The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-10
THE CROP PROSPECT.
Reports OF the New Orleans Cotton
Exchange.

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We Invite the attention of our readers to the
following report of the New Orleans Cotton
Exchange OF the growing crops for the month
of May:
NEW ORLEANS, Juue 4, 1872.
To the President and Board of Directors OF
the Ne1o Orleans Cotion Exchange:
GEETLEMEN-The committee ON Information
and statistics beg leave to submit the follow.
ing statement, embodying the substance OF
the numerous reports they have received du-
Ing the month OF May, In answer 10 their In
terrogatories regarding the growing crops:
MISSISSIPPI.
Averaging the estimates Of our correspon-
dents, We fnd an increase of not over six per
cent. In amount of land planted In cotton IN
this State, about the same amount OF corn
having been planted as last year. The spring
has been more favorable In some sections,
much more 80 In others, less 30 In others, and
much less 80 Ia others, than was the same
portion of last year. We have many com.
plants of excessive drought, retarding the
coming up Of .rops, DC. A very small amount
offertiiizers Is used. Generally little If any
change is reported In supply OF labor.
LoUisIANA.
The increase In the number of acres planted
in cotton Is shgftS the average not exceeding
five per cent. Amount OF land put IN corn
about the same; 10 some places an Increase, 10
others decrease is reported, while In some
parishes no change from last year has taken
place, Amount of labor same as last year.
Fertilizers are but little used in this Slate. Ac-
cording to some of our correspondents, the
spring has been more favorable, and accord
ing to o, hers less favorable than last season,
the former being more numerous than the lat
ter, From some we get complaints Oh drought,
which has caused q considerable portion OF
the cotton In their parishes to be late In COM
Ing up.
The average of the numerous reports we
have from our correspondents Indicate fully
eighteen per cent increase In the acreage OF
cotton this compared with last year, with
about the same or slight Increase In corn.
Our reports state that the use Of ferd iZ.rs 1s
very limited. The spring Is very generally re-
ported as more favorable than last year. The
supply OF labor has slightly increased.
ARKANSAS.
In this State the acreage In cotton has iu-
creased about twenty-five per cent, but that
in corn has decreased to somewhat less e1-
tent than that percentage, taking the average
of the estimates received by US. Fertilizers
are scarcely used at all. The spring Is various
ly stated to have been '.much more" more"
s'less,r and considerably less, favorable than
last year, and In some OF our letters as 'aboat
tle same. 1uc supply VI iopoi hoo uhSiSA
gone little change, the Increase 10 some sec
lions compensating for the falling of In
others.
TENNESSEE.
In this State our correspondents report an
average increase offfteen per cent. In land
planted In cotton, and dminution o. the area
put In corn. No fertilizers, or but little, are
used In the colton.growing counties. State
ments concerning the spring vary; In some
counties describing 1t as more, and In others
as less favorable than last year, there being
ter as Of the latter. all our correspondence
taken together indicate small Increase in
labor.
& ALABAMA.
In this State, according to average of the es-
Inmates sent to us, there has been Increase OF
ten to twelve per cent In the amount OF land
planted In cotton, and decrease In that de.
voted 10 corn. With few exceptions, our cor
respondents speak OF the spring as having
been more, and some assert that 1t has been
much more, favorable than last year. The use
of fertilizers has largely Increased in few
counties. but Is said 10 have decreased In
others. Little change is noticed In the amount
of available labor.
NORTH CAROLINA.
We have to report In this State an increased
acreage In collOn of twenty-five per cent,
with about the same acreage In corn as last
season. The use of fertilizers has also largely
Increased in this Stale. though some counties
report decrease. The spring, as compared
with last year, is said TO have been less iavor-
able, owing to drought. Labor reported to be
on the decrease.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Our reports from this State show an increas-
ed acreage In cotton of seven and halt per
cent. with a small increase In corn. most re-
ports stating same amount of land In corn as
last year. The use Of fertilizers is, With few
exceptions, reported as largely increased,
while The spring, as compared with last year,
ia said 10 have been less favorable.
GEORGIA.
Average of estimates put the Increase IN
land paIlted In cotton at about ten per cent.
a little less corn, on the whole, has been
planted than last year. In some counties more more
land having been devoted to it. From some
rnnniIes we learn that the spring has ceen
more favorable than the greasdug go Sne ,ess es
from many others we get g,cssnpPndents in these