The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-16


MOBILE, August s.--Ths transactions Of the week
have been very lghtthe total sales not amounting to
than I4O6 bales almost the entire of which
was disposed of in the three first days Of the week
These limited operations may be attributed mainly to the
difficulty of efecting shipments The light stock
sale and the full prices asked have also tended to check
operations. In the present state Of the marke-the last
three days having passed without transactions
cept few scattering bales to ful6ll freight engage
ments-t is impossible to give quotations with any de-
week, which may be considered as merely nominal-re
marking that the quotations for TIE better qualities
then gwen were considered by some as rather above
the mark This may be true, but do not feel au
thorzed from the nature Of the transactions of the
week, to make any alteration in our agures The
offering for sale does not exceed 1900 bales
whilst the stock uDsod is estimated 0cO 5000 bales
LrT:HPooL Inferior, OK Ordinary
81 Good fair none ; Good and fine. none.
The receipts OF the week amount to lao bales exports
tai exports 4O7 100 and total stock on hand 1855 bales
Any thing in relation 10 the growing crop is at this
time very important and interesting. and we. there
FORE annex extracts from letters &c. received from the
cotton growing section.
BgAuToRr, g. CO July 27--THE CRops.-The news
send will not be very agreeable which that the cot
ton caterpillar has appeared on Paris island
is month earlier than usual think that the plan
tiers in neighborhood will fare badly 1t is enoxsh6
brighten all. gentleman who manages planta-
tons on that Island mt cotton plant with the worm in
it,, to tho Postmaste so there was no mistake.
From the Saranneh Republican we copy the following
extract of letter dated
BARSwELL DISTRICT, July l5-Every body in this
secuon Is engaged IN subduiDg thos grass which has
sprung up luxuriousy during the late rains Corn looks
badly and cotton worse
The CorToN CRoP-The Albany, Ga. Courier, of the
25th instant, says I'VE regret to announce the appear
Of the caterpillar among the cotton crops at this
early period of their growth We saw and conversed
with friend from Decatur county, who passed through
our city Thursday mornings he states that this des
troyer has commenced its work of destruction both In
Decatur and Thomas and unless compelled TO retire by
the heat the almost entire loss of the crop in those
ties is inevitable The GOODNESS the weather. and al.
most ncessan rains for the last days. assigned
the cause for the early appearance Of the II Is
sincerely to be hoped that after such abundance Of
rain we have lately experienced may have enough
Of sunlight and heat to put veto upon the ravages of
this worm injurious to the planter. The only
plant made about the crop in this county so far
have heard is the too Of the weed and
sequently want of fruit upon the stalk We think it
will not be safe to anticipate any thing like average
crop In this section. 4.
GREENssoRoucH, (Ala) July 25th.--As to raL cotton
tisfed that the prospects hatering Owing to
the cold and wet spring the crop Is generally Is to 90
days more backward than usual with q bad stand
whilst the frequent rains within the last few weeks have
caused the weed to grow too fast-Bea,on.
MONTGOMERY, lAla) July 29th-Ihe First BoL-We
William Pollard the first boil Of fully matured cotton
we have seen this season. The crop is unusually late
psaE4a month behind that of last Several bales
OF hnacotton sold in this market before the Oath
Of July last year The crop most lands though much
behind hand promises much better than anticipated
six weeks snce and should the frost hold of until late
may produce fine average
The cotton crop in this region, says the StranciriIe
La) Chron,cle, is very unpromising The wet weather
for time back has caused many of the forms shed
and although the plant is of luxuriant growth there
will be but poor yield