The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-12-27
FORMAL OPENING
OF BLACK PATCH
CROP OF I OBACCO
PaducAh Prices Ran Higher Than An
ticipated; Leaf Brought $l7.2s;
Lugs Averaged $500.
WEEKEND PRICES
EASIER THAN START
Little Riding Done in Country North
OF Here, and Tobacco Is Still
In Too Soft Order.
EASIER THAN START

With the formal opening OF the
Paducah tobacco market last week,
the black patch crop now begins to
move off, although locally there has
been no buying except few street
sales. The weekly report mailed from
Paducah by w. B. Kennedy for Dec.
goth, says:
We had our first auction sales
from the wagons at the warehouses
on the morning of the 18th, and dur
ing the week have sold lit loads. In
the offerings were a sprinkling Of me-
dunn to very good leaf, but the
greater part of the offerings was in
too soft order, but buyers seemed
eager from the start and prices ran
higher than we were expecting. The
average for the leaf sold was SLIPS
per hundred pounds. All lugs sold
on wagons at $500 per hundred fb s..
The average for the lugs and leaf Of
the total sales was $15.40 per hun
dred pounds. get this average from
the sales Of each load and these fig
ures are approximately correct, but
there is no way of giving the actual
pounds from the wagon sales as the
warehousemen have no record ex-
cept Of the load, the tobacco being
weighed by the buyer.
The Broadway warehouse had a
loose floor sale and prices for leaf
ran from fourteen to % cents, while
lugs sold at to IL cents. Farmers
generally seemed pleased with the
prices they got for their tobacco and
no doubt we will see large offerings
in the future at the wagon sales. We
will have sale on tomorrow, also a
sale on Monday the 23rd., and will
have no more sales then until Mon
day the 3Oth, and after that time we
will sell regularly five days in the
week, beginning Monday and ending
Friday.
While prices seem rather high, all
interests were not represented in the
market A great deal Of the tobacco
sold was in too soft order for pack
ing and could only be handled by
the English trade or parties who
were preparing for re-drying. We
can't say what prices may be in the
future or how the new system Of
selling will finally pan out, but one
thing is sure, unless there is great
improvement with farmers in order
ing their tobacco we win see great
part of the crop delivered in too soft
order which will make it hard for
people wanting tobacco in keeping
order and no doubt we will see some
discrimination between tobacco in
good order and soft which was not
displayed this week.
The streets market at Mayield and
Murray havev been much more active
this week than at Paducah, and it is
reported that prices are some easier
than they were at the beginning of
the week. This condition is brought
about by the heavy offerings and to
bacco in unsafe condit'on
So far there has been very little
riding in the country and buying at
the barns, but no doubt after the hol-
idays we will see more activity Of
this kind than we now have, and
there is no doubt but what prices are
going to be very remunerative to far
mers, but whether they will hold up
to the present high level is question
We may see them higher even than al
present but the general impression is
that prices are rather too high con
sidering the quality and condition Of
the offerings.