The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-07-16
VOL. XLVIII
LUMBERTON MARKET
OPENS WELL; FARMERS
PLEASED WITH PRICES

125,000 Pounds of Tobacco Sold on
Openlng Day-First Curings Sold
as High as % 1-2 Cents-Sales Ey-
cry Day Except Saturdays-All the
Leading Companies Represented
Here
The Lumberton tobacco market
opened Friday ard 125,0O0 pounds
of the weed were sold on the opening
day at prices that astonished the hun
dreds of people that witnessed the
sales. First curings sold as high as
90 1-2 cents the pound and the farm
ers who had tobacco on the floors of
the two warehouses were we'll pleas
ed with the sale.
From now until the season closes
sales will be conducted every business
day in the week except Saturdays,
and the houses will be open on Sat-
urdays. All the leading tobacco COM
panies are represented here with buy
ers and all indications are that the
Lumberton market will sell it's share
of the tobacco crop.
The following companies are rep,
resented on the local market: Export
Tobacco Co., American Tobacco Co.,
Liggelt & Myers, Imperial, Caring
ton Tobacco Co., R. P. Watson & Co.,
Edmundson & Co., S. w. Venable To-
bacco Co., John E. Hughes, r. J. Rey-
nolds Tobacco Co., j. p. Taylor, Bras
we'll, Levy Gravely Tobacco Co., Dib-
ell Bros. and G. C. Bass Tobacco Co.
Besides buyers here for the season
to represent the companies named
above, Mr.. r. R. Patterson of Dur
ham, American Tobacco Co., Mr. Carl
Stallings of Richmond, Va, and Mr.
C. A. Gregory of the Export Leaf
Tobacco Co., head men for their CON-
panies in this territory were here
Friday for the opening sale. 9th
er buyers will be here this week.
The Star warehouse is being con-
Quoted by Messrs. E. o. Billy
Bransfond, the father of the Mullins
S. c., tobacco market, and T. ]. Mob
lin of Barnesville, an experienced to-
bacco warehouse man. The new Ban.
ner warehouse is in charge Of Messrs
v. L. Joyner, the man who built the
first tobacco warehouse at Green
vile, this State-which is easily ont
of the leading markets in the State
and Mr.. G. A. D. Fakes, an exper
fenced tobacco man. The warehouse
BILE for the interest of the tobacct
growers who sell on the Lumberto,
market, and no doubt this will be til,
biggest year the Lumberton tobacc,
market has ever known.
Would Have Been Satisfied With 50
Get $40
Mr.. Mckay Byrd, who lives on R
5 from Lumberton, was among tn
farmers who brought tobacco to Lum
berton for the opening sale. He di
not consider it much tobacco either
He remarked to Mrs. Byrd on tn
way to town that he would be salts
fled if he got So for one pile and 5
for the other, but the piles sold fo
ST and '$13, respectively-he got 81
for two piles that he said he woul
have been satisfied to get SO fol
Mr.. Byrd saws he has some sure
enough tobacco at home, five or 81
barns of it.
SO for Tobacco He Told His Men t
Leave in the Field as Worthless
Mr.. w. d. Lewis, who has charge G
Mr.. S. McIntyre's farms out Pen
broke way, got a surprise whe
some tobacco some of his tenant
brought to town was sold. One pi
of tobacco that he considered might
SOTFy SOlu lOT pl e. lndC ndQ D06
picked out of a larger pile and whs
was left he told his men they migl
as we'll leave in the field, that it VIZ
not worth bringing to market.
said that he did not see what an,
body wanted with it, that it was n,
worth cents. But it sod for
cents the pound. The pile sold f,
$40.
Many more stories of the san
kind could be told, no doubt, if TT
Robesonian man could have talked
all who brought tobacco. These tv
Incidents were only picked up acc
dentally, but they show how thinl
went.
Twice as Much as He Expected
Mr.. H. H. Stanley Of r. from
Paul was among the farmers w
sold tobacco at the opening sale he
Friday. When asked by a Robeso
ian reporter if he was pleased wi
his sale Mr.. Stanley remarked tn
he was highly pleased and then as
ed the reporter if he did not thil
he ought to be when he receiv
twice as much as he expected for /
load.
Mr.. H. R. Britt of the Bellamy se
tion sold $40 pounds of "lug
at the opening tobacco sale here F
day at % 1-2 cents the pound.
load brought him $132.25.
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