The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-04-30

There IS no estimating the damsge that
has resulted to the planting interests in
the bottom lands The waters in most
places will not subside in time to enable
planters 10 make even meager crops OF
cotton. In many cases, they have lost
their stock in addition 10 tbs loss Of
crops
IL the uplands planting operations have
been retarded yearly q month at the most
important season. Cotton planted late,
scarcely ever turns OUT we'll The crop
j. liable to be destroyed BY the insects
and TO be overtaken by frost before ma
turity. And yet to the upland people
the prospect is not wholly dark. They
still have time to make good corn crops
and can raise their supply Of meat for the
next year, which they should by no means
neglect to do. Besides, they have every
resson 10 anticipate that the inevitable
short cotton crops viii bring good prices,
and that they will be recompenssa for the
falling off in that way.
In view of what all must know sill be,
a short crop in consequence Of the foods
in the bottoms and the excessive rains
everywhere, we would not be surprised if
good qnsIities should sell for twenty cents
a pound next fall
Il Is needless to remind Intelligent pro-
ducers OF the Importance Of handling their
cotton carefuliy-ginning il vel and
avoiding dirt and trash. i eeur who
does a large business told US .ha other
day, that while inferior grades as not
desired at the lowest quotations, good
qualities are always in request at the
highest In the same connection
he said that the habit Of plating cottcn
bales had become very common, and was
operating the serious Of detriment Of the
trade al respectable planters owe it to
themselves not only to discountenance the
crime, bat to use diligent means to ferrit
it out, And the Legislature ought to pro-
vide penalty for it by special act.
To enable our readers to form their
opinions rs to the course Of the market
the coming season, We will copy the fol
lowing extract from a late circular of
Messrs. w. c. Watts & Co, Liverpool.
It will be observed that it was written
without reference to the effect Of the re-
cent disastrous floods iu the South on the
crops of this season:
The impression gains ground that the
scale Of prices recently current for cotton
is not remunerative to the producer, and
that unless there IS some improvement
there may be considerable reduction in
the area planted this spring in America,
and everybody feels that should such be
the case We would get up some excitement
here, and perhaps run prices too high.
In this connection it should be borne In
mind that notwithstanding the American
crop Of 1874 still promises 70 be rather
larger than the popular estimates at the
Of this yer, yet it is becoming
more aud more apparent every week that,
In view Of the enormous consumption
going on, it will all be wanted, in other
NOIuSy titslt ouf SJOCh viii run dDNH Dc-
fore the close of this year about as low as
usual
If we turn to other sources Of supply. |
India, Egypt and Brazil, we have to ad-
nit that the crop accounts so far this sea
son have been almost uninterruptedly |
favorable, and yet in the face Of this |
stands the fact that so far this year our
import from these sources Is nearly 20, 600 |
bales less than to date last year, and there |
are 100, 900 bales less afoat from India |
for this port and London than one year
ago. 1t may be that the present large |
deficit in the cotton at sea from India viii |
ia some measure be made up by increased |
shipments from Bombay within the next
three months, as compared with the cor
three months of last year, but
it Is by no means certain that the increase |
from that port will not be offset by decreased |
shipments from other India ports, partic-
llarly Calcutta.
We then come back to the broad fact /
hat, notwithstanding large crop in
America and good season in other coun-
tries of growth, still we see no evidence of /
excessive supplies. Can we hope for q |
better result next year? Suppose Amer /
ca should plant 5. to 10 or Is per cent
ess this spring; that because Of the fam /
ne in breadstufs and low prices for cotton I
India should plant less next summer; /
Egypt and Brazil next season, higher |
prices would apparently be inevitable.