. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. 56 TOBACCO MARKETING IN THE UNITED STATES. agencies, and Springfield to-day has become a reall}' imi^ortant in- spection market, ranking probably next to Clarksville in the volume of its hogshead trade, and because of the fine grade of leaf produced in the territory ^vhich it serves outranks Clarksville and all other dark-tobacco markets of the West in the average quality of its offering. Over 5,000 hogsheads of the 1904 crop and about 14,000 hogsheads of the 1908 crop were handled at Springfield. Four large storage warehouses have been constructe
. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. 56 TOBACCO MARKETING IN THE UNITED STATES. agencies, and Springfield to-day has become a reall}' imi^ortant in- spection market, ranking probably next to Clarksville in the volume of its hogshead trade, and because of the fine grade of leaf produced in the territory ^vhich it serves outranks Clarksville and all other dark-tobacco markets of the West in the average quality of its offering. Over 5,000 hogsheads of the 1904 crop and about 14,000 hogsheads of the 1908 crop were handled at Springfield. Four large storage warehouses have been constructed there for the accommodation of the Fu;. 10.—Rec'CH»i»i'riii;i liofislicads ol' (ubacco jifler inspectiun. siiiiii)liuir, aud salt', Louisvillt', Ky. THE PADUC'AII. KV., MARKET. Paducah is an important western dark-tobacco market, standing, liistorically at least, as the leading market center for tlie Patlucah or western district. In the total quantity of leaf handled, however, it is generally equaled and sometimes surpassed by the Mayfield, Ky., market, in the same district but in the adjoining county of Graves. Paducah, however, remains more of a center for hogshead tobacco shipped from all points of the district, while ^layfield is more dis- tinctly a loose-leaf tobacco market and its receipts are more local in origin. The total receipts of tobacco of all at Paducah amounted in the trade year 1909-10 to about pounds, of which about 10, pounds came in loose and ,000 jiounds in Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering. Washington Govt. Print. Off
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