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Thr national markvt'nr quota for flue-currd tebaooo in \ QU ?> was get at 
95 c mi^Hon oo'ind*. *hfs rv - ~r»~ about a ?/ n^rcoj-t reduction in total allotted 
aorerve. If tob»oo production should ftvjnroxlcatf th» quota, thf total supply 
for the 19 ; 3-Ug nvrkctin/r year would be ?,^7t to ?,f>?5 million pounds compared 
with ?,6l8 for th< current year. This would be sufficient to m^t domestic 
and export drmanc'r, e*es : ** • x ort prospects "erf improved by programs fir 
taonoalo "i I to forp',"r. eovtrieo. 
The 19*** tot»l acreage allotment i~ 909,000., TMs is lea? than the 
harvests aer^ «• in an." y^nr sinew 19 ll 3 an* 3 , only 5 --frcent larrer than the 
IQ^U^tp avernre. Turing 19 however, yi^'d- par pctp av-rafpd *56 potmda, 
cr oareailt let! than the nvcrn/re of 1,071 'Our.ds for l^ 1 3- !: 7« Sven though 
flue-cured acrt epe will b«» «-m*11<>r in 19^*, i* y'^ 1 -probably receive bpttrr care, 
lortllifrr amplication lo likely tc ">Q riail^'* to trnt of roccnt yenrs. Thr 
br3t land v'"*! he ut 'listed. If the wearh^r ir rvcrpje, production nay occend 
♦be 955 aiHl in round q iota. The eunnort price will probably be abov> that of 
Inst season since the mrity index in Jnniary 19^* ves 9 percent abeve last 
Jun- *»n : s r.ot likel; to de cline much in the next few months. 
iable Hue-cured tobacco: Doc-- -tie r .i lit s, disa--rnrancc and 
renown avcra^o nric^, average 195*— 3% annual I939-U7 1/ 
'1 1- r 
Average 
VJ5U-3* 
1939 
19U0 
19^1 
loi *> 
10-^ 
TO'*' 
I9U5 
19U6 ?y 
19*7 £/ 
Producti ^n 
3tockr. 
July 1 
Total 
su oil 
Mil, lb. 
7U1.0 
1,170,9 
759.9 
811.7 
790. ? 
1,0*7.3 
1,173-5 
l,35?.o 
1,331.3 
Mil, lb. Ull. lb. 
gtUL^o, 
9 U 6.3 
1,^09.7 
1,5°^9 
l,37«.8 
l,]**.* 
1,1?6.3 
1,1^7.-+ 
1,? R 6.* 
8,117.2 
?,lol.6 
?,?n.? 
?,l6o.o 
?.?75.i 
2,29^.* 
2, 6i*. a 
enonearance : 
• «• r br »inninr 
• July 1 ; 
i:i>. lb. 
7^.3 
707.5 
57b. 7 
7*3-° 
1,1^9.*. 
l,15?. u 
1,21? .6 
Av<- rage 
price 
r c r r ound 
Cent r 
. : ??.9 
l u .° 
16,5 
R8.1 
U?.l 
U3.6 
^3.3 
JL/ Far-n-rp.les weight. 
£/ Preliminary. 
