New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-26
National EXCHANGE Cotton Reports.

We are indebted to the superintendent OF
the New Orleans Cotton Exchange tor crop
| reports which We cOndense as follows:
Mobile distrct-One hundred and twenty
six replies from - counties in Ala
bama, state that the weather has been gem
orally favorable. rather too dry in some
places, but not enough SO as to injury the
plant. There has been very little replant.
ing or additional planting. Stands good
and the plant is forming well. Very few
blooms. The condition, as compared with
last year. is reported from as good to mu ,h
better. There are scarcely any unfayOrabie
circumstances relative TO the growth or
condition OF the crop; only a few reports of
lice and grasshoppers, and complaints OF
cold nights and drought Crop clean, In
good condition and better cultivated than
last year.
From Mississippi j6 replies from 10 coun-
ties report the weather generally favorable,
needing rain in some counties and some
complaints Of cold nights. producing lice:
very little replanting or additional plant
ing; stands good aud plant forming well
only a few blooms: present condition OF
crop better than last year at same period:
no unfavOrable circumstances other than
those noted above: the favorable circum-
stances are-the crop is cleaner, better Gull
tivated and more advanced than last year
at the same time. A note at the end OF the
report states that since the receipt of the
crop reports from the country good rains
have fallen, which the committee believes
to be general throughout the district.
The Norfolk and Portsmouth Cotton Ex-
changes give 80 replies from % counties in
North Carolina and 6 replies from ? coun-
ties in Virginia: - replies report weather
dry and cold; Ia favorable; wet and cold;
% replies report little or no replanting;
replies from counties in Eastern North
Carolina report large portions replanted as
late as June /: u report stand good: some
few complaints on stiff land, some forms.
no blooms: replies from counties in East
ern North Carolina report stand below the
average: ID replies report condition of crop
good and well cultivated, free from grass
and weeds, plant smaller than same time
last year and from to - days later: 5
replies from > counties in Eastern North
Carolina report condition bad and estimate
only onehalf crop.
All report the weather since May u too
cool for rapid growth, but with warm and
seasonable weather there will be a great
improvement in the plant Fifty replies
report acreage Il as last year; ) replies
from counties n sdecrease of - per cent
s replies from u counties give increase
of II per cent. Nwbor is abundant and
efficient, working aEwel if not better than
last year; but it is rSlorted that more and
more of the coloref.populatiOn are getting
each year on unp2 ductive lands. which
leaves the better Ids uncultivated. In
crease in commercial fertilizers 20 to D per
cent
The Savannah department has received |
Il2 replies from 80 counties in Georgia. |
from which it reports: Weather dry and |
favorable since May Is; no addi-
tional planting Of any consequence: stands |
good and plant vigorous, generally forming |
we'll, but no blooms vet. except in the south. |
ern portion of the State condition Of crop |
good; rather better than last year, except a |
few days late-. and plant somewhat |
smaller crop clean and well worked; rain |
needed in some localities.
Twenty nine replies from Is counties in
Florida report the weather dry and favor
sble for the plant. and for clearing the ]