Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-12-16
RICHMOND MARKET
HITS $31.40 AVERAGE
Over $4,000 Distributed Among
Non-Pool Growers On First
Day of Home House Sale

DdCCO ONCT Tic nOOIS Oh tnc llOlHt
Warehouse at the opening sales
/ thursday.
The total poundage sold was
H3,3I5. Reflections were consid-
cred unusually light everything
considered. only 1000 pounds be-
ing rejected by the farmers. Most
OF the reflections were said to be
OF real high class tobacco which
seemed to sell under what some
thought it should bring.
The grand average for the day
was S3l.4O for all tobacco which
went under the hammer-a fg-
ure which tobacco men say. goes
to prove that Richmond is and
always has been the best tobacco
market in the state and that the
best tobacco is raised around i'll
its territory.
There was keen interest all
day Thursday i'll the sales and big
crowds followed the buyers as
they moved from row TO row.
.As rule prices were considered
very good. Members of the Bur
ley Association who were watch
ing the sales very closely were
much pleased with the prices.
They believe that they are sure
index of splendid prices for their
y eed when it is sold.
One OF the outstanding features
of the day. according to those
who watched the sales. was the
singing" that number Of mem
berS of the Ancient and Honor
able Order OF PinhookerS are
said to have received on the open
ing sales. One of the high mem
bers of the order is said to have
watched a crop of tobacco that
he paid $ cents for. go under
the hammer at so cents. Others
are said TO have dropped sizable
sums. their Judgment having gone
sadly astray i'll many instances.
regarding the prices that some
crops were going to bring. Not
vithstanding the first days set
back. however. most OF them
were on duty bright and early
for the second sales Friday.
The big companies are nearly
all represented. Among the buy
crS here are the ever-happv "a
=. Judy. better known as Pep"
representing his firm OF K. J..
Reynolds * Co.; J. NJ. Fuller Tor
l.iggett & Myers: K +. Head for
Lorillard: Mr.. Boswell. OF the
American Tobacco Company. and
Wm. Darncll for the =. Taylor
Co. Mr.. Zcigler is buying indie
pcndcntly "a usual. Preston
Smit, is back i'll his old place as
chief calculator He is being as
sisted by Mr.. Troutman. Neville
Witt and James S. Crtucher is,
putting his John Hancock ON the
checks for the boys.
Some sales since last report
we're:
Jeptha Thompson sold 35 al
Is lie; 90 at Is 3-4c; 55 at 4lc;
10 at 45c: IS at 22c.
W. II. Thompson sold rs at
lie: l55 at SAC; los at S5c; 80
at 35c; 290 at 2Sc; % at Is lie
zoo at 0c.
Edgar Burrus sold 220 at S9c:
l55 at SIC: lao at Soc; 285 al
Sc: 24O At 49c; 305 at 40c; 200
at SOC: l35 at 25c; los at IL l-2c:
lbs at lOc.
T.. Upton sold 200 at l5c: 80
at 25 l-2c; IS at 5Sc; $40 at SIC
90 at 35c: ITO at Soc: l40 at25c.
w. 4. Winkler sold loo at Zoe :
100 at 2oc; 2O5 at 35c; los at l7c
sos at "a lie; rs at 25c: 2C0 al
10 l-2c.
{. SNYDER sold 200 at 25c: l70
AT Sac: 800 at 55c: 245 at SIC: 80
at 25c: 2l0 at SOC: l20 at 10 lie.
Burrus and Lackey sold l70 at
.SSc: 80 at 42c: l30 at $50: 65 at
25c: Is at lac; 100 at 8 l-2c.
Bogie and Yarmouth sold l6C
at 2Sc: IL 0at SOC; 420 at 6 l-2c.
Field. Yarmouth and Bogie
sold 90 at 2Sc; rs at Soc: 100 at
SIC; 90 at SIC; so at Sic.
Pearson and Barnes sold 20 at
Sc; $50 at Zoe; $50 at 2oc; 420 at
PC; AS at l5c.
Andy Wilson sold 240 at l9c !;
200 at 2Sc; $50 at SSc: l70 at 4lc !;
235 at SIC; l70 at III sac.
Whitaker and Perkins sold 40
at IL 3-4c; $50 at SIC; 90 at Soc !;
las at S5cl 80 at IL 3-4c; 65 at &c.
Short and Burrus sold los at
l7c' 300 at I5c; l45 at l5c: l20
at 20 lie; $50 at 26c; 100 at
zoe: $50 at 24c: 240 at 29c; $50
at 25c: 25 at loc; 2l0 at Is SAC.
j. ID. Bowman sold $50 at 27c ;