New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-05
COTTON PROSPECTS.
REPORTS OF THE UNITED STATES BUREAU or
AGRICULTTRE.

REPORTS OF THE UNITED STATES BUREAU or
AGRICULTURE.
in June, 1870. good middling cotton was
quoted in NewYork at 2l cents in Boston at 2is and
in October the grade brought only I6l and in De
cember only l5I cents. Thus the penalty for growing
1000 600 Of bales instead of 100000 was reduction Of
seven cents per pound equivalent $9OOOoOOO on the
crop our monthly for June 1870 the declaration
made that the cotOn-gowers seem determined to re-
duce the price cents, with every prospect Of doing
IT, The acreage is materially increased in every State,
while that wheat has decreased the July report
the opinion was expressed that with average
the present acreage should give nearly 100000 OF bales
with Of the extraordinary length Of the last the pro-
duce would be little short OF 100000" The correctness
Of that estimate fully verified fun 10000 OF bales
having contributed by the extreme length Of the
season. October the harvest having progressed thus
far auspcously the estimate Of 100000 bales placed
record. No farer prediction could have been made;
an early date for the recurrence OF killing frost would
have reduced the yield below that figure while the great
" heightened did actually secure larger product
The Department OF Agriculture has received returns
from nearly counties, representing the most product
i've districts each Of the cotton States and showing
the comparative acreage and the condition Of the crop in
the first week in June Adminution In the area planted
in cotton appears in every State except Florida. The
most careful ANALYSIS the returns with due regard in
making TO the extent of cotton production ia
the respective counties, gives the following per
centage OF reduction I'm comparison with last
year: Virginia, 80 per cent. North Carolina, Il;
South Carolina, 10 Georgia, II; Alabama, IS Mis-
sssipp. 49, Louisiana, S; Texas, IA Arkansas, le;
Tennessee r. These States averages, reduced to gen
eral average the assumed acreage Of the respective
states being IN element in the calculation will place
the reduction of the cotton area Of 1s az compared
with that of 1870, between IA and Is per cent,
acres This would leave between 10000 and
100000 Of acres the present area in cotton Toe
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pounds per acre; that for 1870 was more than 200
pounds The condition of the growing crop Is below an
average in nearly every state The spring has been I'M
usually wet and cold, retarding growth, causing the
plants to turn yellow and die, ana oDstrnctng cuuva,
ton. To a large extent rcpantng has fened the vacant
spaces of imperfect Stands The weather has recently
been more favorable and II not lmIossole una, an
average condition may I've attained by the commence
in J,iy Of 1eS a wear favored with an abundant yield
only little better than the showing for June OF the
present year. While the prospect - slightly uhlOmiS-
ing there is nothing in il OF decisive character Tue
percentage below an average condition, Is respectively
follows the several States: North Carolina 10 per
cent; South Carolina, s; Georgia i& Alabama Il; MIS-
sissipp l6 Louisiana To- Texas, 7; Arkansas IL Ten
nessee TO- Florida the condition is per cent above
An official estimate Of the ultimate result early in
the would he absurdty The influence OF NJ
calculated in advance. But in view OF the extremely
favorable circumstances affecting ne crop OF laSt ye
there cannot DC tApecteu III lhc 80 49,
| upon q reduced area, exceeding 350o0O OF pales'
An carly frost or the prevalence OF lhsee, c OF "a
very mprOpluous season; might reduce the yHIu ~
100000; and still further reduction II possible IN
the union or severity Of several OF these causes OF i
IRE. very general diSuse Of fertilizers Is reported III
GEORGIA and he Caronas where year their applica
Gn %ge a T. faet @ eoarne to cdHct0n 81
aggregate yield Of the year Their cost was FOUND TO
rent prices for cotton The OF April and May have
Al Selma Ala, the rainfall in April amounted to l25
inches Green Springs IN the same state 1873 inches;
meteorological stations Of the several states Whitn ar
reported to this Office for the Smithsonian INSTITUTION ior
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