Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-03
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COTTON.
Reports Of the Condition. Of the Crop
from the Nashville aud Augusta
(Ga.) ExchaBges-The Plant
ers and the Crop.

NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE COTTON ExCHANGE,l
NASHVILLE, Tenn, October 80 1874.
To the President and Board of Managers;
GENrLEGEN-We respectfully SUBJ
NIT he following report OF the condition OF
the cotton crop I'm the area assigned us by the
national cotton exchange) FOR the month OF
October, which Is made up from fOrty-four
answers received from the eighteen counties
Of Middle tennessee, and thiTty-elght an
swers from the ten counties Of Aiaoama. Re-
spectfully, JOHN +. " HELESS,
THOMAS b. SAMPLE,
GEORGE ]. GOODRICH,
Committee on Statistics and Information.
The condensed report from the eighteen
counties Of Tennessee Is as follows:
First question--Has frost done any damage
TO the CROP In your county?
Answer-lI report no damage; 10 report
slight damages a report serious damage.
Those reporting slight or no damage, gen.
orally add that IL Is because the second growth
would not have made anything.
Second euestion-Has The weather since
Septem Der 20th been favorable or unfav0rable
for gathering the crop?
A1gwer-Ali report either favorable or very
favorable weather for securing the crop.
Third question = What proportion OF the
crop has been picked, and BY wha. time do
you think picking viii be finished in your
Answer-Jbe average shows iive-eighths OF
the crop picked at the time Of reporting,
which would warrant the estimate that three
fOurths have been secured by this date. q re-
port picking will be flushed by NQveD1b her
18th; Is report picking viii be finished by De-
Gem Der LIST; report picking Will be finished
FonTth GaesIion-How win the yield in
your county this year compare with last2
state probable increase or decrease?
Answer-The average decrease reported Is
80 per cent. against as per cent. in last re-
port
Alabama reports from 10 counties as below
First question-Has frost done any damage
70 the crop in your e0untyT
AnsWer-l0 report no damage; Is report
slight damage; - report serious damage.
second questiOn-Has the weather since
September 10Th been favorable or unlavorable
Tor gathering the crop2
Answer-lal but one report favorable.
Third queston-WhRt proportion OF the
crop has been picked, and by what time do
you mink picking VIII be finished IN your
A0swer-The average gives So per cent. as
the proportion OF the crop picked. the average
date being the twenty-fourth instant, which
woSld justify an estimate Of 20 per cent 10
this date. All but two estimate picking will
DC com pleted between November 18TH and
Fourth gUestiOn-HoW will the yield in your
county this year compare with last9 State
probable increase or decrease
AnsWer-The average decrease is 40 per
cent.
The committee OF Information and stafisfica
OF the Augusta Ca exchange has presented
the following report Of the condition OF me
6otton crop IN the district under its iurisdie-
ton for the month OF October. The report
embraces sixty-iive replies from thirty two
counties:
First questiOn-Has frost done any damage
10 the cotton crop IN your county?
AnsWer-In the loWlands there has been
more or less damage throughout the entire
district, but In the uplands no damage has
been sustained in the middle belt, while in
the northern belt lowlands have suffered seTi-
Gus injury, and uplands slight.
second questton-Has the weather, since
September 29th, been favorable or unfavora-
Bile for gathering the crop?
AnsWer-Nery favorable.
Third quesJion-What proportion of the
crOp has been picked, and by what time do
you think picking will be finished in your
COunty2
Answer--By average, s. per cent. Of the crop
has been picked. and picking viii be finished
BY November 10Th
Fourth duestlon-HOw viii the yield in your
county this year compare with lasJ7 State
probable increase or decrease.
AngWer-In three counties the decrease will
be 70 per cent: in thirteen counties, 80 per
cent? IN eleven counties, . per cent. and in
i've counties, from 10 TO "a per cent.
Fifth QUestion-Please state any material
facts regarding The y4eid not embraced in the
above questions
ABswer-The crop thus far gathered is pecu-
liRrly free from dirt aud trash and has gener-
ally been sold so soon as ready for market.
The planters and she Crop.
EDITORS APPEALr-For the benefit OF
all whom this may concern in regard 20 the
pre- sent status OF The cotton crop, Tor veal or
IOr woe, The writer has resided ia NJ lssissippi