Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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UCTIONTOBACCO IN S. C. ~ LaI AVERAGES $20.53 e City Leads in. Nimbe of founds SSold With Muliins Sedond ' TO tAL 62,932,532 SOLD IN STATE for Which The Companies Paid to Producers The Sum of $5,531,597.05. iouth Carolina sold 26,988,582 r;i ndo of tgbacco on the auction r for a total of $5,631,597.02 with average price' of $20.53 per hun @red, accohding to figures that have Just been compiled from reports made p by the warehouses over the state These figures do not include the 4 qales for Johnsonville and Hemming Ny for September, but as these mar kets are both very small ones, their totals for the month would not change 1 the final results one way or the other. take City sold the largest amount qf tobacco, 8,222,608 for $1,749,663.31. Mullins ' was next with 7,095,617 6oinds. Lake View which sold a lit tie over a half million pounds, made the highest average, $25.43 per hun drbd. However, with, one of two ex ceptions, the markets selling less than a iillion pounds, fell below the aver '\ ege price for their tobacco,' Greeley Syille averaging as low as $18.67 The :gbres show that the larger markets averaged high, which, tobacco men 5arindicates that the tobacco coni i#ahies are trying to centralize the auction buying .of tobacco in the. Mte at three or four places, and tlit they rill eventually, take their buyei's off the smaller markets, leaving them to shift for themselves the best they can. The following tabulations. give the pounds' sold, the amounts received and the average made on the differeht markets of the state: Pounds Dollars Average Andrews 600,448 84,919.62 $14.44 Conway 904,604 176,255.85 19.48 Darlington- - 1,629,182 275,404.70 16.90 illon 724,156 124,989.91 17.26 Greeleyville 323,913 44,305.35 13.67 Hemingway 289,251 66,588.34 23.02 Johnsonville 477,391 97,010.09 20.32 Lake City 8,222,608 1,749,663.31 21.28 Lake View 613,442 156,029.87 25.43 Lamar 1,688,871 328,914.09 19.47 Loris 1,172,964 224,245.63 19.11 Manning 894,940 143,500.39 16.03 Marion 219,227 23,987.20 15.50 Mullins 7,095.617 1,627,753.06 22.94 Nichols 522,520 - 122,806.91. 23.50 Oldnta 791,813 159,021.18 20.08 Sumter 761,585 116,201,55 15.25 Trotals by months August 17,994,553 3,757,157.93 20.87 September 7,714,386 1,564,151.41 20.27 October 1,223,598 210,287.71 17.18 Totals 26,932,532 $5,531,597.05 $20.58 S September sales from Johnsonville and Hlemmingwvay not reported. VISITS PRESIDENT Washington, Dec. 5.-Former Pre mier Georges Clemenceau today call ed on President Harding. lie was presented by French Ambassador Jusserand. A small crowd aplauded as he arrived. ,lHe will call on former President Wilson late tomorrow. GOV. RUSSEL TO lBE TRIED) :Oxford, Miss., Dec. 5.-The dlemur 6r of Governor LeiM. Russell, asking /thqt the petition of Miss Frances Birkhead, who sued him for $100,000 charging breach of promise, be dis missed, was overruled in the federal edurt here today. Governor Russell *alleged that the charges wore without merit. Judge Holmes set the trial for tomorrow morning. BEE HIVES FORt SALE In order to help estab ~'lish the bee industry in Clarendon county we are willing to cdispose of a few of our hives. We will not s4Al over two hives to any one person. For particu lars see us or, write R. S. ELLIOTT & SON, Silva' S. C. EFIRD'S! BUY Y O UR READY-TO BIG Coats, Dresses, Sui DRESSES Of Poiret Twill, Tricotine, Canton Crepe, Wool Crepe, Crepe de Chene and Serge. Wool Dresses at '$4.98 One rack of Serge Dresses In navy, black and brown, stitched and em broidered trimmings, in a good range of sizes, at a special price of $4.98 Dresses at $7.95 Poiret Twill, Tricotine, Wool Crepes and Velvet combinations, in all the wanted colors at $7.95 Dresses at $13.95 " Tricotine, Poiret Twill and Wool Crepes in navy, black and brown. They are regular and extra sizes. Dresses Dresses of the better type in Poiret .Twills, Tricotines, Canton Crepes, Crepe de Chines, Velveteens and Poi ret combinations. They come in navy,. black and br6wn. All are very neatly trimmed in braids, beads and em broidery. On these three ricks we are offering some wonderful values at 1 $18.50, $19.50 and $24.50 Sili Are SHE WILL ALWAYS APPRECIATE .A P~AIR OF Centemeri Kid Gloves ! Kid Gloves, $1.98 Real Kid two-button black with white stitching and Ladies' Hose brown wvith brown stitching for.