Durham Tobacco Association Urges Planters to Sell 14,005,000 Pounds
The Durham Tobacco Association appeals to planters to bring 14,005,000 pounds of leaf tobacco to Durham warehouses, promising high prices and a home market. It claims Durham built North Carolina’s tobacco reputation and offers strong sales and ready cash, opposing trusts and stressing local dominance.
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Durham Tobacco Association
North Carolina
Darhaw
Durham
Virginia
Ana
North Carolina Tobacco
Dukes and Blackwell Concern
Bacco
Mesars
Duke
Leaf Tobacco Use In Durham Factories This Year
Reporting on Durham tobacco production, estimates show a total leaf use of 4,005,000 pounds across factories. The piece argues the figure would supply nearly half a pound per person in the U S and notes the market would require more next year. It also advocates financing the Baptist Female College in Durham as a public stake for local education and societal improvement.
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United States
North Carolina
Durham
Baptist Female College
Baptist of
Baptists
F. C. Geer
Durham Tobacco Market Leaders Deny Lower Prices Plan
Durham warehousemen Parrish Lockhart and Pope defend buying cutters on warehouse floors to benefit farmers. They reject a cigarette trust and pledge to pay farmers top prices, asserting Durham market growth and local investment will rise as buyers concentrate on direct farm purchases.
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Durham
Essks
W. Duke
Law of Supply
Duke, Sons & CO
Cigasrette Trust
Durham Tobacco Mar
E. J. Parkin
Parrish’s
Joun
Locknan
E. J. Parrish
Leehhy
W. Duxe
Soxs & Co
Geo. W. Watts
Sec'y
Treas
J. Lockhart
J. W. Pope
Durham Merchants Report Strong Trade Growth and Local Snuff Brand
The Durham mercantile column notes a stronger economy than last fall with rising tobacco sales at warehouses and higher prices. Railroads competition and double crop yields boost trade, while local snuff maker Ladies' Choice Scotch Snuff gains popularity from R. F. Morris & Son Manufacturing Co. sales rise for Eureka Durham smoking tobacco.
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Durham
Southland
R. F. Morris & Son Manufacturing Co
North Carolina
W. H. Williard
F. Tomlinson
Eureka Durham
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Durhams
W. Duke, Sons & CO
Noth
Blackwell's Durham Tobacco Factory
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