Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-08-25
Farmers
Are Pleased
With Prices
Quality of Offerings
Slightly Below Expec-
tations; Ora de for
Grade, p rices Are
Much Higher Than
Those of Last Year.

(bt ne Associated l'rcSS)
The | markets of the eastern
North Carolina fluc cured TO-
bacco belt paid an average oi
from - To 10 cents Il pound to-
day for offerings that were not
quite equal in quality to those
sold on thc Georgia-FlOrida and
Border Belts.
Better grades, particularly
Tugs, grew more steady as sales
progressed and at Grccnvillc. for
instance. the top rose from an
early Is cent figure to 80 cents.
A quantity Of nondeScript weed,
much Of which farmers would
have discarded i'm normal times.
Went on sale. 1t brought Il few
cents Il pound but, of course,
pulled down the averages.
SOME markets saw price de-
CrCaScS. II is not unusual for bet
Ter and best quality TO he offered
first. But grade for grade, prices
were from 8 to IL cents higher
than last year and farmers were
juhillnt over their income. high
est since 1919. There were no
reports Of rejected prices.
Prices roughly ranged from
10 cents to &c cents or ~ cents
pound. At TarbOrO, for in
stance, lugS brought about 46
cents While year ago they
brought SO cents.
f!!s' reports were:
Tay2oru-l7.O00 pounds. bringing
from 10 - Ii cents, average about
80 cents. Quality was not up 10 last
Eedr, but prices were consistently
higher Farmers were highly pleased.
About $4,000 pounds were on the
floors
Goid>boro-Thc first 25 or 30
piles ayCragcd about 40 cents, with
general range Of from 40 10 43
rent, Tor the bulk. Supervisor Jim
Mu,g.aEc said the quality was not as
good Us expected. The wide range
was from 1925 to IS. The floors hclY
IRON 100000 TO 100000 pounds.
Rocky Mount-The first 100 piles
aa'"rHgcd about 1885. with some Of
'erin~s bringing from 48 10 50 cents
pound. Supervisor f. G.. Johns
ION. Jr.. said growers were happy
over prices. About 100000 pounds
W"r" on the floors.
Ah'>kic-With 275.OOO pounds
teady Tor sale. the range was from :
/" - cents, with 80 to As the popu-
lar range. The quality was fair.
NiI.pn-Thc first six rows aver
aged approximately 3635. with u
''hec Of from I TO so cents. Grades
WEI" lair and lots of tips were
oi"rcd. Medium and low grades
were much higher than last year
1i" better grades little higher.
Ho'u' 100000 pounds were on the
N'i'@t"n-Thc opening average was
""ol' 36 10 81 cents and quality
mDcoium. The opening average last
sV'' was 1912. About 100000
pounds were ready for sale.
'iIiamstOn-Thc first 1862
p,IrdS brought an official average
ii, ~ NNuIufn uluIly ranged III
,n hlGh 30's. 10 or IL cents above
s .ofi Quality was off for most of the
'oV.oDO pounds.
"'cnvillc-Thc average of first
s'"S IN three of the five warehouses
M", -. Supervisor II. G. Rankin
u Inc range was from 6 10 40
tM'" with good smoking tobacco
JJ.hglng from 35 to 40 cents. Non
@,ip' offerings dropped as low As
y, wore than l,75O,OO0 pounds we're
Oh III" floors.
"'Shlngton-Priccs ranged from
y, !" % cents. with an average Of
H., , 81 cents. Quality of moSt Of
Wv @onOO0 pounds for sale was fair.
omi'hficld-Thc first hour Of sales
S cav an average Of about 40 cents.
n""ry'Sor G.. Willie Lee said. Tho
"rHc' had more than u million
f.uhoS on the floors. mostly Tugs
c.n. .lrS' curings but about 80 pcr
f.a row quality tips. Prices ranged
as " a." cents paid for trashy leaf 10
p or better quality Tugs.
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