Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-01-05
kentucN obaccO
Grow! Are Angry
Are Storing Their Tobacco in
Barns Rather Than Sell at
Prevailing Prices.

Lexington,S KY, Jan. 4.-Farmers were
hauling their, tobacco away from ware
houses and storing 1t in barns, and prac-
LEGALLY every market of Importance in the
central Kentucky tobacco region was
| closed tonight in protest against low
crop. n
The Lexington market was first closed
until tomorrow, while a later announce-
ment set Jan. IL as the date for reopen
lngs- Indications were that other mar
kets would follow the lead of Lexington.
Growers, buyers and others interested
IN the tobacco crop would not venture a
prediction as to what the outcome of the
situation would be, but they indicated
| they We're ready for almost anything.
Principal developments of the day
were:
The Lexington loose leaf market. the
largest in the world, closed an hour after
1 the opening this morning with the an
nouncement that it would reopen tomor-
/ row.
The tobacco warehousemen's association
this afternoon anhc1nced that the local
| market would not reopen until Tuesday.
Jan. IL, at the earliest
delegations from various important
markets in the district visited the hurley
tobacco growers association office here
and announced that other places would
follow the lead of Lexington.
| Farmers mass meetings in some coun-
ties decided to hold the 1920 crop and cut
the 1921 crop. Farmers began SaulinR
| their tobacco out of the Lexington ware.
houses, in which there were about ZOO :
600 pounds when the sales started yester-
day morning
Buyers of tobacco were threatened hv
irate growers at Carlisle.
BANKERS and warehousemen are to meet
here Friday to decide on ways aud means
OF financing growers who do not want to
| sell.
Mass meeting Of tobacco growers from,
all parts Of the hurley district called for
Friday, Jan. Z, at Lexington for the pur-
pose of providing ways and means Of
handling the 1920 crop and to arrange for
curtailing the 1921 crop.
The Lexington market opened Mondav
with growers from all parts of the state
watching the sales to get line on prices
to be paid. No action was taken toward
stopping the sales pending opening of the
other important markets at Mount Ster.
ling. Carlisle. Paris. DanviIle, Winchester
Maysville and Covington, as growers said
they hoped that indications at these mar.
ikets would be for higher prices.
The temper of growers, however. wa,
none too good this morning, and wher
prices offered were even lower than yes
terday, the Lexington market was closed
Soon afterward other markets closed. re
ports being that cessation of trading a
Carlisle and Maysville was due to tn,
threatening attitude Of growers towar,
buyers.
AT Paris this afternoon several hundre,
growers from Bourbon county vote,
unanimously to hold the 1920 cron an,
cut out the 1924 crop. Similar action y
q taken at sMaysFflIe S K. ~ $
eleEaa IONS frss NTH zee -ccuntfes came (
Lexington tonight and after a conferenc
with growers from Fayette county issue
call for meeting in Lexington mex
Friday ITO provide ways and means 70
the handling of the present crop of tobac
co swell as to make arrangements 10
cutting out of the 1921 crop Of tobacco.
The federal reserve bank at Cleyelan
was asked to send representative to IN
meeting.