The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-14

Mr.. Sam1. b. Buck, g. cretary OF the Nations
Cotton Exchange, has our thanks for copy
the cotton report for November Ito the 12'h o
the month), from which we make the following
extracts:
LOuisidna.-From twenty EIGHT parishes W
have received 43 lett RS reporting less favorab
weather. A little more than one-oalf the crol
had been gathered. and with favorable weathe
all will be gathered b the 1st OF January. Ylelt
as compared with last year will increase fully l.
per cent. There had been no killing frost, bu
considerable damage had been dore by storms
Mississippi-52 answers from this State, aver
age date LIT inst, report weather as Iavorao l'
and abouk the same as last year. About 40 per cen
of crop is reported picked, and it is calculated
that all the crop will be gathered by the last O
December. Picking has been retarded in some
counties by sickness among the laborers and IL
jured the yield from to- per cent, which is re
ported viii exceed last years by from IL to IL
per cent.
Observation-Disclosures generally reported favor.
able for gathering crop 40 per cent q which
have occurred in the State from the 18th to 3Oth
October-but almost universally reported as hav-
ing done no damage to the crop. Rust and rot
have injured the crop between per cent and
per cent. The yield is represented as generally
high as bales for 1. The average yield being
fully 80 per cent in excess of last year. The crop
will be gathered by the first week in January.
Flol1da-The weather has been good and as
favorable as last year. There has been no inju-
~ from frost. The yield as compared with last
Year is over ID per cent less. Three-fourths of
the cotton is now picked and will be finished by
the LIST November. Dry weather in July cut the
crop short and the caterpillars destroyed much
OF the second growth. The light lands have
been injured by rust 10 per cent.
Tennessee -Thrty-one replies from eleven
COUNTIES report the weather could not have been
more favorable. Killing frost occurred IRON 10th
to 18th October. The estimated damage averages
crop gathered-will be finished about Goth No
vember The average OF twenty-six replies show
the yield to be 80 per cent less than last year.
The damage by frost was owing to the fact that
the chilly weather in September prevented the
mauIing of the bolls, and when the frost came
1t made clean sweep of the unripened fruit. AS
9. genera thing there is no complaint Of labor
No accounts of damage from rust.
South Cdrotind-64 replies from 81 counties
The weather during October has been very favor
able for gathering the crop, generally more so
than ]ast year. There was a killing frost through
out the state on the 18th October, doing soma
damage to late cotton, but having little effect
on most Of the crop. Exceedingly dry weather
and in many sections, the rust having caused it
to mature very early. Three ourths of the crop
ls now gathered, and with favorable weather,
picking will be finished by the 18th to the Goth
OF November. The average yield will f4ll short
crop by rust has been severe in many sections OF
this State, but it is impossible to give the per-
centage.
Eleven replies from counties, report the yield
OF lint from seed cotton to be much less than
usual requiring $50 lbs to 800 lbs Of seed cotton
to procure 100 lbs int-whereas 800 is the usual
quantity.
alabama Seventy.eight replies from 40 coun-
ties. The weather since the LIST Of October has
been generally favorable for gathering the cot
ton crop, There have been light frosts, but no
material damsge therefrom. Nearly two-thirds
Of the crop has been picked, and planters expect
to finish between November 18th and December
1st. Some few, however, will not have entirely
finished before the 1st OF January. In 16 coun-
ties, comprising chiefly prairie and bottom lands,
the average increase will be 2114 per cent over
last years yield. In IA counties, consisting of
fair average lands, the yield will be about the
same as last year. In countless composed
chiefly Of uplands and located in the eastern and
southeastern portions Of the State, the yield
compared with last year is estimated at about rs
per cent decrease. The damage by rust has not
been material. In 81 counties the average dam
age has been about 14a4 per cent from the August