Zobacco ^Market Prices 



MIDDLE BELT FLUE-CURED - TYPE 11(b) 



U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE TOBACCO DIVISION 

 _North_j:aroJ_ina_J)epa_rtme_nt_o_f .Agr_icuJ_ture__Cooj>erat_irig_ 



DAILY 



Wednesday 

 October 25, 

 "NO*"" 

 1972 Crop 



Gross Sales: Tuesday - 4,185,462 pounds - average $78.32 

 Season - 99,936,495 pounds - average $85.70 

 Auction bid averages and support prices by IT. 8. Grades -Wednesday, October 25, 1972 



U. 8. 





I'u. s. 







.li. S. 





III. S. 







"uT's: 







GRADE 



AVG. 



SUP. 





AVG. mi 



SUP. 



GRADE AVG, 



SyP, ; ,_GRApE..AVG. 



SUP. 



- :- 



Ayo. mim gpp. 



WRAP. 































A1F 



• - 



$98 



B5LV 



$-- 



$73 



BUGR 



$" 



$63 



C3L 



$ 90* 



$36 



xUls 



$ - 



*75 



A2F 





96 



B3FV 



82* 



80 



B5GR 





58 



CUL 



86* 



86 



X3FS 





77 



LEAF 







Bl»FV 



77 



76 



B6GR 



-- 



53 



C5L 



85 



e« 



XUFS 



-- 



71* 



B1L 



-- 



91 



B5FV 



74 



73 



B4GK 



69* 



65 



C1F 



-- 



52 



xUkl 



76* 



75 



B2L 



-- 



86 



B3LS 



-- 



76 



B5GK 



66 



60 



C2F 



-- 



90 



XltKF 



78* 



75 



B3L 



87* 



83 



BULS 



-- 



73 



B6GK 



63* 



56 



C3F 



89* 



86 



XltKV 



-- 



72 



BfcL 



83* 



81 



B5LS 



-- 



70 



B5RG 



-- 



5U 



CUF 



86 



86 



X3KM 



81 



78 



B5L 



81* 



78 



B6LS 



-- 



6U 



BUGG 



-- 



56 



C5F 



84 



6u 



XUKM 



78 



7U 



b6l 



-- 



7U 



B3FS 



-- 



73 



B5GG 



65* 



53 



CUKR 



82 



62 



XfcGK 



-- 



69 



B1F 



-- 



91 



Bl»FS 



-- 



71 









CULV 



86* 



82 



Xl*G 



-- 



71 



B2F 



-- 



86 



B5FS 



-- 



68 SMOKING LEAF 



Cl*FV 



87* 



82 



X5G 



-- 



66 



B3F 



86* 



83 



B6FS 



-- 



62 H1L 



-- 



91 



cUls 



-- 



60 









BUF 



82 



81 



B3KL 



76* 



68 



H2L 



-- 



88 



C5LS 



-- 



77 



PRIMINGS 





B5F 



80 



78 



BUKL 



72* 



66 



H3L 



-- 



86 



CUKL 



— 



80 



P2L 



-- 



63 



B6F 



75* 



7«» 



B5KL 



70* 



63 



HUL 



86* 



8U 



C4KF 



85* 



60 



P3L 



80* 



6c 



B1FR 



-- 



90 



B6KL 



-- 



56 



H5L 



85* 



81 



cUkm 



81 



80 



PfcL 



77 



77 



B2FR 



-- 



85 



B3KF 



72 



67 



H6L 



-- 



77 









P5L 



73* 



72 



B3FF 



-- 



82 



Bl*KF 



70 



65 



H1F 



-- 



91 



LUGS 







P2F 



-- 



83 



BUFP 



83* 



79 



B5KF 



69 



62 



H2F 



-- 



88 



X1L 



-- 



88 



P3F 



81* 



60 



B5FE 



80* 



75 



B6KF 



67 



57 



H3F 



-- 



86 



X2L 



87* 



86 



PUF 



77 



77 



B6FR 



-- 



71 



hhKV 



71* 



67 



HUF 



86* 



8U 



X3L 



84 



8U 



P5F 



73 



72 



B3B 



-- 



70 



B5KV 



71 



63 



H5F 



84 



81 



XUL 



81 



81 



PUG 



-- 



66 



Bl*B 



-- 



66 



B6KV 



-- 



59 



H6F 



-- 



77 



X5L 



-- 



77 



P5G 



-- 



62 



B5R 



-- 



61 



B3KM 



76 



71 



H3FR 



— 



83 



xlf 



— 



88 









B6R 



79* 



57 

 76 



BUKM 

 B5KM 



74 

 73 



69 

 66 



Hl*FR 

 H5FR 



"- 



80 

 77 



X2F 

 X3F 



84 



66 

 8U 



NONDESCR, 





B3K 



NIL 



66 



6U 



Bl»K 



76 



73 



B6KM 



71* 



61 



H6FR 



-- 



7U 



XUF 



82 



81 



N1XL 



69* 



66 



B5K 



73 



70 



B5RR 



-- 



57 



Hl*K 



82 



79 



X5F 



78 



77 



NIK 



66* 



63 



B6K 



70 



65 



Bl»GL 



-- 



70 



H5K 



81 



76 



XUKR 



80 



76 



NIB 



-- 



53 



B3KP 



B2* 



76 



B5GL 



— 



67 



H6K 



76* 



72 



X3LV 



84* 



80 



N1GL 



— 



57 



Bl*KR 



80 



73 



B6GL 



-- 



62 









XULV 



84* 



77 



N1GF 



-- 



56 



B5KR 



76* 



70 



BUGF 



72* 



69 CUTTERS 





X3FV 



81* 



80 



N1GR 



-- 



51 



B3LV 



-- 



80 



B5GF 



70* 



65IC1L 



-- 



92 



X!»FV 



79* 



77 



N1GG 



-- 



U7 



BltLV 



...711. 



J£ 



E6GF 



...".,. 



6l| C2L 



-- 



90 



X3LS 



" 



79 



N2 



59 







1 Choice 



2-Fins 



3Good 



Groups 



AWuppers 



B-Leet 



H Smoking leaf 



C-Cutters 



XLugs 



P Primings 



Fw sample 84F designates teal, fair quality, and orangB ( 



*Latest average established. 



* EY J.9.S.T.ANpfRp GRApE MARKS FOR FLUE-CURE n 

 Quami« Cob; .Symbols 



LLemon 



FR Orange Red 



R-Rad 



K-Vanegated 

 KRVanegated Scorched 

 G-Grean 



LVLemon Greenish 

 FV Orange Greenish 



GLGreen Lemon 

 GF Green Orange 

 GRGreen Red 

 GKGreen Variegated 

 GG-Gray Green 

 KL Variegated Lemon 

 KFVanegated Orange 

 KV Variegated Greenish 

 KM 



Combination 

 Symbols 

 ISumori'siick 

 FS-Orange Slick 

 RR Rank Red 

 RG-Rank Green 

 >L Lug Side 



Sample tobacco market price report. 



Figure 30. -Market reporter releases information to news media. 



BN 18023 



Figure 31. -Grower obtains market news report at auction warehouse 



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Figure 2 9. -Price recorder 

 collects information 

 during sale. 



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