Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-12-16
PRICES Still HIGH
AT MADISON HOUSE
Sales Shift Again On Tobacco
Breaks With Top Figures
For Weed With Quality

T . p d Y
Sales shifted over to the Madison
Warehouse Tuesday morning, and its
boosters got busy. THE splendid or.
ganization of this house is always
on the job. and is taking care of its
customers in a style that is pleasing
everyone. Col. Jesse Cobb was never
in finer fettle on the block, and with
Col. Jim Pearson boosting for the high
dollars, the Madison house is getting
the prices.
There seems no let-up in the demand
for good weed. The market is as
strong as ever, and experience tobac-
co men say that they see no signs Of
a let-up.
81 A big feature Tuesday was the sale
of Mat Tussey's crop. Seventeen
baskets in row sold at 90 cents u
pound, record for the season.
Some sales noted at the Madison
House Tuesday morning were:
Mat Tussey sold the following bas-
kets: ITO lbs at 99c; 80 lbs at 97c;
S5 lbs at 99c; 1876 lbs at 95c; 22O lbs
at 99c; 100 lbs at 99c; 160 lbs at 99c;
1876 lbs at 99c; 10 lbs at 99c; As lbs
at 99c; 215 lbs at 96c; ITO lbs at 96c;
245 lbs at ,98c; 142 lbs at 08c; ITS lbs
at F1c; 40 lbs at SSc; 215 lbs at zoe;
$50 lbs at SIC; 26O lbs at 76c; 1916 lbs
at BIC; 80 lbs at CSC; $40 lbs at 7Ol;
255 lbs at SOC; 100 lbs at 97c; 1856 lbs
at 97c; rs lbs at 1S4c; 65 lbs at 37c;
40 lbs at 60c; 80 lbs at &c; 35 lbs at
SOC; 180 lbs at Soc.
Spencer Abney sold the following
baskets: 120 lbs at 6Oc; lis lbs at
00c; 240 lbs at 92c; 3O5 lbs at Zoe;
160 lbs at lac; 80 lbs at zoe; 80 lbs
at 73c.
Larkin Abney sold the following
baskets: 100 lbs at 93c; 14O lbs at
rec.
Jim Rogers sold the following bas-
kets: 105 lbs at zoe; 230 lbs at 36c;
800 lbs at Acc; 405 lbs at 42c; 445 lbs
at 51c; 140 lbs at 69c; 345 lbs at CSC;
275 lbs at Zoe; 285 lbs at CSC; 275 lbs
at zoe; 2S5 lbs at Tic; 80 lbs at Tic:
310 lbs at Tic; 260 lbs at SOC; 345
lbs at 76c; 255 lbs at 75c; 1856 lbs at
SEC.
Hervey and Lawson sold the follow
ing baskets: 375 lbs at S7c; 260 lbs
at Sic; rs lbs at SOC; 26O lbs at SOc;
265 lbs at S3c; 295 lbs at Bic; 225
lbs at Bic; 215 lbs at Bic.
j.. Rogers sold the following bas-
leets: 256 lbs at 45c; 205 lbs at S5c;
ITO lbs at S2c; 1876 lbs at 56c; 80 lbs
at 72c; 225 lbs at 80c; 10 lbs at Csc;
200 lbs at 1Sc.
Chas. Gadd sold the following bas.
kets: 25 lbs at Soc; so lbs at Sic;
10 lbs at Zoe; 80 lbs at Tic; so lbs at
Csc; 80 lbs at 3Oc; 140 lbs at 1Sc;
~ lUS dI IL &c.
Jas. Foster sold the following bas-
kets: so lbs at 55c; 80 lbs at 90c;
SO lbs at 75c; 1876 lbs at 16c; so los
at &c.
VIM. Long sold the following bas-
lSets: 155 lbs at 30c; 165 lbs at CSC;
215 lbs at 90c; 1876 lbs at Bic; 210 lbs
at 7Sc; 140 lbs at 64c.
Cornelison and Crow sold the fol-
lowing baskets: 24O lbs at 66c; 2o5
lbs at 96c; 275 lbs at 98c; 1876 lbs at
96c; 27s lbs at 9Sc; 1876 lbs at 65c;
2O5 lbs at Gle; so lbs at Bic; 300 lbs
at 35c; rs lbs at lie.
Long and Johnson sold the follow
ing baskets: so lbs at SC; 20 lbs at
l0c; 60 lbs at 12c; 80 lbs at lie;
SIS lbs at 45c; 275 lbs at ,52c; $50 lbs
at 65c; 220 lbs at TIC; 100 lbs at 74c;
ESQ lbs at 93c; 225 lbs at 92c; 430
lbs at T3c; 450 lbs at Tic; 450 lbs at
Tic; 335 lbs at50c.
Dunn and Peel sold the following
baskets: 105 lbs at 65c; So lbs at Zoe:
rs lbs at Csc; 80 lbs at zoe; As lbs
at 4Oc; 40 lbs at SOC; 55 lbs at &c.
Late sales at the Home house will
Late sales at the Home house since
last report were:
Ritter and Potts sold the following
baskets: 200 lbs at SSc; 375 lbs al
PIC; $50 lbs at 95c; 400 lbs at 86c; 390
lbs at Bic; 265 lbs at Csc; $50 lbs at
PIC.
E. Clark sold the following bas-
kits: 210 lbs at 56c; 290 lbs at 95c;
325 lbs at 96c; 215 lbs at SSc; 49oI
lbs at 74c; 270 lbs at 25c.
Coy and Coy sold the following bas-
kets: 275 lbs at o4c; 400 lbs at 99c:
l55 lbs at Ole; 120 lbs at 94c; 165 lbs
at lO0c; 200 lbs at 99c; 305 lbs at 99c;
lao lbs at s5c; 90 lbs at 76c; 535 lbs
at roc; 1856 lbs at roc.
Davis Bros. sold the following bas-
sets: 12O lbs at e5c; 365 lbs at 76c;
265 lbs at Ole; 1876 lbs at 97c; 300 lbs
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