The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-20
Tobacco Market Closes For Holidays;
50 Per Cent OF Crop Has Been Sold
100000 Pounds
AuctiOned During
Third Heavy Week

~ AAAAu AAN0V VANA
A third consecutive week Of
heavy marketing was experienced
on the Farmville Tobacco Market
during the four days of auctions
ending Thursday. About 100000
pounds were sold.
AS the markets three ware
houses suspended operations until
the after-holiday reopening Mon
day, Jan. s. the auctions had
reached toward the halfway point
in poundage expected here for the
season.
The results bore out pre-auction
predictions that wers would
market heavily this season during
the first three weeks.
Quality Declines
Sales figures were not available
at Herald press time. but the
average for the week is expected
to fall slightly from the S39 sc aver
age established last week when
586, 9l4 pounds went under auction.
This week the warehouse floors
had an increase in mixed, green
and nondescript BIZ skets which
graded lower than in the previous
two weeks. The medium grades
predominated this week. although
occasional sales of Sos and $40 for
top quality leaf again we're made.
The week was without a SIS sale.
\ however. that top having been
reached during the auctions last
week
Crop Described
In the three weeks, opinion on
4 the 1857 crop has been established
\ firmly. BY far the largest percent
age Of the crop was hard hit by
the drought. attaining neither the
length nor width for top prices.
The medium grades predominant.
but heavy part of the crop was
harvested green when the dryness
kept the crop from maturing within
normal time. This condition of the
harvested crop left a big question
mark on how to cure the leaves,
too. Improper curing has had its
effect on lower prices in the first
three weeks.
There has been a steady demand
for the choice quality tobacco, how
ever, with the demand for first
quality brown and red leaf being
strongest of all.
The medium and lower grades
have sold in the big majority of
auctions at 81 above the peg price.
That a favorable spread exists,
however. for the top quality plies
can be seen from these figures
taken at the warehouses Thursday.
Peg price listed first.
BIZ S56-s60. B2F S49-S53: B3F
s46-S52 and s43-s4s: BOD s49-s53;
B4F IA length S39-$5l and $39-
$50; C2F s55-S60 and CAT s39-S4S
and s37-4S.
Top Sales Listed
LugS had good spread. too,
better quality leaf bringing a
spread of from SIS to So.
Some top sales reported this week
were:
Roy 81. John. Charlotte c. HI.
326 pounds for s20l.lS from s3l to
$40 averaging $6l: L. M. Carwile
and J. H. Puryear. Gladys, 1876
pounds for s4l4.8O from S37 to $40
averaging $685..
j. 5. Parsons and Son. Cullen,
1854 pounds for S485. "a from s37 to
S68 averaging S56l7: j. B. Drink
ard and Son. Appomattox. 1926
pounds for s945.44 from $48 to $62
averaging S5S.15.
Mrs. W. R. Spencer and Clarence
Swan. Dillwyn. ITO pounds for
S557.94 from S28 to $50 averaging
$50; W. H. and F. D. Jennings and
william Ledbetter. Madisonville,
l73 pounds for 1858 38 from $50 to
$50 averaging S54.9S.
Ben Marshall and j. II. Garrison.
Pamplin. 1912 pounds for S575. 70
from $50 to sos averaging $3.50:
w D. Ferguson. Appomattox. 1856
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