Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-12
THE COTTON CROP.
Special Reports from Various
POTnsT.

New ORLEANS, September 10.-Speeial
dispatches to the Democrat from all sections
of the cotton country give the following
report of the crop during the past week.
These reports are nine days later than the
Cotton Exchange report for August:
ALABAMA.-Some damage from worms is
reported. Labor is good and abundant.
The weather is favorable for picking. The
crop will show light falling off compared
with last year.
LoUIsIANA.-Some parishes report a
change for the worse during the past week,
worms having made their appearance and
destroyed what cotton escaped the drought.
Three parishes report serious damage from
worms and one from shedding. Labor is
abundant. The crop is being rapidly
picked. In some portions of the hill
lands the cotton has already been picked
and in the bottoms picking generally will
be over from October 1st to November 10Th.
One parish reports a slight increase, two
small decrease, three loss of Is per cent,
and one loss of so per cent. The crop is
being marketed very rapidly, the receipts
at interior towns being eight times as great
as last year. The quality of the staple is
excellent.
MIssIssIPPI-Some rains have fallen, but
there is no material change in the condition
of the crop. Picking is proceeding rapidly,
and will be finished by the first of Novem-
Der. Six counties show a decrease of Is
per cent, and one of so per cent. The re-
ceipts at interior towns are unprecedentedly
large.
TExAs.-Rains have been frequent and
worms have appeared. The yield in North
Texas will only be half crop, and in the
whole State two thirds short OF last year.
Picking is proceeding rapidly, and, the
weather being favorable, it will be over by
November l.
MEMPHIS, September 1O.-The regular
monthly cotton report of the Memphis
Cotton Exchange for the month of August,
comprising the districts of North Arkansas,
North Mississippi and West Tennessee, en-
braces eighty-two responses. All report the
weather for the month of August unfavor-
able on account of the excessive drought.
Two report the weather about the same as
last year, and eighty less favorable than
last year. All report the crop fruitiDg
badly, with serious shedding of forms
and bolls. All report the crops in poor
condition, and less favorable than in
1880. Picking is almost general throughout
the entire district. Sixty-three report no
appearance of worms. Nineteen report
worms, but the damage is immaterial. All
report serious damage from the above cause,
drought, shedding and rust, averaging So
respondents report the continuance of the
unprecedented drought, which was noted in
the July report, and which has caused con-
tinued shedding of forms and bolls and too
rapidly ripening Of fruit.
GALVESTON, September 10.-One hundred
and eighteen replies have been received
from eighty-nine counties of average date
August 81. Eighteen counties report favOra-
bic and seventY-two unfavorable weather
for cotton, and sixteen report weather more
and seventy three less favorable than last
year. The plant is fruiting well and retain
ing the squares and bolls in twenty-five
counties, and shedding in sixty-seYen. In
comparison with last year the present condi-
tion is reported Is per cent. better in
four counties, ,seven report it the same, thirty
six 20 per cent.less and sixty-two 80 per cent.
less. Picking is general ali over the State.
Worms have appeared in eight counties.
but have not done much damage. The plant
has been greatly injured by the drought.
Compared with last year it amounts to %
per cent. in three counties and so per cent
in fifty-tix, while four report the condition
somewhat better. The majority Of the re-
ports say that the plant has stopped growing