The New York herald., 1876-07-11
SOUTHERN CROP REPORTS.
CONDITION AND PROSPECTS OF CoTroN-Cox-
PARIsoN WITH LAST YEARS RECORD

CONDlIlON AND PkOoPkCIS OF COTION-COA>
PARIsoN WITH LAST YEARS RECORD.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, July 10. 1870
The crop report OF the Cotton Exchange for Juno 10
published this morning. II is compiled from l29
spouses AZ tollows:-From West Tennesses, 49, North
Mississippi, ~; Arkansas. north OF Arkansas RIVER ~
or these Is report tho weather IRON the 10th to the
2Cth OF June being too wet, but afterwards mors
favorable; 81 report in the favorably S3 very f
vorably; 27 wet and cold loncrally 10 no rain>
- report the crops now suffering severely
for want OF RAIN In answer to tho
condition Of the weather as compared with the
responding season last year, 10 report the weather
avoi able account OF moro rain 3j favor
able because OF less rain - about the same; IL less
favorable because too much rain and II less favorable
for the lack OF H. The increase OF planting during
June on lands which have been overhowed,
is au eighth per cent. In reference to standards 2i
report perfect So good 13 moderately good aud nos
good In reference 10 the forming and blooming OF
plant lis report squares forming well 16 well: as
report no blooms; 90 lew blooming, and Al blooming
ssva'ss sS s well! .s 1ss clear q aS:: =:
average torwaidness of crops days later than
last year. 100 report crop fully cultivated, growing
but late and small IA not well cultivated owing TO ex.
ccssivc rams; there has been nvc and hall per cent
additional acreage planted since the Is, Of June
GRASS Crops, including oats and millct t-rvcnty.
Owe report superior crops, IS good, 81 nferior od
crop much damaged by rust.
POTATOES s--irish and sweet are reported eight pcs
In oi last years acreage, and other vcge-
tables IN the usual abundance.
LAsoh-Sixty-hvc report laborcrs working better
than sincc tho war; 90 working sch and notworklns
well
New ORLEANS, July 10, 1876.
The crop report OF the New Orleans department OF
Louisiana for June Is as folows:-From thirty -four
parishes we havc received nincty replies, bearing
dates IRON juno 81 TO July which report generally
favorable weather. but less than at the time
last year In the low lands large proportion OF the
area which was overlooked has been repantcd, while
IN the uplaDds In some places portions Of the
crops havo boen abandoned owing to sickness
among iaborcrs and mules The stand is
good averagc, and the early crop nrst
planting IL forming and blooming we'll The late crop,
that plantod after the overflow, Is too young toi
forms and blooms The present. condition Is good but
less favorable than tins time last year Tho bulk o
the crop IS fully two weeks late while that planted os
ovcrlowed lands is fully month behind The crop u
clean aud with favorable rams which are much nceded
Will grow fast
hiss,ssIrri---CorroS oSwe have received l22 replica
fro thirty three counties IN this state, bearing dato
from June 20 to July = The weather is reported ~
havin: been TOO cool In the early part OF Juno and
generally less favorable as compared with last
season. There is Increase decrease OF import
lands planted since last report The stands ara
mostly far TO good, but the plant is backward and in
n great many sections no blooms arc reported, who
farming progressing avorably The greater part of
the reports state the condition fair and good,
few as good and grassy, but in comparison with
last year the condition is less favorable
average two weeks backward Some few complain VI
slight damage by grasshoppers and insects
ARKANSAS CoTroN. --This report compiled from
sevebty-thre answers received from twcnty-sx
counties, OF dates ranging from June II 70
July weather curing Tue nrst iOrtntgut Oh juno
was unseasonabiy cold and generally rather we<;
siuce the 10Th, however. i has been dry aud warm,
aud the whole It Is reported favorable. though not
to be compared with the weather OF the xst
year Since the last there has bean increase
deer, in tho quantity OF land planted in cotton.
The stands represented being goo The plant Is
generally forming well and Is just com mencing TO
bloom Its present condition being good but about
ten days later compared with last year. cold nights
have checked ITS growth and heavy rains have pre-
vented planters from working their crops steadily
required. We therefore have complaints Of grass;
the plant, though small and backward, Is healthy and
promises we'll
GALVESTON DErARrMESr.-The Cotton Exchange
Committee submit the following report 1--WE sent out
the 10Th OF June questions 200 correspondents In
ninety counties, and received only nftysix replies
from fortythrce counties dated IRON June 20 to July
4First, the character of the weather since June Is
reported favorable by thirty seven counties aud un-
favorable by six counties; second the weather up TO
this period compares with last year as ioows:-Thir-
tyour counties report favorable two report the
Same last aud seven counties report less favor
able third no change In acreage since last report;
fourth, all counties, except ono, report good stands
and the plant blooming and forming we'll; nfth, the
present condition OF the cotton CROP compared with
the same time last year, Is ollows:rwcnty- -nve
counties report II better, four the aud later
IRON ten to hitecn days and nvc leSs favorable