reason Average Last week's average was $35.23 dipping only a fractional part of a dollar. The season average through last week was firm at $35.40. down only five cents from the previous week. F< the season, growers have received for their dark tobacco $1,141,827.12. Warehousemen said today that both dark-fired ana sun-cured sales combined will probably go as high as four and one half million pounds by the closing date. Sun-cured sales for the season now stand at 543.166 pounds. The crop has returned growers $165. 404.57. The season average now is $30.45. Last weeks average of $29.84 dipped slightly from $30 07 of the previous week. Belt Report The Virginia Departments of Agriculture report gross sales through January 15 stood at 9. 262,086 pounds at an average of $35.80 It is estimated that around 70‘7 of the crop has oeen sold. The majority of better quality heavy leaf grades declined $100 to $2.00 a hundred pounds as there w as less competition for these offering. Only a small num ber of minor changes occurred for other grades. Buyers paid $60 00 per hundred and over for a few lots of choice quality wrappers. Point To Jubilee With close of the season indi cated, warehousemen growers, and the community qre pointing to the Chamber of Commerce To bacco Jubilee, to celebrate what has turned out to be a good sea son for the area's cash crop, con sidering the growing difficulties experienced in a oad weather year. W. A. Watson. J^\. chairman of the Chamber's Tobacco Market committee, is expected to an nounce the Jubilee date later this week. A speaking program will be climaxed by awarding nearly $1,000 in prizes during the Jubi lee. Prizes of merchandise certifi cates have been donated by Farmville merchants.

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