-......----...$1.98 brown and Kid Gloves, $2.98 pair . A beautiful quality of kidl with over seam stitching black with white stitching, and brown with brown Fl stitching, for-.......--- ..- ..-- .........-...--$2.98 F l Gauntlets, $2.48 and $3.98 L'adies' Full]1 Lovely quality Kid Gauntlets, sonmc with embroid- pigeon, gra ered stitching and others are plain, for silver ....._ _ ,$3.48 and $3.98 Gloves, $3.48 Sill Real kid two-clasp style, pigne stitching with heavy .Just received embroidery, black with white stitching, brown with Wool Hose, white stitching and tan with tan stitchingi $3.48 These Hose Kid Gloves, $4.98 Eight-button long Tan Kid Gloves, for-...-......$4.98 16..Button Lengths, $5.95 . ,~~ia'Sl 16-Button lengths, brown, tan and white with con-LaisSl trast stitching for....-..- ......-........-............$5.95san dl and g) Do Your Chris Efird's Dep 3BIG STOR ES '"SERL Li ICHR -WEA VALUES IN ts, Gloves Say it with a COAT SUIT Coat Suits, $29.50 Suits that are sturdy and service able and in strict accordance with fashion's latest decrees. Poiret Twill and Tricotine, in smart tail ored models. Values up to $50.00 for $29.50 20 Serge Coat Suits Made of good quality Serge. All styles and sizes. $15.00 values. Special $9.95 Coat Suits Beautiful Coat Suits of Trico' tine, Poiret Twill, Velours and Duvetyne, and they are trimmed in fur and embroidered, and some are tailor made, for $19.50, $22.50, $24.50 Children's Coats, $3.98 One big lot of fine Wool Coats in sizes 3 to 6; The colors are navy, )>own, tan and mixtures. Special $3.98 and W< Very Useful< PRACTICAL GIFTS! Heather Hose, 98c in Heather Mixtures, in green, fawn, gray, with embroideredl clocks. Por ---------------..---....---98e Fashioned Hose, $1.35 ~ashioned Silk Hose in cordlovan, nudle, y, pearl, black, Russian calf, navy and ---......----..............$1.35 and Wool Hlose, $1.65 a new lot of Ladies' Pure' Silk and in black, Russian calf, nude and. pigeon. are full fashioned ---.......-....--$1.65 Silk Hose, $1.98 [lose in nudle, silver, black, cordovan, say. Per pair-........- ..............$1.98 tmas Shopping Ea artmen1 9 FOR LESS"' rage iite EFIRD'S! ISTMAS R NOW! and Hosiery! 'SMART AND STYLISH COATS For Every Womuan Coats, $19.50 Large shipment of fine Velour, Bo livias, Herringbone Tweeds and other splendid materials are to be found in this latest purchase. Some with fur and embroidered trimmings, while others are plain. Values up to $29.50, for $19.50 Coats at $24.50 Velours, Bolivias and Broadcloths in navy, black, brown and other de sired colors. They come in both regu lar and extra size and all are full silk lined. At the special price of $24.50 Ladies' Coats, $5.98 In Velours, navy and black, $5.98 Children's and Misses' Coats One big special on Children's and Misses' Coats in Broadcloths and Ve lour. All are fur and embroidery trimmed. Full lined in sizes 7 to 14. Values up to $12.50, for $8.95 Ladies' Coats, $4.98 Velours and Mixtures, plain and fur collars, navy and brown, $4.98 uol Hosiery "Onyx" Pointex, $2.48~ "Onyx" Pointex Silk H ose for Ladies, in black and brown, only--.. ---- -....-- -.. .-..2.48 Chiffon, $2.35 Chiflon Silk II ose, for ladies, in black and silver, for .- ....$2.35 "Onyx" Silk Hose, $2.98 Ladies' ''Onyx'' Pointex Silk Hlose, in~ crdovan, black andl gray. Trhese Hlose are all silk from top to bottom -.- - .--- ---------- -- -.. - --.-.....$2.98 Ladies' Silk and Wool Hose, $1.65 Silk an Wool H ose in green anud browna mixtures with green, yellow and lavender embroidered clock $1.65 rly!. t Store, SUMTER. S. C.