Wilmington journal., 1873-07-04
lREVIE"
OF THE
WILMINGTON MARKETS,
WEEK ENDING ,EIuUItSDAY,
July ), 1873.
REVIEW
OBSERVATIONS ON THE CROPS

~
-ANsoN CoUNrY.-The cotton crop of
this county is fully as good, on an
average, rs it was at this time last
year, but rather smaller. Some of it
is very fine and the blooms are coming
out we'll; rain would be Of great benefit
on some Of the pebEly hills, but the
crop cannot suffer for two weeks to
come. That part which was swept
away by the freshet of the Great Pee
Dee, in May, has been replanted and
is growing well. The acreage of this
county is fully 10 per cent. larger than
last year Corn is doing well in some
places, and badly in others-promises
an average crop. Oats are coming in
light and poor. Wheat very poor and
very light.
RICHMOND CouHTY. upper part
of this county has II very poor pros
pect for wheat and oats. Corn fair,
and cotton not nearly as good as in
Anson. The replanted cotton on the
river is yet very small and cannot be
ploughed until rain falls, bnt those
lands viii soon bring it out when they
can be worked. Corn on the bottoms
is good. The lower part Of the county
has fine crop. growing well and of
fair size for the season. Planters feel
very much easier than when we last
reported this section, and the mer-
chants at Laurinburg, Shoe Heel and
other points are encouraged. Cotton,
corn and OATS are all doing well.
S, .NLY COUNTY, UNION COUNTY.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.-In all these,
which are great wheat counties, the
reports of 1lle wheat crop now coming
in are very discnuraging. The whea,
is poor, very poor. We saw one farmer
who usually threshes 400 bushels for
market who had turned his stock in
his field not considering it worth
saving. Corn is better and promises
well. Cotton small ha.5 Improving.
RoBEaoS I>o|NTY.-Cotton hooks
Well antp promises fair crop, with n
good season ufbil September. Corn
fair, though i'll some places very much
behind hand.
BLADEN CoUNTY.-Corn and oats
very fair. Altogether the crop of
cotton is good average. Other crops
as above.
COMMERCIAL ETITOAIE-Busi-
| ness in most of the leading branches of
trade has been very quiet This week,
| though perhaps not more so than is
| usual at this season of the yenr. Our
city is not the only commercial port
which complains of the dullness and
| sluggishness of trade, but our eXcl.an-
ges, both foreign and American, CON
plain seriously Of the dullness of trade
and the improbable results of most
| financial and commercial Investments.
The commerce of Wilmington during
the past month compares fayorabiy in
the receipts and manntac:ure of moat
our leading Irot,lcts, ho.t the expor;
trace both foreign and coastwisc show
a decided increas Sc. la Jane 1872 there
wcs shipped coastwise and foreign II,
229 casks Spirits Turpentine and 81,
100 bbls. Rosin, while the past montl
the coastwise and foreign shipments
amount to only 1880 casks SpiTi !.
Turpentine. Showing deCre@se OF
last year of. nearly 3,OG0 casks. Th'
Rosin shipments. ts19ss, t1ss, sho month shos
a small incsgeass but in all other arti
cles Qs produce exported there is
falling off. In the Lumber bushes
of the month we notice that the ship
ments were one-third less tl;t.-. las
year. The drawhas;k aFincipall
during this moIss,ets oI5sts Ass. Arerl the hig
rates of ssoreign freights and til
e3tseme scarcity OF coastwise tor
) mage. This month we areglad to stat
; opens under more favorable al1spiccs
, The number of charters scc.4ret ss
I this month show considerable increas
, on last mont.>>. and it is cont
a dently e-,eecte,i that foreign height
wal go dpwn. AS regards the move
c nlent Of Naval Stores. cur market
: an exception. In nearly al branche
of this trado there has been Il livel
and comparatively healthy t"a<s
q Spirits Turpentine during the fir:
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