Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-01-17
BALDWIN CROP
MAY BREAK RECORD
Scott County Weed Sold At $1.16
Average In Lexington But This
May Be Exceeded Here

Much excitement was caused on
the Lexington tobacco breaks Friday
when couple of Scott county tobac-
CO men sold their crop of 1850
pounds over the breaks of a Lexing-
ton house at an average of $116.57
hundred, better than $1.16 a pound,
which is said to be worlds record
for crop of tobacco. The top
basket sold for $124 and the bottom
basket 81. The crop was owned by
Webb Offutt and o. D. Biddle, of
Scott county.
Many local tobacco men believe
that this price will be beaten when
the famous crop of tobacco grown
by Tom Baldwin, Jr., on his farm at
Silver Creek goes over the breaks
here in Richmond next week. Mr..
Baldwin has been working hard to
get. this splendid crop in shape for
the market and believes that he will
have it ready to sell about Wednes-
day. He caused a small sensation
early in the season when he refused
80 cents a pound for the entire crop
of about 27,000 pounds, taking it all.
Since then the trend of the market
has amply justified his judgment.
The appearance of this crop on the
floor is going to be watched with
great interest by everyone, and many
predictions have been made that it
= is going to set high water mark for
them all to shoot at for long time
to come, both here and at L. King
worlds record for a hurley crop.
ton. which now seems t. nave the
Some sales noted on the local
breaks recently were:
Long and Stone sold The following
baskets: 95 lbs at 6Oc; 135 lbs at
SIC; 145 lbs at 94c; 205 lbs at 91c:
100 lbs at 95c; IDS lbs at 48c; $50
lbs at 10c; 25 lbs at sc; 10 lbs at
SC; $50 lbs at 35c; 180 lbs at 25c:
185 lbs at 34c; 400 lbs at 61c; 240
lbs at 1-2c; 44O lbs at 95c; $50 lbs
at 44c; 295 lbs at Tic; 37O lbs at 10c;
55 lbs at SC; 235 lbs at Sc
Little and Cornett sold the follow
ne bAskets: 100 lbs at Soc; 455 lbs
at SOC; 500 lbs at Csc; 235 lbs at 9Oc:
165 lbs at 95c; 55 lbs at SIC; ITS lbs
at 93c; 55 lbs at SOC $40 lbs at 85c;
55 lbs at S3c; 325 lbs at Csc; 54C
lbs at sic; 800 lbs at 16c; 120 lbs a.
1-4c.
Parrish and Murphy sold the fol-
lowing baskets: 240 lbs at S5c; 115
lbs at 93c; 140 lbs at 92c; 1G5 lbs at
SEC; 12O lbs at 91c; 295 lbs at 67c;
100 lbs at 65c; 235 lbs at 53c; IT'S
lbs at 83c; so lbs at 97c; 215 lbs al
CSC; 25 lbs at 95c; 360 lbs at 96c;
430 lbs at SEC; 285 lbs at 882c; 1O0
lbs at &c; 20 lbs at 84c;10O lbs at
18c.
Million and Simpson sold the fol-
lowing baskets: 70 lbs at &c; 55 lbs:
at 20 1-2c; $50 lbs at 29c; lis lbs at
soc; so lbs at 89c; 1916 lbs at 75c,
100 lbs at 99c; so lbs at 98c; 2SO
lbs at TIC; 1916 lbs at 9Oc.
Neal and Rodes sold the following
baskets: $40 lbs at SC; 245 lbs at Sc:
275 lbs at ID 1-3c; 1915 lbs at 30c:
800 lbs at 35c; 255 lbs at s 1-3c; 2E
lbs at 96c; 210 lbs at 93c; 245 lbs at
Gle; $50 lbs at 93c; 325 lbs at 1886;
65, IS at 40c.
Wil.kler and Edwards sold the fol-
lowing baskets: 95 lbs at &c; so lbs
at 99c; 115 lbs at 99c; 135 lbs at
98c; 220 lbs at 100c; 10 lbs at 93c:
200 lbs at 100c; 40 lbs at 83c; 55 lbs
at 99c; 60 lbs at 99c; 25O lbs at 75c;
210 lbs at 55c; 105 lbs at 1-3c.
Todd and Johnson sold the follow
ing baskets: 230 lbs at 40c; 235 lbs
lbs at SOC; 135 lbs at 1-3c; $50 lbs
at SIC; 30 lbs at 83c; so lbs at SOC;
1880 lbs at Sic; 60 lbs at 1880; 245
lbs at &c.,; 215 lbs at soc; 270 lbs at
10c; 145 lbs at 13c; 21O lbs at SC.
Turner and Parish sold the follow
ing baskets: 20 lbs at Soc; 270 lbs al
85c; 275 lbs at 99c: 1876 lbs at 100c;
195 lbs at 99c; 80 lbs at 1O0c; 55 lbs
at 99c; $50 lbs at zoe; 185 lbs at SIC;
70 lbs at 19c; 140 lbs at 7 1-4c
Wicker and Fowler sold the follow
ing baskets: $50 lbs at SIC; $50 lbs
at 53c; 255 lbs at 76c; 210 lbs at 76c;
375 lbs at 42c; $40 lbs at 20 1-2c;
230 lbs at 16c; 2S0 lbs at 30c; 10 lbs
at 76c; 100 lbs at 55c; 200 lbs at 1Oc
Humes and Moore sold the follow.
ing baskets: 85 lbs at 7c; 105 lbs al
1Oc; $50 lbs at SOC; 275 lbs at roc
295 lbs at &c; 22O lbs at 99c; 24y
lbs at 90c; 240 lbs at SOC.