Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-11
80 Million
Pounds Goal
Is Program
Sterilization Plan
Will Be Launched;
Same Sales Units

Despite delay of fun week in its
opening da:c, and consequent loss
age of u considerable Quantity of
tobacco To markets i'll other belts,
HendcrSon's 79-ycar-old 10 bacco
market is ready for Il bang-up OPEN
ing next Monday, September Is. and
will attempt TO sell S0,O0O,0OO pounds
curing the ScaSCn, the highest
amount amount III the history of the
market.
Generally speaking, Vance county
and adjacent counties in north cen
trail North Carolina and Virginia
have produced the largest crop i'm
history, ana al current prices stand
To get the highest financial return
ever paid out.
Vance county alone. according To
agricultural officials. will produce
approximately l5.0UO,000 pounds of
leaf, as compared with between r.
uOO,O0O and l3.0GO.OOO pounds pro-
duced last year. With such a huge
crop III prospect. HcndcrSon's tobac-
co market, certainly located and Of
ferlng superior services 20 growers.
is IN position TO have its best sea-
son in history.
with two full sets of buyers schc-
duled To be on hand this season.
henderson six large, well-lightcd
warehouses are capable of selling
more than 100000 pounds daily, pro-
wang the buying companies can
handle such tremendous volume
IN redrylng and processing plants.
The SIX warehouses have a total.
combined floor space of more than
10000 square feet.
Capacity Sales.
Regulations set early this year for
the operation of the various flue-
cured tobacco markets, provide Hen
dcrSon with 10 full hours of sellE
Time daily, the second highest of any
market in the Middle Belt. This sell
ing time will allow four full sales
daily on the Henderson market.
flanS have been made for we/.s
10 handle capacity sales during the
first few weeks of the season, ac
cording to Bloys W. Britt. super
visor of sales on the Henderson mar
kct. After the first few weeks of the
season. sales are expected TO settle
down TO nOrma!cy, although they
are expected TO DC heavy through
out the li-WcckS season. AS i'm past
years, the two full sets of buyers.
representing all major buying COM
panieS and many small, indcpcnd-
cnt ones, will remain on hand until
the season officially closes, thus as
Surlng growers of continued COM
petI,lvc bidding on their crop until
the huge crop has been sold.
Under plans already dcveloped.
henderSon'S market will be one of
the most efficiently operated i'm the
ing service will function AGAIN on
the Henderson market. thus assrr-
ing growers of expert judging of the
minimum worth of every pile Offer
cd for sale on the warehouse floors.
To assure prompt ending Of sales
and subsequent prompt start of the
next sale, the Federal grading scrv-
ice also Will serve i'll the matter of
counting the number of piles allow
ed each sale. which is 1000 piles
for each set of buyers.
Stabi,izins Service.
In addition to the Federal grad
ing service, Henderson warehouse
men plan TO pay close attention To
the operation of the Flue-Cured
Sterilization Corporations STABILIZE
ing program TO be instituted on tho
Henderson market this year. Under
this program. floor" price will
be established on every grade. with
the exception of those which are
wet or badly damaged. and growers
may place their lots of tobacco with
the Sterilization Corporation if the
lots do not bring the price specified
as a floor. This program. according
to Fred 5. Register. president of the
Bright Belt Warehouse Association.
guarantees parity prices for every
lot Of tobacco sold and should prove
highly beneficial 10 growers.
City Backs Market.
AS usual, all business and profess
sional interests in Henderson will
present u united front this year i'm
an effort To boost sales on the city's
tobacco market. Realizing the ire
mcndouS service the tobacco mar
kcts provide 10 farmers in Hcndcr-
sons trading area. merchants and
business men alike have gone TO
every means available TO assure
growers 81 welcome when they come
to Henderson.
Recently, S4,850 fund was raised
in the city TO help promote Hender-
son as a tobacco market ana as a
trading ccntcx Plans are TO keep
farmers fully informed as TO price