Show TOBACCO GROWERS RECEIVE LEXINGTON Ky Dee Dec 23 AIts AIt's Ch JP- its it's a merry Christmas for burley hurley tobacco tobacco tobacco to to- bacco growers More than in lii cash has been paid central centra Kentucky tobacco farmers during the three weeks before the holidays At Lexington's huge market alone has been paid out a at tobacco auctions More than a score of smaller burley markets throughout through through- out th the state have bro brought In Iii enough cash to make up the estimated 10 With burley selling more than 50 per cent higher than last year the auctions have had a stimulating c cf ef- ef feet on business according to James M. M Todd president of ot th the Kentucky Retail Merchants Merchants' association Sales all markets closed yesterday yesterday yester- yester day until January 2 City averages this year have ranged from 10 to 16 a hundred pounds as compared to last years year's 7 to 10 The sales season season sea sea- son started December 5 |