The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-24
Unofficial Compilations Indi-
cate Prices Are Maintain
ing 20-Cent Average
(By the Associated Press

~
ened yesterday on many OF the
16 North Carolina-South Carolina
border-belt tobacco markets.
Crowded floors of several ware
houses we're cleared as the first
week of the auctions ended, and
heavy offerings generally were ex-
pected next week.
Observers at many of the mar
kets said considerable inferior leaf
was offered during the week and
that this tended to lower average
prices. But unofficial compilations
indicated that prices were aver
aging 20 cents a pound or better
around four to six cents better
than last seasons average.
tt ere were few reports of turned
tags, a gesture indicating d%issatis-
faction with prices.
Reports by markets included:
TABOR CITY-On the closing
day of the first week of sales,
the Tabor City market cleared
2O7, $50 pounds of tobacco at an
average price of 1898 cents per
pound.
Total money released was $41,-
450.41.
Prices ranged from 5 to 80 cents
per pound and many farmers
made much higher individual aver
ages.
Experts here predicted last night
the high prices will continue to
hold.
CLARKTON-This market S o d
100, 704 in the only warehouse COM
pleting a sale and an estimated
225, 900 pounds we're sold on the
market. The price average was
1875 cents, according to E. c..
Clark, sales supervisor.
(. Yesterdays average vas h e d
down somewhat by large amounts
of low grade tobaccos presented
for sale.
Farmers were described as
happy about the whole thing"
and many individual producers
made averages as high as % or
more cents.
CHADBOURN - About 236, $50
pounds of tobacco were sold here
yesterday and prices averaged
1909 cents. Total money released
amounted to $42, 1882.
The Chadbourn market, with
yesterdays sales, passed over the
million mark for the week.
The range yesterday was 6 to
"a cents per pound and large
amounts of common grade to-
baccos Yer offered for sale. In
dividual farmers made higher than
the average prices.
WHITEVILLE-Prices on h i S
market continued to hold steady
yesterday as the tobacco season
went through it's fourth and last
sales day of the week and an aver
age of 1913 cents was set up.
A total of $50, $50 pounds were
sold yesterday and prices ranged
as high as 81 cents per pound.
However, common grades pre-
dominated in piles and pounds.
Very little damaged grades ap-
peared on the floor and farmers,
taking into account the poor
quality, we're satisfied with t h e
prices.
According to M. S. Smith, sales
supervisor, better qualities will be
brought in as tn season continues
and prices will probably continue
to advance.
Three warehouses cleared yes
terday. 3
FAIRMONT.-A total of S95. 66G
pounds were sold here today in what
Sales Supervisor c. B. Stafford de-
scrlbed as "our best sale yet"
Prices averaged 1912 cents with
many farmers making higher aver
ages.
Total money released amounted
to $173, 92O.3O.
Large amounts of poor QUALITY
tobacco showed up on warehouse
floors yesterday, and farmers, con-
sidering this, were satisfied with
prices received.
Stafford said although large
amounts of weed are being cleared,
there is still room for more offer
ings in the warehouses here.
MULLINS, S. C.-Around 800. 600
pounds sold yesterday for an esti-
mated average of s2O.5O a hundred.
Floors of the IL warehouses We're
for Mondays sales.
DILLON, S. C.-Warehouse floors
were cleared for the first time since
he auctions began last Tuesday.
Much of yesterdays offering was of
oW-grade, but prices held firm.
PAMPL1CO, S. &c. B. Lane.
sales supervisor, said It's, 900 pounds
we're sold Thursday and that prices
yesterday continued good. The
highest pile yesterday brought 81
cents a pound.
KINGSTREE, S. C.-More than
100000 pounds sold at an average
estlmated as above $40" a hundred.
Approximately 1000, 900 pounds were
sold during the week at a $2O-a-hun.
1red average.
LAKE CITY, S. C.-Prices firm.
angling from 4 to 35 cents a pound.
yesterdays sales were estimated bv
sales Supervisor M. S. Fowler at
10000 pounds, with more than 400.
'oO pounds still on warehouse floors.
DARLINGTON, S. C.-Yesterdav's