hundred
pounds.
Simms & Huffaker sold 5,OS5
pounds for an average of 1882 per
hundred pounds.
Shropshire & Allen sold 1,49O
pounds for an average of S32.1O ger
hundred pounds.
Mollie Derrickson sold 85 pounds
for an average of 1882 per hun
dred pounds. -.
Roseberry & Carmichael sold 3, ITO
pounds for an average of $34.18
per hundred pounds.
George Roberts sold 1870 pounds
for an average of $30.49 per hum
dred pounds.
Riley Carmichael sold 100 pounds
for an average of $43.31 per hundred
pounds.
Holt & Biddle sold 3,71O pounds
for an average of $3249 per hundred
pounds.
Clay & Eldridge sold 4,165 pounds
for an average of $34.54 per hun
dred pounds.
H. o. Conway sold LOO pounds
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