The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07
BIG SALES
OF TOBACCO
Tive Million Pounds in Two
DavS

: DanviFe. va. ocs. 3.--ceopera-
tive mark eting swept across the
old belt with unparalleled ca;les-
iasm and success t;-dsy whaa we'll
over 100000 po:.1as Of tolacco
were delivered by meEabnrs of The
Tobacco Growers Cooperative ss-
sociation to 33 delivery points in
Virginia and North carolina. On
"a of the. association markets the
entire delive:ies from ~ sraGes
were sold to Leading manufac.l;r-
ers before the frs. day ~ cocpera-
tive marketing had erdsi IN N.r-
ginia and western North Carolina.
Richard r. Patterson. Srna.al ,tlan-
aser of the leaf department of the
association. announced tt:dayi that
oct, 900 pounds had been billed out
Eof Richmond to lead 'ng aianu:ac-
iurers October , and upw.ifds cf
I.Go0. 900 ponds sold today will be
packed into hogsreads and ship
kped from two dozen points within
As hours after the organized grow
ers OF Virginia began marketing
the new way
No previous opening of the big
cooperative has brought out the
enthusiasm and loyalty Of tie
thousands of members over both
the grading and their first cash ad-
tvances as today's opening of the
old belt. First advances on piles
Of tobacco ran as high as s26 a
hundred on several markets and
many piles went from SIS to S2a
throughout the belt.
/ Deliveries at the two association
warehouses in Danville approXimat-
! ed 100000 pounds. South Boston
received we'll over 100000 pounds
from the organized growers Of Hal
flax county: Chase City, $4,000;
Kenbridge. .6e,00o; brakes Branch.
! Sc. .eee ee:-chatham $4,000: and un-
expectedly large deliveries at all
| Virginia points reporting:
| The old belt of North Carolina
also. passed all expectations, at
Madison with 100000 pounds re-
ported on the floors, IL wagons
! we're waiting at sundown to unload
tobacco. Elkin reported deliveries
| of 2oO,e pounds, Greensboro,
| 100 900. Pilot Mountain. $4,000,
Statesville, $4,000, Walnut Cove,
! 75. 900 and Mt. Airy, 10000.
At South Boston and Danvllle
scores of new members joined the
mark etins association and several
hundred new marketing contracts
were signed in the two states as a
! result of the associations first days
marketing.
The grading. sorting and handl-
] ing of the tobacco by veteran grad
crs and warehousemen just return
ed from the operation Of the To-
bacco Growers Cooperative asso-
citation markets in South Carolina
thoroughly pleased the growers
who crowded about Richard r. Pat
terson. general manager, and \. r.
Breedlove, assistant general man
ager of the leaf department at
Danville, South Boston. and Chat
ham, where they supervised the
first days opening.
The best tobacco since 1915.
was Mr.. Pattersons comment on
the first deliveries to the assocIa
ton on the Virginia markets which
he visited today.
Many averages of from s15 to
SIS and many piles running from
SO 70 SIG on the first conservative
cash advances by the association
indicated the splendid quality OF
tobacco received by the coopera-
tive.
I've often received lower prices
for better tobacco was frequent
expression OF the growers on the
cooperative floors today when re-
ferl-ing TO the first cash advances
which they received with their par
ticipation receipts. Local banks
throughout Virginia and North Car
Dina are loaning money today up
! on the security Of these participa-
ton receipts in addition to the tirst
cash advances which proved so sat
isfactory.