New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-04

committee on information and statistics.
reported yesterday to the president and
board of directors of the New Orleans Cot
ton Exchanges:
We respectfully submit the following re-
MORT of Information condensed from letters
received by us from the States hereinafter
named, concerning the growing crop OF cot
ton. For the dates at which we put com
mencement of picking, etc, we take the
average of estimates and statements sent
to us. Our letters are mostly dated about
the fifteenth of July.
MISSISSIPPI.
The weather since the fifteenth of juno
ia reported to us as having been warm,
with frequent showers, and much more ia
vorable than during the same period last
year. Our correspondents have seen or
heard of army worms in twenty counties,
and boil worms in sixteen, but generally
only few of these insects have appeared
in each county. The plant, with very few
exceptions, Is represented as being well
formed and boiled. LabOrers continue to
work well. Picking commenced last year
about the first of September and will prob
ably begin this yeaT~in early planting about
the twentieth Of August, and in late not
before the tenth of September,
LOUISIANA.
The weather has been in some places too
dry, but generally warm, with frequent
showers. Latterly too much rain has fallen
IN some parishes, particularly IN those al
iacent to the Mississippi river. The earlier
part of the crop is well formed and boiled.
The later is generally doing very we'll, but
is said to be not "fruiting" well in some
parishes, especially in those on the Missis
sippi river, already mentioned as having
had an excess of wet weather Scarcely
any complaint is made of labor. Average
of estimates in relation to commencement
of picking place it last year at about Au-
gust 81; this year, in early planting, at
about August l6,. and in late at about Sep
tember 10. The army worm is reported as
having appeared in twenty and the boil
worm in eighteen parishes.
TEXAS.
The weather since fifteenth June has
been very favorable, much more so than
last year. The plant is in fine condition,
well formed and boiled. No complaint Is
made of the labor. In sOmeOf the lower
counties picking has already commenced,
but taking the average of our reports for
the whole State we find that 1T Will begin
in the early planting, about thirteenth Au-
gust and in the late Ia very small portion
of the crOp) about first September. 1t is
said to have been general last year abOut
twenty-secOnd August. A few army worms
have been reported in ten, and boil worms
in seven counties.
ARKANSAS. -
The weather since the fifteenth of june
has in some parts of the State been seasOna-
BILE, in others too dry and in others too wet;
on the whole not favorable Throughout
the State, averaging the reports sent us, it
can not be said TO have been either decid-
edly more or decidedly less favorable than
during the same period last year In some
counties the plant is said to be well formed
and boiled, but as a general thing It'll not
so. We have some complaint OF labor being
interrupted by political excitement, but the
bulk Of labOrers are doing we'll Picking
began last year about the fifth of Septem-
Der, and is expected to commence about the
same time or trife later this year IN early
cotton, and about the twenty-secOnd of Sep
TENDER in late
TENNESSEE.
The weather since the fifteenth of June
has been favorable to the growing crop,
generally more so than last year. A few
only of our latest letters speak of heavy
rains The plant is reported as very thrifty,
being better formed and boiled than usual.
Neither army nor boil worm is reported.
Labor is satisfactory. Picking is said to
have been general last year by the fifteenth
of September and this year will probably
be so in early cotton by the seventh of Sep
TENDER, and in late by the twenty-tiith Of
September.
ALABAMA.
The weather from the fifteenth of June
until early in July was favorable, but has
been since very unfavOrable. Heavy rains
have fallen, causing overflow of bottom
lands on which very many entire crops
have been destroyed. 1t is estimated by
some OF our correspondents that the dam
age done to the crop throughout the State
by rains, storms and overflow, during the
month of July, will amount to reduction
of fully forty per cent from what, at the
nj IF 70 vBio
the beginning of July the weather was
more favorable than last year. The plant
is said to be well formed and boiled.
LabOrers are working we'll We have re-
ports of army worms having appeared IN
fourteen named counties. One correspond
ent reports them in ten counties which he
does not name, and which may, perhaps, be
included in the fourteen already mentioned.
Boil worms are reported in only few
counties. Picking began last year about
August q, and is expected to commence
this year in early cotton about August H.
and in late about September z.
NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA.
The weather has been generally wet since
fifteenth June, and not more favorable than
last year. The bulk of the crOp.is not well
"fOrmed" and "bOlled." LabOrers are not
working as well in North Carolina as in
other States, a considerable portion of their
time being devoted to attendance upon
public meetings, Army aud boil worms are
reported in only one or two counties. Pick
ing last year began about fifth September
and this year will begin in early cotton
about tenth September and in late about
the twenty-ffth September.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The weather since the fifteenth June has
been showery 1.-THE rains having become ex-
cessiye in some counties in July.) On the
whole it has been more favorable than last
year. Taking favorable and unfaVOrable
reports together (which are about equal in
number], the crop seems to be only moder-
ately well formed" and "bolled." A few
army worms are reported in only one
county, and boil worms I'm small numbersl
in three. Picking commenced last year
about the twenty fourth August and will
probably begin this year about the twenty
first August, and in late about the thirteenth
September LabOrers continue to work
well.
GEORGIA.
The weather, from the fifteenth of June
to about the first of July, was quite favor.
able, but since the latter date it has beer
frg ~ l. l.