The New York herald., 1872-11-24
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. Nov. %, 1872.
Fsvorshfc Condition or the Cotton Crop
The Estimated Yield 3,45O,OO Bales
An increase OF sixteen Per Cent Over
Last Year.
The November report OF the statstician OF the
Department OF Agriculture gives TO the cotton
prospects substantially the same Interpretation as
the October statement. The weather has been fine
for picking Frosts have been earlier than usual In
the more northern States, but an earlier maturity
or the plant Is indicated everywhere and the past
month has been quite favorable for the develop
ment OF the maturing bos, while the returns OF
the condition since August have been much below
the average. They have been higher than
those Of the corresponding months OF the
previous and very unfavOrabe season. averaging
in October eghty-two against seventy-six and In
September ninety-0ne against eighty. The Noyem-
ber returns give the Indicated total product in
comparison with the small crop OF 1871 and the
average made Is about sixteen per cent increase
with an area In cultivation larger by twelve to
thirteen per cent. The greatest losses from the
prevalence OF the army and boil worm are found
In Florida and Alabama. In Louisiana, Mississippi
and Georgia there have also been heavy local dam
age. In Arkansas material reduction OF the yield
was caused by drought in July and August The
comparison by States with last years crop Is as
l0llOws:-
gIa, ll9; Florida lo2; Alabama, Ill; Mississippi,
liz; LOUISIANA 12l Texas. 1875; Arkansas, 115: Ten
nessee, no; Missouri, Virginia. Illinois and other
states, which together produced $4,000 bales In
1860, and In which cotton culture was stimulated
IN several subsequent years, now scarcely yield
ten per cent OF that amount. The total produce
ton, rs indicated by the returns OF the first week
In November, Is made very nearly 3l50,000 CON-
mercial bales. At that date apparently twenty
five to thirty per cent OF the crop, nearly l,O0O
900 bales, remained to be picked, and sub
Jact to the vicIssitudes OF the weather,
which might decrease the nnal aggregate by beat
ing storms or slightly enlarge II by favorabs
season Tor opening and gathering the fibre OF the
top crop. The Indicated product OF fibre per acre
returned from each county makes the following
averages for each State, VIZ NORTH Carolina, 173
pounds; South Carolina 1927 Georgia, lSO Florida,
l26; Alabama, Ito; Mississippi 200; Louisiana, 2l5
Texas, 220; Arkansas, 10; Tennessee. l9O The
area in cotton, as calculated from the returns of
1872. is as foows:- North Carolina, 45o, 1929;
South Carolina, $40, ,652; Georgia, 1871 33; Florida
15S099; Alabama. 1887 372 Mississippi, 1887 61s;
Louisiana 94O,2lS; Texas, 9l4,269; Arkansas,
693,512; tennessee 5lS,6o5. In calculating the in
dicated product the average bale is estimated ut
465 pounds.
The Mexican Border Com issiOn-Ret.
icence of the Members-The Report
Read 20 the President.
Mr.. Fabius J. Mead, OF Mississippi, the third mem
ber OF the Mexican Border Commission, arrived
here to-day, ana the Commissioners again visited
the White House and read their report In fun to
the President. The Mexican Minister also called
TO see the President but did not obtain an audience
in consequence of the pressing business requiring
the Presidents attention. Beyond mentioning that
the result Of their efforts to obtain an accurate
view OF the situation on the Rio Grande has met
the Presidents approval the Commissioners have
nothing OF consequence to say, and decline. appa-
rently by order, to reveal the contents of their
report or the particular recommendations they
have offered for the suppression or The cattle
stealing and numbering going on in the
river counties of Texas, though enough is known
to confirm the antic pations in these dispatches
few weeks ago OF what the general tenor OF the
report would be. The accession OfLerdo de Tejada,
known friend OF this country, to the Presidency
OF Mexico, insures both IN the report of the Com
mission and the future policy OF the government,
more cOnciliat0ry course than would have been
possible under the former administration, which
had neither the influence at home nor friend
ship for this country possessed by the new Prcsi-
dent
Appointments by the President.
Since the adjournment of Congress the President
has made 1877 appointments, AZ follows For the
Interior Department, 5s, most OF them Indian
agents and public land o!llcers Tor the Department
OF Justice. Is United States Marshals and District
Attorneys; for the Navy Department, boatswainS
saimakers and carpenters; Postmasters, a; for
the State Department, II, OF which IL are Consuls
and most OF the others Centennial COMMISSIONERS
the last named appointments not to be con-
frmed by the Senate; for the Treasury Depart
ment, "a, OF which 10 are Supervisors OF Internal
Revenue under the new law. Most of the other
appointments are for the internal revenue and
customs service.