The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-28
BY William r. Sanborn

I February days promise to be deco
rated and festooned with farm sales.
They are already announced far into
the month, and this not only is true
as to Wayne county but of all adjoin-
ing counties, both in Indiana and Ohio.
There were quite number of these
sales held in January, It's said, but
the February record promises to sur
pass any month since last summer,
Judging from announcements already
made and from the bookings by auc-
tioneers.
The Wayne Smock farm sale near
Lynn Wednesday netted the sum of
/ $500, it is said. The offering was
not large, but fair prices were real
lied and the attendance was quite
large, in spite of almost zero weather.
c. W. Smock bid a gray gelding up
to $40, while Earl Lewis paid 1927
for a horse which caught his fancy.
Another gelding sold for s127.50 and
a black mare sold for S132.50. James
Newman was the high bidder. A like
Iy bunch of hogs went under the ham
mer, gifts and sows selling at from
$25 to $35 and shoats according to
weight Mixed hay sold at so to 81
per ton and corn brought IS cents a
bushel The ladies of the Messenger
! society served a nice hot lunch at a
! considerable profit to their church
| fund.
Tobacco Buyers Still Missing.
! While the tobacco buyers are now
! past due, and at this time last yea'
considerable leaf had been contracted
/ for in the Miami valley district, there
is practically nothing doing in that
! line just now.
! Quinn Bros, of Eaton, buyers anC
warehOusemen, have as yet made nj
attempt TO secure a single crop o.
/ leaf they state. Asked as to whether
buyers have appeared in their district
! not that we have heard Of was thI
reply. I'VE have been told that one
grower recently disposed of his crop
! at 1917 cents, but this report mas
have been started as a feeler. The
tobacco business is as dead as {
smoked herring just now. There is II
pressure to sell, nor are our farmer:
asking for bids. as far as We know.
Harry Slower warehouseman a
Gratis, says that old leaf is all off the
market and in strong hands. Not ;
pound of 1921 crop has been solr
around Gratis, said he, nor does Ia
know of any offers made by anyone
nor of any buyer that has been pros
pecting around in his baileywick, thi
season. His idea is that farmers viii
not begin to sell until the price strike
IS cents.
= Frank Blackford. of Eldorado,
ubO1o Lot n
fine cigar leaf in his time. tobacco bG
ing one of his staple crops, states tina
tobacco is not moving. AS to the las
crop. he considers it a good articl
where properly handled and cased, bu
said he doubted that it would tur
out to be more than so per cent c
the 10-year average yield, at leas
around Eldorado He considers tina
old stocks are light over the entir
} Ohio cigar field and that when tn
/ buying actually begins there will b
some competition, every buyer wan
ing to obtain his share of the ne'
, crop. Leaf jobbers do not hold larg
stocks, is his view.
Mr.. BlackfOrd says that farmers ar
= not anxious to sell around II cent!
l but are holding on firmly. He say
that he was told OF one buyer can
paigning around for three days an
' who had procured but "A cases. wa
, the report, the price paid being give
as Il cents. He said he did not kno'
( the quality of the tobacco reporte
} sold at that price.
Corn Shows Getting Ripe
/. A certain gentlemanly county ageI
/ with headquarters just n few block
from this office begs TO remind thu
Wayne county is preparing to put o
: real corn show, with all the trim
: mings, at the Coliseum in Richmon
on Monday and Tuesday, Feb 20-2
and not on Feb. 21-22 as some hav
: stated. This reminds us that Ralp
/ Test of Henry county, promises
show Richmond something in the Lin
of bang-up corn shows, and to g
: there first the Newcastle show is b
Y ing billed for Feb. / and 2.
:. H. S. Lesem. of Cary Station, ii
r, says he has been using lighting sy
|. TEN in his poultry houses for tw
years, and that lit has increased h