Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-08-02
Late Leaf Season Curtai)ing
Sale; Quality Crops Bring 500

lions OF its usual cnviablc record
by compiling an absolutely ac-
curatc average for the day of
$54.32 per one hundred while 1i2,
pounds were auctionrd off for
Il total of S77.223.11S. Even this
inc average is not truly repre-
sentative Of the high price that
is being paid for the bright leaf
this season.
A great deal OF the tobacco on
the floors Tuesday was of the
poorer grade and did not merit
top prices. All the leaf that was
good brought SOS and 500 per
hundred pounds. Except for the
poorer grades, the average might
we'll have been high in the COS.
About the only fault that were
houscmcn. buyers and other to
bacconiStS were finding this week
was the scarcity OF tobacco.
While the opening day sales was
far from being A full ono, things
really were slim "Wednesday
when only 10000 pounds were
sold. The sale ended in all houses
Wednesday morning at HOO.
However, no one was particular
~ pcrturbcd at this scarcity,
primarily because il was expect
cd bv one and all. The late crop
was evident, and il is expected
that not much tobacco will be on
the local floors until carly next
week.
Tho Wednesday sale, although
light in amount OF tobacco sold.
brought even a higher average
than opening day with the days
record showing slightly moro
than $500 per hundred. Good
grade leaf continued to bring S69
and buyers were anxious TO buy
all they could at that price.
All markets Oh the Border Belt
recorded higher prices grade Tor
grade on opening day this year
than were recorded in 1919. inc
quality of offerings, however
was tower and the volumnc was
much lighter throughout inc
belt. ,a
According to the United States
and North Carolina Departments
of Agriculture, most gains were
from $500 to $1,000 per hundred;
However, the increases ranged
from S4,25 for best this nonde
script to $1,000 for low orange
,r,us Estimates of the general
average on morning sales from
several markets ranged from
$500 to $4,000 per hundred: EN'
IRENE prices reported for indlvld
nal lots were from $500 for poor
est nondcscript to $4,000 Tor
choice lemon cutters. Practical
TOP was $4,000 per hundred.
The general quality was no.
as good as last year because OF
loss cutters and more pruning.
and nondcscript. Very few lea,
GRADES were offered. Pr'ncipa'
na,kctings were fair TO fine Jugs
low and fair prinilngs ana l"''
cutters. r,oor..
practically all warehouse floors
were expected to be cleared WILL
in thcir allotted time. Some re-
no,trd not enough tobacco or
rand for a full days sale. Ligh,
sales arc expected for the hcH'
several days due to the la'GiieS.
Of the crop. Growers are BUSY
harvesting and do not have lheli
tobacco ready for marketing
oMMon- 0 foCdo ,,,
estimated receipts of the rue
cured Tobacco Cooperative S'ap
iIization Corporation, under inc
government loan program rang
ID from / per cent to 10 per CEN
an somc markets. This was co'i
sidcrably less than was delivered
on opening day last year.
Warchouscmcn and other 10.
bacco personnel in Tahor Ivy
this week urged farmers 10 pl'ns
thcir tobacco in just as soon d.
possible and to take adVdh."?
# the excellent price that II l.
bringing. .n;,. u,col<
farmers selling nero tins "ceh
| expressed themselves as o' ,ho
~, ,ycontionally pleased with me
n,icn their tobacco was brIns'"s'
and many have been aole :,
out tobacco on the floor 'o' DIV
''d Earncrs have also been rccclV
inc the tickets given TO 'h''"
hv the warchouscmcn when I'll.
ti IL them to chance at t.s
s15o0 in gifts that the mrrcil ,
pseociation has donated. All 'hese
offs will be given away ~
Gamers on September b. ii'eS,
nir,s are lust that; there's no
ohligation to anyone. All farmers
have TO do is simply Scll some
tobacco on the Tabor cry ma.
kct. The quantity sold isn't taken
( into account. ,.
The Merchants Association aiSo
this week asked all farmers VINO
wore Interested in keeping up
with the Tabor City market TO
tune in each morning OF the
week at $50 except Sunday 70
station WENC in Whitcvllle tc
get the latest figures and facts
on the market. Thisc figures arc
accurate, up to date and given
officially by the sales supervisor.