New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-10-16
Louisiana Intelligence.


The Caddo Gazette of Saturday last says:
We had q tremendous rain about night on Sunday
with cloudy bad weather until Wednesday, since
which time it has been clear bracing and little cool
able good crop are now entertained
Cotton is coming in but not so rapidly as usual at
this season. No doubt many planters not in imme-
date want of funds are holding back on account OF
the unsettled and depressed state of the market.
The Natchitoches Chronicle OF Saturday last has
the following:
Notwithstanding the late rains, the river continues
to Decline and il it falls much longer at the present
rate, we shall soon have dead low water.
The recent heavy rains have produced quite an in
ing slowly, full weights being Of rare occurrence. All
the signs at present before u.s. induced renewed con-
dence in our previously expressed opinions, that we
should have y very short crop. ~ s$
The Mount Lebanon Baptist Of the sth inst. says
The weather has been unfayorable for cotton for
several days past-cloudy and rainy. If it should
continue many days longer, the cotton crop will be
much damaged in quality. The rains have been fire.
quent, but too light to affect navigation.
The health of the country is improving Gases are
not oneenth many, but they are more serious and
obstinate. Ss3
The Alexandria Democrat Of Tuesday last says:
The river is some two three feet below the usual
stage for the past few weeks Plenty Of water ou
the falls. u
The weather has been changeahle enough for an
April month during the past few days. We have had
showers sunshine and clouds, with cold, warm clear
and cloudy weather. We have now every indication
of early rains and consequent injury to the halfcrops
We find, in the Assumption Pioneer of Tuesday
last. article upon the sugar and corn crops, from
which we extract the following:
We understand that the greater part of our plant.
will not raise steam before the end of this month";
The cane has not recovered from the time lost in the
spring. and unless we are favored with an uncommon
late fall the sugar crop will fall far short of the san
guine anticpatons felt some time since based on the
large planting. Few planters will have more ratto0ns
than are sufficient to make their planting the coming
season, and many will fall short.
The cane has attained the usual height, but unor
tunatey for the planters, most OF the stalk consists
OF unmatured top.
-Dnring the past week we have had three days OF
moist weather; it seemed more like weeping Of the
skies than one of our October rains and although II
occasioued some interruption to outdoor work. yet
we are inclined to the belief that the rain was Of
service to the rattoons which are intended for seed
| cane, and which were assuming palid hue from
| the cool nights which preceded the change Of
| weather. r.
In regard to the abundance of the corn crop, we
have nothing to take back, all admit that the sup
ply is largely in advance Of our wants, and many will
be prepared to ship portion of their surplus to make
up the deficiencies in other quarters.
The East Felicana Argus Of Wednesday last says |:
| We have been favored with the most delightful
weather for the past week and planters have been
unusually busy in their cotton fields lhe season thus
far has been unusually favorable for cotton pckers,
weather. since the rains of last week. is rather
unfayorable to the sugar prospects, which requires
cool weather to check vegetation and rpen the cane.