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Table 14. --Total volume of tobacco handled by Kentucky, North Carolina, 

 Tennessee, and Virginia tobacco auction warehouse coopera- 

 tives, 1952-53 to 1961-62 





Quantity of 



tobacco i 



narketed 





Tobacco 







cooperatively, by type 





volume 

 handled 

 by markets 

 in which 

 associa- 

 tions 



Pro- 



Marketing 

 season 1/ 



Bur ley 



Flue- 

 cured 



Dark 

 fire- 

 cured 



Dark 

 air- 

 cured 



Total 



portion 

 handled 

 coopera- 

 tively 















operate 







Million I 



lillion 



Million 



Million 



Million 



Million 







pounds { 



)ounds 



pounds 



pounds 



pounds 



pounds 



Percent 



1952-53 



58.6 



22.9 



7.3 



1.9 



90.7 



413.9 



21.9 



1953-54 



50.7 



24.9 



5.3 



2.5 



83.4 



386.2 



21.6 



1954-55 



66.9 



26.5 



6.7 



3.3 



103.5 



472.9 



21.9 



1955-56 



48.9 



25.5 



6.3 



2.9 



83.6 



397.7 



21.0 



1956-57 



50.9 



24.1 



6.4 



3.5 



84.9 



404.2 



21.0 



1957-58 



49.8 



20.9 



5.3 



2.4 



78.3 



341.6 



22.9 



1958-59 



45.0 



16.0 



5.0 



2.2 



68.3 



346.6 



19.7 



1959-60 



50.3 



18.8 



5.7 



2.8 



77.6 



348.0 



22.3 



1960-61 



46.5 



20.8 



5.1 



2.3 



74.7 



366.7 



20.4 



1961-62 



59.0 



21.0 



5.4 



2.8 



88.1 



400.0 



22.0 



Average 52.7 



22.1 



5.8 



2.7 



83.3 



387.8 



21.5 



Proportion 

 of coop- 

 erative 

 volume 63.2 



26.6 



7.0 



Percent 



3.2 



100.0 



1/ Marketing season varies for different types of tobacco. During 

 seasons listed, 1952 through 1961 crops of tobacco were sold. 



The total value of all tobacco marketed by the auction warehouse 

 associations is shown in the following tabulation for the marketing 

 seasons, 1952-53 through 1961-62. The figures presented pertain to 

 the value of the patrons 1 crops before sale charges are deducted. 



