Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-11
THE COTTON OUTLOOK.
FURTHER REPORTS OF THE
GROWING CROP.
The Situation I'm South Carolina
The National Cotton Exchanges
Bulletins for LOuisians. Arkansas
and MississIppI-The Prospect In
Tennessee.

CHARLESTON, June 10.-Reports to the
Charleston Exchange as to cotton to the
3lst of May are as follows: Fifty-four re-
plies report decrease Of about 6 per cent,
while thirty-eIght find an increase of to 10
per cent, and the remainder the same 9 a
last year as to acreage. The weather is re-
ported less favorable from twenty seven,
and fourteen report 1t the same as last year.
Thirty-hve report stands good, fourteen
not so good and FIVE worse than last year.
Forty eight replies make the crop from
four to twentV-f five days later, averaging
ten days backward. Two replies make the
crop ten days. earlier and four the same as
last year. From forty replies the condition
Is reported good and from fourteen bad.
Several replies report labor good, twelve
not good, twenty eight the same
as last year, and several
report 1t scarce and high. In the use of
fertilizers forty-seven replies Indicate an in
crease from to 100 per cent. Several re-
port not as much used, giving total aver
age increase of 20 per cent Several replies
complain of the late planted cotton not
coming up, the effect of drought, and that
some labor has gone West.
NEW ORLEANS, June 10.-The National
Cotton Exchange crop report for May says:
LOntStGn0-One hundred and twenty-nine
replies from fOrty-two parishes, of the aver
age date of May 3lst, report an average de
crease In acreage of z 10ths of per cent.
compared with last year. The character of
the weather is reported as less favorable
compared with last year, owing to com
plants of too much rain. The average date
OF the crop is about two weeks later
Seventy eight correspondents report stands
as good, and fifty lone as bad. The condi.
ton OF the crop is good, though grassy,
owing to continued rains. Labor Is as eff
cient as last year. No fertilizers of any
consequence have been used.
MiSsssSippi-One hundred and thirty-fve
replies from thirty five counties, under
average date OF May 3lst. TIE aggregate
acreage in said counties remains nominally
unchanged. The weather was favorable to
the crop until the latter portion of the
month, when there was general complaint
OF too much rain, cousing some injury from
grass and insects. The stands aud cond-
tions are generally good, but grassy. There
were some few complaints of cut worms
iDjuring plants in bottom lands. The crop
averages ten days later than last year. There
is slight decrease of labor, but 1t is more
efficient. There has been slight increase
In the use OF fertilizers, chiefly by way of
experiment, in the upland counties
ArkdaSGS-One hundred and forty eight
replies from thirty-four counties south of
the Arkansas river, average date May 81,
report an increase in the acreage of 3 lis
per cent. over that OF 1880 ISL The weather
has been less favorable than last year during
the month Of May. Stands are generally
good. The crup is from seven to ten DAYS
later than last year. The condition of the
crop Is not good, being grassy and In need
OF work. Labor is efficient, but scarce.
No commercial fertilizers were used. Ia
Desha county an overflow retarded planting
and curtailed the acreage. Complaints of
too much rain and grass are universal
throughout the State.
MEMPHIS, TENN, June 10-The report of
the Cotton Exchange for May embraces
seventy eight responses from West Tennes-
see, North Mississippi and North Arkansas
Twenty one report an increased acreage
planted In cotton as compared with last
year, thirty eight about the same and nine
teen decrease. The average increase is
4S 100 per cent. Nine report that the
weather had been more favorable than last
year, nine about the same aud fifty less
favorable on account of too much rain.
Forty five report the stands good,
twenty moderately good and thirteen
poor. Six report the crop earlier
than last year, ten about the same, and sixty
two later, averaging ten days later. Twenty
five report the crop in good condition, two
in an average condition, and thirty two very
grassy and weedy. Sixty-three report labor
ers working as well as last year, aud fifteen
not as well. Eight report an increase 10 the
number of laborers, fifty nine about the
same, and eleven decrease, an average de
crease of AZ 100 per cent. All report no
commercial fertilizers used of any conse-
quence.