New-York tribune., 1879-06-10
COTTON CROFT Nc WELL.
REPORTS FROM THE SOUTHERN EXcnANGEs-LA-
BoR NOT PARTICULARLY AFFECTED BY THE

REPORTS FROM THE SOUTHERN EXcnANGEs-LA-
BoR NOT PARTICULARLY AFFECTED BY THE
EXODUS.
NORFOLK, Va, June 9.-The Cotton Ex-
change of this city has received tLrtyone replies from
tgenty-one counties in North Carolina and Virginia.
There is a slight increase OF area The weather has
good The reported as generally good up 10
Nav 81. little grass reported Labor Is reported as
good and there Is no suffering from the Kansas exodus
The of fertilizers Is about the same as last year
MOBILE Ala, June 9-The following is report of the
condition Of the growing cotton crop in the department
allotted 10 the Mobile Cotton Exchange: Alabama
Forty-six counties and nnety-scven letters The in
crease in acreage in twelve prairie or bottom land
countes is reported being 81 per cent tue
age I'm the sandy or upland counties the is
per cent. The weathe up TO May 81 more favor
able than last year Tue stands are good all over the
state The condition of the crop is generally goOd
Labor Is excelen there Is no complaint wha ever and
10 excitement prevails over the Kansas exodus, In
counties where fertilizers are us there has an in
crease of Homemade but percentage is not
given In Mississippi, thTty-Seyen letters trOn soYen
teen counties show an average increase or 3l2 per
i'm three Counties Tue condition OF the crop reported
az generally good. There Is little cqmpant O grass
Labor is good No fertilizers used IN the State.
NEw-ORLEANs. June 9.-The following reports of the
acreage and condition Of the cotton crop have been
ceived at the Cotton Exchange: Lousiana-From thir
y-sx parishes there are ninety reports bearing the
average date May 81 They show that the is
about the same year. The weather has been fay
orable and good hands have generally been secured
though growth has DeeD mpeded by cool nights. The
crop averages about week later than last year. but the
present condition Is good few correspondents com
plain of lice and too much ram tyseyen corfe
spondeDts report labor good aud ehcen ana thirteen
unsettled. Few hands have LEFT Louisiana FOE
Kansas aud the exodus fever seems 10 have suDsded
for present No fertilizers are used IN TINS State In
Mississippi from tnrty0ne counties 1856 reports have
been received bearing the average cate Of May b. The
average acreage 10 the same as last year.
The condition Of the crop Is good, ana abor Is gen
eraLy sufficient in numbers and ehclent in
quality. \ few counties report limited emisTation TO
the pbrshes Of louisiana The Kansas exodus Is
being disthssca IN GOOD many places, but 90 lar
has not drawn on any cOnsldbfADlt huhDef OF bahus
Commercial fertilizers very little used IN this STATE.
In Arkansas the average condition of the crop Is good
Labor Is reported generally good and efficient Several
COMMITTEES report uneasy feeling ana sppr henslOn on
account the Kansas fever. No loss has been suS-
tanned in labor as yet Cool nights are reported, which
retard the growth of the plant No commercial fer
ullzers have been used OF any consequence.
sAvASSAH, June 9The following is the report Of the
Cotton Exchange for May: In Georgia there is an
ayera 20 Increase the acreage Of per cent About
the same quantity fertilizers used this year
last labor with rare exceptions, is equally abnn-
dant and cnicient. and the stands are as good.
The plant is, however, small, lts growth having
hern retarded TWO weeks cold nights and heavy
In Florida the early spring was very unIavorao.e m
weather has been all that could be desired and the crop
IS putting better appearance stands are generally
good Labor is abundant and an efficient as II was
aAt wear the Sea Island section AL increase OF om
A to per cent In acreage is reported.
CuARIEsTos :. c., June 9-Iho report OF the Charles
ton Exchange gives from seyenty-two replies from
thirty counties south Carolina the following informa
ton to the crop for May: Acreage increased
r ner cent: weather lees favorable from fifty replies,
favorable from eighteen ana tue same last year from
four The stands reported good by forty, ana oad
by twenty-five replies. Five replies report the appear
aee of WORMS and three that rrplantng h necessary
Tbrty-eight report the condition OF the crop good,
twenty bad and small and fourteen very grassy Labor
ia good Ia sixteen end scarce IN sixteen Forty
replies report an Increase IN tue use OF fertilizers
and twenty-nne decrease or the same US last year.