Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-08-28
TOBACCO SALES
CONTINUE FOR
ANOTHER WEEK
Georgia Markets Close September S.;
Planters Urged to Market Balance
of Crop Next Week

Following the rule of the tobacco
markets, Georgia's market will close
next week, September 5th, when the
buyers for the various export and do
nestle manufacturers of leaf tobacco,
will go to North Carolina where the
markets open on September End:
1t is thought that good deal Of
this years crop will not be sold on
the open market, as the time is too
limited, the crop in Georgia exceeding
the expectations of planters and buy
ers, the latter especially having under
sestimated the tonnage, hence the short
season allowed for their purchase in
Georgia.
The local market continues to keep
up with the best i'll the State in point
of prices for good tobacco and lower
grades find equally as good market
here as elsewhere. 1t is now generally
understood by prospective planters OF
the weed that it paws enormously to
grow and cure good tobacco, which
experts say can be done with the same
expense and labor as the poorer grades.
Efforts will be made by our people
to work for quality first and only Tor
quantity when that can be done with
out injury to quality.
Carolinians Visit Local Market
Sponsored by the Georgia Associa-
ton. whose representative Mr.. w. N.
Ferguson accompanied the party from
North Carolina Messrs Ashley Hag-
wood, L G Faulkner, I E Jacobs, ar
Wis lanes. and E C Massey of Zebu--
Ion. N. c., arrived here Tuesday and
spent Wednesday and today looking
into the local conditions and visiting
the local market and several OF our
prominent farmers, with the view OF
locating in the county to grow TOBACCO
which they know can be done. profl-
tably and with greater certainty OF
sure returns than any other OF the
money crops usually grown IN this sec
ton. Messrs Crocker and Skies OF the
Atlanta Trust Co.. who operate a
number of farms in this section with
former Carolinians generously asslsted
in getting this party ACQUAINTED WITH
local facts and cooperated with mem
bers of the Chamber Of Commerce IN
assisting them in getting the desired
information. with a view OF locating
Itthem satisfactorily. No definite decl-
Sions have been announced as to results
Of the visits of these desirable people.
but it is expected that all OF them
will be located in Ben Hill County
with several more families, for whom
some of the party are commissioned
to act.
Today's Sales
Fifty thousand pounds were sold on
todays market at an average price OF
5000. The Chamber of Commerce
prize went to J. R. Hennings OF Am
brose, Ga.
Sales Since Last Issue
Friday, Aug. 22-5O,OOO lbs. at ~
an average price of ----------$Ao,oo
Monday, Aug. 25-30,000 lbs. at
an average price of --------$2/.oO
Tuesday, Aug. 100000 lbs. at
an average price of --------$2o.OO
Wednesday, Aug. 27-32,OO0 lbs.
at average price of ---7----Szo.oo
Thursday, Aug. 28-50,0OO lbs: at
an average price of ---------- $Zo: w
The following have received the $lo
gold premiums paid by the Chamber
OF Commerce for the 200 pounds best
tobacco sold each day during the sea-
Wednesday, Aug. g. Mrs. Frank
Meeks, Nichols.
Thursday, Aug. = M. E. Num-
Fitzgerald. MI
Friday, Aug. 8-Milton Cole, Mich
OILS.
Monday, Aug. lie. L. Rigsby of
Ambrose.
Tuesday, Aug. 12-Alex Meeks, Ba-
e5n County.
Wednesday, Aug. 49,. F. Meeks,
Thursday, Aug 14-Mrs. c. A. Roy
Friday, Aug. 15-Hill and Douglas
Monday, Aug. 1s-W. D. Turner
Ambrose. ,r.,, o
tuesday, Aug. 19-Hill and Doug
las, Nichols. ~, &c
Wednesday, Aug. 2o-E. S Lilies OF
Thursday, Aug. 21-J. N. Johnson
Rockingham. 49,
Friday, Aug. 22-E. S. Lilies, Am
brose. WY T,,-
tuesday. Aug. 26-Victor Deem &
Rigdon, Alma. p.o,
Wednesday, Aug. N-R P. Brown
Thursday, Aug. 28-J. R. Hennlngs'
Ambrose, Ga.