The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-22

fiscal year 10 per cent were shipped 10 Greht
Britain. The value of the cattle exported to
Great Britain increased from t2.4oss43 dn ring
the year ended June 80. 1878. to ss.e16.1A during
the year ended June 10. 1879.
II In believed TINT the improvements which
have bsen made and are still In progress. for
stfoetlng the speedy transportation OF cattle
md for securing their health and comfort. both
on railroad cars and on sbipboard. will result
In q large and constant increase Of tho exports
~ 1.-Two animals.
Under tho present facilities fir direct ship
ments on through bills of ading from the
Northwestern stntos to Europe. tbs persons
placed Ill charge vi tho cattle at the In erior
point Of shipment In many instances accom-
pany them throughout the entire journey to
Liverpool thus securing greater efficiency In
tho caro- Of tho animals.
THE CDTToN CROr.--T New YORK Chronicle.
the Northern authority on cotton, has In Its
issue OF tho eighteenth instant long article
On the cotton crop Of this year as estimated by
tho Cotton Exchange and the United States Az
rieuiturnl Department. Tho Chronicle says. by
way Or Introduction: TT Is always quito diffl-
cult to obtain satisfactory results from
tho Cotton Exchange reports, because there
L. so little uniformity ID Thorn. This
tho less perplexng when ono attempts to
arrive Mt general but definite conclusion. We
gave last week al analysis of them received
BY telegraph. This week We give them In full
In our cotton report. They may bs interpreted
in two ways: /. From the comparisons given
In the rcportH " this yield this year with Last
year. a From tho statements made in them
aa to tho actual production OF seed cotton per
aero. Let ia first uso for IL result the percent
ages Or Yield. After giving the tables referred
to tho Chronicle says:
From tho foregoing WI soc that worked ont
according u the first method the total yield
SECOND methtd, H.oly51l haes. which shows II
diTprnpoa In the estimates IF I'll ,7Gi bales.
This latter mode VI reaching the actnal Yield Oh
mos, reliable one possible II Wa would depend
upon the accuracy pl the observers estimate of
a6ed cotton. AZ It f. II viii be noticed TINT III
almost every State tho result Ut the yanr IL ab.
solutely changed from increase to decreaae, or
tbs reverse according to which OF the two
modes of Interpretation ts adopted. This nc
counts for tho large total difference la tho re-
suits.
with regard 10 the figures Of the Agricultural
Department we pursue our usual plan Of taking
the average Of tho condition Dgures for HI tho
months and making The estimate of yield On
that hhsia. of conrs.e. theee deductions may
moi accord with tho November estimate Ut tho
department hut they generally turn odt to be- II
cIoas approximation To Its final figures.
Tho conclusions arrived ut from the tabular
statements given by the Chronicle are as fol-
lows;
i. That the Agricultural Departments figures
Indicate a. crop not to exceed 400. 600 bales nor
loss than TAO 0nn.
" That ths Cotton Exchange reports show II
crop not moro than 5ol4 900 bnles and not less
thsn 600, 600 bafea.
HA1T FIsH DHfa IF BoatoH Fish Bureau
Boston. Tuesday. Oetnber ~. lsTo,-Heecips