Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-12-14
HI COTTON CROP.
Reports Of the Savannah, Norfolk, Mem.
phls, Charleston, and Galveston Elk.
lhAHues.

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changes.
SAVANNAH, Dec. l0-Report Of the Sa.
vannah Exchange, for November:
Georgia-The weather for the past
month has been less favorable for gather.
ing the crop than the same month last
year. In the lower counties, picking will
be finished by the 18th inst and In mid.
die and upper Georgia from the 18th inst,
to January lst pIOx, From three.lourths
10 seyen.eighths Of the crop has already
been gathered, and OF this, ii~ve-eighths to
th~ree'fOuTths has been marketed. A kill.
ing frost appeared a month later Thar last
year, but mach Of the good results to DO
expected from the unusually late Winter,
has been overcome by the crop having
been during the whole season two weeks
behind In growth, and so little sunshine
Upon II during the Fall months, Taken as
q who Q, the crop In this State will be five
to seven per cent. less than last year, with
a much larger per centoge Of very poor
cotton.
Florida Weather during the month OF
November less favorable for gathering
crops than same month last year. rhe crop
Of the State is nearly gathered, and by the
10Th 1t is expected picking would cease.
Five.eighths 10 three.tOurths has been
marketed. Thu decrease as compared
with the last crop, will be s OF 10 per cent:
but for increase Of acreage In this State
the decrease Of production would have
been very heavy.
NORFOLK, Dec. io-Report of the condi.
tion OF the cotton crop by the Cotton TX.
change: 81 replies from 90 counties in
North Carolina and Virginia were had,
Nine say the weather for gathering has
been more favorable, ! about the same, 10
less favorable than last year; picking will
be finished by December 10th. 70 report
decrease in yield OF 10 to 10 per cent, ) re.
pert increase OF about 5 per cent. 20 state
two-tnirds OF the crop is marketed; q re-
port three.tOurths OF Inc crop marketed; 5
report half the crop marketed.
MEMPHIS, Dec, 10 November crop re-
port OF the Memphis Cotton Exchange:
From one hundred and seven responses
Of average date Of Dec. lst, ninety.tWo re.
port the weather for November greatly
less favorable than TOR the same month
last year., sixteen less favorable; all on
account Of the frequency OF rain; seventy.
i've make special mention Of the disas.
trOus eject OF rains Immediately following
hard freezes; fourteen designate the
weather the worst eVer known for saving
cotton crops. II IL variously estimated
that from thirty.three TO ninety per cent.
Of the crop has been gathered, averaging
siXty-three per cent. Nineteen estimate
that picking will be completed in Decem.
Der, sixty.twO In January, twenty four by
Feb. lst, and two by March LIST; average
date Jan. 10th. Twenty estimate greater
yield than In 1876; 20 about the same; so
less, averaging ~ per cent, less than in
1876. This Is a reduction from the Octo-
Der estimate OF about ~ per cent. The
proportion Of cotton crop marketed IL va.
riuusly estimated at from 80 10 IS per cent,
average OF estimate being 10 per cent,
CHARLESTON, Dec. l0-CottOn report for
November, based on seVenty.twO replies
from twenty. eight counties:
Weather during November reported
more favorable than last year by fifteen;
same ms last year by ten; less favorable
by forty.seyen. From 50 to 0S per cent
o, the crop reported picked In all coun-
ti's heard from except three, which re.
port - per cent TO IS per cent
gathered average e State 81 per cent.
Picking will he finished generally, with
fine weather, about the 18TH 10 goth. Yield
reported more than last years In three
counties, and less in 2j-average Of State
shows a decrease Of 10 per cent. Proper.
ton of the crop marketed TO LIST December,
u u - per cent. average O! State ~ per
cent,
GALVESTON, Dec, l0-Thc crop report OF
the Galveston Exchange IL as follows:
Eighty.siX replies from forty. six counties,
in answer 10 questions sent out on the
2Sth Of November, average date OF Decem.
Der I'd, report taal The weather has been
less favorable during the month Of No.
yember 'han the same time last year.
Twenty -!Hrcc counties report cotton ali
picked; seven report seYen-eighths pick.
ed; sixteen report three.fourlhs picked;
all will be gathered by the 10th of Decem.
Der. Increase reported In five counties
Will be an average &C twenty per cent; dc.
crcas" in thirty.cight counties will aver.
age 81. per cent: three counties report the
same a. las; year, nine counties report 30
per cent. and ttirty.seyen cuu aties reuort
G2j: per cent oi Gro marketed. Excessive
rains during the month OF November in.
teriered with picking, and in consequence
cotton in the liGids could not be saved,