The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-02-06
THE TOBACCO MARKET.
BOURBON HOUSE-FRIDAY, FEB
RUARY q

The Bourbon Tobacco Warehouse
Company sold 71,725 pounds of tobac-
co for 15.357.05, an average of $214i
The Paris House sold 115,315 pounds
for s22,4O5.53, average S19.41. The
quality of this floor was poor
The highest average of the day was
made by Mrs. w. B. Woodford and
Bristow, who sold 3.505 pounds for an
average of $S0.73. Two baskets of this
contained 155 and $50 pounds, which
brought $50 and $50, the highest price
Of the season for any basket bought
by any factory buyer.
Some of the averages are as follows:
Grant Galloway sold 1850 pounds,
average $2693; Mrs. w. B. Woodford
& Bristow sold 3,5O5 pounds. average
$30.73; J. w. Knox sold 1875 pounds,
average S24.70; Collins & Coons sold
1925 pounds, average $20.66; Cay
wood & Harding sold 1926 pounds, aV-
erage $22.92; Caywood & Fletcher sold
6,175 pounds, average $22.04; Wagner
& Klung sold 6,S15 pounds, average
S21.12; Clay & Harrington sold $500
pounds. average s23.S6; Woodford q
Son sold 2,S45 pounds, average $241I;
Jones & Mason sold 2,140 pounds, ay
erage $23.53; Curt Duncan sold 2,445
pounds, average s2114; d. B. Gaitskill
sold $40 pounds, average S19.S5; Gag
e Martin sold 1896 pounds, average
s20.32; Chappell, Ashcraft & Chappell
sold $685. pounds, average $1,000; r..
f Bedford sold 1850 pounds, average
S21.15; c. w. Peed sold 1875 pounds
average $19.42; Soper & WATSON sold
1866 pounds, average s20.71; Talbot
Bros. & Robinson sold 2,7S5 pounds,
average S21.69 Allen & Craft sold
3,7S5 pounds, average S25.06; Talbot,
Bros. & Feeback sold 2,97O pounds, av-
erage S20.66; Wagner & f. Mons sold
3.345 pounds, average $20.91; Thos.
Mitchell sold 5,725 pounds, average
S2O.47: Thos. Mitchell sold 2,S9)
pounds. average $2032: Ferguson &
Maher sold 2,085 pounds, average S19.-
20: Wright & Watkins sold 3,440
pounds, average S19.76; Wright &
Morris sold $3.50 pounds, average
$2O.S2: T. T.. Brann0ck sold 1,255
pounds. average S20.3S; Henry Ingles
sold 2,445 pounds, average 1927.
The independent House did noa fur
nish a report of their Fridays sale for
publication.
Mr. T. G. Asbury, of Nicholas
county, purchased the entire crop or
tobacco grown on the farm of Mr.. Let
ton Vimont. near Millersburg. The
crop comprised $1,000 pounds, and was
bought at the barn by Mr.. Asbury for
% cents per pound, straight. Mr.. AS
bury is selling it on the Paris mar
kets at an advanced price.
Ford Il Co. have on exhibition in the
show windows of their hardware store
on Main street, a remarkable spec.
men of freak tobacco" that has been
attracting a great deal of attention
The tobacco, which is Of the red bur
ley type, was taken from a crop
grown on the farm of Mr.. VIM. S. Hall.
near Kiserton.
The tobacco has grown in sort o.
"Siamese twins" growth, with one
stem from which two perfect leaves
have grown, both joined by a weo-
like growth to about one-third of their
length. The lower parts of the leaves
are free from each other only the
stem holding them together at the
top.
In the sale held at the Bourbon To
bacco Warehouse Thursday. one o.
the finest crops sold, and one that re
ceived great deal Of attention from
the bidders. was that Of Mr.. |. ID.
Thompson, of near Paris. Mr.. ThomI
sons crop comprised 12,795 lbs, and
brought an average of $25.72. 1t was
pronounced by experts to have been
one of the best crops raised in the
county during the season and its I'M
usual average, near the $50 marx,
brought it in far ahead Of what seem