New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-04
Prosprctsof the Cotton Crop.

ALABANA-The Montgomery Ala AtlaSo "a
turdsy says
"H.vire been some hundred miles down the
country during tie last few days. We nave asce'
taiued IL 20 be the general opinion Of the i4rner'
thai TIE present pros pect for cotton crop IS mloh
less promising even than 4 vas AZ the same pe,lol
lsst sp-ug. We were told by one man, VINO as
been planter In Alabama for thirty years that ne
had never known elOomicr time since the set-e-
nnent OF the State
The HraisyiUe ALA Democrat Of Thursday
.Cof,on Croy-There is general apprehension
rrronr planters DOB tins section oil country As % tle
prospects Of the present cotton crop There nave
been such frequent aua heavy rams tnil ths crops
In the low lands have been Hooded and dessroyei
b. some instances and those on high lad have
I...D greatly Injured Cold nights ana winds have
greatly increased the injury some p.anIefs es
press lie opinion that they have lot hall stand,
end We hsye heard Of none no expect to make a
full crop
TESsEssEE The following is an extract rom
nrivate letted to the Nsi- Ooleans PicayHe, dated
aMEMPHrs, Taesdsy, May "a, 1880.
ave still have RAINY weather, ard the accounts
from our planting interior are most unPropitlous
II is thought that, under the most favorable "eAeh
er now not more than hal our customary crop can
be made The continuous rains and chilling atm0s'
pber have ro,ted most Of the seed inthe ground, or
so seased the young plant as b settle the mater
for this year. Hundreds are ploughng up again.
and others would doso but for the scarcity OF seed
However. our planters should rot complain very
bitterly as they have not had a really short crop n
ten or twelve years.
LouGs1ASA-The Neir. Orleans Bulletin Of We'd
nesday says:
we continue to hear most distressing accounts
OF the effects OF the overflow by gentleman re-
Gently from that district Of the State, We learn That
the Tensas and Ouachita Rivets are both over
their banks, aud tda. all the neighbo-iug pianta-
tons are submerged Ia Tensas parish, o' which
he spoke more particularly, he said the desolstlon
was very great, extending 70 the destruction OF the
crops as wcl AZ OF the stO *, and deprivlng many
plantations not only OF all shelter, but also OF all
food for the prOprietDrs ant their negroes The al
wees rom the upper pHrt Of tue Mississippi als)
induce the belief OF q continued ana SUI hl5her
stage Of water
Missssmrl-The Holy Springs Jacks0Hiaa Of
May It says:
1t certainly is the fact that this Spring is the
yettest coolest and most back ward OF any that We
have had for many years. We have been hoping
and expecting Tor pleasant, settled Spring weather
for many weeks but We have been doomed 70
continual disappointment. In consequence oil the
weather many planters have had 10 plant their
Cotton a second time. Corn is small aud does not
v hat the crop may be next Fail. We can only
say that at present the prospect is duh and gloomy
enough.
The Pauldiag Miss Clarion gives sad ac
count OF the crops in East Mississippi. The frost
and wet have very etiectually disPeled the hopes
o. the planters. The stands OF Cotton, 1t says are
generally poor the rust has made its appearance
ana altogether there is a sad prospect for any thing
Ike an average crop.
The HuntsriHe ALA Southern Adgocate' says
"The stand,of cotton in this region is very indii
fereut The seeds have not come up at all IN some
places, and again the plant has died cut after som
ING VI. Much replanung has been done by the
farmers The low grounds on the river Will not
"a SON enough for COTTON this year"
The Memphis APpcai OF the 18th ut says;
I'VE lean from several sources that many Of
our farmers are planting their cotton the third time
More gloomy pros poets, II our Information IS not IN
correct never discouraged the planting public.
The ABerdeen Miss Telegraph Of the 18th says
that IN that region il Is conceded the crops are uu
twenty DAYS behind the usual time, and that the
best now would ia ordinary seasons be pronounced
indifferent. The Warrior river IA higher now than
II has been for 20 years, and The Blgbee below
Deuopolis is higher than for many years