The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-12-04
LANCASTER TOBACCO MARKET OPENS
TWO THOUSAND GROWERS WITNESS EVENT
and ALL PLEASED.
TOBACCO IS king. lOS74O POUNDS. AVERAGE SSS47
MANY HIGH AVERAGES MADE.

The opening of Tobacco Market yesterday
morning marked Lancaster and Gar
county the Early in the morning automobiles
from all over the county them from adjoining
began roll into the city, all drawn here by the
Garrard Tobacco Warehouse would its first
LooseLeaf Tobacco market in Lancaster.
It was estimated that fully two thousand people in
the building sale began which promptly at ten
o'clock had been previously announced by Manager
McCray.
That prince of auconeers, Mr. John r. Scott of Jessa
county proved of the hits of the day and COM
pments heard concerning him during the day. When
began SALE buyers lined the floor
all seeming anxious catch the of the asute auoneer
and the bidding spirited beginning Mr.
McCray right there the job starting basket
high casual observer but not the knowing
raised rapid succession until fabulous
prices reached The enthusiasm of the
apparent the sale of the first basket and not single
plant heard during the entire day.
So large the crowd and every one to
get glimpse the prices that roped enclosure had to be
provided buyers auctoneer and clerks Every body
good humor everyone seemed happy and all seemed
have enjoyed the crush Many on the floor and
took keen interest in every sale.
The writer of this article stood at the desk for than
an watched the sellers each to receive his
check and took EACH show pleased with
the price your tobacco brought? Invariably each
didn't sell pinhooker "heres where will sell all
bacco Mr. Hugh Kurtz and Messrs Daley especially
pleased prices they had received they had
the Lexington market the day be FORE and all of these
that they would sell the of their crop the
Lancaster market.
At the close of the sale four o'clock found that
lO54O pounds had been actually sold boned bidders
average of $55.47.
Not single basket rejected the entire floor and
every seller pleased beyond There many
low grades of the weed this floor and had not been for this
the average would have been much higher
The lowest basket sold $500 the top basket of
the day bringing $1,000 hundred The crop
ket SOL so and belonged Mr. John Huffman of
Lincoln county.
The following buyers made purchases during the day,
while Others there but failed to have knocked off,
to them Reynolds Company represented by H. Boude
ggett and Meyers represented by H. Turner j. p Taylor
and Company represented by Messrs Narz
lean Tobacco Company by Mr. Greer W. H. wendley Elmer
Deherage McCreary Simmons w H. Hampson Burnside and
Mr. Rogers Other buyers will be market today
them Mr. W. Kincaid of Richmond who will buy Gin
cinnati firm.
Sales will be held daily from this on except Saturday
and the floor today said be high prices
expected.
We give below of the high averages made yester-
day and is total of every pound sold by grower
Fothergill and Thompson:l770 pounds average $685.
Hamilton and Stewart-493O pounds, average $685.
H. Teater and Son. Madson-1930 pounds average S7242
F. b. Cooper Lincoln-l140 pounds. average $7l94.
Hester and Dawson Lncoln106O pounds, average $6Ol
Teater Gulley Bros Madison4005 pounds average
William Clark--1260 pounds average $6s.16.
]. w. Burton-200 pounds, average $7845.
Curtis and Son, Madson,-600 pounds. average $728O
White and Spratt-1365 pounds, average $62.82
Yeakey Bros-995 pounds, average $3.50.
Annie b. Turner--635 pounds. average $68.75
w. Ballard Crab Orchard-1165 pounds average $5485
John Huffman Gberts Creek-265 pounds average $9I So
Burton and Sanders-73i0 pounds. average $685.
William E. whittaker-l44o pounds average $74s7.