The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-03

unchanged. Our quotations are nominal MS be-
low:
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Strict low middng. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
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The market In New York opened quiet and
nominally unchanged. was quiet and steady
during me day, and closed quiet; middlings, Il
In New Orleans the market opened quiet and
closed steady; mlddlings, l. Sales. i,6S0 bales.
Galveston closed quiet mlddings, llS. Sales.
IS bales.
St. Louis closed dull: middlings, iiys Sales.
90 Receipts, 60. shipments, 767. Stock ON
hand, li.l77 bales
The cotton movement shows the consolidated
net receipts to be lS,S0S. The exports 10 Great
Britain were 1906 France, 100; continent, H. 0is;
the ports was 4is 0iS, against i6S,olS the cores.
ponding day lastyeer.
TIRE following Is the full text Of the May 70.
port OF the agricultural bureau;
=, FOR the purpose OF ascertaining the compare.
tive proportion. Of the proposed area Of the year.
usually planted on the LIST Of May, and whether
= greater or less proportion had been put In on
mat date the present season, inquiries woro In.
troduccd into tho May circular.
An examination OF the table shows that In the
Atlantic States planting Is more advanced than
usual, aud In the district from Alabama to Texas
II In later than usual Tho overflow of the Mis-.
sissippi has retarded the work In Louisiana,
Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee; and,
strange to say, q lack ofwater has caused de.
lay IN Texas many correspondents reporting
the land too dry for planting, The proportion
usually planted prior 10 May ls is IS per
cent In general terms, ono third Of the bredth
IN North Carolina one.sixth OF Georgia, abou,
seysn.eights In the Gulf states, and nearly all
IN Florida. II IL the aim OF the planters OF the
lower tiers OF states 10 have their cotton up and
chopped out by the lat OF May; but the seeding
hsoexiensive, the desire 80 intense for spread
oinrea that Flowing and planting are continu.
ca Through the spring. much rs wheat Is seeded
IN California a. long rs the rainy season lasts
This spring planting has been retarded some.
what In the uplands OF Alabama and Missis.
sippi. Another cause OF late planting Is tho no.
cessity for replanung 10 replace failures to ger.
inmate by reason OF wet and cold weather
II will be.seen that the difference between this
and usual seasons on tho frst OF May amounted
70 IL per cent OF the whole breadth OF Louisi.
Tennessee, or nearly half ambition acres South.
ern Mississippi IL protected by a. high bluff on
The river which makes the difference much less
than that OF Louisiana, though the whole coun.
,ry lying between the Yaroo and the Mississippi
IL subject TO overflow.
only two.hflhs OF the Virginia cotton had been
plented. which Il n per cent. more than usual nj
this date II IA included mainly In half dozen
counties south OF Petersburg, which occupy a
cotton soil which 4 n continuation Of the cotton
ov!t OF North Carolina,
ahc planting was hrcc.fourths done In the
latter state II was more advanced than usual,
one,third OF the area being IN ordinary seasons
unP'anNo when May comes In. The early cot