The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-30
The Crops, 80,
From the GalvestOn Ne,os Prices Current

AS a general rule the weather has continued
favorable to cotton up to this time. From the
Guadaloupe and the more Western country we
hear complaints OF the usual want of rain in that
section, which in many places cut short the corn
crop, but conclude that cotton has suffered very
little as yet from this cause In fact, cotton, as
general rule, is more likely to suffer from too
much than from too little rain. In many instances
our accounts Of the cotton crops are most encour-
aging. Some assure US they never saw this crop
30 promising. We believe we may say that this is
the general tenor OF the accounts given US by
planters during the past week. Others, however,
speak in a very different tone, and these different
difference in the working of the freedmen.
Some planters have been fortunate in getting
better disposed laborers than others, and others
have again been fortunate in having Bureau
agents who have been great assistance to them
in keeping their hands steady to their contracts
while, in other cases, these agents have allowed
..ie negroes to have pretty muoil their own way
Since the arrival OF Gen. Kddoo this evil is not
often complained Of but unfortunately many
crops were nearly ruined by the grass and weeds,
for want of proper cultivation, before the fatal
the present Commissioner. The change, we trust,
was made in time to secure pretty fair crops to
our State at least we are glad to hear so many of
our planters speak very encouragingly of their
prospects, who, few weeks ago, thought their
crops would be lost for want of cultivation.
Taking in consideration the happy effect of the
change In the administration OF the Freedmens
Bureau, and the favorable weather of late, the es-
Inmates of the cotton crop OF Texas have been
very considerably advanced, and some think the
present prospects will justify the earlier estimate
of 160, 600 or 175,0O0 bales the amount that may
be shipped from our Gulf seaports, without taking
into the account the amount that has always been
shipped by way of Red River to New Orleans, and
will always continue to be 30 shipped until we have
railroads to Eastern or Northern Texas. The
amount used to be about the same as was shipped
from our seaports, but Texas never had credit
for it.
We must, however, continually bear in mind
that the present more favorable prospects are
liable to be changed at very short notice, by the
various contingencies to which this crop is liable
Our late accounts do not generally confirm the
first reports of the worm. Indeed it is now evi.
dent that these reports were often the result of
unfounded apprehensions. The cotton worm has,
in fact, made its appearance in but very few
places, and has done very little harm as yet, nor
can We hear that there is any present prospect of
much injury from the worm. 1t is not, however,
as late in the season planters usually suffer
from this cause, and ehould we have heavy fall
rains, with continued wet and cloudy weather, our
planters will generally be agreeably disappointed
II the worm does not make it's usual destructive
visitation.