The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-30
10BACC0 SALES
EXTREMELY Low

..,,, CON. Aug. 30 Up Elk
..,,elv light sales continued on
' Torn North Carolina new bright
s' =. +obacco markets today, with
''a ..+ Grades steady at prices es-
p' ,,;.bed on opening day yester-
w., +bp War Food Administration
IVY so,ne fair and low quality leaf
w. -, showed slight increases of
sl' ,snt a pound over Mondays
=, b,,t low quality orange prim-
''l' and thin nondescript grades
ins. dow DOWN from two to three cents
4 E 20a'l ouality of the offerings was
l .1tlv lower as proportionally
'llSl'- Common to fair leaf was auc-
l.rsd and co.respondingly les S
, ,!;n o,,aljty Tugs and cutters, WA
's ~ y The bulk of sales consisted
s ! 1ow to good quality tobacco, with
h9 II otterings predominating.
W ofierings, the lightest on opening
~, vim in many years, were even less
No. +ssp Yesterday on most markets:
T ,pss the largest bright l e a +
S. arGet in the world, reported it
n.I ,s- but 140,74S pounds to-
i :r. The Wilson average was set
a 10 "a NJ cents a pound, an increase
!. =, f Nne cent over yesterday.
Cross a, sales for opening day
.. o to 3,2O7, 1902 pounds at an
' a~ of 1888 per hundred
,omoared with an average Of 1894
.r ooening day last year, when
s;sl. IA pounds were marketed, An
NpA ceiling price of 43 IL cents
no,,nd has been set on the 1914
rreu. COMPARED with Al cent cell
Il, established last year.
Il WA said sales probably would
,ontinue extremely light for at
hast three weeks while growers
inish harvesting the leaf and other
rnps. A general drought during
Fsp early growing season retarded
Ne crop at least two weeks, while
labor shortage, lack of curing
harm space and rapid maturity of
he crop after general rains in July
md August prevented preparation
the crop for market.
Average prices on a limited num-
Der Of rep. sentative U. S. grades
Empared with yesterday follow:
Leaf: Fair lemon, $500, LOO; low
snon, $500, up 100; fair orange,
500, unchanged; low orange. 44.0O
p LOO
Cutters: fair lemon, 47.00, I'M
hanged: low lemon, 1890, I'M
hanged
Lugs: choice lemon, $500; good
Enon, $500; fair lemon, 400; low
Enon, 1900; fine orange, $500;
bod orange, 400; fair orange,
BOO, low orange, 41.00, all I'M
banged from yesterday.
Primings: low range, $500,
pWn 200; and best thin monde
Eript $500 down 800.
Meanwhile, VIA reported that
: birth and South Carolina markets
bmprising the border belt h a d
h S2,5l2,746 pounds through yes
(rday at an average of $43.53,
be half a cent less than the
Fling average. Of the total, South
arolina sold 1896, 346 pounds at
S46 average, and North Caro-
pa 37676,40O pounds at an aver
Ee Of 1880.
lerings yesterday totaled 7,721.
pounds at an average of 1898,
tn South Carolina selling 1885,
pounds at 1894 average and
PFth Carolina 3,9S5,566 pounds at
average Of 44.02.
Market sales in the eastern belt
Day included:
Nllson-l4O,748 pounds for $780,
F's' an average of 1902. The
any was considerably off from |
enng day sales, but the aver
was a cent a pound better.
ffehouse floors were cleared be.
Fe noon.
fo0ersonville-Sales totaled o.
pounds for S10117.4S, an aver
E Of 4493.
aaoskle = The market had the
laLest sale ever recorded on the
0ske market, C. w. Highes,
Us supervisor, said. Total pound
IS s0ld was 1874 pounds for 3d.
no. an average of 43.77. Offer
were Of fair quality.
1leenvllle - Sales on all ware
ses were completed before noon
y a. me days average approx
Jung $4,000, sales supervisor R.
ma asAkln said. Mondays sales
' so loS,2lO pounds, which sold
,slOs'O50'4l, an average of 1921.
I NH Sales totaled 1899, $50
4 ,a >, loT $685. )3.41, an average
s-'ol cents pound, compared
y second days sale of more
VI l'OOooO0 pounds last year.