The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-10-19
COTTON.
Returns from the National Cotton Exchange
THE Departments of Mobile Cal
session and Charleston.

THE Departments of Mobile, Cal
session and Charleston.
GALVESTON DEPARTMENT.
We sent out on the twentieth of Au-
gust questions to two hundred correspon-
dents in ninety counties, and have re-
ceived seventy-one replies from forty
seven counties, dated from the twenty
fifth of August to the second of Septem-
Der.
First The character of the weather
since the first Of August is reported I'M
favorable as an average-for the state,
eight counties reporting hot and showery,
five too wet, one heavy rains, twelve hot
and dry, eleven too dry, two unfavorable
and eight seasonable.
Second-Thirty counties report the
weather less favorable than last year,
twelve same as last year, five more fav-
orable.
Third-Eleven counties report the
cotton fruiting well, retaining. its
squares and bolls; thirty report the cot
ton not fruiting we'll, throwing off its
squares and bolls; six as shedding badly
on account of weeds.
Fourth-The condition of the cotton
crop is reported not good in thirty coun-
ties as good in ten, and very good in
seven counties and it compares with last
year as follows: In thirty counties less
favorable; in six as same; in four as
favorable, and in seven as more favorable.
Fifth-FOrty-two counties report pick
ing commenced, and five not commenced
yet.
Sixth-The picking will become gen
eral on the first of September in twenty
six counties, and on the fifteenth Of Sep
TENDER in twenty-One
Caterpillars have appeared
in nineteen counties; three report cater
pillars and boil worms; five few caterpil-
lars; five boil worms and fifteen no
worms. The damage done by caterpil-
lars-six counties report destruction of
one-half or two-thirds of the crop; four
of one.fourth to one half of the crop; in
seven counties the caterpillars reported
eating up the cotton" and "seriOus
damage apprehonded )" in two new coun-
ties ali young cotton and bolls of old cot
ton nearly grown destroyed; two coun-
ties report damage by boil worms to
theextent Of twenty per cent. of the crop.
Eighth-The ravages of the worms ex-
tend three tiers of coast counties from
west of Lawrence county to Sabine river,
and also TO three eastern counties and
two middle. Severe drouth has pre-
vailed in many of the western counties,
the plants have stopped growing and re.
ports from two counties say the yield
will be cut short fifty per cent. The
more favorable reports came from north
eastern and northern counties.
MOBILE DEPARTMENT.
Alabama-Forty.six counties, one
hundred and seventeen letters. The
weather since the frst of August has
been generally favorable in the northern
and eastern counties, but in the middle,
southern and western portions of the
state there ha' been too much rain. AS
with the same period last year,
in twenty-eight counties it is reported
as having been equally to more favorable,
and in twenty-three less favorable; these
last are composed Of the most Produc-
tive lands in the state. In fourteen up
land counties the plant is reported as
fruitiug well; in the remaining thirty
two il has taken on but little fruit since
July, and there is a general complaint Of
The condition of the crop as
with last year is as good 10
better in nineteen counties, and not so
good in twenty-seven counties. Picking
has commenced and will be general about
the second week of this month (Septem-