The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-01-12

According TO these figures, the crops, as
regards prospective quantity, gained during
the month Of November, 2 per cent. IN
North Carolina, per cent. III Florida, ~
per cent. in Louisiana, per cent. IN texas
and 10 per cent. in Arkansas; but lost
nearly % per cent. IN south Oarolliia'
nearly 20 per cont. in Georgia, 80 per cent
in Alabama and . per cent. in Tennessee. AS
the adyices during the month of November
we're, If anything, less untavorable than
these previously received; one can under.
stand the improvement shown in some OF
the other States; but il is impossible TO &C
cent the enormous depreciatlons shown by
the other States. From Alabama, Tor III
stance, the accounts have been uniformly
more favorable throughout the season than
from other parts of the South, and the in
crease shown by the bureau figures in No
vember did not surprise any one. IL Is
ridiculous, therefore, to say that the crop
has lost 20 per cent. in the course OF the
month Much the same must be SAID IN
respect Of the other States.
The telegram says that the condition OF
the crop is lower than any season since
1890. Now, it so happens that the Bureau
did not issue any crop reports for that sea-
son. Our first impression was that the
reference to 1906 was a telegraphic error
lint is Is clear that 1866 is meant, because
the New York correspondent of the Man
chester Guardian tslegraphs that 1.-THE re-
port states that the general conditions oil
the crop are worse than have been known
Tor iuesn years. As matter "a i,I',
however, the season OF lSll-f2 was eohslIer-
ably worse than either 1866 or any subse-
ouent year. II so happens, too, that 1865
was not very bad year IL is true tllat at
the time the season was said TO be exccp-
tionally bad, but the result proved
that the injury TO the crop was
grossly exaggerated. The crop OF lSo.6d
reached 2,3l4 900 bales, including consid-
cradle quantity Of old cotton on hand at
the close ofthe war. At the opening OF the
ranged from 20,iO0,OO0 TO @,jJ0,OOO bales;
hut i'm the autumn they were greatly re-
duced. on October l6 Messrs. Nell Broth
ers a Co. said: The average Southern es-
tinate is ebout .jOO.OlO bales.' ON Octo-
Der 10 Messrs Cornwall & Icrcga, OF New
York, gave the extreme estimates a. rang
ing from .21OO0O 30 100000 bales" Later
on The estimates were increased, but even
on December Mr.. W. l.. Wright, OF New
York. said: Receipts furnishing no
indication Of the extent Of the crop; est
mates continue 20 be between l,JDo,vO 10
100000. with a tendency Tatkef to a mean
figure than to the two extremes
while Messrs NELL Brothers Co.,
rs iate as December Il, said southern opin-
ion was sac general as ever that the crop
wifi not exceed /, 90, 900 bales and yet the
Weld actually reached 2.2Oi.00O bales or
only 10000 bales less than the previous
,.ro1. which included some old cotton.
The rpuort makes reference also % the
season fs74-5. which d calls -the short crop
vesr.W and vet in spite Of the fact that there
wac n reported decrease OF 10 per cent. ~
he areh soEn, the crop proved 20 be only
about per cont. less than TIE preylJu one
s.I. 80 a u
shrnc way the crup oi lsft4. instead Of te-
inc ONLY .1n.up 90 l7ou.pJl, proved 20 De
~ 90. or only Der cent. hss than tie
previous one.
- lie irr..ru Published no report on the
orffor f-ur in Isfi. filcV must have got uIeir
Information ab1ut thai season from OUTSIDE
sgu7ras. 40 b. uni unhEsiy thai the same
erferral sJu-re- base frfrricl ilem y, 80
40 a.. unnecessary rfli ulu-linl tluuule ~
r-i--ifir.- BID. r-rt-ai.t ril.ilfii1us csf.iaatC
III G.tuNu h.ira.
A r....r.n.. Oh, TIE crgerieuce 0i previous
ss..rr-s AN afl " fife Gfier worth 17sflrss "
80. ..fi-r.fls made earlier than about
Irr'n--r. Willie even then they may he bali
4 million bales wrong Any estimate ~ the
r-sserIf muIneltl must De- mere ene-s-
-afna ii fiif ruesses. ~ c1ur-e. VII turn
80 -. IL .--.., ard tie succesful statlsti-
c-f rrer vii fl1iinu1llT din tilis into oil..s
-. urfn usrt seascn. uhen probably lis
frirf rrrrar a rIruti1ffical sucrcss vi -
rfr-na1 tT en- uu.ufkT Euess-
T~-r az t.--seuf moment therr are 10
r.afi -eirtinr % tie c--rert crop uilli.l ils-
~ re n|lor-ion q r lover e-tiinaie than
q llrlrr frfrs. viii q snail IuErrin ~
49, - - lie frl--rrrr. 81. lncis POINT
Il 49,. ffrr 3 fnn001 bales. ard rh1-e re1-
- 49, baIiers in lrss hsre 10 rnu-t sold
.'--.-'r-fi0r 81 their faith than mere
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