New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-03

to whom has been intrusted the duty OF
| compiling national cotton crop report
| made up from the returns of the various
Exchanges appointed therefor by the Ma
tional Exchange, submits the following for
the month of May:
NEW ORLEANS DEPARTMANT.
| The New Orleans Cotton Exchange, GOV.
erlng that part of the State of Mississippi
not apportioned to the Memphis and Mo
bile Cotton Exchanges-the entire State OF
| Louisiana, and the State of Arkansas. south
OF the Arkansas river.
Louisioua.-Fifty-o one letters from thirty
| one parishes. report an increase in acreage
| of four per cent.
Weather cool, but on the whole very
| favorable. Crop about as early az last
| year, and the stand very good. Labor
about the same in number. but more eff
Gent than IN former years, and the present
| condition of the crop is very favorable. No
commercial fertilizers in use.
Considerable increase in acreage OF corn
| and small grain.
Mississippi pi-Forty-seve letters from
twenty six countless give an increase in the
area planted in cotton OF three per cent.
Weather generally favorable, moro go than
last year. Stand good; the exception at
tributed to cold spring of which there is
general complaint, notwithstanding which
the crop is said to be earlier hv week or
ten days than last year. Labor more eff
cient, with no noticeable change in num-
bers. No fertilizers (cOmmereial} used in
this State. Nearly all of our correspond
ents report an increase in the acreage
planted IN corn and small grain over last
year.
ArFanSas.-Twenty- ty three counties show
an increase OF acreage OF about three per
cent. The weather has been more favor
able than last year, and the lands have
been very well prepared. Owing to a cold
spell at the beginning of this month the
good and the fields clear of grass, the pros
poets are more favorable than last year.
No fertilizers used in this State The labor.
both black and white, is reported better
than it ever was.
An increase in the acreage OF corn and
small grain reported.
NASHVILLE DEPARTMENT.
The Nashville Cotton Exchange. covering
Middle Tennessee east of the Tennessee
river. and the following counties of Ala
bama: Lauderdale, Franklin, Colbert. Law
renee, Morgan, Limestone, Madison, Mar
shall, Jackson, DeKalb and Cherokee
Middle Tennessee in acreage
fifteen per cent. Weather more favorable
ana STANDS better than last season. Crop
no later than last year. Supply and labor
ample and generally working better More
fertilizers used. Condition of crop favor
able.
North Atabama.-Acreage decreased seven
per cent Comparative condition, weather,
crop. etc, same as reported above for Mid
die Tennessee.
WILMINGTON DEPARTMENT.
The Wilmington Exchange covering the
State Of North Carolina. with the excep-
tiOn OF the counties allotted to the Norfolk
department.
Area planted in cotton increased about
five per cent weather compares favorably
with last year, though the planting was de-
layed somewhat by the cold spring; there
is no appreciable difference IN time of
planting; fair average stand has been OBJ
tafned, and condition Is reported an
average: labor represented as more eff
cient; the Use of fertilizers has increased
about twenty per cent.
CHARLESTON DEPARTMENT.
The Charleston Cotton Exchange, cover
ing the State Of
SoMh Carolina.-Eighty-: three replies re-
ceived. showing an average decrease IN the
area planted in cotton of one-half' of one
per cent weather reported az somewhat
Less favorable than last year. Stands and
condisoa represented a. good; labor about