The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-11


YOU nluulinB OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. IL
Mluollg iar..,". Observation-Disclosures, 1l1s
United States Commissioner of Agri-
culture George Il, Loring, delivered an ad-
dress before the National Cotton Planters
Association in which he said the relations
existing between the cotton plantation and
the market created by American manufsc-
terers is deeply interesting to this associa-
ton, which represents that great branch OF
agriculture, OF the total crop of 1870 and
1871 of 4,3523l7 bales, 1,ll0,lB
were consumed in the United States.
or the total crop of 1874.
1875 Of 3,S32,06l bales, 1,lb3,OO5 we're con.
sumed in the United States, and of the crop
of lSSO.lSSl of 6,6O5, $50 bales 1,93S,037 were
consumed in the United States The in.
crease is most important considering the fact
that the loss of cotton sold in tho English
market is nearly two per cent per pound
in freight and port charges and tho loss Of
weight in bagglng, etc, and the average
price in lSSO.Sl in Liverpool is Gas pence,
and in New York ll,a cents per pound, tho
advantage of the American market being
nearly cents pound to the producer.
This important relation will continue to in
crease in value as the American manuiac.
turers and home markets extend and
viii undoubtedly produce an increase
in the average yield of cotton per
acre and in tho ultimate
uniformity of the crop in the cotton States,
allowance being made for the difference In
soil and climate. This, added to the wide
diversity in farming which will be adopted
here, will do much to develop agriculture
"a this section. II is undoubtedly true now
that the cotton belt needs variety of crops
to I'LL the most unoccupied areas not suited
to the cotton, plant, [Appausel Nine
tenths of the superficial area of
these States yield no production in
agriculture except in a limited
degree in pasturage and wool products.
are in cotton, which occupies one.
third of the breadth of the land actually
cultivated in tho cotton belt. The cotton
crop is not evenly distributed in the ten
cotton States. In general terms one.tenth
of the the counties yielding cotton produce
half that crop.
THg Banner says the receipts of cotton
IN Daingeriield up TO the last Of December,
1879, were 1000 bales; up to the last of De.
cember, 1850, 2,Si bales and the receipts
up to the same date this year will be about
100 bales Notwithstanding the short crop
TINS year, The year 1870 was the best year
Tor cotton we have ever seen In this section,
Longview has received up TO date over
1000 bales of cotton; Ennis, Y,4Ss, against
flIlO, the same time last year: Warahn.
chic, 1900, and Terrell about 0, 600 bales
aggregating there four times. md
the receipts have been In excess of
last year. SO far the receipts In
North Texas have been fully an average OF
those OF last year al same date. Those who
arc, or should be, well informed Regarding
the present crop predict q falling or In the
receipts after this month.
The Fort Worth papers report tho 70.
ccipts light in that city, and they will cor.
tinue TO grow less, probably, as railroads
extend. to points around III but Clcburnc
and other towns, which have heretofore
sent largo amounts Of their cotton
to that place, are shipping direct 10 spin.
ners Fast, or to this city.
New York cotton opened and closed
quiet with light sales, middlings II 1915.
The New Orleans market opened quiet
md and closed quiet and steady, middlings lie. |
Galveston closed firm, middlnps Ia. Re.
celpts ESQ. Sales 1880
~ Louis closed dull, middlinrs. ia. 70. |
ceipts, SAC, sales, 5oi; shipments, 1850 |
stock ON hand. "A ,265. S
The Liverpool cotton market was ouiet
and steady at last quotations; middllnrs |
v9'lH Orleans, lilac, receipts, $3.50, sales, |