The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-07-17
THE GREAT STAPLE.

| Iicr",t OF the New Orleans Cotton Er-
change The Crop Reported In E,-
| rclicnt Condition.
Thr Cpmmit,rc on Information aud
Statistics Of ;lic Now Orleans Cotton EX-
change, to whom has been entrusted the
| luty Of compiling Il national! crop re-
port, made up from returns Of various
! Exchnugcs appointed therefor by tho
! National Exchtngc, submit the follow
ing Tor the month Of June:
| New OrleanR. Department of Louis
'ana-Wc have So letters from 81 par
ishcs. which unite i'll reporting generally
favorable weather There has been no
additional acreage put i'll cotton sinco
The 18th OF May, but thcro has been
"%Sd "" drSntp Sn Ii ppcFiesE Ent tSp ape aa5 Msn oe
plant has been better cultivated than
70, many years, and is growing and
forming we'll Many blooms are re.
ported. The stands arc represented NJ
very good to excellent, and the present
condition Of the crop is most ilattering,
much better m:d abont ono week earlier
when compared with last year.
Mississippi - JOB replies received.
Average date about the 18th. Weather
| nearly universally represented rs very
favorable. Stands fine and the plant
| forming we'll, though 100 early for many
blooms. The present condition is
stated as very good, and much better
when compared with last year. No nd
ditionnl acreage put i'll cotton. Re
planting has been done whrrD the plants
were imperfect. Labor plenty and cf-
iicicnt
Arkansas-50 correspondents send in
their answers from 90 counties. Since
a
hot, and most enough to promote rapid
growth AMI cause the plant TO form and
square we'll The stands arc vc 3 GOOD,
and no repinutine has been needed. cX.
ccpt in Il few exceptional cases. Brad
ley county rcports the first bloom on
thc Sth inst, but it is only exceptional,
1 and as n rule blooming had not begun
at the date of our answer ana cores
| pondeMts are unnnimorR in represent
| ing the condition rs exceedingly promis
! in,; and far superior to that of last
year. Planters are encouraged by the
prospect, o1o OF tho finest ever known
Considerable attention AMI clre has
been devoted 70 ilic cultivation Of
cereals, and owing to tho excellent
harvest, Il feeling Of independence is
very nu'!ccahl" III nlir correspondence.
| Charleston, Department Of South Car
olinu 81 answers received from ~
counties, reporting weather sinoa May
- rs generally favorable. Some com.
plain!s Of cool knights. Very little nd
,liiionai pinitinG. Stauda represented
as good. 3 answers say forming wcll ;
80, say few forms, anil 9 no forms. All
agree in stating, no blooms up TO date
Of answers. Present condition good,
Enough small, being clean Of grass and
rome parts compare favorally with last
wear fTeavy storms of wind and hail
rrc reported in six Counties since June
7, doing much real damage. Lice arc
reported in four counties.
Augusta Department, covering That
iportion of the state Of Georgia not in
cludcd III The Savannah report Weather
favorable; 10 additional planting some
! little replnnting; stands good forming
well but III blooms. General condition
good. Crops generally very clean. In
bor plentiful and good.
Savannah Department Savannah Cot
ion Exchange, covering Northern, Mid
die and Southwestern Georgia and tlt
. state OF Floride-W Weather dry and cen
. craiiv favorable; no additional plunt.n;
ot any consequence; stands good plan
vigorous; e" orally forming we'll, bli
no blooms cXcept iii the southern por
< ton Of the state; condition good crol
clean and well worked; plant somewha
smaller and Il few days later, but rathe
:, better than ut Tie same time last year.
Florlda-Dry and favorable weathe
G clearing hc folds Of grass; stands good
J. plnn' forming well and commencing t
. bloom; coalition rood and compare
. .avot&hly with last year, though smnl
' rom Dry weather and somewhat latC
sAHn Ina; year, pspnises t" tp w"ll