The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-02-19
PADDED AVERAGES
CHARGES MACE IN
TOBACCO MEETING
CIV. Robinson Secures Official
Reports Of all the
Loose Leaf Floors
SEVERAL ERRORS ARE MADE

A rather sensational meeting Of
the managers of the six loose leaf
houses of greensboro, and a num-
her of the buyers, was held in the
Office of B. E. Stroud, supervisor OF
sales, at 1880 O'Clock Thursday af-
ternoon. 1t was charged that in
correct figures on the seasons busl-
ness have been given out for publ
cation and used in advertisements
by several of the loose leaf houses.
1t developed that G. w. Robin
son of the Lancaster house has on
" recently returned from Frank
fort. where he secured certified CO.
pies of the reports, for December
and January, made by all of the
loose leaf houses of Greensboro.
The law requires that a statement
be made under oath each month of
the amount of tobacco sold, the
( money paid to the growers and the
general average by each loose leaf
warehouse doing business in Ken
lucky.
Some Clerical Errors
Mr.. Robinson laid the entire
case before the managers of the
loose leaf houses and the buyers
who were in attendance. 1t is un-
derstood that one or two of the
managers, whose, figures were ques
toned. said that Ne !. ssnista,Se had
been made In the reports given out
for publication it was of clerical
nature, and not intentional for the
purpose of boosting the general
average.
Supervisor of Sales B. E. Stroud
was instructed to check up the sales
of all of the loose leaf warehouses
and make public his report.
Those in charge of the meeting
declined to furnish the Messenger
a copy of the official reports that
was obtained by Mr.. Robinsin from
the office of the commissioner of
agriculture in Frankfort. How
ever, the official reports for the
month of December and January
were obtained by the Messengers
representative ia Frankfort, and
telephoned to Greensboro yesterday.
Official Figures
Below will be found the official
figures on the number of pounds of
Pryor tobacco sold, the money paid
/ the farmers and the general aver
age Of each loose leaf house Of
Owensboro for the months of Dec
ember and January:
Daviess County sold 3,637.69O
pounds for $527,731.46 at an aver
! age of $14.51. On February l,
this house claimed its season aver
age to be $16.OS.
Greensboro house sold S,96S,530
pounds for 81 .2S9,S7S.SS at an ay-
erage of $15.41. On February !,
this house claimed its season aver
age to be S16.0S.
Field Bros. sold 1,547,700
pounds for S236,714.74 at an av-
erage of $15.31. On February /,
this house claimed its season aver
age to be 1851,
Electric sold 1,59S,045 for 1887.
1861 at. an average of $14.Si
on February 1. this house claimed
its season average to be SIS.
Lancaster sold 5,469,SS5
pounds for $797,S5S.O9 at an aver
age Of $1459. On February !,
this house claimed its season aver
q S14.60. ilU2E sEF
Equity Home sold 677. 200
pounds for S9S,757.4G& at an .av-
erage of SASS. No report has
been filed in Frankfort on the
amount of business done by the
Equity Home during the month of
January.
The above figures give total II
.21,299,O50 pounds Of Pryor tobacco
sold for sS.1s7,SO254 at a general
average of S14.96.
The figures published on Febru-
airy /, witch included the Equity
Home t1;al, gave. 22. S55.1S5
pounds sold for s3,432. 3O5.G9 at "a
general average Of $15.01. These
totals end the general average were
announced by Supervisor of Sales