, 1875-11-15
COTTON.
C0ntlitton of tho Crop NJ fkc.,ortct by
tho Vnti0nn3 Exchange.

Ap@I3H IALu0ph1s W TtlUH AaF0 0JeH lHt[uFtEu
tho duty Of compiling National Cottoa-Cfoo
report, nlade up from the roturns Of the vafous
E1tllanyeH appointed therefor by the NATIONAL
Cotton E1rhange Of Anleri.s. beg leave 10 SUBJ
mi. tho foil ,wlng for the month Of November:
4tcD Urlt1ns D9rartment-Tho New Orleans
Cotton Exchaneo covering that pat u the ntnte
"f al'Ksisspp tot appMtluntd 10 the Mempns
nua tho Mohila Cotton Ekchau:e. tho cntlre
SIa.e uf Louisiana, aul Stats Ut A.kAuhaJ Yuufu
Of ArkRusa- R1rer. In l.oujtlns. iEatn tnehty-
etSat Parishes. wa have received fogty thsee let
tara teportltlg less favorable aeatntr. 4 little
more than oue-Llif the crup had been gathered.
and with fayo, allie weather oil will be gathered
With lasi year, viii increase fully u per cens.
There has! hten no killing frost, but consiae1a-
lilo damage ila / boon dhne hy atorsnR.
From, 1fisAfHsipii, Gtty-tEo answers, average
dn-o lat iuHt., report tho 1cltller az far1rabo
and ab3ut tue tatne an laas ycas About - PR
ceut at the crop liz reported IN picked aud it ia
calculated thai all the crop will he gathered by
ti's sss Ct l>eeeusvr. Picking has been retarded
lin s0fue countteb by eicknc.H among the 1abtr-
crs. aud in ottera By tlle lase election. lsuss
nnd rot hasc injured tse Weld from i TO ! er
cont, WINCH IL Expected will t1cee1 last years by
fr3m /! TO - per ccat.
In Arkansas tho weather il generally reported
favorable Tor gathering TIC Gro; b. 45 per cent u
which As already pisk.d. L:gh: fiosts have oo-
cl1rf- in tho Statc from tho 18th to the 3tl OF
October, but are altaast universally seeoftcd M
yield pel,,y tully 51 per cuut In excess OF last
year. 1lln crop will DO all gathered BY tho Gret
week tn January.
Charleston Us'par!ment--Tho Charleston Cot
ton ExeAane,e, covering tho Stats .! South
Carolina, sl1ty-fonr renlles f.om twenty-seSen
coAnHeH, Ihe Weather for Oct 7hef has been
selv favorable for gathering Inc crop, generally
fnuro Ho than 'aet year. There "as killing
frost throughout tue state the l7'h OF October.
doing SONS damage to ta'e cot:ou, bus having
little effect Oil ulost ut The crop. exceedingly
0rr weather kud iu many Hecllons the frost.
having caused II to 1naturs very early. Three
ioussi's Of the crop IS how gathered. aud. "ish
favorable weather, picking will DO tuet,ed by
tue 18th to the 30sh Of November, Tho average
yield vii! fall short Of last year % rcr cent The
Injury to tho crop by iurt las been sorcre IN
many EcctiouH of this Stale. but It liz impossible
to givo tho percentage. Eleven replies from
eight counties report tho yield Gil lint from aohd-
cotton to bo ullcu less tluu 7l.ua, reJllir,ns $50
10 800 rounds Of Heel.cotton to roaute III
pounds Of Int, wbetoss 500 pounds iB tie usual
quantity.
st,rannah nrartmet-Tho Savannah Cotton
Exchange, covering Northern. Middle, aud
Southwestern Georgia, hud tho State OF Florida,
reports: III Georgia the weather has becn good
and as favorable ~ last yoar for gathering tho
crop. There VIVA light frost on or about tho
13ta OF October, do!bE but slight dnmnEo.
About t. o-t4,irda OF the crop IN now picked, and
viii be generally lus1cd tue last OF November.
Tho ase,age yield will be over 10 per ceut ies5
than Inst yoar. The plant ia snail but was well
l1uned. The top crop does not fulfill expects
tlopa, not baviag recovered from tue drought IN
july. The rust on tho light lands has !esseuca
tie yield full 10 per ceus In Florids the
weather has bean good ami as favorable as last
yaaE. There has been no injury from frost.
The yield as conratcl with last year Is over IL
per ceut less. Thrce-fourths 0f tho cotton IL
now picked. and vail 10 finished by the 1st Of
November. Dry weather IN July Gu. tho crop
slott and The caterpillars destroyed much Of
the secoud growth. lhe light lanls havo been
injured bv rust 10 per cunt.
