The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-03
COMMERCIAL.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN,
Thursday Evening, July 2, 1874.
COTTON.

We inadvertently omitted to mention last even
ing that the appointments Of supervisors, under
the new regulations Of the Cotton Exchange
were posted ON its blackboard yesterday, as fol
Chief Supervisors-T. o. sully. Assistant Su
pogvisor--S. H. Buck, J. J. Garrard, N. W. Breed
love, 4; B. Green, A; 9; DE- Isle, John ellis. +
Block, A. J. Harrcl, L. A. LedOux, F. r. South
1ayd. G. W. Logan. Jr. F. g. Berthe and r. G..
We are gratiied to see the appointment Of Mr..
Bully, as chief We know OF no one better quail
asd 70 fi this important and responsible position.
His energy, intelligence and integrity designate
him - the right man for the place, and we have
no doubt he will be ably supported by his assist
aats. all Of whom have been warmly recommend
ID for their ability and probity.
The crop report Of the Committee on Informa-
ton and Statistics pasted the blackboard of the
Exchange gives information furnished by letters
received from the Goth to the 3Oth of june i'll
answer to interrogatOries sent ont early in the
month, from which We condense the following ::
From Mississippi, Sc letters from A counties re-
port decrease in acreage compared with last year,
7per cent; weather generally, less favorable, a
but in fine condition and remarkably clean, little
or no fertilizers used, and labor satisfactory.
From Louisiana 50 letters from 26 parishes report
acreage decrease 70 per cent weather. less
favorable, an average stand, condition good
and promising, but email and backward crop
three weeks later, no complaint Of labor and no
fertilizers used; from Texas, So letters from As
countics; Is counties report an increase in acre.
age O{ to 80 per cent. average Is; ono county
100 per cent; l6 no change and Is decrease Of
n per cent; stands universally good; crop ten
weeks later planted. but in fine condition; labor
sufficient and good and no fertilizers used: from
ArkAnsas IS letters from Is counties report In Is
counties average decrease to Is per cent; no
change, S IN increase Of to 10 per cent; average
Of the whole decrease Sper cent; nevertheless
favorable, stands superior; labor ample and eff
cont; crop TO weeks Backward condition gen.
orally favorable, but in some sections rain much
needed; no fertilizers used; from Tennessee rs
letters nom "a counties, average decrease 81 per
cont weather less favorable; stands fair; condition
good, but planted Is days later than last year;
aabor and fertilizers about the same, very little
II the latter used. From Alabama q letters
from a c0untes: acreage, decrease in "a counties
.nd in An increase Of 10 per cent; net average
decrease 16 per cent; weather unfavorable stands
mot ~ bad - might be expected; part of the
croP DESTROYED by cold, and not replanted till
old cotton; crop TO weeks later, but the young
plants catching up; labor good; decrease in num-
ter made up by more efficiency; use Of foreign |
fertilizers diminished; an increase Of home ma |
nures IN some countless crop cleaner than ever |
o'iore, and growing rapidly; some appearance of |
cotton ny, lice aud worms. From North Car |
DINA, 6$ letters from Al counties; reports |
weather less favorable, decrease - per cent, |
planting weeks later, fair average stand con- |
dition good, crop clean and healthy, but small |
and backward. labor the same both in numbers |
and efficiency, use Of fertilizers decreased 40 per
cent from South Carolina, 26 letters from II |
counties report acreage decrease II per cent,
weather unfAvorable to middle Of May, more
since, replantng pretty general, fair
average stand, condition generally good plant
small but growing well, labor sufficient, decrease
in use Of fertilizer IS per cent; from Georgia, rs
letters from s. counties report acreage decrease
- 1T cent, weather less favorable, little CON-
plant Of stands, condition good, growing finely,
though small, crop 10 days later, labor sufficient
md good use of fertilizers decreased 3Oper cent;
from Florida, letters report acreage decrease
per cent, stands good, condition very fine, clean,
ETC, one week earlier, no complaint of labor and
no difference in use Of fertilizers.
Throughout, the comparison is with last year
The sales to-day were confined to 500 bales, at
'tiAier prices for Low Middling and steadier for
',her descriptions Of the medium and better
qualities. We make no change in our quotations
Except for Low Middling, and We give also the
exchange quotations and report as below:
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