The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-11-06
Cotton Crop.
Yours, &c.
w. Nc WILLIE.

Ia our paper Of me 18th ins'., we submit.
ted an estimate Of the growing crop of cot
ton. Our figures were 2,O3O,OOOU bales
IS the total crop Of the United States. All
the accounts we have seen from th,, Cotton
agi0R during The past fortnight, strengthens
Us III tbs conviction that we will not be fnlInI
10 vary much from the true YIELD. W..
have also to remark, that the frost Of tn
18Th and goth inst, must have done SOM.
INJURY In the Nprthern portion OF the cotton
country-Ad that Intelligence to this eff.cr
mas been received here, b 9TH b. letters anu
Telegraph.
we observe in the Mobile Advertiser, a
letter on the subject of the cotton crop,
which is worth attention. We feel at all
times reluctant 10 Introduce private opinions,
but "a is we'll known, Mr.. Gwathmey has
made bis views public; SD much so, that fnr
some time past they have been noticed and
commented upon by the papers Of New
York, Mobile and this place. lie has taken
a stand, or position, on This subject which
makes il not vt all improper to contest his
opinions on SO very important and interest
| ing matter; one in which our great plant
.n9 and mercantile people are SO deeply
cOncerned.
MIR. Robinson, in his estimeie, predicts
| an increase in the receipts of New Orleans
and Mobile of 2l2 900 bales over those of
last yea We feel confident the present
condition and prospects do not war ant tn.
expectation Of such an increase, a d believe
that he Is 100 600 bales at least too high
for these points The aggregate Of his d.
qres for the Atlantic is about similar Ia ou;
estimate. We think 10000 bales CIR
Florida il more than vii be made, and we
do not believe that Texas can increases her
crop fifty per cent over that of the last yeac
! There ar both letters and telegraph.
Accounts from NJ rntgomery. Alab.nli, "a
tng that frost had taken place there VIII, h
had done much injury to River lands. ami
that the crop was pretty much picked ,nH -!
the back AMI sandy lands. Mr. R bun "a.
estimate tor Mobile Is, as will b.. nbs-rv,.i
thirty per cent, increase over last year. W.
think fifteen 20 twenty per csRt Increase fo
Mobile, will be found TO be a much mae
accurate, as well as prudent estimate.
In conclusion, the further we advan.
with the season, the more settled il our can.
Vlcton that the crop cannnt reach last wear.
yield, and that with the best n( weather
2,05O,OOO balcs is mUrc likely to be nearer
the result.
As to large receipts OF Cotton now com,
ing forward, we repeat such is no ind,ca ton
Of the extent ofthe yield; aud, as observed
IN totmer article, it takes large receipts in
January, February, March and April, "a
make full or even an average crop.
For The Mobile Tl0iI,I AdrOrf;cer
THE COTTON CROP.
MOBILE, Ala. October 81, 1850.
To Fl. B. GwATHNEY, Esq, N, o =
Sir: Since my last letter to you was pub
Itshed, written in Greensboro, the 7th INST,
accounts have been received which an.
nnunce reaction in the prices Of Cotton
abroad, and no one having appeared to take
up rhe cudgels | then laid down, | must re.
sumo them in detedce Of the COttou.grow-
ing interest OF the country; and although [
scarcely expect to extend these letters to the
famed number oftwenty enough sill
remains unwrilten to fill many sheets Of
"",uiscaP.
The gratifying intelligence from abroad
places you in more snviabe position than
you apparently before occupied. indicating a.
il does, greater lack Of condolences in Your
opinions in England, than supposed to ex-
lat; and, mnre0veE It shows that the mass
Of testimony adverse TO large crop, was 50
Overwhelming as to leave you without any
excuse, even the plea Of ignorance, to iustl,
i q persistence in your crusade. vet letter,
from Liverpool allege that to the last mo-
ment ofyour departure for America, on lht
l"Paciiic," you reiterated your previously
. expressed opinions in IavOr'Ofa very large
crop.
Ii does really seem hard that an interest
which, till recently, had for many years con
tended. almost for existence, against unre
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