N'asAri|ie D'partnett-Tho Nashville Cotton
Exchange covers Mlaule Tennesses cast OF the
Tennessee Kiver. aud the following counties OF
Alabama: S4uderlal, Franklin, Colbert, Law
relce* dorGan. Limestone, Aadla0u. 1latshall,
JACKSON. DeKa1b. and Cherokee. Tllirty-ono ro-
plies from eleven coun,tes report that tho
weather could not havo been mora favorable. a
killing trosk occurred from the 10th 10 tho 18th
Ut October. Tho estimattd damage averages ~
per ceut. FEon1 oue-A half to t~o-thirtls Of the
crop gathered; will bo ,in1Hhed about tile Goth Of
November. Tho average Of twcnty'blx replies
s!low tho yield to bD u ror cont lesa tllan last
year. The damage by frost waH nwlng to the
fact that tho chilly weather in September pre-
vented the maturing OF tbs bo!ls. aud nlen tho
frost came It made q clean sweep OF tho up~
zipencu fruit. Al = gencra! thing thoEo IL 10
complaint OF labor OF accuuht Of damage from
ruAt,
From Alabama tuenty.sfx replies from tl1r~
teen couns:es all ropuIt that lbs weather conl!
from the nth to tho 18TH OF October, and tho
damage therefrom ID essimsstd ss s per cent.
une-half ths crop u }tolel, and tbs balkoce
wilt bs gatherol by Dc,. !. Tno average Of I'll
last year. The frost did the cotton no damage.
toycta al report 1t as having been Ct beueAt. Gvn-
orally there ~ no complaint OF labor, with tho
exception Of two or thtoo correspondents. who
attribute the deeroaee in tho yield to rust, and
! reptlcs Indicate that thcro has been no rust.
.Armphis D. pdrluttM-From West Tenuossen
! thero nra twenty-s.1 replies: T~anty-Aye report
| yory favorable weather, tlItesn moro favorable
All report killing frosta from tho l1th to tho
| 18th. Average, II per cent. Tno eet1uaated
dun,aas 10 III per csnt: Fortg.soycn pet ooat
Of tho crop IL ricAod. Est!'natea c.se OF pick
yiuld IL per cent. Labotars generally we'll dis
! posed to neye tAa crap, but haya baen mslelt
retarded BY sickness. Planters have been se-
rulsly dish poIuted III tbs yield of the crop. Tha
rtop was very tste, ana gteon when frosted
ltsir'et ~ North Nississippi- Thirty roporta
% report yosv favorable weather, 10 mare fRyor-
| hIo than 1874, II shout tbs ssmo, not 30 good.
| Taeuty-tivo report killing frost from tile luth
to tho 17th Ut Octaber, average l3th. Five To-
port uoue. Estimated damage, ~ per cent.
Ihrty-tiys rer eent Vt tha crop rIrkod. Esti'
,uased close Of licking. with talr weather. Jan,
| II; estimated tncrelsc Of y!eld, ID per cont
| Tue lahotera hav0 boen badly denoralizel by
political excitement, uuch slgkness, knd cousid'
eraLls Indifference GU account of low prices.
Damage by rust. iot, and etor1ns cstiuated to Be
! 81 per cent:
district ej A0rth Arkansas-Tlirty-tlltcs re-.
apotlses. Tnn.y-swo report very fayoral'le
weather, 81 morn favorable than ls74, 0 about
| tha saple, . not 10 favorable IwentY-niue 70.
port killing frost 9Th to ls1l, OF October aver.
aga lith Damage not over 6 per cent. Fnriy.
two ler cent Ut tue crop picked. Estimated
c3ose VI picking. vita kA.r weather Jan. II. ES
t.ulattd iuertane Of yield, 3A per oent. Lahorers
reported ~ on4y moderately dSfosea 10 save sAs
ctoys. Numbsss have sbanda,loh tno croI's Il
work for wages u4any holding of lor e1!ort.on
ato wages: soane s'cS,'ess. Estimated dAsuast
by Tl.st, 81 per cent
Moatts Mpart.nent-Erom Alabama there arc
seventy 1orlies ttutu forty col,utiss. In,
woAshur sluco thu tlrst oE October has been ZEN
frallY favorable for gathering tho cotton ston.
There hkye eesn lixnt fsoats, bns IA nxtess4|
&Ia,age thesofronl. Nearly two-thirda u tha
crop hss been pIekod. aud planters cArrct t. III.
however, viii rot have easisolv lnlyhed bofoF the
1st VI January lu hlxteeu conaiies, com ,flsug
chiefly pralria and cotton lai.Js. the average in
crea4e will ba 2..l pot cent over las