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Fow THE PILOT, Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina Friday, August 13, 1937. B. B. Saunders Sells Big Tobacco Warehouse Business in Aberdeen (Continued from page one) ] come to this area and take over his optioned lands to grow tobacco here, j Before long he had established the I basis of the tobacco growing indus try in Moore and Hoke counties and, , in 1918, opened the first tobacco i warehouse in Aberdeen, on the pi'esent '■ site occupied by the Doub Supply! Company. Moves To New House In 1919, Mr. Saunders found his quarters too cramped for the volume ' of business that he was doing and moved to the big brick warehouse that has borne his name from that date until this year, and which he ha's operated continuously, with the ex ception of the year 1932, when he leased it to Dr. Alex McLeod and ^ William Maurer, the latter the fath- i (>r of the William Maurer who will be associated witiji the Covington W’arehouse this season. That year Mr., Saunders went to Fuquay Springs to operate a warehouse there, but returned to Aberdeen the following year. In 1926, Mr. Saunders further ex panded his interests when he set himself up as a grower and ware houseman at Valdosta, Ga.. and there, Big Opening Millions of Pounds of Tobacco Sold on Border Markets at Over 25 Cents Good quality tobacco and high prices greeted the opening of the tobacco markets of the Borde* Belt on Tuesday of this week, with millions of pounds sold, mostly to the leading American manufactur ers. Sales for foreign shipment were few. The prices on opening day aver aged over 25 cent per pound, and kept up on Wednesday. Mullins, South Carolina’s largest market, sold 1,047.140 pounds Tuesday at an average of $27.50. In this state. Fairmont prices averaged S26.89, Lumberton $23.77. Few tickets were turned anywhere, and far mers were well pleased. ders opened a third warehouse at Asheville and it is there and at Val dosta that he will operate in the fu ture. Although Aberdeen will miss Mr. too, his pioneering methods are cred-1 Saunders, it is nost fortunate that ited with being responsible for the i the Aberdeen tobacco ma2-ket is to growth of the tobacco industry. have the line-lup of warehousemen it In 1927, the Saunders family mov- has this year. Both operators are ed to Valdosta and Mr. Saunders trav-: thoroughly familiar with the tobacco elled back and forth between there j gelling game and it is a foregone con- and Aberdeen during the season to i elusion that each house will do all supervise his interests. For the next that is possible to get the farmers two years he continued to grow to- | the highest dollar for their crops, bacco at Ashley Heights with ten- • prospects are that Aberdeen should ant farmers operating his property,, enjoy the best season it has had in but in 1929 he sold his farm and re tained only his V’aldosta growing in terests. Coincidentally with nis return to Aberdeen in 1933, after his year’s ao- sence at Fuquay Springs, Mi. Saun- years. both in quantity and price, and the business men of the town have pledged themselves to lena their full cooperation this season, working for the market for the ware housemen and with the buvers. Peach Season Reviewed as Local Growers Ship Last of 1937 Crop Another week will see the 1937 Sandhills peach crop practically cleaned up. A few growers have some of the late varieties yet to be ship ped, but in most cases the peach men are counting up their profits—or losses—and preparing to nail the shutters on the packhouses until next s;;mmer. To review the s-easoa a bit: The total peach crop in the Unit ed States this season was forecast by the United States Department of Agriculture, as of July 1st. at 57,- 693,000 buhels. This is approximate ly 10,000.000 bushels more than th^ 1936 crop of 47,650.000 bushels or an increase in production for all states of about one-fifth more than a year ago. However, for the early states, which include Georgia and the Carolinas, there is a decrease m the estimate of about one-fourth. For the later states, or those whicn normally maiket their fruit in Au gust and September, the forecast is ab,^ut double a 3'ear ago; and all in dications for the Middlewest and the Northeast which suffered sever,.- losses during 1936 from winter in juries and spring frost.