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

THE COTTON CROP.
Statements of Its Condition in
Various Sections.
Reports of the Cotton Exchanges of
Galveston, Memphis, Nor
folk and Mobile.


HAryrsTuN Oct. g.--Ths Galveston Cot
ton Exchange crop report for September. CON
dssiaed from Igt replies from ~ counties. the
replies being Of average date. september 30.
Weather during September i45 report IL
favorable and 40 unfavorabe. isa report the
effect upon the plant during September as
favorable and bp unfavorabla, l51 report no
damage by worms. usome damage by worms
and 40 come damage by rust; 3D. report that
The cotton fruit ID well and retained its
auunres, 20 report tho contrary: n report
ene-fourth uf the crop picked. " report ono
third picked, III report ona ahalf picked, 40 re-
port two-thirds picked, 3s report three-tourths
picked. ~ report seven-elghths picked
The Yield uf stad cotton per acre III report
900 pounds, 10 report 800 pounds, g report $50
tluuftttH II tetstft AHHn HeHnAs, aG t.a.,nrt hln
pounds, 22 report 6Do pounds, II report 700
pounds, 40 report 400 pounds, report 200
pounds, II report 1000 pounds report 1900
pounds and report 1000 pounds.
Yield compared with iaat yeat-4 report
Ieas, ts one-fuufth leas, li one.thlrd lees. GJ
one-halT less IA thr s.tvurths less, 36 the
came as last year. 9 better, 7 one-fourth bet
ter, onethlra better. and report 100 per
cent better.
Quite number OF counties report the pros
pecta good for top crop.
THE uRuP ~ rHE VICINITY or NORFOLK.
NonrobR, October n.--The following is the
efpr, report made by the Cotton Exchange
III North Carolina and Virginia ~ report the
weather generally more favorable during
September. I'D say the weather was generally
unfavorable owing to rain and cold nights. tp
September 2n; Id reports from Westerl, North
Carolina counties report seraus damage, the
rcsult ut severe atnrmB on the seventeenth Of
August causing rust and shedding. IA re-
piles from interior counties report favorahly
FYfs IlftH F,Ia TY' al
dlnH; III replies from eastern couhiloa In
North Carolina report that there the plant
fruited very poorly; 80 replies from interior
counties also repett poor truitlng: replies
from Interior counties report the fruttiug
good. an average WI 81 par cent OF tho crops
is reported az having been picked and the
average yield. az compared with last year,
shows decline OF 40 per cent
TnE CRof AROUND MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Oct. e.--The crop report for the
Memphis District for September embraces
seventy .one responses from West tennessee,
North mississippi aud North Alabama.
West Tennessee -3s responses; % report the
weather very dry and favorable. D rcy aud
dry: Ii the frat two weeks wet and cold.
balance of month pleasant. Weather effects
on crop4-22 report them favorable in all re-
aprcta; THAT they checked maturity, one Of
which adds, cruising much rust; rank
growth and much rot; caused much she'd
ding: 5elused premature rpeninS ana loss
of top erop. Crop damages-lG no damage
Io damage by rust ana Tot of whom say
aetioas, "A siight; 3 give the per cont Of
damage. ayeraging :; Cotton frn'tng M 2e
truttad well, middle not: bottom and
middle well, top not: 25 well retained. 7
ahed slightly. 6serlously. Picking progress,
Y Reports indicate from ! to 10 per cont Of the
crop gathered, averaging Az per rent. Yield
Average per cent better than 1878.
North mississippi. - Twenty-three re-
Gponses: eleven report weather dry
ana and ST sx . tMs W. wsss So" T"t
and cool, balance Of the month pleasant: !:
Thirteen report favorable effect on crop III all
respects, four checked maturity, one of whom
adds, caused much rust, one too rank growth
causing rot: two much sheddinga three pre-
mature ripening, causing loee of top crop,
Crop damages Eight report no damage to
crop FROM any cause, tel report damage by
rust and rot. elk serious, four alight damage
Ave serious damage by boil worms, five
report averaging II per cent damage Cot
ton fruiting-Ntne report well, eleven mot-
erately well. three bottom and middle we'll
but slight top crop; five report having shed
lightly, ten seriously, eight retain fruit we'll.
Picking progress Responses Indicate & to as
per cent OF crop picked, averaging 10 per
cent. Yield compared with 1878 The Increase
averages ts per cent
North AtabdmI-1en responses. Seven re-
port weather dry aud favorable; three dry.
with cool nights; nine report favorable effects
I'm all respects; one causing rust, checking
maturity. Damages-Seyen report no dam
age; three rust and rot; one slightly; two
five Moderately we'll: two middle and bot
tom moderate, but little to fruit: two report
shed slightly; six seriously; two retain fruit
we'll Picking progress to as per cent
picked. averaging Is per cent picked. The
yield per acre, compared with 1873, averages
IA per cent lees Yield.
Sevsnty-fy inquiries destined for Arkan-
eas have not been heard from, consequently
the report now presented does not include
anything from that State.
THE REPORT FROM MOBILE.
MOBILE, Oct. a.-The Cotton Exchange crop
report shows: Thirty-thr>a couuties by 56
letters report that the weather during Sep
temhcr has been dry aud favorable. and has
caused the rapid maturity and opening Of
botls. The average damage done by rust and
worms is about IA per cent. Cotton is gem
orally reported as not fruiting we'll, and there
are complaints OF shedding. About 40 per
cent OF the crop was picked up to September
about 400 pounds per acre. and as compared
with last year Ia about 20 per cent less.
Observation-Disclosures counties, by twenty
nine letters, report that the weather during
September has been dry and favorable hav-
ing . good effect on cotton and causing a
rapid maturity and opening Of holls. Dam
age from rust and worms is about 10 per
cent. The plant has fruited and retained
squares and holis tolerably well. About one
third OF the crop was picked up to the thir-
per acre IL estimated ut about 40 pounds,
and, as compared with last year, is per cent
less.
M0w Concordia Halls the Nomination OF
Gov. Wiltz.
Especial to the Democratl
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