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Danville tobacco market 1919 recap and 1920 outlook
A detailed retrospective on the seven month Danville tobacco season notes record sales of over thirty million pounds valued at about sixteen and a half million dollars. It praises basket handling, confirms high prices led by major buyers, and warns of higher 1920 costs due to labor shortages and wage rises. It also discusses foreign demand, exchange impacts, and cautions on acreage and profitability for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Foseley
Mullins Enterprise
Danville To Association
E. Foseley
J. Pena‘herton. Peen
Tobacco Industry
Dansville
Danville
England
Holland
Orient
Japan
China