«. are for large crops this season. Georgia, on the other hand, suffered severe losses this spring and the estimate is con siderably less than half that of a a year ago. Carlot shipments from Georgia through August 5th. 1937 were only 2,672 cars compared to 8,- 157 to the same date in 1936. The Carolinas along with California have about a normal crop compared with previous years. As a result of this varied production, shipments were very light and prices high througu- out June and the most of July, fol lowed by relatively heavy shipments and a marked drop in prices. To il lustrate how light the shipments were up to August 1st this season, one has only to compare with recent years. To August 1st 1937, all states had shipped only 6,280 cars of peaches compared with 13,269 cars a year ago and to the same date in 1935 and 1934 peach shipments were 12,957 and 16,880 cars respectively. At the opening of the North Car olina season, the week of July 11th to 17th, total shipments from all states were mostly around 50 cars a day. Saturday, July 17th, was tho first time a 100 car roll was reached. Georgia’s peak movement was dur ing the week ending July 24th and the season in the Carolinas and Ar kansas got well under way during this week with the resultant marked increase in shipments to 1,357 cars for the week. Shipments practically doubled during the last week in July when over 2,600 cars were shipped. Throughout the week ending July 17th and for the previous three or four days, the weather was hot and it looked as if the crop in North Carolina would mature very rapidly. However, there was a decided drop in temperature the following weeK with several days considerably below normal which delayed ripening. F. o. b. prices weakened somewhat during the latter part of the week ending July 24th. The last week in July and the first week in August saw a con tinued decline in prices. Shipments at this time were generally around 400 cars daily, the trade was holding ofil and demand was slow. Virginia and Illinois started on the first of the'.r Elbertas during the first week in Au gust and such section.s as the East ern Shore Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvfcnia were marketing the;r early varieties. Sandhills growers in the early sections were fortunate in being able to dispose of most of thei.- crop during the period of higher prices, while later sections met with more competition from other state.- ' and prices were considerably lower j than at the beginning of the season. I In contrast to some of the recent I seasons, when a considerable portioji I of the North Carolina crop was placi J I in storage, there was practically no ; .shortage of peaches this season. I Distribution was obtained on i I total of 921 cars of North Carolina peaches during the period from July ^13th to August 6th. 1937, inclusive. There were some cars shipped be fore the office opened and after the closing date on which no destinations were available. New York State was the heaviest consumer of North Cai- olina peaches—receiving 506 cars or over one-half of all the carlot ship ments. Of this number New Yoik City alone received 431 cars. Sixty- four towns and cities in fourteei states, the District of Columbia anJ Canada received one or more cars of North Carolina peaches during the 1937 season. Watermelons The total estimated watermelon plantings this year in North Carolina were 11,600 acres as contrasted to 12,800 acres a year ago, but the acre age in both South Carolina and Geor gia was slightly more than in 1936. However, throughout the Southeast ern States during the 1937 watermel on season, it was not only the acre age which had an important bearing on the production, but the higher yields due to favorable growing con ditions. Coupled with this increased production was a general over-lap ping of producing districts which re sulted in exceedingly heavy shipments and low market prices during the first part of July. At the beginning of the North Car olina season both South Carolina and Georgia were sipping heavily. In spite of considerable rain in the South (Please turn to page eight) Hold^On Tight! To Moore County Farmers: HOLD YOUR TOBACCO FOR ABERDEEN Prospects were never brig’hter than they are this year for a record breaking' season for the Aberdeen Tobacco Market. Help us Biiikl it up to one of the Biggest and Best Markets in the Mid dle Belt. We can do it— IF—Moore County and Neig'hbor Farmers will sell their ITobacco in Aberdeen; IF—Aberdeen and its Neighboring Towns of Moore County will cooper ate in Boosting the Market, in W'elcoming the Tobacco Growers, in Showing them We Want Them Here. Aberdeen Should Sell A Million Dollars Worth of Tobacco This Season Growers will spend most of this Million in this trading territory. The More Tobacco Sold, the More They Will Spend ABERDEEN will have Experienced Warehousemen, Well Managed Sales, Good Auc tioneers, a Full Set of Buyers. It has Everything to Offer the Tobacco Farmer that oth er markets have, PLUS a Consistent Record for High Prices over a Long Period of Years. TOBACCO FARMERS OF NOORE COUNTY: Hold your tobacco for the Aberdeen market, opening Thursday, September 16th. COCA COLA BOTTLINC; CO. MOORE MOTOR CO. SOUTH STREET SERVICE STATION MARTIN' MOTOR CO. BURNEY HARDWARE CO. McCRUMMEN DRUG STORE ABERDEEN HARDWARE CO. MELVIN BROS., INC. B. C. MOORE & SONS ALLEN STORES ImVAN DRUG CO. STANDARD STORE MATTHEWS MARKET LADY CLARA BEAUTY SHOP MID SOUTH MOTORS, INC. FOLLEY LUMBER CO. Aberdeen and Hemp TAYLOR CHEMICAL CO. GULF OIL CORPORATION ABERDEEN & ROCKFISH R. R. CO. :: «♦ « ♦♦ ♦♦ ♦♦ ♦♦ ♦♦ ♦♦ u
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