Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-04
VIRGINIA AND CAROLINA
TOBACCO MARKETS OPEN
Co-Opcrativc Selling Plan
Nics With Old Methods
i'm All Centcrs.
FIRST DAY PROVES COOP ONE
"r"""rs' Association Claims 10000
Hr'nh"rs md LnrEc Majority Of
weed In Old HcIt-Iiusiness L. Dun
vic nnd pctcrnhurR PIensInH.

Especial To The Times Dispatch.l
DANNIILE, VA. Oct. Go
Operative marketing swept the old
bolt with unparalleled enthusiasm
and Success today when we'll over
the million pounds of tobacco were
delivered by members OF the To-
bncco Growers COOPERATIVE Assc-
citation to thirty-thrcc delivery points
in Virginia and North Carolina On
twcnty-four OF the association mar
kcts the entire deliveries from
thirty-four grades were sold 10 lead
Ing manufacturers before the first
hag OF cooperative marketing had
ended In Virginia and Western Caro-
lima. Richard y. Patterson. general
i1anhgcr OF the leaf department OF
The association, announced today that
1,"oV.O"0 pounds had been billed on,
Of Richmond 10 icadlnl; manufacture
crs on October 2. upwards Of 900.
600 pounds y. ID today will be packed
into hoGsh"ads and Slipped from two
""z"n points within foriy-c!yht hours
after the crGanizcd growers of Viz
gina began marketing the new way.
No previous opening OF the big
comparative has brought out the eli.
thusiasm and loyalty OF thousands Of
members. over both The grading and
to!r first cash advances, as today's
OPENING OF the OLD belt
south ii"rt"n Doex We'll.
first advances on piles OF tobacco
ian as nigh as SIG "A hundred on
teN"ral markets. aud many piles vent
from us 10 go throughout the belt.
Deliveries AT tho two association
Warehouses in n,nyilI- approx
mated 100000 pounds South Boston
received well over 10000 pounds
from tn" organized growers OF Halt
Tax County. Chase city. 5000: Ken
bridge. 10000: brakes branch. $4,000:
Chatham. 30, 600. and unexpectedly
large deliveries AT all Virginia po!nts.
The old belt of Eor;h Carolina
also passed all expectations. at Maci-
son with Z0o."oc pounds reported On
tho floors, tprty-onc wagons were
waiting AT sun down L. unload to-
h"ce". :Ikiu reported deliveries OF
:"0ro0 pounds. Greensboro. 100 oG0.
PILOT Mountain. $4,000: Statcsvill..
10000: Walnut cove. 1900. aud NJ,
Airy $1,000 Al south BoS,on and
bahNIll". scores OF now member.
joined Tho marketing association aud
several hundred neg marketing con-
tracts were signed IN tn. two states
as a resul, 81 the association's nrst
day Of marketing
drawers Are Pleased.
III" grading, sorting ana handling
o. IN" tobacco b. veteran praGcrs
aud warchouscmen just returned
from tho operation oi tho Tobacco
Growers 90 Operative Association
markets in south Carolina thorough.
- pleased tho growers who crowded
ahou, Richard Il. Patterson. sencra'
manager. ana \. II. Brcediovc. as
eistant general manager OF the lea.
department. at pauv!llc, South Bos-
Ton and Chatham. where they super
Ns"i tho hrst days opening
The best tobacco since 1915" vas
Mr.. Fat'"rs' ms comment on ,ho fbst
deliveries to ,hc association ON the
Virginia markets which he visited to-
day.
Many averages Of rom sl5 to sis
and many piles running from $40 TO
S2I ON tho A-st conservative cash
advances hy the association Indicate
tn" splendid quality OF tobacco re.
o"!v"d - tho co-opcra,ivc
y" often received lower prices
f"r better tobacco, Was aircqnentcx.
preston ~ tho growers on tho co.
"r"ratiT" floors today when referring
TO tn" first cash advance which they
received with their participation re
"cip'S. Local banks throughout Wiz
sinia ana North Carolina arc loan
ing money today upon tho security
Of tho participation receipts IN ad-
ditiuu - the first cash advances
which proved 50 satisfactory.
Director ~ Warehouses; Il. =. Wat
kNs. with Managers X. Il. Patterson
and y Il BrccdlCv.. vii! visi, other
""-"perativ. markets OF Virginia and
Western North Carolina during the
most two days