The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-09
GEORGIA TOBACCO
PRICES AVERAGE
Is TO 20 CENTS
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develop as frequently as on tn,
1899 opening day. Virtually al
markets reported substantial guam
titles of leaf still awaiting sal,
when auctioneers quit work thiI
afternoon.
Less inferior tobacco appeared OF
the floors. Some minimum bids wer,
as low as four cents, but mostly
the lowest prices reported toda,
were several cents higher than il
the same markets in 1889.
One-Sixth OF Crop
Approximately one-sixth of tn,
nations production will be sold il
the Is Georgia market towns ant
the two Florida centers, spreadins
between SIS 900 900 and $40, DOC, O0(
among tens of thousands of pro.
ducers, including a few in eastern
Alabama.
Buyers for the foreign trad,
were taking the same type tobac.
CO., with the federal plan aiming
at having stocks available whe1
present reserve stocks in foreign
countries are used up and trade
channels are reopened. 1t wa.
pointed out that Great Britain ha,
in stoc enough tobacco for anothe:
year. However, it was hoped pur
chases would be made from to
bacco under option and stored j,
this country.
Market reports included:
Baxley: Total sales 216,0 900 pounds
for an average of 1850, compared
with last years Is cents. The grade
was mostly common, top price was
% cents, the lowest 6 and about
500, 900 pounds remained unsold.
Hahira: Sales Manager w r.. Salt.
er reported 100000 pounds sold al
a 20-cent average, compared with
1878. Bidding ranging between
and 20. The grade was mostly poor
and medium, with about $50, O0O
pounds unsold.
B~lackshear: Sales Supervisor Kirk
Sutlive announced $50, 900 pounds
sold for an 1880 average, compared
with Is. The grade was mostly fair,
the range between 6 and 28 and
there was about 500, 900 pounds left
over.
Vldalia: Warehouseman Will
Brown listed total sales of 600, 0OO
pounds, the average at 20 cents com
pared with 1895 1850, and bidding
ranging between 5 and 80 cents. The
grade was mostly good, and about
500, 600 pounds was left over.
Waycross: The Journal-Herald re-
ported sales approximately $50, OOO
pounds for a 19-cent average, com
pared with IS last opening day. The
top price here was 80, the low 4, the
grade mostly Tugs. About 500, OOC
vas left over.
Hazlehurst: Warehouseman w. L.
House said sales reached 210,0 OO
pounds, averaging 10 cents, com
pared with Is a year ago. The grade
was mostly good, top price "a and
low 4. Some 800, 900 pounds re-
manned unsold.
~tSatesboro: Unofficial figures put
sales here at 300, 900 pounds, the av.
erage at 1880 with the lowest price
reported as 1880. The top was 80.
Warehouseman H. P. Foxhall sale
there was less rush here than in
1889, with plenty of floor space al
though some 600, 900 pounds re-
manned unsold.
Triton: Editor Robert Herring oil
the Triton Gazette reported an 8 tt
30 cent range here, with prices
mostly around 20 cents.
Douglas: Common and low grades
appeared to be selling better than the
high quality leaf, with the range be-
tween 20 and 8 cents.
Meter: Imperial buyers toxic only
a small part of today's selection Of
300, 900 pounds, at 18-cent average
This compared with 1920. There
were some sales at II and some ct 20
Abel: The market here appeared
to strengthen in the afternoon, lead
ing to unofficial estimates of an IS
cent average, compared with 1885,
opening average Of rs. Sales were
$50, 900 pounds.
Valdosta: Unofficial estimates put
the average here at 1880, compared
with 1924 for the previous opening
day.