Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-28
MEMPHIS.
Report Of the COTTON E1ehanee.


MEMPHIS, Ang. 2T.-The Cotton Ex-
| change crop report for August gives the
| following summary of crops in the Mem
/ phIs district, composed Of West Tennessee,
| North Mississippi and Arkansas, from one
| hundred and sixty responses. North Ala
bama, though not in this district, is also
included. The committee say: NotWith-
| standing excessive wet and cold weather
that has prevailed since our report of June
| 10Th, general crop prospects, as indicated
by this report, are Of the most gratifying
| character. The probabilities are that a
| larger OF better corn crop was never made
in this region Of the country. Abundant
| crops Of wheat, oats, millet and, in most
Of this region, good crops Of
| small grasses have been made, and
all harvested and protected save corn. The
| latter has in all instances matured, and
| only awaits the convenience Of planters to
| harvest. One hundred and twelve report
| excessive rains, q balance Of the time
cloudy, 60 generally cold, GA cold nights,
very dry, 40 favorable weather. One
hundred and thirty report the cotton plant
| f.uiting well, so not well; 103 report the
plant retaining fruit, 81 shedding seriously.
| One hundred and iifty-four report crops
well cultivated, 8 not. One hundred and
thirty five report better crops than in 1874,
"a equal, l not so good. Estimated average
! Is per cent better. Twenty-One report
bottom growth only good, 81 bottom and
middle growth good, 50 report
top CrOpvery light and making too much
weed, p report bottom growth rOtting seri-
ously, Z serious development Of rust, "A re-
port perfect crops. s report picking CON-
menced, all report it will not become gen.
eral until Sept. Is. Much speculative sp-
IrehensiOn is expressed in regard to the
present critical condition of the cotton
crop, which is generally claimed to be two
or three weeks later than usual. Is luxu-
rant growth will require an exceeding late
frost, and unless dry, warm weather sue
ceeds, there is great danger Of bottom
growth rottiDg in low lands, where the
growth is already so dense as TO seclude
the sun and air.
In regard to the damage by overflow, we
have been unable to arrive at any definite
information. In most cases our cores
pOndents in the OverfOwed district have
been so overwhelmed with their own losses
that they were unprepared, and some un-
willing to make definite responses. That
very great damage on plantations subject to
the influences Of the flood by the Missis-
sipDi river has occurred, will not admit Of
a doubt. When the back-wateT, in con-
nec.ion with damage by sipe and standing
rain water is considered, we are constrained
to believe, from suCh information as we
have, that the damage within that portion
of the cotton region allotted to this ex-
change, will not fall short Of sixty thousand
bales.
127 report superior corn crops, 81 good,
inferior, from drOuth. Much damage has
occurred in the river districts by overflow
and much in the interior by wind storms.
Estimated damage not given.
107 report no damage to wheat crops by
exposure, Is report average damage 10
them Of per cent; the average yield per
acre l. ) bushels.
12S report good crops Of oats raised, II
inferior, 20 none raised. $50 report crops
well saved, 10 not, with average loss to
them Of 10 per cent.
13S report good crops Of millet, "a small,
experimental =; III report we'll saved, "a
partially damaged by weather; 10 report
none raised.
12S report laborers working we'll, 25
moderately we'll, 9 nOtWell. The depre-
citation in the morals OftlabOrers mostly
occurs in Mississippi-cause, political in
hUenCes.
Aggregate for North Alabama, 20 re-
sponses. II report excessive rains, s bal
ance Of The time cloudy, generally cold, o
cold nights, favorable weather. IL report
fruiting well, not; Is retaining fruit,
shedding seriously. All report crops well
cultivated and better than ia 1874, by an
average of 80 per cent. One bottom crop
only good, II bottom and middle crops
good, u top crops making tco much weed.
All report no picking will commence before
the average Of September. 14S all re-
port condition Of crop same as Memphis
district, as regards early frost. No loss
sustained by overflow. Sixteen report su-
perior corn crops, four good; no damage re-
ported. Eighteen report wheat crops saved
without weather damage, two report dam
! age Of Is per cent; average yield per acre
| 10 bushels. Fourteen report good, nine
| teen report well saved, one not; nineteen
report good millet and grass crops grown,
! one none, sixteen we'll saved, three dam
/ aged; average % per cent. Sixteen report
labOIers working well, three moderately,
,0Fwr nall