Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-03
NASHVILLE TENN. TUESDAY, AUGUST 8. 1875.
COTTON.
Report Of the New Orleans Cotton Ex-
change.


NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 2.-The Commit
tee on information and Statistics of the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange, to whom
has been entrusted the duty Of compiling a
national crop report made up from the re-
turns of various Exchanges, appointed there
for by the National Exchange, submitted
the following for the month Of July:
New Orleans Department, covering that
part of Mississippi not appOrtioned to Mem
| phis and Mobile, the entire State of Lou
isiana and State of Arkansas south Of the
Arkansas river and LOuisiana-We have
received sixty-three answers from thirty
one parishes, and their average date is to
the 10Th inst. The character Of the weather
is generally reported as favorable, more so
than at the same period last year, though
our latest dates bring as complaints OF
drouth. Stands are generally good and
better than last year. The plant is bloom
ing and Boiling well, labor efficient and
present condition Of crop much better than
compared with last year, except in certain
| districts where rain is needed.
Mississippi-One hundred letters have
been received from thirty-tWO counties in
this State, nearly all dated on the 10Th,
the uniformity Of date being a great i'm
prOvement. The character Of the Weathsr
| for the past month has been mainly fayOra-
bic, with, however, considerable exceptions.
Some letters complain of too much
rain, others want Of it, the op-
posite reports coming often from the
same county, showing an unusual partial
distribution of rain. Plantations not five
miles apart have had too mach and too lit
tie rains. One fourth of the letters state
the plant is too large and growing too fas
to fruit well, and is in an unfayOrable con
dition toreceive either a protracted drought
or wet spell. A very few complain Of boil
worms and shedding, but no apprehension
of caterpillars, none in noticeable numbers
having appeared. Stands generally good
and laborers working well.
Arkansas Forty answers from tWenty-One
counties received. The weather has
been generally dry. Occasional
showers have prevented any damage, and,
on the whole, it has been more favorable
than last year, almost as good as could be
wished. Stands are reported uniformly
good and the plant looking remarkably
we'll. The general condition is undoubt-
eddy the finest known for a number Of
years, and, excepting some apprehension of
a possible drOuth, none Of our correspond
6nce as cheeTful as TINS.
Nashville Department-Oyer two hun
dred answers report the weather as gener-
ally seasOnable, a few reporting heavy
rains, which were sectional. Stands are
good TO better, with some complaint of too
rapid growth. LabOrers are working well,
and the present condition compares fayora-
bly-with last year. Some sections report
he plant small, but growing rapidly.
Norfolk Department-Weather generally
hot and dry; some little complaint on that
score coming from North Carolina, though
on the whole the weather was more favor
able than last year. Stands compare very
favOrably with last year. Plant forming
well. Labor very satisfactory. Condition
of crop very good, but in size generally a
little smaller and from five to eight days
later.
Charleston apartments South Carolina:
Eighty-nine replies have been received from
20 counties. The weather has, on the
whole, been seasOnable and compares IA
yorably with last years. Stand as good if
not better. Plant generally reported form
ing, blooming and boiling well. Labor
efficient and equal to last year. Five an
sweEs from four counties report injury from
hail, and from too much weed. In one
county lice are reported, and rust in an
other.
Augusta Department, covering that por-
ton of Georgia not included in Savannah,
report the weather has been very favorable,
more so than last year. The stand is bet
ter than last year. Plant forming and
blooming well, and with the exception of
late cotton, is boiling we'll. General con-
ditiOn Of the crop is good, better than last
year.
Savannah Department, covering North
ern, Middle and Southern Georgia, aud the
State ofFlOIIds-Weathegg generally dry and
more favorable than last year. stands good,
better than last season. Plant forming
and blooming well. Labor unanimously
reported as good. The general tenor of re-
plies indicate the condition Of the crop
very favorable, except in some localities
where rain is needed.
Mobile Department - Alabama: One
hundred and twenty replies from 4S cOun-
ties In 80 counties the weather is report
ed as having been seasOnable, in 9 too dry,
and as compared with last year in only s.
Cbociaw, Macon and Russell-has it been
less favorable; in all others more favorable.
Stands are universally reported good and
better than last year. The plant is form
ing and blooming well. LabOrers are
working well. The present condition is
good ard promise better than last year.
There is nothing unfsyorable but need of
rain in sandy lands.
MissiSsippi-56 replies from 10 counties.
Weather has beeD generally seasOnable and
universally reported more favorable than
last year. Stands are excellent and better
than last year. The plant is forming and
blooming well in all counties except Itawam
ba, LOuDdes and Newton. In these three
some complaint of a weedy growth to the
plant, caused by too much rain. Labor as
good as can be desired; all working well.
Present condition of crop is good and more
promising than last year. Favorable cir
cumstances are: better cultivation, and
farm work more advanced than last year.
The unfavorable are: weedy growth noted
above, want of rain in some small sections
of san iy lands, and few boil worms re-
ported in Jasper county.
Galveston Department - Texas: Have
received 133 replies f ON II counties, en-
bracing the period between June Is and
July 10. Forty replies report weather dry;
| So very dry and hot, and IS favorable. 81
replies report weather very favorable; 45
report less favorable, while q say about the
| same. y OF our responses report gOOd
stands; 80 better than last year; 25 not so
good, and 40 report about same. 1O6 re-
plies say that the plant is forming and
blooming well, while p report the plant
small and backward and not as promising
as last season. Our replies indicate that
labor is much more efficient and
reliable than in any previous year.
Sixty-three reply that the present condition
of the crop is better than last year; 20 re-
port not as good, and "A the same. In all
sections of the State the plant is much
smaller, and is considered from one to
three weeks later than the same time last
season. There is general complaint of dry
weather, only a few localities having been
visited with sufficient rain.
NoTE.-No report received from Mem
phis or Wilmington Departments.