The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-13
Crop and Supply of Cotton.

Crop and supply of Cotton.
From the Charleston Mercury, January7l
We 6nd, on the first Of Septic mber, an unusually
small aggregate stock on hand in our ports, and the
stock held by manufacturers smaller than usual;
was mere bagatelle. In reply to frequent in
qury, in relation to the extent Of land planted IN
cotton, compared with former years, was answered,
in substance, that the tide of emigration, from the
Texas, having been checked, the increasing popu-
lation engaged in factories, in railroads, and the
natural falling of in the production Of their lands,
had together, been requiring an increase OF grain
planting having planted very fully the year before
vorable. If anything, the quantity OF land planted
in cotton was har ay SO great as che year before,
though more largely in graiu-certainly no sensible
planted all they could cultivate but the lands do
not yield, of late such crops Of cotton as in former
years.
The season for planting last spring was cold and
there was no rain from April to August; and, gone
rally, it was the driest year ever known IN the cot
ton regions. Raining good deal in August. the
plant seemed 10 have been scalded, and sned OIL the
forms, blooms, and small hollis, causing very much
alarm amongst the planters. contended with
them, though, at the time, that their crops not
nearly SO bad as they really thought. Later, they
see they mistaken, and confess their crops are
they were not 1t not intended on their part to
deceive but their ipjudiciSus and wholesale com
plant then, and their crops evidently yielding bet
ter than they declared, has led to an indiscrnnate
cry now on the other hand, that the crop will pc
quite large-which is Us incorrect and as much upon
the other extreme.
To arrive at practical conclusion relative to
matters Of this nature, rlust look at pro babili
ties Judge OF the future by the past, and not too
readily adopt as realities, expressions, the offspring
of fear Of one time, and Of hope at ano Their. will
now present the crop of the Atlantic States.
1t has contended against the Longest and most
unusual drought have ever noticed. 1 witnessed
its effects there, and the appearances indicateda
general failure of their crops. some planters said,
they would not make quarter OF last years crop,
some half. sc Let US soc what the receipts Of
cotton at the Atlantic pots for the past ten years.
have BEEN
!ssooo 751 gSo s77ooo $1,000 Sis 600
4e s5S 10000 dtS; $1,000 Zoo c7sos &c sao 1900
If you observe the receipts for 1856 we're 1872
0Q0 bales, as above shown. You will remember that
that summer was very dry; but not SO dry, Il any
thing, as the past summer and spring. Seeing that
their receipts for the two succeeding years were so
light, that the three together only averaged 53i,-
600 bales and that the third one from il, or the
receipts Of ls4S-4o, were $4,000, we are reminded
OF our information that the crops OF those three
years were larger than represented by the receipts
AS in the crop year of 1850, 100000 bales Of
old cotton in this division alone sent for ward,
made. doubtless, within these three years We
may assume, then, that the crop of lS45-l6 was
1000 instead of 49,, 000 FIVE call the Atlantic
one-:hird short Of last years, we have for this
year, you will see, crop of 500 600 baes-and all
that one sees indicates it will be much under that.
Alo wing for railroad facilities, however, towards
North Alabama and Tennessee-I put their crop
at Gl0, coo bales.
Three.feurths Of the receipts Of cotton at the
Florida ports are derived fro In the eastern counties
Of Alabama, where their lands strong and fresh,
and the southwestern counties Of Georgia ! esti-
mate it at 1000 beles.
The receipts at Mobile We will carefully consider;
for, although we receive ut least three eghths OF
cur cotton from high and droughty la nds, portion
ofthe remaining fve.eighths come from low slough
lands, that fail pretty much in wet years, and
hence are not uniform in their yield. Such sea-
son az this has been suits them we'll l will give
below the receipts at this city, from the different
rivers for the past five years
1861. 1890 1880 1Si7-s. 1867.
ALBANIA River 2l4,000 $4,000 100000 10000 $4,000
Tombigbee .l7l,000 1O2000 10000 $4,000 $4,000
wagons rS.. ...... oSOo 5000 5000 1000 5000
Totsi.. 62ooo $4,000 5l9,eoo 4a7 900 32i 600
Averaging for Il We years, AT 0c0 bales.
The crop of last year was 452 900 bales, which
was smarty over the average of the five years past
My unvaryng estimate for our receipts last year,
was $4,000. My conclusion with regard to the
Mobile crop is-the Warrior vii! be $4,000 bales
short, the Bigbee 10 000 and allow to the Alaba-
for US 5000; but my estimate Cor THIS port is
$4,000 bales, and ! am quito confident it viii not
exceed my figures.
We Low cone to New Orleans Below will
submit the statement of their receipts Of cotton
fo- part o. Eve years, from each Of their great d.