The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-21

Stock on hand not cleared, Aug io...... 2o729
appears by this statement that than half of
the aggregate cotton crop Of the country has been this
received at New Orleans and have no doubt
but that New Orleans will hereafter be greater depot
for this staple, than il has been heretofore. As
Texas becomes settled and the cultivation of cotton ex
tends in that section of the country the receipts at New
Orleans must incl until will become the greatest
cotton market in the world.
The crop coming in will be about three hundred
and fifty thousand bales less than that of last year. and
only about fifty thousand bales larger than that of the
year previous. The crop op the ground is likely to
be even less than any in either of the past FIVE
Oaraccounts from the cotton growing section,
ceedngly unfavorable, and onehalf true there will
be blue times among the planters. The crop of Sea
Island cotton particularly has been effected by the
piller and heavy rains We have letters from South
Carolina and Georgia. in which the writers predict
deficiency of nearly onethird in the crop of Sea Island
and to such an extent has the work of destruction pro-
gesed that orders have gone forward to Europe for
advance Of thirty and thirty Ave per cent the invoice
price of their shipments This gives very good idea Of
the opinion entertained by the planters The season has
advanced so far that there very little probability an
improvement in the plant and the prospect in its
favorable light is far from being encouraging The dis
ease and destruction to the growing crop il by no
means confined to limited districts but appears to be
general spreading the entire cotton growing sec
ton
We make the annexed extracts from several author
ties for the purpose Of showing the locations and
Of the injury far possible The writer of letter
dated Savannah. August 18th, says
"We conversed yesterday with gentleman from
Glynn county who assures that the prospects Of the
Sea Island crop in that county also in Camden, are
not good the recent rains having caused the plant
to run to weed and the lower bols generally drop
ping.
On the islands the prospects better particularly
Jeky and ST. Simons On Cumberland Island we under
stand tho caterpillar made its appearance about three
weeks ago. and the work of destruction rapidly pro-
crossing The provision crops are good and will afford
In Thomas county, the crops look better particularly
Sea Island Cotton, which is found thrive we'll and
many planters have increased their grounds for this sta
pie.
In the lower parts of Florida, where the prospects
three weeks ago good the have had the
same effect as in Camden and Glynn causing the plant
to run to weed and shed the lower FORMS"
The New Orleans Times of the 10th, says:-
The accounts received yesterday from Red River
are quite dscouragng for the cotton planter the
ed prospects which noticed some time ago having
disappeared since the visitation of the caterpillar
We have letters before from Alexandria under date
of the oh ns which mention that this ns is the re-
gular army worm, which committed such havoc in ls4O.
and that II has now generally made its appearance in Ra
pides and the adjoining parishes threatening to nic
great injury on the crops.
The same complaints begin reach vs. from Bavou sa
ra, and some apprehension is felt lest the visitation
should become general throughout the cotton growing
region.'