The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-10
m. Cotton Crop.

i VIRuINIA AND NORTH ChR0LISA.
!. NORFOLK, August 8.-The Cotton Elk
change has received fhirty-six replies from
twenty-one counties In North Carolina ant
/ Virginia. All report the weather In July
with the exception Of the last few days
very dry and hot; very little land wa:
/ pioughed up and replanted. Eight replies
report the weather more favorable, tive
/ about the same, and twenty-six less fayora.
BILE than last year; six reports stand good
and better than last year, and thirty say
stands are very poor compared with last
year. The plant is small, but forming,
blooming, and boiling well. The condition
OF the crops was not so good up to the last
Of July, but has improved since then.
ALABAMA.
MOBILE, August 9.-Cotten crop report
for July: acknowledgements counties.
eighty-three replies; average date, july
3lst-The weather has been dry and hoi
during the most OF the month, many re.
porting too dry. Very little Of the original
planting was abandoned; not enough to be
noted. The weather as compared with lasl
year is confiictingly reported in the Up-
land counties. The majority OF the
letters say it is more favorable, and
prairie or bottom-land counties less so.
Generally forming but blooming and boil
ing we'll in uplands but not so satisfactorily
| in prairie and bottom lands. In these last
bottom lands the crop is not good, and in
all the counties there is complaint OF she'd
ding. The crop as q general thing COM
pares favorably with last year, with the ex-
ception Of shedding and the small bottom
land crop noted above. Worries are reported
in Lowndes, 3farengo, Montgomery, An
toga, and Choctaw counties, but on the date
Of the letters no damage had been done.
MISSISSIPPI.
Nineteen counties, forty replies; average
date, 31st: Weather generally reported un.
favorable. both extremes OF too wet and too
dry and hot being noted. Fourteen coun'
ties report an average Of seven and hall
Der cent. OF original acreage abandoned
The weather as compared with last year has
been unfavorable. Eight counties report
the plant forming and blooming well, and
eleven counties that it is not, the latter being
hlackland counties. The complaint OF in
iury from shedding is general. The present
condition OF the crop does not compare
fayorably with last year, and Jaspar, Lee,
and Kemper counties report worms, boil
worm in kemper having done some injury
FLOEIDA.
The weather during the past month has
been very hot, but it has been more favora.
BILE up to this period than last year, and
stands are generally better. The plant Is
forming. blooming, and boiling we'll, though
| complaints OF rust and shedding are gene
raj, and in some sections trouble is looked
for from caterpilars. In the Sea-1sland
sections there has been too much rain, and
the condition OF the crop is less favorable
than at this period last year.
TEXAS.
GALVESTON, August 9.-The following is
the monthly report OF the Galveston Cotton
Exchange, condensed from one hundred
and six replies received from siNty-seyen
counties: The weather has been favorable
, in A counties; unfavorab!e in %. Nine
counties report 10 per cent, one county ID
per cent, two counties 20 per cent, hVe
counties 2;i per cent OF lands abandoned
since planting, principally in the northern
part OF the State, in consequence OF the eX-
| treme wet weather. AS compared with last
year, the weather up to this period has been
more favorable in 81 counties, the same in IL
counties. and less favorable in % counties.
Stands OF cotton are good in GO counties,
DOOR in counties, and, as compared with
| last year, better in IS counties, she same IN
| % counties, and worse in 4 counties. Fifty
| four counties report the plant forming,
blooming, and boiling well, while in Il com.
ties it does not Form well and is shedding
| The present condition is good in 81 coun'
| ties, not good in 5 counties, and, as com
pared with last year. 81 counties report con-
dition better, and counties worse.
LOUISIANA.
New ORLEANS, August 9.-The following
are the returns from this State, comprising
| e., thirty civ marshes
dating from July 9th to August 4th. Fifty
Der cent represent weather since July Isl
unfavorable, and the same number as favor
! able. Low lands generally are suffering
from too much rain, causing the plant tc
she'd. From this cause, also, the condition
at the close Of July did not compare faVora'
bly, with the same period last year. TGs
stand averages about the same as last SeascA
In about half OF the parishes the plans l.
growing, blooming, and boiling well: bu
the other parishes all complain CT shedding
caused by TOO much rain. Fully three pei
cent. of the lands put under cultivation il
cotton in this State have been abandoned
Several parishes report worms, but no dam
are vet. On tho whole, the present condi
ton and prospects are not so favorable as
last season.
GEORGIA.
! SAVANNAH, August 9.-The last repor
issued by this Exchange left the crop IN
most favorable condition. During the pas
month there have been changes, every cor
respondent representing the weather havin!
been excessively hot, and from Southern
Georgia comes complaint OF too miicl
rain, while Middle and Northern Georgli
suffered for want OF it. On the whole
however, the weather has been more favor
able up to this period than last season, ant
stands are quite rs good or better. The
plant was forming, blooming, and bolln!
well until it was stopped in the middle O.
July by drought and heat, but it was relieved
by timely rains, beginning the 9th u!tlmo
Rains then set in, which on sandy land;
produced rust, and on stiff, clay land she'd
ding of forms and bolls. With favorable
weather the new growth will start up, brl
any good result from the same must depend
entirely upon the seasons and late frost
The present condition OF the crop com
pares ravorably with last year at this date
In the lower tier OF counties, where there
has been too much rain, there are numerous
reports OF caterpillars, but no damage yet
MISSISSIPPI.
One hundred and thirty-three replie
from thirty-three counties average date
31st: Weather since July 1st decidedly un
fayoraby, especially during first fortnight
Owing to continual rains III most EQUITIES IL,
average OF five per cent. OF the lands plant
ed, since the beginning Of the season have
been abandoned. Compared with last year
from the beginning OF the season to tht
close, July weather has not been so favorq
BILE. Some injury to stands has beer
sustained through freeing fields O
grass, but OF the whole, though no