The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-01
MORE ABOUT
TOBACCO

MORE ABOUT
TOBACCO
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some sections which Is reported
to have caused a second growth
on this years crop, resulting in
slow ripening. Very little damage
resulted from heavy rains. how
ever, the markets report, as the
quality, generally is far superior
to that Of last year.
Fairmont Prospects
Fairmont, the Belts largest
market which sold a total of $685.
900 pounds last opening day, ex-
poets that by sales hour at $3.50
this morning, its II floors will be
loaded with possibly 900. 600
pounds.
The huge market with about 10
and one quarter acres floor space
expects to sell over go, 600, 900
pounds at an average well above
so cents per pound, Charles B.
Stafford, supervisor of sales, said.
Farmers in the belt will average
1,500 pounds per acre, better than
last years by about 80 pounds.
Stafford said that farmers have
been induced to grade their tobac-
co better, removing all strings
and foreign matter, and to tic
it into hands of about 20 average
sized leaves to the bundle.
Room Left
The sun was shining in Fairmon1
late yesterday afternoon after &
heavy rainfall for the majority o.
the afternoon, and the market ex
pected a brisk business Throughout
the night. At dusk Stafford report
ed the market still had plenty o.
room for any expected tobacco.
Radio Broadcast
Raleigh radio station WPTF i!
sending a staff of technicians tt
broadcast the days sales, Stafford
said last night, and the broadcas
will begin at $50 when sales open
Operating the markets II ware
houses this year are C. A. Blanken
ship, Joseph w. and John M. Holli
day, Chambers-Reaves company
M. C. Marlborough. A.. E. Garrett
F. P. Joyce, A. A. Fowler, Joe
Pell. F. P. Davis, Harry Mitchell
L. w. Gregory, Noel Tuck, George
Register, Allie Best. Ernest Frye
P. R. Floyd, H. D. Harris ane
Paul Wilson.
In Whiteville all was in readiness
with about 800, 900 pounds on tn
floors of it's six warehouses, ant
plenty Of DOR for anticipated ar
rival of the weed, Walter Para
more, supervisor of sales said.
Farmers in this area have gath
cred about 80 per cent of theil
1916 crop, with about two NOR
weeks of gathering. Rain, which
Paramore said has been abundant
has not caused heavy damage, ant
the planters we're expected to &c
out with not over a 10 per cent los
from bad weather.
The markets located in the count.
seat OF Columbus, will have three
sets of buyers, and Is hours selling
time each day. This is about 4
per cent more selling time thar
the market had last year.
Operators of Whiteville's ware
! houses are A. H. Moore, L. R
Jackson, Jack Neal, Dial Gray
M. o. Nelson, Sr., and M. O. Mel
son, Jr., John Nelson, Blair Motley
Latane Motley, TONNES Lea, Louie
Love, Gather and Raymond
Crutchfield.
Lugs and low leaf with no tip;
was the menu for the buyers ant
auctioneers. Weather continued
its Indictments state at nightfall, bu
officials look forward to Well-fillet
floors.
Tabor City, located on the Dor
der of North and South Carolina
which sold a record Of 10, 900, 00'
pounds last year expects to bea
that this season with sale of a
least II, 1000, 900 pounds.
The quality of the leaf this yea
is very good" Willard G.. Col.
supervisor of market sales, said
He described this years crop a
probably the highest quality ant
the largest quantity, and, although
r a n persisted intermittent.
throughout the day, the marke
looked for brisk activity last nigh
to fill the towns four warehouses
The warehouses are operate
this year by B.. A. Garrell, r. c
Coleman, and J. W. Peay.
The market will have the serv
ices of n set of buyers thi!
year to sell the large crop, which
is reported to have suffered abou
a 10 per cent loss from bad weather
conditions.
Although rain has fallen almos
continuously since Tuesday, thu
Lumberton market has everything
in readiness for the grand open
ing of its IL big warehouses today
R. c. Rankin, supervisor Of sales
said last night. The market ex
poets over 700, 900 pounds.
Affair to good' quality of 4eaf i:
expected to be marketed thi'
morning along with Tugs, the low
est grade Of tobacco. There ha!
been no damage to the local croI