Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-10-14
: THE ERDpS

The New Orleans Price Current of Saturday last
says;
"Complaints come in from the interior of damage
OF the crops from heavy rains, high Winds and other
causes. The general result however is of course,
still in obscurity, but believe it is the gen.
eral understanding that under circumstances can
full crop be made as seemed highly probably a
month or six weeks ago.
A correspondent of the New Orleans Picayune,
under date of Laurel Hill, La. September &c. says
Since last Friday week., our parish (and | pre-
sumo the whole country has been inundated with
rain, and the cotton opened consequently now has
sprouts an inch longc the boIIs Not only SO, but
the cotton is very trashy, and that which was inst
opening has rotted The green hollis have been SO
injured that so many of them will never open.
have never witnessed sad destruction IN crop
even far only as this one.has proceeded. We have
nothing but rain rain while in another portion OF
the country it has been unusually dry. Whist am
writing the numbering of thunder is rcverberating all
around, and there is every indication that storm
of wind and rain will follow. Our prospects are nee
cssarily blighted. We cannot under any circumtan-
ces come up to the crop of last season. This is fair
description of our prospects for crop of cotton up
to this time in this section of the country.
FLORIDA. The Tallahassee Sentinel gives a very
favorable account of the crops and health of Middle
Florida We take the following paragraph from that
paper of October Sd.
=. In reference to the crops of Middle Florida,
think from the information we have on the subject
that we may safely say that they generally good
and for the most part-very good sufficient alum
dance Of corn, hay, potatoes. &C., viii be made or
is made to answer the purposes of the country. In
other words sufficient provision crop will be made
70 the purposes ofthe country, except meat,
of which article there is more less purchased
every summer. -
The cotton crop from all we can learn is very fine
We have heard the opinion expressed, however THAI
the yield will not turn out well at time
anticipated. 1t opened early, and the picking
has been an unusually good one, and the staple we
understand is very fine. We observe that the forth
coming crop has been yario,sly estimated at from
100000 to 1000 900 bags. Upon this subject it is
not our province to express opimon but from all
the information we have, we.have right to CON-
clnde and express the opinon that the crop Of Mid
die Florida will be quite good fnot better than
in any other region covering the same extent of
country, However, besthis as it may, there is one
blessing of which NE boast, without the fear of
successful contradiction, and that is good health
We feel authorized to say, and onr means ofnform-
alton ought to be reliabe for the press in the main
is about as good reflex Of public opinion on this
other subjects that the people of Middle Florida
and indeed Of the whole State, have been permitted
to enjoy larger measure of health during the past
summer. and at this very time than in amy other
State in the Union; either norta, south or west.