The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-12-08
COTTON.

AND now we have two other estimates of
the probable yield Of cotton for 1872. The
New England conservative estimate, we are
told is 5,S0O0OO, and Messrs. Woodward IL
Stillman, of New York, figure it at $500, 900
bales. Each succeeding estimate places it
higher than the preceding one. 1t would
seem that the yield is now being elevated to
falling height, and some fellow may
mark down a long array of figures that will
tumble the other columns over and utterly
demolish them.
The jolly fellows who frequent our
Board of Trade rooms are good-natured
individuals and have their fun at each
others expense. They, are classified, as
"bulls" and "bears," and to-day they had
good deal of amusement over stalk
of frost-bitten cotton with few miserable
bolls, or hard, shrivelled, rotten and dry
bolls upon it, A "bull' got the laugh on
the bears by labelling it,
Romance of the Top Crop"
Last Years Bird Nest"
Concluded
The specimen would average about one
bale of cotton TO State.
THE Charleston News and Courier says
trustworthy accounts from all sections of
the State concur as to the blighting effect
of the hard freeze of last Friday morning in
the cotton fields. The unusual and pro-
traeted mild weather of the last six weeks
had allowed new and vigorous growth,
encouraging many planters to hope that
with a fortnight more of moderate weather
ton crop might he secured, which would
in some measure make up for the serious
loss occasoned by the drouth of last sum-
mer, but the sudden change in temperature
on Friday has put an end TO these sanguine
anticipations. Even ON the Sea Islands,
where the cold was least severe,
the Young bolls all present scalded
appearance, and the vitality OF the plant
has entirely ceased. In the interior OF the
State, likewise, the promising top crop has
everywhere been killed. AS the frost
seems 20 have been general
throughout the entire cotton re-
gion. Il Is hardly likely that there will be
any further addition 20 the yield of this
years crop of this staple.
THE Tribune sayscotton is stillconingint
Decatur, and we are inclined to the opinion
that more cotton has been raised than has
been supposed.
The eastern counties of Mississippi pro-
duced 1S0, 600 bales on 33S, 600 acres--an aver
age Of one-third Of bale to the acre.
TmR amount invested in cotton manufac-
lures in this country In 1880 was q little
more than 100000 The mum
Der of spindles was million and
a quarter. The number Of males EN-
ployed was 1889, and the number Of
females was 1897. The amount Of cotton
used was T7.750,3l6 pounds. Fifty years
have passed away and the number Of
spindles. have increased to 1920, 147. The
amount Of cotton used in 1880 was 79S 240,-
500 pounds. The number Of persons en-
ployed is Isl .62s, and the amount Of capital
invested Is more than t225 90, 900 in mills
and subsidiary work.
NV YOHE spots opened and closed quiet
without change, middling 12f, sales 141.
Ncw Orleans opened quiet and closed
sisa.y, midfhng ~. sales 1000.
6aivesi0n closed firra, middliug lil. re-
eeirss 3n~s. s,les i.519
ST. Louis closed firm. nIiddlings III. re-
ceipts 3.39s, sales 1872, shipments :, 400.
stock on hand 6, 139.
The cotton movement shows
the nett receipts 20 be - ,s00, against
81. 40 the same time last year, an increase
u 3 lG0 bales. The exports 70 Great Bait
ain were II is. France 1 SO. continent IL
Oi9 channel ports none; stock on hand
SIC fc5. againsf 90. go. showing an increase
over Last year Of "a us baless
in Liverpool the cotton market vas eas-
ier. bun not qu0tably lower rniddling ll-l6.
Orleans 1915. receipts g. 90 ~ which - r
90 were American. Sales 5000. Of which
C.50 vere American