Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-06-10
THE COTTON CROP.
First Tidings OF the Growing Crop,
Received through the Galveston,
New Orleans and Nashville
Cotton Exchanges.

GALVESTON, June 9.-The Galveston
cotton exchaDEs crop report is ss fol-
lowe: Sent out on twenty-third OF May,
go questions TO correspondents in 80
counties and received only 79 replies
from IS counties, dated from twenty
sixth Of Mgy 70 frs Of June.
FIr5t-Ihe area Of land planted in
Cottan in this S ate compares with last
vsafis as follows: Is counties reporting
\ decrease Of from to 335 per cent, IL
the s2Ine IS last ear, 10 an increase OF
from 5to 81 per cent the laDd planted
,varsgiuR about the same as lset year.
second and tbird-NO oveTfioWs or
damsge reported.
Fourth-The character of the weather
FOR planting this year, compared with
last year, Is as follows: % counties rec
port the same as last year, Is less favor
able. ii more favorable.
Fifth-37 counties report the stands Of
cotton gopd, fair, not good.
SixIh-Tde cotton crop Is reported IN
10 counties to be early as last year, 4
counties two weeks earlier, "a counties
sboIt two weeks later.
Sgventh-LabOT, in number and eftici.
ency, l. fully as coed as last year.
Eighth-N0 fertilizers are used in this
EtalS.
Ninih-The condition Of the crop is
but shout too weeks late.
Tenth-phe rains in the latter part OF
Nav have been beneficial generally, inn
proving the prospects.
NEW oELEANs DEPARTMENT.
NEW ORLEANS, June 9.-The New
Orleans cotton exchange crop report for
May, Issued this evening, reports as fol-
lows: On
Louisiana reports from SO parishes so
replies, average dste May 26th. Aver
age decrease in area planted nearly 10
pey cenf. A large proportion OF the cul-
tiyatabls lands OF the Iiver parishes,
equal TO about Que per cent. OF the
whole State, hes been inundated and
the waters wili subside too late to rs
nlapt. The seasOa is three weeks late.
fPhs Weqtber Is much less favorable than
uslaI. Considering the inGiement wealth
ss-, the ground is fair, but the condition
is not good, the plants bsing small and
very grassy. Hesvy rains have done
considerable damage. Labor is about
the came in numbers, but more efficient.
No eomIaercisl fertil zers used.
Mississippi reports from 33 counties:
IOI ,ep!iss; average dates, May 25th TO
Juna 5lh; acreage decrease, 1(12 per
csnf. daniags from overflow confined
~ river cou,i,iss, and estimated ct s per
can't. Of thsir production; weather gen.
ersliy Iess Eayorsble; too much rain ana
cold nights; plants email snd oackwardi :
cron . 20 3 weeks later than last year;
labor good; 10 fertilizers used; present
condition not eocJuragingi plant IN
grass and backward from heavy ralns
comp aints OF Inferior seed.
Arkansas reports from % counties; 5S
replies, dates ranging from the nine
fsenth Of May 10 the second lnstans
acreage. decrease s per cent; dams g
by eveTfioW confined TO ChieOt, Deshs
aud Drew counties; Chicot suffered A
per cent, Desha 20 ger cent. ana Drew
10 per cent; westher ss favorable as las
wear; il seems the counties sre wet anC
uuse s.oDably cold; stands good IN moro
counties; crop ten days later than las
wear; labor good, shout equal IN efi1ei
eIcy and uumbsrs, but somewhat De
noralizsd ia the inundsted districts
present condition II the CROP Wild rev
exceptions, g00d; no fertilizers used.
NASHVILLE DEPARTMENT.
NASHVILLE, June 9.-Tne May repor
az The Nashville department OF the Ma
fiOual cotton exchange, covering
eighteen counties of Middle Tennessee
and North Alabama, shows & decrease
Of acreage OF three per cent; stands
cotton good; crop from ten days 10 tT'
Vesks iaterin the average; labor supply
ample. and fully eguai 10 efficiency Il
last wear; favorable reports OF the crOl
largely predominste; only about one
fourth report an unfavorsbie condition
some complaints OF grass and few o
insects, but not sufficient to be OF mate
rial importance.