The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-12-01

ports only about 10000, 900 were pure cot.
ton goods the rest being sized and ndultcf.
aied 10 M 10 make them heavier. ~ soon
rs the United States can convince these
countries that they are not getting cheap
goods when they purchase adultcrnted NJ
tlcles, II will secure It's proper share OF THIS
trade.
The consumption of cotton by British
SINNERS In October rs reported by Mr,
Ellison and cabled 10 the Financial ChrOn-
icle, was 20 900 bales Of 400 pounds each per
week, or the same az In September against
GO, 900 bales per week In October, 1880. On
the Continent the October consumption
was IS, 900 bales per week. against 1000 in
! September, and 81 600 In October, 1880 The
total European consumption in October
was, therefore, 12500O bales per week, or
an aggregate Of $4,000 bales, against $780,
900 last year. British spinners increased
their stock $4,000 bales, and Continental
spinners decreased their holdings $1,000
bales, during the month, the former hold
| ing 81 900 and the latter al 900 bales No
vember /. SO that European spinner,
held, on November 1st 222OO0 bales,
again,t 2G6,000, on October l. 1881, and 3d.
900 OH November l. 1880.
From the best data on hand, it might be
proper to state that the contemplating will
not be closed in this section before the mid
weather has had n beneficial effect
in opening the bolls, and that portion of
the crop which was late maturingis turning
out better than many anticipated it would
do The staple this year is of excellent
quality, and bale below the grade of low
middling is the exception.
! All the exchanges in the country were
closed to-day, and consequently no reports
have been received from other localities.
The dealers in futures will anxiously look
for the opening sales tomorrow, and
| if they should be off few
points there will be crashing
of teeth and perhap, great profanity.
The HERALD has always maintained that
| the damage done the cotton crop by me
drought was overstated, and that each sub,
sequent estimate would increase the yield
of the former one. Bradstreet's starts in
with 4,3l6,37S, the Agricultural Bureau fol
lows with 1854, 725, Latham, Alexander 4
Co. 4, 709, 2S7 bales, and now a correspond
ent of the New York Commercial Bulletin
makes the crop nearly as large as that 81
1880. I'VE give his views in full: Dur
ing the early months in the year, the re-
psrts to the Department of Agriculture are
received in the form of a percentage on an
average yield and average acreage, and also
the ratio as compared with the preceding
year. For the later months, these reports
are changed and come in as estimates of
actual acreage and yield per acre. These
latter reports, made on different basis, are
used in preparing the statements for No
yember as to the condition of the crops.
A comparison of the two classes of re-
ports, with such corrections as a want OF
harmony between the two and further in
quiry where differences arise may suggest,
make the final and what might perhaps be
called the official figures embraced in the
December special report.
The system of reporting to the Depart.
ment has been SO well organized
that there is not large difference
usually between the reports for No
vcmber and December, and the present
statement as to the crops can be regarded
as sufficiently accurate for ordinary cal
culations.
AS the report for the production of 1879 is
made to compare with the census figures
for that year, the latter being based on
direct inquiry, comparison is made with
that year rather than 1880 in the present
case.
The following table show. the acreage
and yield of cotton in 1879 and in 1881 re-
spectiVely.