The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-08
TOBACCO HELD
IN STORAGE
Protest Registered by Growers
Against Low Prices Offered
BY Buyers

cNhStOn, Ky, Jan. 4.-FarmcrS
| were hauling their tobacco away from
warehouses; and storing il in barns
ana practically every market of inn
poriancc in the central Kentucky to-
oacco region was closed tonight i'm
protest against low prices offered by
buyers FOR this years crop. The
Lexington market was first closed
uh'iI tomorrow, while later announce
ih."t set January IL as the date for
'eopening. Indications were that 9TH
er markets would follow the lead of
Lexington.
Growers, buyers and others in1or.
ested in the tobacco crop would not
venture prediction as to what the
outcome OF the situation would he
but indicated they were ready for al
most anything.
Principal developments of the day
We're:
fhe Lexington loose leaf market.
the largest in the world, closed an
hour after the opening this morning
with the announcement that il would
reopen tomorrow.
Ihe tobacco warehousemcns ASSOC
clatlon, through Ben Bosworth. SUI
pervisor Of sales, this afternoon an
louhced that the local market would
not reopen until Tuesday, January IL.
al the earliest.
Delegations from various import.
ant markets in the district visited the
Burley Tobacco Growers association.
Office here and announced that other
places would follow the lead OF Lex
ington.
Farmers mass meetings in some
counties decided to hold the 1920 crop
and cut the 1927 crop. Farmers be-
gan hauling their tobacco out of the
Lexington warehouses in which there
were about 100000 pounds when the
sales started yesterday morning.
Buyers OF tobacco were threatened
by irate growers at Carlisle.
Bankers and warehousemen are to
meet here Friday to decide on ways
and means OF financing growers who
do not want to sell
Mass meeting Of growers from all
parts Of the Burley district called for
the purpose Of providing ways and
means OF handling the 1920 crop and
TO arrange for curtailing the 1921
crop.
The Lexington market opened with
growers from all parts OF this state
watching the sales TO get a line on
prices to be paid. No action was
taken towards stopping sales pending
opening oT the other important mar
kets at Mount Sterling, Carlisle, Paris,
Danville, Winchester. Maysville and
CoVingtch' as growers said they hop
ed that INDICATIONS at those markets
would be foiE higher prices
The tenlpet OF growers, however.
was none too good this morning and
when prices offered were even lower
than yesterday The Lexington market
was closed. Soon afterward Mount
Sterling, Winchester and other mar
kets closed, reports being that cessa-
ton Of trading at Carlisle and Mays
Vile waG due to the threatening at
tfude OF growers toward buyers.
AZ Paris thiI afternoon several
hundred growers from Bourbon
county voted unanimously to hold the
1890 crop and cut out the 1927 crop.
Similar action WAS taken at Maysville.
DELEGATIONS from three counties
came TO Lexington today and after
q conference with growers from Fay
ette county, issued the following call
tor meeting in Lexington next Fiji
day.
ITO the Burley Tobacco Growers,
Warehousemen and Other Parties In
tercsted in the Tobacco Situation in
Central Kentucky and Elsewhere:
You are requested to meet at your
county seats on Thursday, January
Il, at y. m, for the purpose OF Sc
lccting delegates TO attend meet
iEg to bchcld i'm the city OF Lcxing-
ton. Friday, January 7, at 10 a. m,
to provide ways and means for the
handling OF the present crop Of to-
bacco rs we'll as to make arrange
mcnts for cutting out of the 192E
crop Of tobacco
The federal reserve bank at Cleve-
land was asked to sind a representa-
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