The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-10
THE COTTON CROP.
REPORTS FROM GEORGIA, FLORIDA, NORTH CAR
oLINA, MISSISSIPPI, ARKANSAS, ETC.

OLlNA, MISSlSSlPPI, AhkhNSAs, EAC.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Nov. 8. 1877.
Georgia crop report for October: Eighty -nvo re
plies wero received from ntty-nve counties. Thu
weather tho past month has been favorable, but no
as favorable as last year. Some sections have becr
visited by heavy and frequent rains In the mos
northern sections OF the State there has been light
FROST but no damage has done the cotton CROP
Three Of the crop has been picked and pick
ing will be over generally by the LIST OF December On
light sandy uplands drought and have done thcir
work very cfcctnally, and very small yield from
these lands has been realized; but on bottom lands
tho yield has greater than last year. due entirely
10 tho very TALL. Tho outturn Of tho State, how
ever set down at Eve TO SIX per cent less than last
year and tho quality is much below the average.
Florida report Thirty replies were received from
fourteen COMMITTEES Tho weather has been as favor
able rs year for gathering tho CROP Very heavy
and contn uei rains throughout TALL No frost has
occurred In this state. rwo-thirds OF tho crop IL
gathered and picking win be ovor by inc Isl Of Deem
aud caterpillar, and there is general complaint OF
rottng bos from too much wet ana not only Is tho
quantity Off but the quality has been injured The
yield OF the state is estimated at from eight TO ton
per cent less than last year. go
The Cotton Exchange reports tho condition OF
cotton in Virginia and North Carolina as iollows:-
''rhe character OF tho weather since October has
been generally quite favorable. with the complaint In
some localities oil much rain during the latter part
OF the month No frost OF any consequences has been
beneficial than otherwise About half Of the crop
reported as having been picked and picking will
cease about December l. The reported yield VIII 70
on an average about per cent less than last year,
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. o, 1877.
Tho National Cotton Exchange, Now Orleans, gives
tho Louisiana crop report for October follows:
the average date OF October 81. The character OF
has been universally bad, and, in fact, tho
most unavorabie Tor gathering Tho crops ever SHOWN
majority state great damage has been done by nccs
rains and WINDS causing the cotton 70 rot in the
fields Tho average OF the crop picked 10 about sixty
per cent and picking, with few exceptions viii
be finished about December 10. Tho yield, compared
with that or last year. estimated be decreased
twenty-scven per cont but much Will depend on tho
character Of the weather
Mississippi:-Wc have eishty-four reports from
Twenty report The weather fair to the l4,h. and
snce then very rainy and unfav0rable. Six report
tho a xs sras SS
during the month, mucn moro SO than last
year at the time. Light frost reported from
some scctions. but no damage was occasioned Pick
Ing been greatly relarded Up to the date of
atty per cent OF the crop had boon gathered
Owing to continued rains picking will NOT be On
ishcd in sections before January !. Tho yield
will be about twelve per cent below that OF last year,
with favorable season from this time. large ma
joriiy OF tho report that heavy rain storms
have greatly injured the cotton remaining in the
Aclds, causing tho cotton to be beaten out and the
bolls to rot.
Arkansas: Our report compiled from forty nine
answers received from twenty-four counties OF the
average date OF October 81 The weather during the
whole Of tho past month has been very wet and de-
cdedy uniavorabe for harvesting, ms compared With
the same time last year. There was light frost In
some sections during the month but this accustomed
no damage 10 tho CROP Picking has progressed iarly
Up the date OF answers sixty per cent OF tho
crop had been gathered and tho remainder WINS ex.
pected TO be picked by the 18th OF December ncxt.
The yield up tho present time compares worry favor
ably with that OF last year. but heavy and continuous
rams, accompanied by storms have dono damage to
the crop aud much will depend tho weather during
the rest OF the picking season.
NASHVILLE Nov. o. 1877.
Tho following Is the October report OF the Nashville
Department Of the National Cotton Exchanse:-Mid-
die Tonnessee-Thiry Ave replies have boon received
In regard to tho weather thirty-two report It very
twenty say has been more favorable than last
year and that 1t has been less iavorabie thirty
three report frost out no damage ana Two report
picked and that picking will DO finished about
December l ron report a third picked, and thss
report fourth picked, and that the snsiro crop will
be picked about the last OF January Six report tho
yield the same yoar nine that It Is much bot.
ter, with probable Increase OF from 30 to IS psr
cent; sixteen probable increase Of from rs 10 30 pcr
cont; tbres probable increase OF 10 per cent and
one q decrease of 20 per cent The acreage ~ not SO
large, but the yield is much better than last year.
North Anblama:-rwenty- EIGHT replies have boon
received Nlnesscn repor. TOO much ram. and nine
favorable than last year. and niuc moro favorable
Twenty-Five report frost, but no damage, and thrco
no frost. Fourteen report half tho crop picked
and that picking will finish between December
ana Is, and fourteen report third
picked and that will DO picked by the OF
December. Six report the yield twenty to thirty per
less than last year. about tho sam6 twelve
about twenty-five per cent increase, aud three fifty
per cent increase. There has been killing frost.
The top crop will be much larger than usual II tho
weather continues good.
CHARLESTON Nov o. 1871
The following Is the report OF the Charleston Cotton
Exchange for October. compiled from 70 replies COW
eribg ~ countics-Finy-two report the weather
favorable; 10 report from TO Is days
wet, Tho res. OF the month favorable, ana
report uufavorable weather. Compared with last
year. 81 say II has been favorable, Is that has
been tho and "a that II has been less favorable
There have boon light frosts throughout the State;
except in lew OF the lower counties but little no
damage las been done to cotton.
Twcnty-sovcn counties report from two-thfrds to
tnfeeausrters OF the cop gathered, ana county
reports one third gathered With good weather pick.
ing will be finished from the 18th to the 30h OF No
vembcr, except in SIX counties, where II will be later
say December IL TO 20. Compared with last ycnr
two counties report an Increase in yield OF from five
to twelve per cont, and twenty counties decrease
OF ten TO forty cent. The average OF the state
shows falhng Of 10 4oi0O per cent The decrease in
yield IS attributed TO the drought in August Owing
10 the late season there very little stained cotton
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