The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-05
Cotton ana Tobacco.
ESTIMATES OF THE COTTON CROP.
[rrom the Ne n 0rlanng PCavune Anguat "a

From the New Orleans Pcsyune, August "a
In al parts OF the country parties Tbo nave interest
naes Of the coming cotton CROP Some who desire high
prices end evidence that sonvinces them wHn which
they aim to convince ohers that the crop will fail below
that gathered last year. while others with
. harvest less than LOO 900 bales.
II may not be Amiss TO suggest that have not yet
reached the period Of the year when any satisfactory est
mate Of the crop be made the result of the weather
for the next thirty days viii exercise important infu
upon the yield Of the cotton fields Drought ay
arrest the formation the new bols too mach rain may
cause the plant to shed s forms and induce rot the boil
worm the rust and whole army Of accidents are to be
passed IN safety before the planter himself ed Of
his harvest
During the whole early portion Of the season mis-.
haps may not prove Serious but whatever affects the
growing plant cannot be remedied
The amount Of the crop also depends much upon the
Ing arrested before November and have also seen
the Fields IN their livery Of white and green In the middle
Il cannot from these observations but he evident 70 all
that all estimates Of the crop To be gathered mere
conjectuee with only the slightest data for thev ounda
ton and Whoever is influenced iu his operation In the
article by them acts part OF folly.
Tho crop 10 most Of the States s some two weeks2be-
hind though new cotton has been received ABOUT the
same time last year. Portions OF the cotton region
have suffered severely by the floods from the Mesisspp
and tributary streams On the other hand larger force
employed IN the aelds and greater breadth Of land is
In the greater part OF the cotton region the crops
LATE frost the crop will rise bey ond any that has ever
been gathered affected by any Of the casualties Of the
aoAson 70 which ID nov exposed and II not much
exceed that Of the past seaaon.
is object not to give any estimate Of the CROP but
TO the planter and the merchant against making
estimates ut the present moment others from putting
confidence In the statements made they have no
sound data.
Il is false policy on the part Of the planter TO decrv
his prospects Of CROP The Of small yield followed
by great harvest destroys all confidence the state
ments which may afterwards be made in regard TO tue
prospects the harvest ami forces the purchaser await
the result before be operates largely.
The Of large increase Of production WILL II
beve be ioury to the producer In the beginning
the business
The most do ID to watch the vcssituies Of tho
fall and the coming into market OF the cotton We may
form our opinion upon the data that day after day. s
furnished from the country. but this the prudent
will ind uudergoes various notifications between August
and November.
THE CONNECTICUT TOBACCO CROP.
From the Hartford Times August 40
The tobacco In Connecticut Ia lying out for drying
Nearly double the quantity OF land Of former
- we estimate after viewing good portion Of the to.
bscco region OF the Sate-has been this crop the
present summer. We may have over estimated the
amoun but the increased breadth In tobacco this year
cannot possibly be less than 80 per greater than
any preceding season Whether the amount Of good 70.
bacco secured for the market will prove be larger than
contngencies In the nrst place, good portion Of the
orops oackward not yet ready for Gu ting and conse
quenty not yet out Of danger from FROST whether any
@MwG injured BY frost this (MondayJ morning. We
enced in tobacco raising and curps have rone into 4 hs
season ana the result be considerable quantity OF
poor article On the whole JUDGE the Oonne9cut cron
wil 90 u,iy equal not superior Quantity ncudsd) %
Any OF s pr ooc wehave heard ID value esat
and prices averaged about cents per noun MAT ~
price Of the crop OF 1859 viii AVERAGE ren,.n. ~ h o
termined by circumstances. W uo