The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-01-06
LANCASTER TOBACCO MARKET OPENS
With LARGE CROWD
ON HAND.
Prices DISAPPOINTING TO GROWERS AND MANY BAS
KETS REJECTED AS PRICES RANGE FROM HALF
A CENT TO FIFTY CENTS A POUND
MASS MEETEG HElO AND HOUSES CLOSE UNTll NEXT lUgOAl

A crowd estimated at 1000 wit
messed the opcsng Of the Lancaster
Loose Leaf Tobacco Market last
Tuesday morning at ten o'clock. the
first sals being held at the Garrard
Tobacco Warehouse. when Il was
agreed thehight before that only
eight rows N each house would be
sold on that day. the Garrard House
10 sell "a the mornns and the Plant
srs and Growers in the afternoon.
The first crop offered was that Of
John Milcy Anon. which proved 10
have been the best offering Of the
day and averaged about ~ cents,
the highest basket bringing $50 a
hun red There were about 5000
pounds in this crop
but the worst was yet 10 come.
Before the tobacco was all sold on
this floor &. vas seen that the aver
age would run very much less than
one half than las, year. Many crops
1inr from sioo 20 s25oo and
averaging some as low as ten cents
a pound About $4,000 pounds
were sold over the floor Of the Gar
rard house al an average N Sl3.63
The sale opened at the Planters at
one o'clock when about $4,000
pounds were sold at an average Of
Sl2.5O by this time the farmers
were getting sick and il then dawn
a upon them and thcy began TO re-
alile that all prospects FOR another
year Of high prices had gone glim-
r,r.ur.
Close sal.s tor One Week
At meeting Of the directors and
officers u the two warehouses held
a. the Citizens National Bank Tues
Jay night Il was decided that all
saic. would be called of until next
tuesday. January iith.. u II met
with the approval Of the crowd Of
growers aud planters that had al
ready assembled at the court house
and vere then waiting 90 hear the
result % the directors meeting
Later when they were told Of the de
cision ~ the directors. "A vote was
taken and every planter voted unan-
imously TO stand boy the directions Of
the two houses and approved their
action ia closing the sales until next
Tuesday
A delegation will be sent from
each Of the warehouses and from the
banks Of the city and county to a
meeting 81 the growers TO be held
at Lexington next Friday morning at
which time il Is hoped that matters
may he adjusted 30 that the farmers
and growers may be able 90 receive
a better price for their tobacco than
was offered on the floors here last
Tuesday
W htit tNa VI Wv atNNah NANNNt'
ever seen al an opening sale, the
best humor prevailed and not a word
Of criticism was heard o. the spleu-
did set Of buyers who axe on the local
breaks aud who represent tive Of the
bug manufacturer, knowing that the
buyers only have their Instructions
from the various hrms whom they
are representing, 4 number Of in
dependent buyers are on the breaks
and made several purchases Tuesday
Most ~ the Tobacco sold last Tues
day was rejected.
Sales were suspended on the Lea
ington loose leaf market The largest
in the world, TUESDAY morning at
1880 O'Clock while an auction MS
IN progress at the Tattersalls house.
The order was given oy Supervisor
Of Sales Ben Bosworth. acting under
Instructions from the Lexington
Warchousemen's Association. after
more than 2.O0O farmers had voiced
a protest against the continuation o.
sales.
James c. Stone, presiden, Of the
warehousemen's association aunounc-
ed Tuesday afternoon that sales
would not reopen until next Tues
day at the earliest
A straw vote taken In warehouse
before the suspension of sales. under
supervision Of Charles Land. promin-
ent farmer and union executive.
showed that the farmers were
unanimous for disseminating the
auction and cutting out the 1874
crop. The result WA more than 200
for and none against.
M.rkssias Company Began.
The hurley Tobacco Marketing
Company began operations Tuesday